Bad Press

Duke Nukem Forever dev 2K Games has severed their long-time working relationship with PR firm The Redner Group after the firm threatened to blacklist journalists who gave the game negative scores.

Clearly unimpressed with some of the comments about Duke’s latest outing, The Redner Group founder Jim Redner posted on Twitter earlier today, “Too many went too far with their reviews…we are reviewing who gets games next time and who doesn’t based on today’s venom.”

 

Via Duke Nukem Forever dev drops PR firm following threats to games journalists

But if you’re not providing review copies to people who made fun of Duke Nukem Forever’s release date, are any games journos at all eligible for a review copy?

 

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