GameZone's Josh Wirtanen writes, "It’s no secret that I admire both the work and quirky personality of Phil Fish. In fact, I wrote an entire article about that just a month ago. I think he’s a brilliant game developer who is able to make thing(s) that remind me exactly why I love gaming. But he’s also an incredibly prickly sort. And very few things make this clearer than his recent outburst on Twitter, which ended in him cancelling Fez II."
A writer and editor turned game developer who has previously worked for websites such as Destructoid and the Escapist, TechRaptor was lucky enough to talk to Allistair Pinsof for a series of interviews about the current state of the gaming media.
This is a great interview, pretty much reminds you why GamerGate was set up in the first place, to counter "fishy" stuff like this in the industry
I mean this is just Indie stuff can you imagine the situation with big developers and what sites do to get on their good side.
Totally disgusting that the industry has come to this.
Im not surprised to be honest but let this be a lesson to all those people smearing #gamergate as a hate group and a misogynistic movement. This is what we fight for and this is the sh*t that needs to stop.
Phil Fish is a thief and the reasons as to why Fez 2 will never come to fruition is because he is a talent less hack
Both of the interviews with Pinsof have been fantastic. Hope this gets all the exposure it can.
most publications seem to be ignoring it hoping it disappears
im looking at you giantbomb r/games r/gaming polygon gamasutra and all you corrupt fools
(CriticalIndieGamer) Indie gaming is a serious business these days, but it is sometimes a little too serious for my liking. An industry that was started for fun has become the domain of a few sanctimonious, self-aggrandizing, and downright annoying developers. Admittedly, some small part of me secretly enjoys the controversy courted by these mavericks, so let’s take a look at five of my favourite game developer meltdowns.
From EGMR, "Indie games can be amazing experiences where quality truly shines through, but many a time the same cannot be said of the developers behind some of these games. Over the past year, I had my own experiences and witnessed a lack of PR sensibilities, and in some instances professionalism when indies communicated with members of the press. What I have noticed quite frequent is the lack of tact some developers have when communicating in a public forum, which needs to be highlighted. It is quite evident that some developers don’t realise that their social media feeds are a public forum, and that what you say in a public online context can have some real consequences."
What a shame.
hes a tool.
Fez was great, but I'm not going to deny that I've begun to dislike Fish in the past few months due to his statements. However, I feel he should have just gotten off of social networks/media, worked on what he loves doing (making games), and come out when it was ready to be shown off.
But I suppose not everyone can do that.
that beer guy should be fired
I'm not. He should get over what people say to him when he does it the same way too. You could dish it but you can't take it ? F off, bye.