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Former Rockstar employees says GTA creator demands better reviews

chautemoc | May 13, 2008 | News | PC Playstation 3 
An interesting update to the 100 ranking thing: according to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, former employees at Rockstar claim one of the GTA creators Sam Houser "has his staff to 'go to war' with offending publications to demand a better review or score."
Mr. Houser denies using those words, but says he has often felt the sentiment they imply. "That's an area I've grown up in, definitely," he says.

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  • 1 thumbs!
    BANDITO ATTACK | May 13, 2008
    gta4 isn't really all that special. it's just fcuking grand theft auto.. we've ALL played it before. i get sick of it after, probably, 40 minutes, and just go back to my computer to play caesar.
    i wouldn't be surprised if they influenced these critics. the game's good, but perfect scores on HOW MANY websites? come on.
    • -1 thumbs!
      Final Blade | May 14, 2008
      Orly? I can say the same thing for every FPS or shooter in history. Its nothing special and its the same Shooter type feel.

      GTA4 is special because its a "different" style than the others.
  • -2 thumbs!
    Capn Droid | May 13, 2008
    Say, uhm... haven't they checked their GTAIV score on Gamespot? Yet they're asking for better scores?

    Sorry, but we're already over 9000 as it is.
  • 3 thumbs!
    iLLmatic | May 13, 2008
    I don't know how much I believe this. R* doesn't need to demand high scores for GTA. It gets these scores on its own because of the game that it is. It isn't popular because it sucks.

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