Or they have a promo slot ready on the site and just have placeholder text.
Or they have a promo slot ready on the site and just have placeholder text.
While it could be something shady, it isn't necessarily. EA may have had a press event already, with coverage embargoed, and may have had a peek at IGN's preview in advance. That itself might be a bit shady - showing a preview to the publisher pre-publication - but if the preview was otherwise an honest piece with no interference it wouldn't be THAT shady. However, on the other end of the scale it could also be a bad case of full-blown PR-orchestrated journalism/marketing deal. Just not necessarily
I understand this point of view, but I'm finding it extremely difficult giving either EA or IGN the benefit of the doubt. At what point do you tell yourself, "If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and swims like a duck, then that's a fuckin duck"?While it could be something shady, it isn't necessarily. EA may have had a press event already, with coverage embargoed, and may have had a peek at IGN's preview in advance. That itself might be a bit shady - showing a preview to the publisher pre-publication - but if the preview was otherwise an honest piece with no interference it wouldn't be THAT shady. However, on the other end of the scale it could also be a bad case of full-blown PR-orchestrated journalism/marketing deal. Just not necessarily
Doesn't seem all that likely considering it was the Executive Editor for IGN that tweeted this to begin with.
Doesn't seem all that likely considering it was the Executive Editor for IGN that tweeted this to begin with.
Or they have a promo slot ready on the site and just have placeholder text.
???
I'm sure that was just put there by some engineer as placeholder.
Prove itNah... Driveclub will be GOTY.
Haha. That's hilarious.
https://twitter.com/aegies/status/314452542048313345 - Is he sad that Polygon didn't get it?
I find it funny how Arthur Gies always manages to worm his way into the middle of these discussions.
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Maybe he was just trying to hype up their preview coverage of the game.
Hmm. Makes you think. So either ...
A. IGN has seen Battlefield 4, and written up a typically hyberbolic piece about it, wherein they likely call it a "Game of the Year Contender". EA then, SOMEHOW, had early access to the article, to quote out for publicity's sake.
B. IGN has been paid to call Battlefield 4 "An early favorite for Game Of The Year".
Either way, there's a dirty relationship going on here. IGN's integrity has always been in the gutter, but this is VERY to being damning evidence for some serious shit.
EA can see in the future and predict future announcements by IGN? HOW? HOW?! :O
It has to be a joke, right? Better be a web designer laughing his ass off right now somewhere because this is just too dumb.
when is bf4 coming out. i just bought bf3 premium.
when is bf4 coming out. i just bought bf3 premium.
Am I missing something?
You do realise the press already saw BF 4 right? IGN probably got the exclusive preview/reveal/wtv and the website will be linking to it later due to an embargo like it has happened a million times before. What's the big deal here exactly?
The sweeter irony is that it's IGN's tech editor who's pointing it out.
I don't think IGN had anything to do with it.