Help me tell Game Informer to knock it off!
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BBQ_Pork,
Posted on: 2010-09-17 15:21 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Easily done. Although they still own the engine, they no longer develop the game. I'll be sure to tell them as much in my email.
I haven't read the magazine article, but just for the sake of not looking like and idiot were I to yell at them that they got it wrong, I checked for an article for City of Heroes on GI's website. I did see an article that made mention of NCSoft filing for 2 separate trademarks for City of Heroes 2, but nowhere in the article did it say Cryptic.
It's possible that they fixed that article, but I'm at work and can't see the published article at the moment.
If I see that they got it wrong, yes, I'll join your crusade.
"I may," he said with a grin that would have sent sane men scampering for the trees, "have been imagining it."
The City of Heroes 2 thing was a few months ago and may very well have been fixed on their site, but I'm not sure since I can't find it. But the other stuff was released in their newest magazine which is not available for viewing on their site yet.
I remember reading a correction on the COH2 thing. I haven't gotten the new issue yet but once I do I'll yell at them.
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They haven't issued a correction.|
Originally Posted by DMystic
I remember reading a correction on the COH2 thing. I haven't gotten the new issue yet but once I do I'll yell at them.
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Trust me, I've been looking through every issue that they've sent since the error. Thing is, Game Informer's accuracy is pretty zero, to the point that the question has been raised on whether or not GI actually bothers to verify any rumors or events before posting those events as facts.
Email sent. I personally kinda find it to be a bit of a slap in the face when they do that. Paragon Studios' quality >>>>>>>>>> Cryptic's quality
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Nothing is going to happen. They'll make a small "oops" box on the reader's mail page.
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Or maybe we are just a little insignificant game and no one really cares if the new features of a game no one has ever cared to play is made by one unheard of studio or another.
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Originally Posted by je_saist
They haven't issued a correction.
Trust me, I've been looking through every issue that they've sent since the error. Thing is, Game Informer's accuracy is pretty zero, to the point that the question has been raised on whether or not GI actually bothers to verify any rumors or events before posting those events as facts. |
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Maybe but journalistic integrity shouldn't care about whether something is well known or popular.
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Originally Posted by That_Ninja
Or maybe we are just a little insignificant game and no one really cares if the new features of a game no one has ever cared to play is made by one unheard of studio or another.
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Maybe but the article in the newest issue was basicly praising the changes that City of Heroes has gone through, so for them to heap all this praise and throw it on the wrong developers is just downright rotten.
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Originally Posted by That_Ninja
Or maybe we are just a little insignificant game and no one really cares if the new features of a game no one has ever cared to play is made by one unheard of studio or another.
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My interactions with game mag people have left me with the impression they are ****** bags that don't know much about what they are talking about and are more likely to write snarky replies hidden in future related reviews than they are to correct their mistake and act like grown ups.
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GI is a propaganda organ, pure and simple. I'm amazed that CoH/V attracted a mention at all.
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Originally Posted by Zikar
Maybe but journalistic integrity shouldn't care about whether something is well known or popular.
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You're assuming a lot in thinking that Game Informer has any journalists working for them or any integrity. |
Originally Posted by Zikar
Maybe but journalistic integrity shouldn't care about whether something is well known or popular.
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People still read that bird cage liner?
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I suppose that if it's pretty much given away with any purchase at GameStop or EBgames or whatever shop at the local mall, then someone might read it on the bus ride home. Or they could read the back of the box of the game they just bought.
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Originally Posted by Defenestrator
You're assuming a lot in thinking that Game Informer has any journalists working for them or any integrity.
People still read that bird cage liner? |
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It's more that if you get the Edge card you get a free subscription. $14 to get money off used games, get more money on your trade ins, and get a crappy mag subscription that might on a rare occassion have something interesting isn't tooo bad.
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Originally Posted by BBQ_Pork
I suppose that if it's pretty much given away with any purchase at GameStop or EBgames or whatever shop at the local mall, then someone might read it on the bus ride home. Or they could read the back of the box of the game they just bought.
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Or maybe Game Informer is a crappy magazine that very, very few people take remotely seriously, especially when it comes to games on platforms other than PS3 or 360. Seriously, anyone who hasn't figured out yet that Game Informer is a rag isn't going to know the difference between Cryptic, Paragon Studios, NCSoft, Double Fine, or their own ******** anyway. I get where the OP's coming from, but this is like trying to convince the National Enquirer to publically admit that the president doesn't really take advice from space aliens.
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Originally Posted by That_Ninja
Or maybe we are just a little insignificant game and no one really cares if the new features of a game no one has ever cared to play is made by one unheard of studio or another.
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eh, occasionally it gets info kotaku doesnt, plus occasionally its funny. i wish diehard gamefan was still around, but after driving it, play and gamers republic into the ground dave halverson looks to be losing out on its second run too. but as print mags go, they arent plentiful.
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Originally Posted by Defenestrator
You're assuming a lot in thinking that Game Informer has any journalists working for them or any integrity.
People still read that bird cage liner? |
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Total threadjack here, and I may get modded. Also, it may be just me and my incredibly pessimistic worldview, but...|
Originally Posted by Zikar
Maybe but journalistic integrity shouldn't care about whether something is well known or popular.
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I don't think there are any American media organizations of any kind that exhibit true journalistic integrity anymore, except where such might directly serve the bottom line...which is not integrity, so...
/threadjack
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Originally Posted by Klatteja
Total threadjack here, and I may get modded. Also, it may be just me and my incredibly pessimistic worldview, but...
I don't think there are any American media organizations of any kind that exhibit true journalistic integrity anymore, except where such might directly serve the bottom line...which is not integrity, so... /threadjack |
I don't read too many mags but if you want integrity there you have it. On more than one occasion they have ripped a crappy product to shreds in a review... you turn the page and there is ad for the product they just ripped. Seeing a product that clearly is spending money to advertise in the mag getting a 3 out of 10 (they almost never give a 1 or 2 so 3 is the worst you are likely to see) in said magazines review section.
Priceless.
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Fix'd, for accuracy.|
Originally Posted by Durakken
My interactions with people have left me with the impression they are ****** bags that don't know much about what they are talking about and are more likely to be snarky than they are to act like grown ups.
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(Just messin' with ya, dude.)
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It's interesting you say that, because Cryptic created the entirety of the super hero MMO market (two-thirds come November), as well as the Star Trek MMO. Any gamer who is also interested in either of those should have heard of Cryptic.|
Originally Posted by That_Ninja
one unheard of studio or another.
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It's reasonable to say that Paragon Studios is "unheard of", since it's the third name that's been attached to CoH's development (Cryptic, NC NorCal, Paragon Studios). NCSoft, on the other hand, produced the first MMO to break 100,000 concurrent users in Korea (Lineage), and has been the producer for 10 different MMOs (2 closed), with another upcoming. They've also got a handful of non-MMO PC games, and boatloads of web-based games. NCSoft West, until recently, was also run by Richard Garriot, THE man in the MMO world. An MMO enthusiast who hasn't heard of NCSoft is living under a rock.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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Actually, that's probably pretty accurate.|
Originally Posted by Klatteja
Total threadjack here, and I may get modded. Also, it may be just me and my incredibly pessimistic worldview, but...
I don't think there are any American media organizations of any kind that exhibit true journalistic integrity anymore, except where such might directly serve the bottom line...which is not integrity, so... /threadjack |
Also, have to agree with Fleeting Whisper. Cryptic at least should be very well known in the MMO world in that the only MMO company with a worse reputation is SOE.
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Of course, the Star Trek MMO was originally being developed by Perpetual Entertainment, who were also working on Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising. It wasn't until they went bankrupt and sold the license and Art Assets to Cryptic that Cryptic started work on it.
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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
It's interesting you say that, because Cryptic created the entirety of the super hero MMO market (two-thirds come November), as well as the Star Trek MMO. Any gamer who is also interested in either of those should have heard of Cryptic.
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There are plenty of people out there who rate NCsoft as the worst MMO company ever because they keep shutting down MMOs like Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa. It's a big wheel of h8.
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Originally Posted by Night-Hawk07
Also, have to agree with Fleeting Whisper. Cryptic at least should be very well known in the MMO world in that the only MMO company with a worse reputation is SOE.
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Months ago, Game Informer made a mention in their magazine that Cryptic announced City of Heroes 2. We all know Cryptic is no longer involved with City of Heroes or NCsoft. I e-mailed them about it and they didn't even acknowledge the mistake in their magazine like they do sometimes. However this month they did an article titled "Revisiting City of Heroes" and credited Cryptic as the ones who made both The Mission Architect and Going Rogue. This is very annoying to see especially after the stuff Cryptic pulled around the release of Champions Online.
I'm asking you fellow forum members to do me a favor and e-mail them at feedback@gameinformer.com to let them know they messed up. They may not give it another look if only one person e-mails them, but if multiple people do maybe they'll finally realize they messed up. Also if a mod sees this, maybe you guys wanna pass the word along and send an official complaint to Game Informer about the slip up?