Totally Not Corrupt Professional Objective Gaming Journalism DRAMA

[Delterius]

Guess who's the tranny. Gamespot freaks me out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbiHJlX2E20


Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

A $200 tablet? You'd need to be a pretty cheap slut to be impressed by that.

Or a game journalist.

 

[VioletShadow]

Just discovered this thread. Sorry everyone if I start brofisting your shit from 2012. Gotta do it.

 

[Western]

Guess who's the tranny. Gamespot freaks me out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbiHJlX2E20


Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

A $200 tablet? You'd need to be a pretty cheap slut to be impressed by that.

Who's impressed?

http://www.p4rgaming.com/game-journ...aying-ubisofts-nexus-7-bribe-not-good-enough/

 

[Ranselknulf]

Guess who's the tranny. Gamespot freaks me out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbiHJlX2E20


Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

A $200 tablet? You'd need to be a pretty cheap slut to be impressed by that.

Who's impressed?

http://www.p4rgaming.com/game-journ...aying-ubisofts-nexus-7-bribe-not-good-enough/

 

[VioletShadow]

"I was so down after receiving the Nexus 7 that I didn’t even want to play the game,” said Levy, “I questioned my worth as a gaming journalist the entire plane ride back which Ubisoft was kind enough to provide. Coming back to the office, I just found myself wondering why they would think that this Nexus 7 would make me want to give Watch Dogs a good score. In the end, I wrote a fairly negative preview about the game based on what other people saw. I was too hungover from the free booze to actually think about the footage I saw".

 

[Azrael the cat]

Intrepid Polygon journalist Arthur Gies:

I don't know, the guy was being a dick, but at least he had the class to publically facepalm over getting caught. Would be better if his last tweet was just 'FFFUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK!!!!!'.

 

[Azrael the cat]

On the one hand, Doritos are tasty, but unfulfilling and leave your fingers covered in powder. On the other, donuts are sticky and leave your fingers soiled as well, but at least they leave you feeling somewhat full and satisfied - but they do have less dudebro appeal.

But the journalists who fill up on donuts are just going to go to sleep. With Doritos they'll still feel like they owe you, but they'll be left hungry and alert enough to get on their computers and type up that 90% review you wanted.

 

[AngryEddy]

Intrepid Polygon journalist Arthur Gies:

I don't know, the guy was being a dick, but at least he had the class to publically facepalm over getting caught. Would be better if his last tweet was just 'FFFUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK!!!!!'.

Anyone defending Maxis after Spore should be shot. Hope this guy gets cancer of the brain.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

All the smart engineer PC guys have left to greener pastures a long time ago, now only hipster no talent kids are left.

 

[Grimlorn]

Guess who's the tranny. Gamespot freaks me out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbiHJlX2E20


Ubisoft gave journalists a free Nexus 7 at a Watchdogs Preview event.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=802329

A $200 tablet? You'd need to be a pretty cheap slut to be impressed by that.

It's cheap enough not to cost Ubisoft that much money but also expensive enough to get a "journalist" thinking twice about writing something negative out of guilt.

 

[Gozma]

Nah, bad bribe, kinda shitty low rent quality so they won't get the deep avarice feeling in their nuts for more gifts, but also not subtle enough that they can excuse it to themselves automatically

 

[LivingOne]

Best thing is a game journo took it seriously and made an article about it:D:

The Evil Within Controversy: Bethesda Harshly Criticized by Barbed Wire Representatives – Has the World Gone Mad?
by Marta Branco, posted April 15, 2014 / 1 Comment

There’s currently a huge controversy surrounding the upcoming survival-horror game, The Evil Within. Several barbed wire advocacy groups are harshly criticizing Bethesda for portraying this fencing material as a violent and vicious tool. The barbed wire industry is angered with Bethesda’s apparent lack of sensibility towards this benefic material:

Barbered wire is a positive force for good. It protects our junk yards from scrap metal thieves and helps keep our cattle ranchers safe from rustlers. But Bethesda thinks it’s okay to ignore all the benefits of barbed wire and make it look like some scary thing used by murderers.

Barbed wire users are also enraged and demand an apology from Bethesda. Several protests have been triggered all over the United States and the game maker has already answered:

We have immense respect for barbed wire and never meant to insult this practical fencing material in any way.

Mysterious of the World
I know everyone has the right to express their opinions and positions in democratic societies. But are there no limits for absurd arguments anymore? My first reaction to this news was exactly: Has the world gone mad? Perusing a game company for featuring an object with the clear aptitude to accomplish violent actions is at least, naïve and imprudent. Besides, I don’t think Bethesda’s goal was to “ignore all the benefits of barbed wire”. They simply wanted to contemplate a traditional horror element to spicy up things. Is that a crime in the current days?

The Walking Dead series is a good example of barbed wire being used offensively. In this image, sociopath Negan is about to beat Glenn with a barbed wire encased baseball bat.

A Little Bit Too Dramatic. No?
Now, I found it curious that barbed wire representatives are infuriated by the inclusion of this material in a horror video game. Where have they been all this past years? I mean, barbed wire has been used for decades in horror entertainment and it’s one among many other scary elements that generally appears in productions of this same genre. There’s absolutely nothing new or controversial about offensively using barbed wire in video games. In fact, this uprising is quite perverse and ambiguous because barbed wire has as many negative usages, as positive ones – it’s a tool, an instrument, ultimately a weapon, and only people can determinate its final purpose.

This is a perfect example of how barbed wire can be simultanous defensive and offensive. The woman here is trapped inside a barbed wire cage (offensive) but whoever trapped her there is restraining her from getting any further (defensive).

Barbed Wire: Among Good and Evil
Is it shocking to see guns and knives hurting or killing people? The truth is that weapons can also protect and save lives, they can be an everyday positive force but just as barbed wire, they have a double perseverance. Good or evil that’s always up to us, people, to decide how we use our tools, weapons and whatever other objects that might serve multiple purposes. Using barbed wire as a horror element is probably not the most wise choice out there but then, isn’t that the whole goal of this genre? To scare people, to make them frightened, to use mundane objects as defensive or offensive tools… Would it make any sense to criticize game companies for including guns, electric saws, swords and other sharp objects in their games? No, it doesn’t. Then what’s the huge concern around barbed wire now? I’m not sure, maybe because people normally miss the essential and tend to focus on unimportant details. Or perhaps, the barbed wire industry really believes their sacred product is only capable of good deeds and it’s shameful to perceive a different usage.​

http://www.vgamerz.com/the-evil-wit...-wire-representatives-has-the-world-gone-mad/

 

[Delterius]

I know everyone has the right to express their opinions and positions in democratic societies. But are there no limits for absurd articles? My first reaction to this page was exactly: Has the world gone mad? Persecuting an obvious satire for featuring a discourse with the clear objective to criticize the actual state of things in american politics and media, is simply insane. Besides, I don’t think video’s goal was to “report the news”. They simply wanted to contemplate their countries' own ridiculousness to spicy up things. Is that a crime in the current days?

 

[groke]

Perusing a game company

I can't even fathom what word she thought she was using.

 

[Angthoron]

Perusing a game company

I can't even fathom what word she thought she was using.

"Examine"?

 

[balmorar]

IGN versus Angry Joe. Funny stuff.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=803517

https://twitter.com/AngryJoeShow

Now, this was obviously not IGNs final conclusion of the game because a preview never is. Their review ended up giving the game 8.9/10 but I believe there was less "hyperbole" in that article. Not sure though. The same person wrote both articles though -> Ryan McCaffrey.

Anyway, Angry Joe made his Titanfall review video about a month ago. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUHOqaC5_A) At around 8:25 he starts mentioning the fact that a lot of sites gave the game high scores and praise. At that point, he mentions "BELIEVE THE HYPE" in jest when a screenshot of the above preview is shown. After that, he calls out outlets giving it a 9/10 and a 10/10, and again a screenshot of IGN (in this case, the 8,9/10) is being shown as an example.

Nothing really happened, until today.

It's a pretty long twitter discussion between Angry Joe and Dan Stapleton, IGNs Review Editor. I didn't even link the entire thing because there are more single tweets. Dan seems to be calling out Joe because he used a quote from a preview and then showed the score from their review, two different articles. Also the fact he's talking about 9s and 10s when IGN only gave it a 8,9 and not a 9. The discussion seems tense from the start, but only gets worse and then things like this are said:

 

[DragoFireheart]

sarcasm/

0.999... = 1

Sometimes 0.999 is shown as 0.9 for short.

Therefore, 8.9 = 9

/sarcasm

Dan Stapleton must feel like a real tool and a bitch for being called out. lol, shitty journalist and game review sites deserve this.

 

[J_C]

IGN is far worse than Joe, so I have to side with him now. He is not without fault, but fuck IGN!

 

[DragoFireheart]

IGN is far worse than Joe, so I have to side with him now. He is not without fault, but fuck IGN!

Joe is acting childish throughout the exchange but I feel a utter lack of motivation to be mad at him considering the context. Gaming journalist and reviewers as a whole are fucking liars and worthless. Karma's a bitch.

Honestly, Dan can go fuck himself.

Dmonzy
Junior Member
(Today, 12:37 PM)
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It doesn't matter how the IGN editor interprets the score, almost everyone out there is going to look at that 8.9 and just consider it a 9. And he knew it too. When he made the review he was obviously leading the audience towards buying the game by giving it a better "implied" score than what he actually gave.

 

[Xor]

Wow, he really is pretty angry.

Anyway, I don't particularly care for Joe (insert 'top 10 reasons fallout 3 kicks ass.jpg' here) but IGN is terrible and it's hilarious to see them get upset about Joe's 'misrepresentation'.

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

Come on people, it's IGN. Any reason to bash it is a good reason.

 

[DragoFireheart]

LOL!

 

[Markman]

IGN are fucking tools, lol. Good guy Joe this time, call out the fuckers. WTF "believe the hype", fuck you IGN, try to inform me about the game not sell it to me.

 

[garren]

Quality butthurt from Dan

 

[VioletShadow]

Team Joe on this one. So much delishius