Chû Totoro
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Nice. I'm sure we'll have nice things coming ^^
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Kotaku explains how to leak informations to them
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If only for how those community thread a...regulars would react.
Just because we like the game doesn't mean flaws aren't acknowledged
If this will be used for ethical reasons, such as exposing brutal death march crunch? Sure.
If it's going to be used to leak pre-release alpha/target render footage, in advance of a proper reveal? No thanks. It's not fun to be working on something, seeing (or worse, being a part of) a dedicated team working hard on an E3 reveal, and then have the rug pulled out underneath you/them.
If it's going to be used to leak pre-release alpha/target render footage, in advance of a proper reveal? No thanks. It's not fun to be working on something, seeing (or worse, being a part of) a dedicated team working hard on an E3 reveal, and then have the rug pulled out underneath you/them.
Chinese Cartoons
Banned
"we strive to cut through corporate nonsense and press releases to tell you real stories about the world of video games"
is this a joke?
is this a joke?
#notallpresssneakfucks
Don't think the one guy that's working on it is going to be spilling the beans, sorry.
Gentleman Jack
Member
It's amusing to picture someone using TOR and Starbucks wifi to upload many hundreds of megabytes of target render footage, but it's clear from the third paragraph of the article that Jason's talking about personal stories and testimonials that usually get muzzled by corporate culture and severance contracts.
Leaks of that nature are common. If Kotaku doesn't do it, a leaker will likely go to someone else who will and then they'll miss all that ad revenue. Why let someone else eat your lunch?
BumblebeeCody
Member
"Thanks boss. Yeah I'll sign the contract but leak infotmation to a shit website that I can't trust and not only put myself at risk, but everyone else who works there an the projects, development and business too".
Who the fuck are Kotaku?
FrontalMonk
Banned
I wanted to make a funny joke like this, but they're all taken
Anyway, solid tips, Jason. I'd like to think anyone who wanted to actually leak something to the press would be careful about these sorts of things, but I know better than to expect people to know how to protect themselves online.
This post is basically saying, "I don't know how the sausage works or how it's made".
Strange thing to post. I don't think anyone would have a problem leaking information if they felt the need to, and I don't think that leaking to Kotaku would be safer than elsewhere. I can appreciate encouraging leaks for poorly managed workplaces and bad practices, but do we really NEED to have every game announcement leak?
Some might say "corporate bullshit" but is it really so bad to get the first glimpse of a game through a polished press release rather than rumors and grainy shots?
Some might say "corporate bullshit" but is it really so bad to get the first glimpse of a game through a polished press release rather than rumors and grainy shots?
PKMNTrainer
Member
Came into this thread skeptical. Decided to read article before final judgment. Left better informed and with more respect for Kotaku. You win this round.
NumberThree
Member
Damn you, Kotaku!
No need for the attitude, I just don't happen to agree that every morsel of information about games MUST be leaked. Debut it when it's ready, it isn't like you can't make up your own mind or have to believe every word they advertise it with.
SketchTheArtist
Member
How is helping leak out information on a game's development (months/years before it's ready to be shown) with visual material and in-depth information not disgusting?
How is that helping it improve the industry or exposing bad practices? Why would you take someone else's work and show it yourself while stealing the dev team's thunder?
Please explain it to me.
When you have advertise that you report news from sources it's a bad sign.
I've read lots of longform pieces by Jason that detail what you speak about in the latter of your post, which are fantastic. I just hope these methods are used largely for that purpose.
Kotaku is a lot more responsible when it comes to communicating back to publishers/developers about leaks before they happen/get published, it just sucks being on the receiving end. Call it cutting through PR bullshit/hype, whatever -- there's a development team involved that is trying to impress fans somewhere in the mix too.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Jason has put out some amazing articles that couldn't have been possible without some people reaching out to him and putting their careers in jeopardy.
I thought the things mentioned in the article would have been no-brainers, but I'm guessing that really isn't the case?
I thought the things mentioned in the article would have been no-brainers, but I'm guessing that really isn't the case?
Translation:Reading is apparently hard.
Gentleman Jack
Member
What?
Can't believe you *still* haven't read the article. Or any of my posts in this thread.
That's basically what I'm hearing from people complaining about this. It's like people are trying to find a reason to be upset, or didn't think about it long enough to realize that this is how news normally gets made.
FriedConsole
Banned
Chû Totoro;147764648 said:
You mean lots of fake stuff?
Koataku doesn't care if they are fake. Still get clicks.
They are saying we will say anything with a small grain of truth because there's not enough real things to report on in a 24 hour news cycle about video games.
Sign of what? Just stop the driveby shitpost stuff and get to your point.
Yes I read it, it's full of good tips. I agree with leaks when duplicitious practices are going on, or people really need to know things, I think it's great. There's a lot of "once bitten, twice shy" attitude that I don't agree with in general though, as if every time a game is shown it's just fake, all lies, corporate shit, etc. Maybe I just enjoy the hype of tuning into E3 or A Nintendo Direct and seeing lots of surprises. Anyway, I'm getting off topic, I don't mean to sound like a dick here.
DarkLordMalik
Member
This is quite old but it still gives me a good chuckle
Now this I definitely missed somehow. It is hilarious. :lol
Anyways, on the topic, all the best to Jason for snatching more behind the scenes stuff. I would definitely like to hear about what went wrong with Destiny.
You can leak information in a society of free communication. You may be punished or hated but it does count as news, it can be reported on, and if one news org doesn't take the story, you can be guaranteed someone else will. Since you post on GAF, you have gained knowledge from past leaks here.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
They're in business to generate traffic, preferably on the back of good content. Which this development does not preclude.
Gentleman Jack
Member
I have no idea how you're getting that from the article linked in the OP.
Chû Totoro
Member
Well it seems (after reading the article) that they're going to take precautions so they don't post fake stuff but it may still occur.
So to answer I meant nice real stuff but fake stuff will be fun too (in another way that's for sure).
Dollars to doughnuts those contracts "that will not leak" already exist; people break the contracts by leaking the info anonymously. This isn't new.
To me there are differences between whistleblowing illegal or immoral actions, and the kinds of leaks that end up on places like Kotaku.
Pinko Marx
Banned
What a huge leap in logic.
It happens to real news corps as well, it's actually quite funny when they have to publicly apologize. And since this is just about video games, a false article or two probably won't cause much damage. Basically, people will laugh, life will go on.
They do journalism to check these things out first ya know.
As I said before they are losing clicks specifically to places like reddit or here or other forums where these "leaks" actually take place at.
I don't care that they're doing it I'm just saying as person who has dealt with PR and news media that this is what should be read into that post.
Or better yet, don't be so in love with the idea of buying things that you turn into a slimy, pallid creature and hide yourself under rocks and dirt to protect your precious hype from anything that might spoil it.
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