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Fired IGN Nintendo editor responds to plagiarism accusation (Update: More examples discovered)
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Dan Stapleton is going to be working overtime. Everything he did for IGN is now suspect, ans rightfully so it seems because that rabbit hole goes deep.
The more you dig the worse it gets it seems. I fear for IGN what we think to be the bottom is only the surface.
If he had just fessed up right away, let everyone think it was a one time moment of weakness under pressure and dropped to the shadows for a while, then people likely would have been less motivated to find all this stuff.
Instead he challenged the whole damn internet. Dude armed the nuke, pointed it at himself and then handed the button to the youtube comments section.
All this time I was pulling for a guy who I thought was nervous hosting NVC, because he had big shoes to fill. Instead, he sounded nervous because he never had any unique ideas. I actually noticed during NVC that he would parrot back whatever his co-panelists said when describing a game.
In fact, the only original opinion he seemed to have was when he started the Skip of the Week segment. This part of NVC always bothered me, because Filip would be gung-ho about punching down on a shitty game that he despised playing. Instead of allocating that time for question block (which they never got to) or discussing a game he liked more, he would spend 5-10 minutes telling the audience to "definitely, definitely skip this one."
What if all this time he never really liked videogames that much?
In fact, the only original opinion he seemed to have was when he started the Skip of the Week segment. This part of NVC always bothered me, because Filip would be gung-ho about punching down on a shitty game that he despised playing. Instead of allocating that time for question block (which they never got to) or discussing a game he liked more, he would spend 5-10 minutes telling the audience to "definitely, definitely skip this one."
What if all this time he never really liked videogames that much?
Daaamn. So this latest find wasn't a joke.
This dude Filip really is a serial plagiarist
Hey, check this out:
Filip, 14th Feb 2018:
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2.
Eurogamer quick look, 6th Feb 2018:
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2.
For the first example, it's not word-for-word, but he's put in details that I very much doubt he'd notice or even know what they were. Interesting that it looks like the embargo lifted on the 14th of Feb, and all he included were technical aspects covered by that EG quick look posted on the 6th. Oh, and a link to the old review. It's so bare-bones and the little information that's in there was clearly taken from elsewhere.
Second example is simply paraphrasing. 60fps - (10 to 20) is "dipping into the 40s", says it's almost steady/closer to target 60fps, "more natural"/responsive.
Edit: So it looks like he's just pulled the tech differences for this review, and the other one he cribbed from Polygon. This case is definitely less blatant, but I think it's still somewhat significant.
Holy shit. This is blatant. This is me doing my homework at high school 100% LMAO
I'm just baffled, did he think he would get away with it forever? And to be so blatant with it too, he gave zero shits.
Seriously, at least I knew enough to reword everything, but he basically changed up the least important parts then gave up.
You gotta feel sorry for the people at IGN who now have to deal with this massive shit storm. What a selfish piece of shit. They should sue the skin off his back.
It's really easy to tell now. Just read one of his reviews (*edit Op-ed) and look for keywords that stand out.
IGN's Octopath traveler article, July 17 2018:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/07...-out-about-what-makes-their-game-so-appealing
So I just googled "octopath traveler" and "storybook" and got the original.
Polygon's Octopath Traveler review, July 12 2018:
https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/12/17563366/octopath-traveler-review-nintendo-switch-jrpg
IGN's Octopath traveler article, July 17 2018:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/07...-out-about-what-makes-their-game-so-appealing
So I just googled "octopath traveler" and "storybook" and got the original.
Polygon's Octopath Traveler review, July 12 2018:
https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/12/17563366/octopath-traveler-review-nintendo-switch-jrpg
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They hired someone who was never fit for the job. I'm not gonna say anything like the deserved this but they fucked up hiring Filip plain and simple.
There's no overtime needed. Take all his reviews down and have the games re-reviewed. Done and done
That's not even a review lol. A totally different person reviewed Ocotpagh for IGN.
Filip was even stealing editorials ffs. IGN what the fuck?
Holy shit... That is another blatant one and the source was Polygon. Jesus that boy was brazen.
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Bloody hell, the rabbit hole gets deeper and deeper. I think Filip plagiarized everything when he worked at IGN.
Well that Polygon vs Filip articles regarding Bayo 2 especially the part they somehow both had a 60 inch tv to play on...it's a really big coincidence at best, easy plagiarism at worse.
Really Filip?...Never should have tempted a journalist and called him out to find more.
First was Dead Cells(Boomstick), FIFA(NintendoLife), Samus Returns(Engadget), HD Rumble(NeoGAF(lol)), and now Bayo 2(Polygon)...
He must really struggle in the creative writer/self thinking part of being a journalist.
Really Filip?...Never should have tempted a journalist and called him out to find more.
First was Dead Cells(Boomstick), FIFA(NintendoLife), Samus Returns(Engadget), HD Rumble(NeoGAF(lol)), and now Bayo 2(Polygon)...
He must really struggle in the creative writer/self thinking part of being a journalist.
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Wow. Someone contact Dan Stapleton. Filip really in here trying to cop Jeremy Parish?
Honestly, more could and should be done at the managerial level. This isn't just plagiarism of videos at this point. This is stuff that a manager could catch with a simple plagiarism checker website.
+ just use the date of his review as the limite to search on google, and there you go <3
He was making money off other people's work, so there is potential for lawsuits but I doubt that anyone who's work got stolen would want to spend the time or money to bring it to court.
You can, it's probably tough to prove damages though, at least enough to make it worth the cost of a lawsuit.
Been on IGN's side during this whole thing but I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty damn inexcusable that they somehow managed to miss the Bayonetta 2 plagiarism and it fucking took someone from era who doesn't even work there to do it just a couple of hours ago.
I'm not going to go that far since Justin and Altano have already said their piece. But I do think Tina needs to take this extremely seriously and it warrants a review of the hiring and publication process. For these instances of text plagiarism, it's something managers can easily check and perhaps should be incorporated into work flow as a best practice.
By the way, did you plagiarize my avatar? Lol
did this guy do anything that would be considered his own work while at IGN?
I mean Jesus fucking christ this is ridiculous, and incredibly damaging for IGN. Even if they pull all those reviews this is going to be remembered for a while.
I mean Jesus fucking christ this is ridiculous, and incredibly damaging for IGN. Even if they pull all those reviews this is going to be remembered for a while.
You gotta wonder if IGN is tempted to just nix all of his articles until the extent of the problem clears up.
This thread is legit hilarious. People Turn-it-in-ing dude's reviews in real time.
I'm dying over here.
I'm dying over here.
Even when you bold duplicate words it just gets worse.
His
Polygon
It's easy to see now, but there was no reason for anyone at IGN to assume that he needed to be checked for plagiarism. Everyone is working under tight deadlines, and I think it was reasonable to assume that one their prominent writers wasn't a disingenuous liar.
Gotta hand it to him. Filip really made a name for himself and that can't be said of a lot of people in the industry.
You have to admire his unrivaled display of unoriginality. He would make even a mirror jealous.
The avatar is driving me nuts. I pass by your posts like "I wrote this?"
I legit thought you straight lifted my avatar but when I looked at it closer, it's not exactly the same.
And no I didn't know about yours before I made mine.
I am not sure how the editor(s) missed this much. He got away with it for so long.
Filip Miucin (ex-IGN)
Square Enix has created what feels like a storybook world that extrudes the 2D RPG dungeon maps of the 16-bit console era and transcends them into the third dimension — complete with atmospheric lighting and shadow effects from the modern era.
[Sources: 1, 2]
Jeremy Parish (Polygon)
The developers have created a storybook world that extrudes the dungeon maps of 16-bit console RPGs into three dimensions, then soaks everything in atmospheric lighting and shadow effects.
[Source]
Filip Miucin (ex-IGN)
Square Enix has created what feels like a storybook world that extrudes the 2D RPG dungeon maps of the 16-bit console era and transcends them into the third dimension — complete with atmospheric lighting and shadow effects from the modern era.
[Sources: 1, 2]
Jeremy Parish (Polygon)
The developers have created a storybook world that extrudes the dungeon maps of 16-bit console RPGs into three dimensions, then soaks everything in atmospheric lighting and shadow effects.
[Source]
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Wow, that Octopath Traveler review. So blatant. And it's just as recent as the Dead Cells review. Good lord.
This all truly baffles me! As someone who enjoys writing and would kill for a job at something like IGN... this is just unreal. I can't imagine just how the people at IGN feel...
This all truly baffles me! As someone who enjoys writing and would kill for a job at something like IGN... this is just unreal. I can't imagine just how the people at IGN feel...
Oof.
It gets worse and worse.
Yeah, at this point IGN may need to really consider a complete and total retcon of everything this scumbag touched. What a complete and utter waste this dude turned out to be.
It gets worse and worse.
Yeah, at this point IGN may need to really consider a complete and total retcon of everything this scumbag touched. What a complete and utter waste this dude turned out to be.
Jesus, this situation gets worse and worse each day. I initially thought that the guy was simply in too much stress and copied a review to hit a deadline. Now it turns out that he's just a pathological plagiarist and has been doing it for years apparently.
Oh, and the fact that he had the audacity to make that "response" video is just the icing in the cake.
Oh, and the fact that he had the audacity to make that "response" video is just the icing in the cake.
That's not IGN's Review. it's an in interview mixed with an op-ed/feature.
All you saying he's screwed professionally are ignorant.
I bet courts would love to hire him as a stenographer.
I bet courts would love to hire him as a stenographer.
I didn't find any plagiarism (still searching) in his Doom review, but this piece made me laugh
"That means that when you get up close to take a good look at characters and objects it's pretty clear that they have a fair amount less detail than on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Especially on a big-screen TV."
I wonder if it is his 60' inch TV
"That means that when you get up close to take a good look at characters and objects it's pretty clear that they have a fair amount less detail than on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Especially on a big-screen TV."
I wonder if it is his 60' inch TV
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