It's time to put the gaming media on blast for how poorly they have handled the THQ Nordic situation

[herminihildo]

see what I am replying to in this post. I said everything for a reason, I have an open mind and saw a few would boycott over this. I do not think we need go that for but we should be outspoken about it so they know this is unacceptable since for whatever reason they (the gaming industry) thinks loot boxes are ok. What are your thoughts on what jim said on the matter?

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Anyone is free to boycott or not. I think we can all agree THQN needs a proper statement and own their apology.
As for the loot box, most of the current practices rub me the wrong way so I agree with most of what he's saying, especially with fee2pay games. I know some of them are cosmetics to keep the service alive, but dammit let the people have the option to buy the items they actually want. It's a topic with a lot of things going on, it warrants its own thread.

 

[How About No]

No you do not got it, do not put words in my mouth

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I dont understand how I'm not getting it, I was paraphrasing you

 

[Aprikurt]

Giant Bomb's coverage of this was refreshingly damning.

 

[Hella]

Waypoint discussed this in their Monday pod and were also very critical of the 'apology'. The discussion begins around 1:31:30-ish. The crew give THQ Nordic no quarter and basically reiterate that they don't want THQ Nordic's actions to be forgotten, or normalised in any way.

 

[MysteryQuesadilla]

Gamespot: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/thq-nordic-apologizes-for-interview-on-website-ban/1100-6465222/
IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...on-site-blacklisted-by-google-for-child-abuse
Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/26/18241827/thq-nordic-ama-8chan-apology-backlash
VG247: https://www.vg247.com/2019/02/27/thq-nordic-8chan/
DualShockers: https://www.dualshockers.com/thq-nordic-ama-8chan-apology/
USGamer: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/thq-nordic-apologizes-ama
Eurogamer: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-02-27-thq-nordic-exec-still-in-job-after-8chan-stunt

Did you do any research before calling out the sites you did? Of your list, the only one I couldn't find an article quickly from was Destructoid.

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[deepFlaw]

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Did you read any of the thread before posting or nah?

This isn't about whether they wrote anything, it's also about the content of what they wrote.

 

[MysteryQuesadilla]

Did you read any of the thread before posting or nah?

This isn't about whether they wrote anything, it's also about the content of what they wrote.

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I did. I even clicked in those links in the quote I replied to. What else was inadequate here?

 

[Deleted member 5621]

I did. I even clicked in those links in the quote I replied to. What else was inadequate here?

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Did you really now

The point isn't that no coverage was made, the point is that the coverage minimizes and downplays the issue, then sweeps it under the rug after the "apology".

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did you read the article before posting? The point wasn't that there no coverage it was that it was sorely lacking in any substance or reporting.

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You say "how many times", but that point hasn't been said, period. Again, these are the same outlets that will have their home page plastered with Fallout 76 and Anthem's failure, so it's clear they don't mind milking material. But talking about an actual basic and fundamental failure of ethics in a game developer beyond just the "objective reporting of facts" is suddenly unacceptable unless there is something new to say?

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See, this right here is the issue. Game news sites are failing so hard to actually report what's going on that you still believe this was all the work of "one shitty PR rep". Spoiler - it wasn't:



This right here, people on Era completely unaware of how insincere and straight out factually wrong THQ's apology is and taking it at face value, is the biggest indictment of how hard gaming sites have dropped the ball in their reporting.

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How about reaching out to Nickelodeon for their statement about their IP being used by a company friendly to a site hosting child porn?

How about indeed running an Op-Ed and continuing covering non-response from THQ Nordic?

A minor dismissive mention is ridiculously inadequate considering the topic.

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Literally the only decent coverage was done on Waypoint, GameInformer and arguably both Gamasutra and GamesIndustry.biz.

 

[MysteryQuesadilla]

Did you really now






Literally the only decent coverage was done on Waypoint, GameInformer and arguably both Gamasutra and GamesIndustry.biz.

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Thanks coach

 

[wondermagenta]

I had no idea how messed up the whole thing really was until I'd heard about it on a podcast earlier today. I think that says a lot. I'd laughed it off à la "HA, look how DUMB these guys are," but knowing they straight-up endorsed posts containing homophobia/pedophilia is a whole different level. It's completely nuts that they're just getting away with that apology now.