Its over..
OH NO!
>>747680330I just got some journofag fired by just not clicking ign links!? My bad guys!!
I like Logan Plant, hope they keep him.
guess the sony bucks ran dry
>SNOY PUT OUT THE HIT
>>747680330>IGN Layoff NewsH A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H
>>747680330YOU DID THIS YOU FUCKING CHUDS
>>747681468But I didn't do anything!
>>747681589Exactly!
They got what they voted for.
Wait nooooo nooo noooo this cant be happening this CANT BE HAPPENEING NOOOOOOO are you telling me the middle aged group of useless losers paid shill mouthpieces for corpo scumlords have l-los- l-l-lo- nooo i cant say it dammit be brave pull yourself together are you telling me theyve LOST THEIR JOBERWOBERBLOBBERSLOBBERINOS? WAAAAAAAAAAAAA
But but the 10s the 10s out of 10s where will I get my 10s out of 10s reviews now?
>>747680330I'm glad the day of adult day care is over.
>>747682323The real 10 out of 10 reviews were the friends we made during the journey.
>>747680330Why did gamers do this?
>>747680330>talent
>>747680330>sony actually didnt have any money left to pay these rags off
ign has hosts?
>>747680330Brian Altano was one of the biggest guys still working there. Very surprising to see him laid off. Honestly, it makes it seem like IGN may not be around much longer.
>>747680330literally who?
I still laugh and remember that IGN never gave Tales of Graces F or the remaster a review score because it made them uncomfortable.
>>747682823>Brian Altano was one of the biggest shills working there.Fixed
>>747680330oh no!!!...anyway
>>747681682NOOOO hahaha
>>747682872this
>>747680330>IGN>top talentsKek
>>747682823Brian "I love every game, but admits they have massive problems" altano got fired? Oh no!
Serious question, how is videogame journalism still even a career at this point? Vidiya journalists have been known as a joke forever now, and do people really unironically still cares for what IGN or the likes has to say about a game in their reviews?
>8/10 too much pay
>>747683175videogame journalism is just a subsection of SEO. SEO is indian as fuck but there is money in it.
>>747680330why did the layoff mcbaldy. he's the only ign character i remember
>>747683175I need a shill to tell me why I need to waste $70
>>747683312When you stay at the company far too long your salary becomes too big and this is one of the ways they cut back.
>>747683175there was a time very long ago in the 2000's where you could make insane amounts of money when advertising was unhinged but that time is over
>>747683175Trust the experts
>>747683167Hey now. He hates Sonic games.
>>747683175the evils of this world will pump endless money into dying strictly unprofitable people and projects out of pure spite
IGN still had employees? I thought they used ChatGPT to spam out articles.
>>747680330
>>747683175It's not. That's why people are getting laid off left and right.
>>747680330IGN was never good.
>>747680330Top what?
>>747680330I guess all the lying is coming back to bite them in the ass, especially after the bribe money has run dry.
IGN exists because there are old retards who just refuse to change anything they did when they were kids the same way peole like the angry video game nerd persists
>>747680330Who and who?And what are their talents exactly?
>>747683460>>747683524We still care that ign gave wolverine bad reviews, snoy
>>747683312Not MALDY MCBALDY NOOOOOO
>>747683175Unless you're a youtuber doing it for yourself it seems like it's not really a thing.Someone getting fired from that shit seems fucked, like where do you even go after spending a decade or 2 writing articles or making videos for IGN?
reminder that IGN bought Humble Bundle years ago and that's why the quality has completely gone to shit over there
>>747680330Im amazed any of the big game sites still have any kind of large staff
Brian Altano is utterly unbearable.Its impossible to enjoy listening to himIGN is the best he’ll ever do, which is saying something.
>>747684391some people are just lazy to travel to they hire people for it
>>747680330>top talent>IGNconflicting
>>747680330>Top talentWhat was their talent, /v/?
who even watches ign instead of watching people like shillup?
>>747684572Nobody, which is why these layoffs are happening.
>>747684547Colin, Greg, Marty, Damon.In that order
>give 6/10 to a snoy game>die
>sony cuts their marketing budget>western games journalism dies overnightKEK
>including top talent
>Hey this one game isnt all that goo->IT WAS THEM. THEY CAUSED CONCORD TO FLOP AND WOLVERINE TO FLOP AND OUR LIVE SERVICE TO FLOP AND OUR CAR TO FLOP. EXECUTIVES FIRE THEM NOOOOOOOOOOOWWWW
>>747680330>they thought they could get away with giving wolverine a 6everyone is cocky until the sony ninjas show up.
>>747683387He sounds based to me
>>747680330>give a sony game a bad score>get laid offoh no no bros
>>747680330>top talent
>>747680330why won't the chuds come back....
>Gaming journalism sucks corporate rick for several decades>Sony just outright kills it because they got a 6/10 onceBOW DOWN BEFORE THE ONE YOU SERVEYOU'RE GOING TO GET WHAT YOU DESERVE
Writing game reviews/articles were side jobs you did in college for petty cash, why did these old men try to make a career of it
>IGNLiterally who cares?
>try to extort studios into writing favorable reviews for them>horribly backfires, so instead of aplogizing you double down with fake articles to paint the victim as the aggressorOH NO! this really could not have happened to better people.
>>747683075>>747683592>>747684517>>747684547>>747685150Top. Talent.
>it wasn't okay when Gamespot did it
>>747685630and it turned out to be a total wasted fucking effort by IGN as Chinese games just ended up collapsing into gachaslop anyway. They went on the corporate blackmail for no reason
>>747685506They got their 10/10 GTA VI review in the chamber.
>>747685898that doesn't matter to Sony, everyone is going to give gta 6 a 10/10 because if it fails then the gaming industry (that they rely on) is dead
>>747680330What did they do with the paycheck sony gave them for attacking Kojimbo?
>>747680330Here comes the gambling ads and AI
>>747680330noooo not literal and who....
>>747680330When will Kotaku and Polygon finally die?
Gamergate won suffa game jurnos suffa
>>747686467anon... they're already dead...
>>747686790Both are still up and running and posting garbage
>>747683175Corporations wanted paid for review they could use for marketing.
>>747683387No one hates Sonic more than SEGA themselves.
>>747683175I mean TV and movie reviewers are still a thing. If anything I'm surprised video game reviewers aren't even bigger since video games are now fucking 10x larger than any other form of entertainment.
>>747680330Some of Altanos opinions when his true character slipped through were great, honestly the short tongued guy is a bigger shill.
>>747680330Sony sent a message to the gaming industry not to forget who owns them. I'm going to assume gaming publications are going to overcorrect and give Sony exclusives like a 10 point bonus for each game for the next couple of years.
>>747687861TV and movies are seen as art. While video games are seen as technology.
They gave Halo 4 a 9.8 while everyone else was giving it 7's and 8's.
>>747680330This is entirely AI's doing. People are not clicking into their website and only reading the AI summary they get when searching for stuff. Fuck AI
>>747687861Who trusts anything a game reviewer says?
>>747680330>2013>entire game journo industry unites behind "gamers don't have to be your audience, gamers are over" with basically no meaningful public-facing resistanceIt's 2026! Let's check back in on corporate game journos!
>>747690217This, the late 90's early 2000's was when game journalists actually revied the game. Not, pay me if you want a good review that is so prevalent today.
>say wolverine is just mediocre (they didn't even give it a 4 or lower)>half of the company gets firedLel
I caused this.
>>747689626Are people just looking at AI summaries of their favorite streamers? No, because they personally like them and value their opinions.The only thing that AI has done has make you replaceable because you have zero charisma, you're corrupt and nobody trusts that this is just an honest gamer's opinion, and your "insight" is a laughing stock among gamers. Nobody thinks "Let me see what kinds of articles IGN has up today!" That's 100% on IGN and the rest of the corporate game journo apparatus.
>>747689626Save you a click predates ai.Stop making garbage articles.
GG won
>>747683175Advertising keeps them in business. Or at least it used to lol.
>>747691124I think one of the reasons people end up preferring to watch a video review of a game is because they actually play the fucking game. I've read plenty of reviews over the years that make me actually wonder if the person doing the review played the game at all. Sim City 2013 getting high ratings at release was fucking baffling and really showed which websites were bought and paid for.
>>747683175Publishers obviously seem to think that their reviews can still confuse people into buying garbage and that's why they keep paying for good reviews.
Everyone is posting fake news as usual, their parent company bought some other gaming websites as well so they became expendable because they didn't need multiple people doing the same thing that's it.
>>747680330Fucking amazing, what a time to be a Nintendo fan!
>>747693193Not really. Kotaku and Polygon were untouched and those sites are the biggest "enemies" to tendies right now
>>747683175Once upon a time, the only way someone could preview or review a game early was to work for a gaming publication. This obviously resulted in some perverse incentives in regards to honest journalism (not biting the hand that feeds them), but the point is that people would look to these publications for gaming news. As gaming youtubers took off, you would get a review from a source you liked more nearly as quick as legacy media. Publishers saw this, and with the rise in digital games, meant they could send out codes to independent reviewers easily. Creators getting early reviews further amplified their reach, to the point where now even youtubers get invited to preview games months before launch (see: gta iv). Basically games journalism is dying a brutal death, thank god
>>747693450Just give it time, evil never wins.
Cucks who hate (you), the gamer, and shouldn't have had jobs in the first place. I don't wish them well and I hope they suffer horribly for what they've done
>>747680330WHAT WOULD BRIAN ALTANO DO
>>747680330Replacing them all with AI
>>747680330>top talentI have literally never heard of these people in my life
>>747685717I read this retard review, and he only played first 3h on easy then complained about ittotally justified to fire him for shitty half assed job
>>747680330Our girl Stephanie Sterling still the reigning champ
All I remember about Brian altano was a podcast I used to listen to ages ago where he constantly bragged about his wife and how she had big tits (even going so far as to discuss titfucking her as if that's something you should share on a podcast) but then I saw a picture and she was just like some wine aunt
Thee Snoy empire is crumbling.
>>747680330Sony got angry at the bad Wolverines review and sent the call
>>747680330AHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAA!
>>747680330literally who
>>747693794I'm sure he'd lose a job or two.
>>747680330Damn I remember brian being there when I used ign in like 2010, how embarrassing
>>747680330Looks like Sony didn't like the wolverine review.
Maybe they shat on wokeverine because they're getting fired?
>>747694089The guys who got fired didn't do this review. It was this fat faggot and he gave Mixtape a 10 anyway
>>747694736He should go to jail for that Mixtape review but to be fair it is a 10/10 for its intended worthless faggot audience.
The only thing from Ign I've seen from the last few years is this fat mouthbreather popping up every now and then
First time the sony check didn't clear and they ran out of funding 2 days later
>>747683175Have you been to IGN lately? That shit is hasn't been video game focused in lije a decade. They're a general entertainment media website that also happens to do video games.
>>747680330What does a dude in his 40s who spent his entire adult career at a vidya site do after getting fired? Move to another dying vidya site or weazle your way in some pr job at some game studio?
inb4 Kevin Pereira tries g4 part 4
Is the cool middle aged dj guy still there?
>>747692782Why is the industry consolidating?Why are they expendable?
>>747685630>Yellow journalismYeah it's journalism about gooks, is that not allowed?
>>747683175All journos are propped up by google and youtube. The algorithm will always show them as first page results. Without this they would have no views.Google also pays them billions to keep them afloat. In reality these companies should have gone bankrupt when print and cable died.
>top talent
>>747680330Oh dear! Oh no!
>IGN gutted>Alien Isolation 2 in developmentJustice is sometimes slow, but it always comes.
>>747695192Try to start a Youtube channel I'd guess. But, yeah, he's probably fucked.
How did Greg Miller's site pan out? Last time I remember hearing about it was when he kicked out Colin for making a sexist joke
>>747683416the jewish BlackRock CEO already admitted this
>>747696049It's still around so it seems to be successful enough. But I think their videos get sub-50k views. So they're probably just scraping by.
>>747696049YouTube recommends me their videos at all the time so it's probably the only game podcast I ever listen to anymore. It's not that bad... I used to like Easy Allies but they aren't even worth listening to anymore with the current cast.
>>747685093
>>747696049Sued for false advertising when they called themselves "Kinda Funny".
Top talent? More like top GAYlentLOL
i thought the corpo pivot was to game guides a little while agothe fact that not a soul noticed says it allRIPBOZO
>>747680330How many employees did they even have at this point? Didn't the entire gaming journalism industry get absolutely carved out like a year ago?
