Larian CEO Swen Vincke Sticks His Foot in It Again, Thinks Game Reviewers Should Also Be Reviewed

Vincke continues by claiming some reviewers get “personal” with their critiques for “the sake of some likes”.

While it is indeed true that games are made up of hundreds of people’s time, effort, and passion, a review is designed to remove that emotion and fairly judge the creation of the studio.

“I get that if people are charging money, you want to know if it’s good or not. But reviewers can just say — I didn’t enjoy it or I don’t think it’s well made or I don’t think it’s worth the money they are charging. That’s enough,” he added.

It’s not clear what — if anything — the posts are in reaction to.

Vincke’s comments have drawn heavy criticism from reviewers and the games industry, such as former GameSpot and Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Gerstmann:

Eurogamer’s deputy editorial director Chris Tapsell adds:

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