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Next-Gen Madness: “The Gaming Press Is Being Trolled”

GR's DeShaun Zollicoffer writes:

By the time I hit publish on this article there's a good chance it’ll already be outdated. That’s how fast next generation console rumors are hitting the net--it’s ridiculous. So why all the leaks, well here’s an answer, the gaming press is being trolled by “anonymous” sources.

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FrigidDARKNESS4401d ago (Edited 4401d ago )

Most of this. Stuff is being made up by kids who have no idea about the video game business and finances. Just yesterday a website posted that the next xbox dev kits will have 16 cores but the douce that gave the info is unknown.

GrieverSoul4401d ago

Its a look for hits.

I can make a dev kit too! PS4 with integrated Brain Wave Scanner that allows controlling the game without the need of a controller or camera.

Here! Quick, someone make an article about this!

creatchee4401d ago (Edited 4401d ago )

The problem is that gaming "journalists" don't feel the need to follow standard protocol, which is verifying a source's info through another source. That's the way real news works. I don't see any reason why it should be any different in gaming.

If something isn't confirmed, it needs to be explicitly stated by the author that it is merely a rumor. However, in gaming, rumors are too often presented as fact.

CarlitoBrigante4401d ago

This morning my mailman said that Sony will skip PS4 and release the PS5

Can someone show me how to submit a rumour on N4G

MariaHelFutura4401d ago (Edited 4401d ago )

This is FrigidDARKNESS comment from less that 20 mins ago.....

"Keep wishing that the ps4 will be the be the beast that everyone wants it to be. Sony has already stated that the ps4 will not be a high tech console and not a lot money invested into research development like they done for the ps3. My opinion Sony wants to release a new console that will be comparably priced to the Wii U or cheaper to get back it's market share. Sony has learned from there mistakes this gen and is poised to re-enter the next gen and ready to do battle with Nintendo and MS."

He took something a random website said and made it true, then says this.....

I'm confused.

LX-General-Kaos4401d ago (Edited 4401d ago )

Voted Funny

that was a good find

limewax4401d ago (Edited 4401d ago )

I'm glad someone is seeing this, Since trying to dispute it often gets me de-bubbled. A source with no info whatsoever is useless and about as professional as writing the rumor yourself with no info to base it on.

It's all about the hits. Now I started writing for another site recently, we have a source, and although we don't know the persons name we do know a lot of details about the person such as how they are connected to the industry, obviously as a new writer for the site it is not my place to disclose any more info to anyone else.

However if our source handed me some info that I need to publish, I would certainly ask what details I could provide so that our source is credible to the public too. A name is unlikely since it would probably mean loss of a sweet job, But we need more info than 'an anonymous source' for these rumors that are stretched very far

TekoIie4401d ago

Yeh the other day i had 5 bubs, down to 3 cuz of these articles.

But i do agree an anonymous source does not look like a reliable one if your reading an article. Also varys on where you read, Kotaku tends to get many leaks and rumours that are reliable.

NYC_Gamer4401d ago

Many sites are just making up bull shit rumors for the purpose of hits

GamingPerson4401d ago

My sources tell me ps4 will have a ps3 + a ps1 inside of it..

FunAndGun4401d ago

but will it play PS2 games? :P

Kaizin5144401d ago

Nope, but it will play PS1 games like a champ.

ziggurcat4401d ago

my sources tell me that 3 years after the PS4 has been on the market, a slim model will be made available.

MariaHelFutura4401d ago (Edited 4401d ago )

My sources tell me, all of your sources aren't reliable.

:)

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ziggurcat4401d ago

i wouldn't say it's trolling as much as it's gullible games journalists taking what they've read on pastebin to be factual.

PopRocks3594401d ago

Finally someone said it. Really felt like I was on Mars when only a handful of people alongside myself actually saw through the ruse. People are so ready to believe in bullshit.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies11h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken6h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6922h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker22h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6921h ago(Edited 21h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt9h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken6h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d 4h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto1d 3h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881d 3h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies17h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.