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Fired IGN Nintendo editor responds to plagiarism accusation (Update: More examples discovered)
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No, him and his family getting threats over a a plagiarist video game review is not what he deserved.
Just sounds to me like he's plagiarizing so much that it has become second nature to him.
You can leave now, thanks.
You can leave now, thanks.
Always love the low posters crawling out of the woodwork.
"The bottom line is that, what happened with the Dead Cells review was not at all intentional."
WTF. You copied half of it almost word for word and even ordered it the same way.
How is that not intentional?
WTF. You copied half of it almost word for word and even ordered it the same way.
How is that not intentional?
Having the internet hate mob harassing you and your family is a living nightmare.
That was probably the only true thing in his lame video, only because thats how gamers react.
If a writer cannot even write their own material, they are utterly worthless within the profession. Plagiarising other work also exposes liability to all of the people who work with such a person. Everyone knows the risks, they know its wrong, and Filip chose to do it anyway.
He absolutely deserves to be branded as a plagiarist and permanently blacklisted from the field, if only so no other person or organisation runs the risk of being caught up in his deceit ever again. He's also proven he is incapable at literally the most basic aspect of his job.
I remember well over a decade ago, Killzone came out. I think Gamespot or IGN gave it a 6.8 and they received death threats from people who hadn't even played the game! Just pure anger.
Now 14 years or so later, the gamer landscape hasn't improved. People leak phone numbers/family/facebooks, people call the SWAT to your house, people still send death threats, etc.
It's probably true man.
I'm sure you're right. My comment was meant more as as a jokey meta-criticism, that once he's known as a liar that everything he says is suspect.
Not interested in letting this narrative take hold. Even as speculation. I'm convinced almost no one has actually looked at the scripts side by side:
Boomstick: Dead Cells takes the progression of a metroidvania and integrates it into this procedurally generated action roguelite that has you slowly chipping away at its steep difficulty.
Filip: Dead Cells is simple; it takes the progression system of a Metroidvania and transforms it into a procedurally generated action roguelite that has you chipping away at its steep but fair difficulty.
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Boomstick: Also in place is a mutation system that has you pick from various buffs that can enhance and alter your abilities but choose wisely between levels because you can only take so many.
Filip: Also in place is a mutation system that lets you choose from various buffs that enhance and alter your abilities. The mutations you pick can ultimately be the determining factor between a victorious run, or a one-way ticket back to the beginning.
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Boomstick: In Dead Cells you'll need to kill your way through a labyrinth of levels, all punctuated by boss encounters
Filip: In Dead Cells, you'll need to fight your way through an ever-changing labyrinth of levels which are all punctuated by tense, but rewarding boss fights.
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Boomstick: Dead Cells figures out an intriguing way to have your roguelite and metroidvania experience all in one by focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new the next time.
Filip: Dead Cells finds an engaging way to have your Metroidvania and roguelite experience all in one by focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new the next time.
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I legitimate don't know Colin but I have been listening to Kinda Funny for the last 3 weeks and to be fair. They also asked Filip to be a guest after heavily criticizing him. Can't blame them for it, I think a lot of people want to know the story of Filip personally and not in the way of some youtube vid.
It's calculated plagiarism, nothing less. Blind Freddy can see this
I really wonder why he thought he could get away with it in this age. He had a good job, moved recently and people liked his show. It's so odd.
I love shitting on Colin as much as the next guy but I'm sure plenty of people would like to talk to this guy even if they hate what he did.
Seeing as how Colin is a poor interviewer Filip probably should go on his show so he can promote himself even more now.
I'm not going to get into my views of Colin as a person (I personally have no issues with him), but I love his videogame coverage. Some of the best out there. It disappoints me that discussing his content in more depth is not allowed here.
Also, Jason Schreier is awesome. Best videogames journalist for sure!
Also, Jason Schreier is awesome. Best videogames journalist for sure!
You know that dislikes also help the visibility of a video on YT?
"After all, I never intended to be caught"
Nah, you knew what you were doing.
Hate the idiots on the internet that also take this as a chance to dox and harass someone though. Knock that shit off, they lost their job. That was the appropriate punishment and should be the end of it.
Yeah, he absolutely plagiarized, and deserved to be fired.
That being said, I know off the top of my head at least one place where your transcript is inaccurate (Filip ends his review with something like "focusing on your failures and urging you to try something new when you do fail."), which calls into question the accuracy of the rest of your transcript.
Still, just watching the original comparison video is enough to see he plagiarized it pretty wholesale.
Some people just seem incapable of saying "I'm sorry, I fucked up here." instead of doubling down and then even trying to blame others because their fuck up got busted.
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Mine wasn't a transcript of Filip's review VO as it published - it was the original video review script. Small ad-libs commonly happen in the VO recording process. But your point is taken - it isn't an exact 1:1 copy of Filip's video review transcript as it published.
Regardless, it's an unbroken nearly 20 word segment with verbatim matching text.
And his 'response' was pathetic, playing the victim card to deflect the blame. Yeah it's horrible about the death threats, but they don't happen if you don't plagiarise? It's a direct chain of events.
I actually believe there was a path for him to take here that might have worked. If he unequivocally owned the mistake, explained that it came from a place of self doubt...Basically, if he fell on his sword, I think some people might have been willing to come around. He went with a decidedly different tactic and woof what a miscalculation.
I don't believe him. But yes, it can be a living nightmare to people who has experience such an ordeal. I have and many others have witnessed what the internet mob has done to people in the gaming industry.
I see. Where did you get the original video review script? Did someone at IGN publish it?
Anyway, we're all in agreement it was plagiarized and the firing was correct. I just wanted to point out what I thought to be an inaccuracy.
i notice that he somehow apologized to ign and the developer, but not the youtuber he stole from. guy obviously doesn't think he's done anything wrong - he also doesn't realise that he's totally tanked his career in journalism. *sad trombone*
It's nice that you don't have any issues with a person being sexist and racist.
Considering that his 'Response' didn't say a hell of a lot of anything, it could be interesting to see if he really has anything to say for himself... this YouTube thing settled no curiosity I had.
I see. Although you say that like it's something that should have been obvious. Makes sense how he has the script, though.
IGN seemingly wanted a host for NVC first and everything else second. No doubt with the hope of being a bit more 'personality-driven'.
Ironically, they ultimately failed in both respects.
He's been posting in these threads all week, so I thought it was. Of course, I failed to consider that to a newcomer or a more disengaged observer, there was no reason for it to be evident, so my apologies.
Filip always reminded me of that guy you meet at school/college/work or whatever, the one where they act like they know a ton about a certain subject, in this case video games, but when you try and have an in-depth discussion with them, as someone with great knowledge yourself, you begin to realise that there is little understanding or comprehension under the surface.
I believe that's where the plagiarism comes from. He just didn't know enough on his own to say what was good or bad about a game.
He also used to look really awkward if pre-2002 Nintendo were mentioned, like he had no real experience of the games or when they came out. Keep in mind this is the head of all Nintendo content at IGN. He'd often say things which would leave me scratching my head.
I believe that's where the plagiarism comes from. He just didn't know enough on his own to say what was good or bad about a game.
He also used to look really awkward if pre-2002 Nintendo were mentioned, like he had no real experience of the games or when they came out. Keep in mind this is the head of all Nintendo content at IGN. He'd often say things which would leave me scratching my head.
It would have been interesting to hear something in the way of admitting that he lifted portions of the review. Kind of like, 'it's true, I did watch Boomsticks' video review before writing my own and yes, I did lift a lot of the language from that review. I did this for X reason. That doesn't make it right, but that's why I did it'. I watched this yesterday and still feel as if I don't quite get what he did or why he did it.
Still, I hope the guy bounces back in some capacity. No one should be considered beyond redemption and the guy will hopefully take what he learned at IGN and apply it to his own original content. I hope he reflects on what has happened and betters his work ethic. Best of luck to his family.
Still, I hope the guy bounces back in some capacity. No one should be considered beyond redemption and the guy will hopefully take what he learned at IGN and apply it to his own original content. I hope he reflects on what has happened and betters his work ethic. Best of luck to his family.
Press sneak fuck strikes again. Can't believe he's actually going the lying media route. Classy. I don't really appreciate how he doesn't take responsibility for it either. That's not exactly messaging to his audience or possible future employers that it won't happen again.
"what happened with the Dead Cells review was not at all intentional."
this obviously is not true.
he copied the review almost sentence by sentence, without even properly paraphrasing it. and it wasnt the first time he did this either.
and now he is trying to apologise for his plagiarism with lies and accusations (toward kotaku).
this sure is not a good look. in the other thread people were saying "i hope he never gets another job in this industry ever again" i thought those were a bit much, but now im thinking maybe those people had a point.
this obviously is not true.
he copied the review almost sentence by sentence, without even properly paraphrasing it. and it wasnt the first time he did this either.
and now he is trying to apologise for his plagiarism with lies and accusations (toward kotaku).
this sure is not a good look. in the other thread people were saying "i hope he never gets another job in this industry ever again" i thought those were a bit much, but now im thinking maybe those people had a point.
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