En australiensisk journalist, Toby McCasker (han på bilden), publicerade nyligen ett utdrag från ett mail som han påstod kom från Rockstar. Mailet handlade om att Rockstars PR-avdelning inte var nöjda med tidningens brist på uppmärksamhet för deras kommande spel Red Dead Redemption.

"This is the biggest game we've done since GTA IV, and is already receiving Game of the Year 2010 nominations from specialists all around the world. Can you please ensure Toby's article reflects this - he needs to respect the huge achievement he's writing about here."
I mailet så stod det bland annat att McCasker artiklar skulle reflektera vilken prestation Rockstar har åstadkommit med Red Dead Redemption. McCasker var självklart inte helt nöjd med detta mail och publicerade ett utdrag på sin Facebook-sida.

"I did not sign up to become a journalist to write advertorials masquerading as editorial. This 'cash for comment' culture that is fast becoming the status quo within print media bothers me a lot."
McCasker fick kort därefter kicken från tidningen, Zoo Weekly, vars redaktör hade detta att säga om det hela.

"I would like to make it clear that at no time has Rockstar EVER sought a preferential review in return for advertising," he wrote in a statement. "In fact no games company has ever suggested this. And Zoo would never give a positive review to a game we didn't rate in return for ad dollars." He went on to say McCasker "was sacked for a number of reasons, one of which was his decision to post a private email on his Facebook page. This email was not referring to a game review. He should not be considered a credible source of information on the matter."
Vem som har rätt dock lär vi nog aldrig få reda på men den blicken (bilden till höger) vet jag inte om jag kan lita på.