Kane & Lynch sells a million copies; [obligatory reviewer firing joke goes here]

Maybe this is a good thing, because after they buy the game, then they end up sitting at home fight with the controls trying desperately to justify the $60. Once they have finally been filled with enough range, people who would buy crap games are also the kind of people who Myspace. Eventually their whiny personal blogs (read by none of the thumnail avitars they collect as friends) may lead them to other facets of the web. Once you google the title then the wash of scandal seeps across the screen. It is then, and only then that these people have the oportunity to convert to those of us who have some small insight into what it is we're purchasing to play. Or they'll just wait for the next Halo to come out and buy the branded soda, knapsack, canoe, and pajamas to match the Master Chief sheets.

this just in, 999,999 copies of Kane and Lynch found in the janitor's closet at Eidos.

I hope that the developers learn from the criticism and make a great sequel to an allegedly mediocre game.

WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!...If it's not on Wii/DS, I haven't played it.

This just in: 999,999 copies of Kane and Lynch found in the janitor's closet at Eidos.

Disgusting.

sorry for the double post. stupid comments system.

waaaaahhhhh?????

Being a turgid puerile stereotype works! If little Timmy likes GTA he must like this too.

...which brings me to the opinion that Bungie are (or arr) sitting on the goldmine of the decade with Pimps at Sea.

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This just proves that there is no such thing as bad publicity

I read somewhere that "Ninjabread Man" sold a million copies too.

So this proves it - 1 million gamers can in fact be wrong.

One million suckers.

wtf... this is the most shocking news of 2008. I played K&L. ITs even WORSE then the gamespot review. Its one of the worst games ever fromg ameplay to controls to graphics to everything. Im utterly shocked it sold 1 million. Im actually wondering if it sold so much because of the controversy with gamespot?

I'm not sure why anyone's so confused about this. The Gamespot controversy gave it a TON of free publicity, and I'd be willing to be that 1 out of every 3 idiots at least rented it to see just how bad it was. Then, 1/3 of them probably thought it was a neat game and bought it. The difference between Kane & Lynch and, say, Bioshock, is that instead of only 1/3 of 1/3 buying it, somewhere closer to 90% would probably buy it.

Also, take a look at how many copies your average movie game sells. Some people obviously don't care about quality.

I've been playing this all day, and I have to say it's an enjoyable game. I went into it without the ignorant bias, and I'm liking it. I give it a solid 8.0, 7.5 maybe, but definitely nowhere as bad as some dumb marks are giving it. It's worth a rent (although I got it for Christmas)

The engine is 100% Hitman. Sometimes it feels like it works, sometimes it doesn't. I think for K&L 2 they need to go a new direction with the gameplay elements and give itself it's own identity.

It comes down to personal tastes ladies and germs. Gertsman didn't like it, but it looks like a million people thought it was worth purchasing. Fuck, check my name, I kinda dig Manhunt 2. I play it naked.

It's not a bad game, in fact I liked it a lot. Sure, it was definitely rushed and very flawed, and I feel like the last act was a little rushed but god damn did I like the characters. The story was very well told and I am actually kind of excited for a sequel, especially if they improve on what they already have. Definitely a flawed game, but no where near as bad as people made it out to be.

i will never, EVER lay my hands on this filth.

i played the demo earlier and i was not impressed with this game at all. will not be buying.

I cringe at the thought of how many uninformed(stupid) parents bought this game for their kids. Ugh.

Also, with the amount of money they seem to have spent on advertising, it's not surprising that the game sold a million. This game seems like it was designed from the ground up to be advertised and sold based on characters/story/theme, as opposed to, you know, being a good videogame.

I realized something. This is our fault. This probably didn't deserve the coverage the gaming industry it got, and look what happened, it's a million seller.

Looks like Gerstmann got "fired" up over nothing!

I actually think the advertising for Kane and Lynch was top notch for casual gamers. It was one of those games that grabbed casual gamers due to it sounding ten times better than it was.

P u.

Wow the Gerstmann fiasco; prove that some things refuse to die. Now I never thought the whole thing was a laugh matter.

I remind you that Eidos sold a Million copies of a lame ass game while games like Exit and Crush still struggle to sell. In matter of fact Exit is now being sold in 800p, is like having Portal selling its ass on the street, seriously where is the effing justice in this world?

Gamespot word is taken as BS no matter if it comes from a bad reviewer or one of the members of the original staff; no one cares about what Gamespot have to say anymore.

Cnet back then (I don't know if still now since people memories are incredibly short) was portrayed as a cruel company directed by cold hearted bastards and liars. The way they manage the whole issue was silly making them look like idiots.

Jeff lost his job after 10 years just a month before Christmas, nice touch CNET.

Oh and how can we forget 1up and the other reviewers supporting Jeff, did they get the man his job back? No, well at least they get him a job somewhere else, right? No but somehow it was “Mission Accomplished” for them. The saddest part is that the bait worked and 1up immediately reputation increased which is bad because if there is a worst site than Gamespot (or IGN) is 1up and don’t get me started with Gamepro.

this was a game that should have been boycotted. instead there's going to be a sequel. I won't be spending a single penny on either.

I put my mouse over the "SCi's current woes" link and read the link. Pretty scary stuff.

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What? They're graverobbers!?