A common complaint surrounding the video games press is the over reliance on review scores as a means of determining a game's overall quality. Opponents of such a system argue that a reviewer's complex opinion is impossible to sum up in a simple numerical score whilst supporters point to scores as an easy way of summarizing a length review. Is the importance of scores overstated? Is it right to compare games based upon single numbers? All things considered, does the industry need review scores at all?
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EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.
EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.
Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.
This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.
SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space
Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.
Another rant about game reviews, no thanks!
Reviews are meant to help persuade to buy a game or try it out. Fanboys have made it a tool to use against other consoles to brag about library.
The problem with reviews is that people simply look at score, have super high expectations (lower than 9.0 = insta-fail for some reason), and generally use it for console wars instead of using it personally.
If reviews didn't exist games wouldn't get as much recognition. The other major problem is media bias which slanders games, though I generally look at overall scores rather than depend on one or two sites. When it comes down to it personal experience is always best but reviews generally give an idea about a game too.
But I am not going to read 40 different reviews. I'd much rather read 2 or 3 review and then go off of the other scores given by other sources. I really like Kotaku's review format. The reviews are very concise and clear and they give up what the reviewer liked and what the reviewer didn't like. They are easy to read and very quick.
when the means to justifying the score makes NO sense
HALO 3 '10 graphics' ....Yeah......Really;
it could be 12 out of 10 for fun/mp but graphics gtfo
@357, yeah..kotaku's review system is very sound. There are many other sites that dont use scores but they stick out the most because their crappy reputation in regards to everything else they do/try