Bigred's Video Game Thread

[BananaStand]

Oh, and just for kicks, here is your gamespot, in on the Fake News

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/de.../1100-6455455/

why is it MY gamespot?

if you're referring to my previous employment at FuncoLand, they were bought by an outfit called Gamestop, not Gamespot.

BTW, speaking to my previous employment at FuncoLand....

This is a TRUE STORY. One day employees were instructed by corporate management that we were no longer allowed to not-recommend games. In other words, if a customer asked if Game X was any good, we were required to reply "yes".

This exchange actually happened....
Customer: "Is this X-Files game any good?"
Me: "yeah, it's great"
I said that despite having read this
http://www.ign.com/games/the-x-files-the-game


I mean, this is just my own personal experience as a 19 year old weekend cashier in a rural town video game store. I'm sure had I penetrated deeper into the sinister video game cabal, I would have found even more outrageous offenses. So the shenanigans are not new. And I wouldn't say they've gotten particularly worse over the last 20 years. So any complaints about "disturbing trends" seems unfounded

[Jack Sawyer]

This is a TRUE STORY. One day employees were instructed by corporate management that we were no longer allowed to not-recommend games. In other words, if a customer asked if Game X was any good, we were required to reply "yes".

This exchange actually happened....
Customer: "Is this X-Files game any good?"
Me: "yeah, it's great"
I said that despite having read this
http://www.ign.com/games/the-x-files-the-game

It is assumed that the employees will lie to you whenever you ask them about anything they sell, be it perfumes, tacos, or indeed video games. That is the incentive thing I keep telling you about.