Corruption In Games Journalism, or "Five Guys Burgers and Fries"

[Phyzoon]

Why aren't we seeing a front page news about this yet? Do gbatemp want to stay out of it? Because I doubt we could say all this crap isn't related to this website somehow.

 

[Sterling]

Why aren't we seeing a front page news about this yet? Do gbatemp want to stay out of it? Because I doubt we could say all this crap isn't related to this website somehow.

I think Ryukokki might be sleeping around with a few staff members and Guild and Gahars. I suppose that it does make it related (if only tangentially related)

EDIT: Tom might be the wildcard in the orgies, I was asked not to reveal more. They have my family.

EDIT2: I now have a burrito bomb threat on my hands. Pray for me.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Why aren't we seeing a front page news about this yet? Do gbatemp want to stay out of it? Because I doubt we could say all this crap isn't related to this website somehow.

Because the front page is for significant gaming/homebrew news, not about some bitch who slept with a bunch of guys. This isn't TMZ, we don't give a shit.

I think Ryukokki might be sleeping around with a few staff members and Guild and Gahars. I suppose that it does make it related (if only tangentially related)

EDIT: Tom might be the wildcard in the orgies, I was asked not to reveal more. They have my family.

I have no idea to what you are referring, and it's going to stay that way or else

 

[Deleted-236924]

Bitches ain't nothin but tricks and hoes.

 

[Veho]

Operation Chemo has hit a hurdle.

"Funding a game is abhorrent."

 

[Sterling]

Wuuuttttt. No seriously, what kind of shit is this? I can't wait to hear the excuse.

 

[Veho]

Wuuuttttt. No seriously, what kind of shit is this? I can't wait to hear the excuse.

Someone hacked the campaign account (guessed the password). The campaign is not cancelled.

Apparently we have been hacked and silenced. Or more appropriately someone managed to guess our 8 character alpha numeric password. We have taken step to beef up security and will engage with Indiegogo to repair our service. I can not be sure that records have been properly kept for everyone that made a donation but I can’t be sure of this.

http://thefineyoungcapitalists.tumblr.com/post/95626418480/on-the-conspiracy

 

[Sterling]

Someone hacked the campaign account (guessed the password). The campaign is not cancelled.




http://thefineyoungcapitalists.tumblr.com/post/95626418480/on-the-conspiracy

Ahahaha, really?

 

[Gahars]

Operation Chemo has hit a hurdle.

*snip*

"Funding a game is abhorrent."

"We don't like you "attacking" a woman in "games" development. Therefore, we will prevent you from supporting women in games development."

Well, we already knew that these people never wanted actual progress or advancement, but at least they're being forthright about it now.

 

[Ryukouki]

Wat.

 

[raulpica]

to guess our 8 character alpha numeric password

8 characters alphanumeric passwords in 2014? Are they for real? I'd expect more from 4chan.

 

[Veho]

8 characters alphanumeric passwords in 2014? Are they for real? I'd expect more from 4chan.

Me too. I mean, "zoequinnsuxlol" is 14 characters


And now for some objective, unbiased reporting:

 

[raulpica]

And now for some objective, unbiased reporting:

Dear sirs, please ignore the giant elephant in the room.

 

[Gahars]

Slightly off topic, but an interesting take on the culture of "hype" in games journalism.

 

[Foxi4]

8 characters alphanumeric passwords in 2014? Are they for real? I'd expect more from 4chan.

I'm willing to wager that it was "feminism".

 

[Gahars]

Actual update time:

Spoiler: Yesh, the fire rises

Kotaku, in response to the criticism and backlash, is starting to make some concession. One of the first new policies is that its employees are not allowed to financially support the developers they're supposed to be covering. Seems fair, right?

Spoiler: Oh, the humanity!

Tim "The Wallet Chafer" Schafer sicced his fanbase on JonTron for the heinous crime of disagreeing. Then again, he also promotes fellow financial boondoggler "Kickstarter Entrepreneur" Anita Sarkeesian, so I guess the guy's just gotta stick up for his own.

Spoiler: ECH

 

[Sterling]

http://kotaku.com/we-might-be-witne..._source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

 

[Gahars]

http://kotaku.com/we-might-be-witne..._source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Now that's what I call desperation. I guess no one ever told them about "biting the hand that feeds" and all that.

Speaking of "Stupidly lashing out and making yourself look like a chump," Neogaf's been getting pretty ban happy, evidently.

Spoiler: U wut, m8

And hey, you know those absurdly high scores and all the praise thrown at Gone Home? Yeah, funny thing about at least one of those reviews...

Spoiler

Also, here's an interesting piece on the online abuse and harassment that people have claimed.

 

[Veho]

Spoiler: U wut, m8

 

[Foxi4]

I have to say that abstracting oneself from the game creator is always hard. I too reviewed a game that was made by a close acquaintance of mine, but I had to forget about that and review it for what it was, and I think I gave it a fair review. It's difficult not to pander to a friend of yours and it's always hard to give constructive criticism, but it's necessary. I almost feel for the reviewers engulfed in all this, but at the same time I can't justify giving a 10/10 just because you know the creator - it's just not constructive at all. Nothing is perfect and poking holes in the product is necessary for the product to improve over time.