Atari Threatens Reviewer 50,000 Euros for giving Alone in the Dark 68/100

The german videogame site 4players.de reviewed the new 'Alone in the Dark' game and gave 68%. As we know that's quite a low score and influences your decision to buy the game or not. 4players said that 'Alone in the Dark' has a lame story and bad dialogue besides some technical issues like clipping and shitty artificial intelligence.
Atari wasn't happy to hear that and decided to threaten 4players to force them to take the review offline. Atari says that the review is based on a pirate downloaded version and is only set online to make profit through clicks. Atari wants to sue 4players about 50.000 Euros; if they do not take the review offline.

Hit the jump to know all about this unbelievable story!

[v1c1ous]

6/10 (5/10 being average) was something to threaten someone over...

[Ben1054]

5 isn't average these days,
if a game gets 5 its considered crap,
and since they were using a pirate version of the game i think they have the right to sue, and its gonna hurt sales of the game.
i fink 50,000 is a bit much though

[NO_PUDding]

It wasn't pirated though.

I would be on Atari's side, had it been 58%, but since it's near 70% there seems no reason to threaten.

Otehrwise, I totally think Atari can do what they want. A lot of effort has gone into the game, and you can bet this was someone like me who hates the 360, being cross it's coing out on the PS3 later.

I honestly believe bias liek that is why games score low marks, and why developers and publishers SHOULD take action.

[Drakol]

I'd have to disagree with you. Even if the game got a 1% and I were to be working for Atari, I'd rather investigate how we could improve from what the reviewer had said about our product. Suing a video game news site, even a small one at that, not only makes you look bad, but it shows that you will stop at nothing to have crap titles on the market.

Congrats Atari, your head went a bit further up your own ass =D

[cp68]

It's worth 68/100...my friend bought it earlier this afternoon...truly is crap.

[TheDeadMetalhead]

That's a little overboard, don't you think? I mean, it's their opinion isn't it?

[The gaming GOD]

And to be honest, any respectable company that sues over a review score isn't that respectable to begin with.

So this makes Atari look really bad.

[zigzag]

That there game sucks

[Obama]

I already know that it's not going to be good based on the gameplay videos.

[Silogon]

Atari needs no help in looking bad, just look back to the late 70's to mid 80's where they almost crippled the video game industry until Nintendo, Sega and coleco decided to try and save it.

Phil Harrison is a sommelet for leaving Sony.

[Condoleezza Rice]

"Good review...*Dramatic Soap Opera pause* OR ELSE!!!!"

[theKiller]

thats funny and sad :'(

they should get used to it!! or were they expecting to get high score just because its 360 time exclusive??

losers!! they need to make a good long game not 5 hours game!! they should learn from MGS4 on how to devote them selfs on their games!!

[somelikeithot]

looks like phil harrison has taken on a big job at atari, at least he had a lot of experience with sony's launch of the ps3 coz he'll need to get used to this type of stuff with atari!!

[nice_cuppa]

go atari !

i would sue to !

the site should take it down.
get a legit copy.
review it again.
they can put the same thing if they still think the same plus dig at atari for the hoo har !

[Fishy Fingers]

Atari's new Review copy delivery driver... http://media3.washingtonpos...

[DARK WITNESS]

who else is getting this game... i am very tempted too, but all the bad reviews and the fact that i am still playing MGS4, i am just not sure.

this had sooooo much going for it, how could they Fu$K it up ? oh ya, its Atari.

if anyone is going to give it a try, let me know what you think

[fishd]

Why 50000?why not,say,51000?STRANGE!!!

[Drakol]

That's over 9000!!

[media73]

Good on Atari. Sausage munchers should be shut down, it was a pay per click site, they were earning money from people going early to read the review, which was based off a pirate bittorrent, good on ya Atari I support you.

[zozol]

say NO to ATARI i will not buy this game !!! Atari go to HELL

[LeShin]

So a 68% is meant to be a really bad score these days?

.....and they wonder why I don't pay attention to website review scores anymore...

[iMad]

ATari gave all their money to this game and now when it receives bad scores Phil acts like a loser not to lose Atari. But it just getting worse.

[Strife Lives]

From the newer vids,Ive seen the characters swing objects retardly,because analog sticks are used. .so. .gameplay wise. .its a terrible letdown for me. .honestly. .this went from being a personal AAA title for me. .to an ok. .maybe average game. i cant believe I considered buying this over the new Silent Hill.

[G1TR4P3D]

HAHahahaHAHHAHAhaha But that's the HIGHEST score it's received so far! DUMB ATARI! no wonder they tanked as a company! no vision!

perfect place for bald-headed Phillip.