I honestly would have never thought that the game industry could be so… yucky! Barrington Harvey, part of Eidos UK’s PR firm, has sent out a message asking all outlets to withhold any reviews of Tom Raider: Underworld with scores below 8/10 until Monday, as per Guy Cocker (what a name) - a Gamespot UK writer. I’m curious to find out what would happen if the game received scores below 8/10 all across the board from any credible reviewers.

When Eidos UK was confronted by videogaming247, a Harvey representative stated that the company is, at the request of Eidos, “trying to get the Metacritic rating to be high” and that the US brand manager for the game wants the company to “manage the scores before the game is out.” If this isn’t the most pathetic shit I’ve heard…

It seems like Eidos has a little poopy coming down their pants with their experience(s) with last year’s Kane & Lynch which didn’t do as well as they expected. With Eidos having any doubts about the next installment of Tomb Raider, it kind of makes me question the game’s play value. As a developer, I would assume that you would go out with as much optimism as possible when you release your game to the public. Not everyone can be Epic or Sony Santa Monica Studios, for crying out loud. I’m thinking about picking this one up simply because I just think that Lara Croft is ridiculously hot. Erherm..

But, let’s see what happens when the reviews start pouring in. Greatness is only in the eye of the beholder. You can’t always rely on everyone else’s opinion of what is “great.” You’re always going to have those that damn a game to the fiery pits of hell and others that praise it like some sort of deity. It happens, Eidos.