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During the IGN Live interview with Phil Spencer, the crowd cheered even if the topic was about closures, and its because they were told to.
A very "slimey" thing to do right Phil???
Anyhow ive never trusted IGN, corrupt to the core.
It's not scummy... how is this any different than any late night talk show for the past 60 years. People are cued when to cheer, partially artificial I am sure. It's also good for IGN, last thing they want is THEIR show to be a dud.
I would definitely do it if I owned IGN, especially getting someone huge like Phil.
@roadkillers... I dunno, maybe because late night talk shows aren't asking people to cheer for hundreds of people losing their jobs?
Late Night Talk Show vs Consumer Showcase/Interview. How are you even putting them in the same category. One is for pure entertainment the other is an interview based on a product.
And how much is MS worth? 3 trllion and Phil the piece of shit saying "the closures are very hard, but needed for sustainable business" Really? Your worth 3 trillion and the closures were no where near necessary. I don't know about you but I want this asshole to just leave and resign. He's just cancer to the industry.
It's crazy. Some of the top people at IGN are really great, but the organization as a whole just continually finds itself in controversy.
It's all for recognition and publicity. Which doesn't work. It was all staged and disingenuous.
Hard to trust anything IGN does especially now they have a monopoly.
I’ve watched the clip. To be fair, whenever you are hosting an event with an audience it’s standard to hype them up as a reactive audience is better for the energy in the room which translates well for viewers at home. It’s the reason comedians have warm up acts and TV shows too. I don’t think at any point there was an instruction from Microsoft to do that. This narrative is silly.
What I would focus on is this IGN pandering event not being live, in front of a specially selected audience and fanboy presenter Ryan McCaffrey who asked lowball questions and didn’t really follow up the difficult topics with any bite- this was a lack of integrity.
Hard to trust the integrity of the reviews when they are caught manipulating their audience
And some get triggered when we call on their BS and state the obvious. Anyone with half a brain knows the gaming media is biased as heck. It's been like that since forever and the sad part is they will gladly do it for free, anything to help their preferred and irrelevant brand.
Should be laws in place against these form of actions. Same goes for all the fake 5 start reviews for receiving free items. You can’t believe anything you read or hear anymore.
In journalism school they straight up taught us to never take free products, swag, food, etc, even if there are no strings attached. Even if someone doesn't realize it, and no matter how far removed the swag is from what you're covering/reviewing, free stuff does affect how you perceive the company and its products. It tricks you into feeling more positive about things.
How's this Phil doing?
Was Phil in charge of the 3-day fanfest called IGN Live 2024?
https://www.ign.com/article...
Every time i see a comment from Peterbloodyonion i know what coming.. defend MS, Xbox and Phil.. Never i have seen a remark of any kind of negativity, not once...that says enough...
@Oldergamer17
Might I propose addressing the argument itself rather than resorting to personal attacks?
Allow me to demonstrate the approach.
Your argument: "Every time i see a comment from Peterbloodyonion i know what coming.. defend MS, Xbox and Phil."
Counter argument: "One can always expect Microsoft to make questionable decisions, such as laying off people ..."
https://n4g.com/news/260389...
When they're "professional critics" console war on Twitter, you should know not to take them seriously.
Did you read the article? The title here on n4g is false. That title was constructed because fanboys will eat it up.
And here I thought they just paid off the entire crowd. It was very obvious during the show that the crowd was a prop. Its normal for these companies unfortunately. Some conferences used to have fake clapping and cheering sounds if you remember.
“Anyhow ive never trusted IGN, corrupt to the core.”
IGN gives so many games a 7/10 or 8/10 that their review scores have become irrelevant. To be believable, you first need integrity.
Just reading this headline alone made me feel grimy. Disgusting, all around. Haven't trusted IGN since over a decade ago, so this isn't really surprising to hear.
MS are buying up the industry so you need a compliant media to tell you how awesome consolidation and mass layoffs are... and they know MS is IP hunting too, they will be cut off from review copies of some of gaming's biggest IP's if they don't play ball.
The only way they can rise excitement in a crowd is paying for it. LAMENESS is MIcrosoft best product to date.
I think that kind of thing night be standard. I once was in the audience for Wheel of Fortune and there was a guy that briefed us before the show on his hand signals, when we were supposed to react/applaud and stuff like that and we were told to check under our seats because one of them had a prize underneath it.
Edit: Okay, read the article, this was definitely some slimy behaviour by IGN and it sounds like it wasn't just on the behalf of Xbox either.
Also, since IGN bought Humble Bundle years ago, they stopped occasionally giving a game away for free during certain big sales events etc, screw IGN.
It is for say a game show or similar shows for entertainment purposes but a interview not really.
Bruno Rodriguez confirmed that his statement applied to the entire three-day Fanfest event, not solely Phil Spencer's interview. Regrettably, this part of his response is absent from the article, which raises questions about its omission.
Here is the complete explanation
https://x.com/BrunoRo115301...
Petebloodyonion,
It is an odd omission. While I do believe IGN has some problematic biases, one can't really say it's done for Spencer in light of this information.
Good follow up.
I remember when they gave Alien Isolation a bad review because the alien AI acted like a actual Xenomorph which was free to do what it wanted and hunt you down, and docked Days Gone points because it had a white female as Deacons Girl, oh and they have one of the worst fanboys in Dustin, he has no shame whatsoever.
Don't forget "too much water". It's like they hate hire people that hate their jobs. This is a people problem, when people aren't humbled they become full of themselves. IGN and other news publishers have been given too much sway, and too much preferential treatment. They forget they're meant to inform the people, and have instead become a tool to sell an image these companies want to portray. Perception of power and authority and influence corrupts people.
Remember when game journalism wasn't about playing kiss a** to ensure that you would still have a working relationship with a vendor.
2013 journalism
So what do people without stable a internet connection do
Well fortunately we have a product for those people it's the 360
So stick with 360 that's your message
2024 journalism
Ok everybody Phil's coming clap and cheer or we kick you out here's a copy of assassins creed now clap
Yet here you are, trying to down play the down playing?
Slimy behaviour is slimy behaviour, no matter when it happens.
Did you read the article? The crowd was told to cheer for whatever guest they had on and what they spoke about. The specific part about the layoff during the article was made up for the views.
Whenever something sounds outrageous, it is best to investigate further.
Bleed,
Exactly, super overdone desperate.
"Oh they stopped a union of Q&A people"
"Oh they paid people to cheer at a show"(which by the way is standard stuff). They do that shit at plays, comedy shows and I'm sure at almost any game show, I see people clap for UBIsoft lame ass shows all the time.
Haha, all this hate, and stupid news, because MS and Xbox is on fire...man people are really trying hard because no other game company had shit to show...
MS has so much devs under their belt and the heat is getting real now, no more drought years, shit they are even making PS fans happy when they throw them a bone from THEIR(MS) owned, (yup they bought them), developers.
Mostly on this bubble of a site are people even reacting to such silly nonsense, let's say they did so fucking what lol, the show spoke for itself.
With their multiplatform fest?
This is slimy whether it happened now or a year ago.
No, I wouldn't; I acknowledge any company when they have a great showing; that is a fact because I get more games to play.
My whole talk for the last week has been mostly shutting down all the nonsense hate of such a great gaming showcase. Trust me, I am well aware that MS is not "winning" and it's never a point I try to push.
For me, it's when you look at all the shit talking about MS having no games, they suck, there is no excitement for Xbox comments, and then boom, they have an excellent showcase, then the narratives change, and the goalposts move, and the ridiculousness ensues, point in case, silly fanboys calling it a "Sony show" because they had multiples.
So again, no, I wouldn't; my points as a whole are mostly pointing to hypocrisy and the silly fanboy hive mind mentality.
Exactly, it's been a long a** time since they had a decent show and all of the sudden it's the second coming of Jesus lmao oh, and apparently we PS gamers are afraid and salty because Sony didn't have a 2 hr show...It'll only take a 20 sec trailer of the new Ghost of Tsushima just to smack them down to reality and show them who's boss;)
Yeah IGN is a mouthpiece for advertiser's that's how they make money try going to a IGN site without being suffocated by ads. Microsoft like this practical as they have deep pockets
You're not going to take out full page ads and side banners in a publication and see the game get a 6/10
Most of the gaming media are the same, especially the ones here in the States. They try so hard to keep their preferred brand kinda relevant. It hasn't worked though, with every month that passes by we see their box to decline in sales more and more.
Once again, we observe the familiar scenario of individuals diving into the comments section without reading the article itself. Below is some information extracted from the article.
"The person who talked about it, Bruno Rodriguez, mentioned that this cheering and shouting wasn’t an exclusive thing just for Spencer, and this was something they were instructed to do regardless of the person being interviewed."
It's quite surprising that MP1st didn't post Bruno Rodriguez's full response to the video, clarifying the context, his inability to hear the host properly, and how it wasn't a Phil Spencer thing, it happened the WHOLE weekend. The link is provided as the source is significant.
https://x.com/i/status/1800...
But I'm pretty sure that no one will actually go see the response and make it a IGN suck they planned this for Spencer
Actually, I find a certain aspect of IGN scummy, the idea that it wasn't broadcast live despite the event being named IGN LIVE.
haha, they are still ignoring your facts; man, you can't make this shit up.
17 downvotes for a factual post and people under you are saying the same shit, not seeing how their biased ass opinions are even worst than anyone on IGN.
No conspiracy right ? IGN and Digital Foundry have nothing to do with being MS shills. But the obvious tells us otherwise.
Are Comicon, Gamescon, and similar events now conspiring simply because they offer prizes, drinks, and more during their conventions?
IGN Live 2024 was a three-day fanfest convention featuring numerous events, including the Spencer interview.
Here is the complete 3day event recap
https://www.ign.com/article...
Click bait and petty stuff right there. Even if it was true it's not that big of a deal. No need for people to get upset over it. Like I said before this type of stuff is expected because of the good Xbox showcase.
It's an IGN thing, not an xbox thing.
"The person who talked about it, Bruno Rodriguez, mentioned that this cheering and shouting wasn’t an exclusive thing just for Spencer, and this was something they were instructed to do regardless of the person being interviewed."
and all of you eat it up like cotton candy, very nice. Disgusting headline Excaliburps, maybe read the article.
I would say keep your fucking prizes, I'm going to say what I want period. Phil the shit bag would definitely hear me about the topic about closures. Would have called him and MS greedy POS's and Phil your a fucking disgrace to the gaming community and would be best if you just resign, just GTFO. MS is worth how much? 3 trillion, that's all I'm saying.
Lol...I don't believe a word of that. That keyboard warrior stuff doesn't go far nowadays. Phil Spencer is a multimillionaire. I'm sure he gets a butt load of comments like this on a daily basis. If this stuff bothers you that much that you are saying such ridiculous things about a person you've never met it's time to take a breather. It's not that serious. I don't condone the closing of studios but unfortunately it happens. I don't get the negative attitude about Phil. He's not a saint but neither are the other people in the same position at other companies. What has he done to you personally that you would've have this attitude towards him? At the end of the day he is just another dude doing a job.
No really I would say that. I'm the type that is shoot first ask questions later I do not hold back anywhere, and don't care what comes out of my mouth. I have always been this way, it's shit bags like Phil that need to be told off and most likely deserve to be slapped around. You know it's true he's rich, MS is rich but those studios he closed, those people are not rich and TBH he does not give a fuck. What's worse peole keep supporting a company that does this.
PRIMORDUS,
" I'm the type that is shoot first ask questions later I do not hold back anywhere, and don't care what comes out of my mouth."
Hmmm, is this a good thing? From reading your comment, I would say not.
It's a beta attitude, loud, obnoxious, Karen type, and generally spoken by people who need more confidence or are not happy.
You would ruin a showcase by yelling and screaming at a show where people are generally fans of a thing because of your opinion on a matter. I can assure you that it's not an admirable quality, and you need to sort that out. One option would be not to attend things you don't like, lol.
Few days ago, they were caught doing some IGNorant poll question on youtube asking who won the summer showcase showdown, Sony or Microsoft even though Sony have yet to get do their showcase.
They simply not even tried to hide it anymore now that they have too much power buyout other gaming sites does that remind you of some other company lately who tried pay to win the industry?
I'm literally one of the folks that pays no attention to ign I don't even clock on their YouTube channel I usually watch gameranx, ign always seemed off to me for some reason lol
Is this what adults are upset about in 2024? Damn, I could find a lot more to be upset about than pizza being offered at an Xbox event. 🤣
If I was there I wouldn't need any pizza to cheer. Xbox just had the best game conference that I've seen in at least 10 years.
Totally reminds me of the 360 days.
Don't know why guys are trying to trash it should be happy we got some games coming that are going to be awesome.
As dumb as this is, it is how live shows go.
At least we can stop pretending that ign is journalism.
Lol the prizes better be worth it headsets and 5hr energy lol. All that to sell ones integrity to cheer with excitement. I bet the headsets were something very cheap that a person could buy off Aliexpress.
This has nothing to do with Phil. But I guess it’s just fits better with the blue narrative here on n4.
… and Other Live Interviews
Exactly what I've been saying in the comments, IGN bought and paid for by Microsoft and now IGN bought out a large chunk of the gaming press in preparation to try and turn around Xbox's misfortunes whether you like it or not. IGN and its outlets are going to spam you with positive reviews and articles covering Xbox over the next decade. This is Rupert Murdoch levels of trying to control the messaging.
Duuh, as soon as there is a bit of negative news about Sony, IGN is all over it, making 10 videos about it. I already knew they were biased.
There are also US based Youtubers who do the same thing, Spawn Wave, YongYea, ReviewTechUSA to name a few. Sony makes a minor mistake they are all on it trying to kill Sony or Nintendo but when Microsoft continually makes nuclear bomb sized mistakes they are all silent. Unfortunately there are people who just support Xbox because it is the American Patriot Box and they invested too much in their digital eco system to quit, not because it is a better product.
I think people were forgetting or something. During ps360 days they were on Sonys neck every other day. It's known since then that IGN has some hardcore Xbox fanboys in their staff. This isn't exactly news
Weren't they caught using ps3 footage of games while reviewing 360 versions?
I haven't trusted them since and never will.
Usual for Xbox Shows. Remember their E3 events with tons of people in xbox shirts that clapped and cheered like there is no tomorrow.
that's why i don't give a fk about game reviews anymore, biased and bought companies
you tube game-play is your friend
This is a terrible and misleading article. The crowd was given prizes for cheering in general regardless of who was being interviewed or what they were talking about to keep the energy going. This is something every studio that has a crowd is instructed to do when they have a guest.
The article added the portion about Phil Spenser for the clicks and views.
There is no way people are surprised by this. It's the entertainment bizz, none of it is real, and it's all about getting your money.
Konami have apologised for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection's performance, and have asked fans to decide on the series' fate.
Release it again properly on disc or a two disc set with the second volume which you should do correctly this time. That also doesn't mean bundling the old disc release with volume 2 either. Proper release with all the patched data on disc and no region locked versions of MGS1 only available via download.
I like their spirit tbh.. looks like they want to get closer to the fans, which is nice..
a big patch to begin with and i would buy it.
Or how about MGS: Rising remaster/remake/sequel… anyone?
If only they listed to kojima let him use the fox engine to enhance the games bring them up to new consoles.
Right now performance is nothing compared to no keyboard/mouse support the digital extras need internet as they are online pdf's and the game itself has has stuff taken out nothing story just over time they lost the right to non story related Easter eggs material.
Oh also lets not forget mgs2 is on pc via gog has mouse/keyboard support with all content then you got mgs1 via duckstation running awesome on pc.
I mean dam only thing better was the mgs4 hd map upgrade
https://youtu.be/aetsSOfMRq...
Edit
Oh i forgot the games do not even have widescreen support heck not even a proper graphics settings menu.
I'm actually starting to question if it is even worth it for Konami to do a volume 2. I know they are desperate these days but my impression is the first collection didn't sell well and got a bruising. Second volume would require more work and as with all these volume releases the second and third always sell less.
@jin
Good point they hate doing real work for video games and its been so long wonder if they kept the source material.
Remember silent hill they tossed the collection to there singstar dev team with no source code no support and the notes were still in japanese.
So far they just copied/pasted kojima and his teams work for a real remake of the older titles heck mgs4 that would be years of work.
Everything on disc and Japanese audio plus English subs would be nice. It's nice that they apologize and state an intent to do better, but honestly this kind of quality-control should have been done in-house during the decision-making process, before release.
Remaster every game yourself. Don't just port the Bluepoint versions of MGS2/3. Because even those weren't 100% perfect. They were still missing some effects in cutscenes for example. Just take absolute care with them and take your time to make sure you release something that pays reverence.
Honestly, what's the point of a PS5 physical disc, while restricting the PS4 edition only to Europe?
Since the PS4 ver. upgrades for free to the PS5 ver, only PS4 copies should be made available.
I rather let fans make it for the PC at least, just give to them Konami. I would pay them and torrent from Konami because more often than not the fans can do a better job.
How long are we going to trust videogamer.com
I swear they just make random crap up to get clicks. Konami didn't apologize
Konami's lead producer on the series said that Konami are “very sorry the game wasn’t up to standards.”
If that's not an apology I don't know what is.
Ive never seen a game receive as many updates as MGS vol 1. Honestly its a little ridiculous that a remaster of a title needs this many updates. My advice is take some time out for quality control testing.
Twin snakes is nintendio locked long time ago kojima team wanted to do that.
I would love if that got off of gamecube even though i do own a japan mgs twin snakes gamecube with the game :)
Truthfully I wish they reworked all the textures allow 4k remastered all the cutscenes to 4k also fixed the audio, remastered the settings menu as audio settings was missing overall it's a great game but wish they included crouch walking animation and yes I'm aware of mods for most of these but they could do a better job with textures since they should have the Original files.