Sarcastic Gamer posted an interesting article concerning MTV’s Stephen Totilo and how some fanboys have sent him death threats due to him assigning lower scores to games than they liked to see. While some people have found this to be shocking, it doesn’t really surprise me much. The anonymous nature of the internet tends to bring out the worst in fanboys most of the time. I actually have yet to have my life threatened because of a review, but I did receive some nasty threats from Jack Thompson last year when I was working for Ziff Davis Media.
We all certainly have our moments where we get a little out of line when responding to a review or article we disagree with, but it seems to me like things have been getting out of control lately when it comes to the opinions and threats flying out of the mouths of fanboys. You also have to give the reviewers a break sometimes. We aren’t perfect, although we try. I suppose some gamers need to grow up and learn how to communicate properly with others…
Via Sarcastic Gamer
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