Support NeoGAF

[DigitalOp]

I came to GAF sooo late but I LOVE it here. Absolutely LOVE it.

 

[toastyToast]

Now would be the perfect time for Evilore to turn heel and sell GAF to Zynga

 

[TheNatural]

You've never seen some of those NDAs. Plus, you get caught breaking one and you never work in games again. It's a small, small world.

Fixed. Not saying it's a smart move, but it's amazing how these companies put the fear into anyone releasing any sort of information. In other types of leaks people risk jailtime to do it. Hell some guy got 10 years for putting Scarlett Johanson nude pics on the internet. It just boggles the mind how this industry basically has so few major leaks.

 

[Future]

Wait, it's neogafs a fault every publication ran with the headline letting the world know about orth?

There would be no news story if it wasn't news and worth reporting. Blame the media for making it so people that read Yahoo and fucking Time.com were also aware of the situation. GAF bitches about shit daily, an hardly any of it makes these websites

Orth and the media made this news, not neogaf

 

[TL4E]

Or patience, when he is offered an eight digit figure.

You're right. Everything has a price.

 

[pantsmith]

It's amazing how much of the news and discussion in gaming is driven by paid "professionals" coming to Gaf and just reposting what they find here.

 

[Vexxan]

I have never felt more hardcore in my entire life than I do now.

 

[antitrop]

Wouldn't be surprised if NeoGaf is the anonymous group's next target.

You know how I know you watch too much cable news?

 

[Pyrokai]

I freaking love GAF. I'm on it more hours a day than is healthy. It's like an addiction.

Best forum is best forum.

 

[ForteanMan]

oh god I feel so famous now. Man, who should I thank first? Let's see; well obviously I liked to thank my Mom for always supporting me she knew one day I would post on a videogame forum that would be discussed by a videogame website as an editorial. Who else? The Dark Lord Satan for giving me my inspiration to post.


I can't sit here and name everyone who has helped make me famous, but seriously if it wasn't for you guys I wouldn't keep doing it. So, really thank you all!

 

[Rebel Leader]

What happened to that Gametrailers documentary about GAF? Still going ahead?

I believe it's in the final stages

 

[RobbieH]

A Master Ninja made this public, and Jeff Bell’s identity was confirmed through NeoGAF users’ detective work.

Happier tales like these won’t be told in the games press; instead, NeoGAF will continue to be the origin of crowdsourced detective work and fierce opinion, each subtly – and sometimes not so subtly – feeding into the specialist media’s coverage.

The power of Detective-GAF.

 

[BosSin]

but drive-by trolling isn’t tolerated

Damn, guess I should cut back a little then

 

[hammster]

 

[Bsigg12]

Fixed. Not saying it's a smart move, but it's amazing how these companies put the fear into anyone releasing any sort of information. In other types of leaks people risk jailtime to do it. Hell some guy got 10 years for putting Scarlett Johanson nude pics on the internet. It just boggles the mind how this industry basically has so few major leaks.

That's straight breaking an invasion of privacy law. Breaking a NDA is a violation of a contract, but if you do it to the wrong company, you're done.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

I find it cool to see a story on GAF and then see it on a site like IGN a few days later.

 

[Neuromancer]

NeoGAF- Not Always Comfortable Viewing

 

[Azure J]

Hollywood status: achieved.

 

[Vorundor]

NeoGAF is pretty much the only bookmark any gaming journalist needs.
You're welcome, dudes.

Pretty much, before coming here I used to visit A LOT more gaming sites, now I just refresh GAF every few mins while I'm at work.

 

[Pikawil]

Imagine if neogaf required DLC to view all the latest posts and you needed microtranstions to have avatars and increase your posting limit.

So, basically Something Awful?

 

[FStop7]

EDGE seems to think GAF is the Tea Party of video games.

Does that mean Evilore is Sarah Palin?

 

[Hanmik]

just thought of something.. EDGE forgot to watermark the Evilore picture, other sites might copy it.. ;o)

 

[gaming_noob]

Why?

You'll see, Chung Meng Wang, you'll see

 

[Kazerei]

Guys, we're famous

 

[Alucrid]

Pretty much, before coming here I used to visit A LOT more gaming sites, now I just refresh GAF every few mins while I'm at work.

Wario64.a gaming journalist's gaming journalist

 

[angular graphics]

thisisneogaf.gif

 

[Corto]

It wasn't NeoGAF that made Orth lose his job, it was Orth's own doing. And in the Orth losing his job thread there were several that posted wishing good luck to him in finding a new job. Stumpokapow even wrote a brilliant post framing the whole debacle and reaction here and on the Internet at large very well. We are not a horde.

 

[semiconscious]

before 'crowdsourcing', there was gaf. going to other gaming sites became redundant once i settled here. all the news that's fit to print, & much that apparently ain't, all in one place ...

 

[LiK]

Hollywood status: achieved.

Not until the GTTV doc is out

 

[Interrobang]

What would happen if gaming media couldn't have accounts here or follow @NeoGafNewThreads?

 

[shinobi602]

He is now 28, and tells us that he has turned down seven-figure offers from large corporations and gaming networks to buy his site.

You are a better man than I.

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

NeoGAF might be seen by some as a lawless playground for harder-than hardcore games enthusiasts

WHAT? How so? In order to become a member you need to use an educational or job e-mail address and then manually be approved. I've seen people banned here for things that people would barely get an infraction for on other forums. Once upon a time I used to visit IGN's and GT's forums. There are loads of trolls and spambots over there. People get IP-banned, switch IP and just create a new account. I remember one guy who was on his twelfth account. Why does he even imply that NeoGAF would be a "lawless playground" more so than any other gaming forum? That's ridiculous.

On another note: seven-figure numbers? Really? Just how much money does he make on NeoGAF, I wonder. As for GAF being part in someone loosing his job, well of course, but that's hardly GAF's fault for pointing out what someone has done, just like journalists do.

 

[flippedb]

You'll see, Chung Meng Wang, you'll see

Hide yo' kids people!

 

[BeEatNU]

*pulls up pants waist*

yep yep

 

[Shakala]

Hi mom!

 

[clo1_2000]

I'm happy to be part of a community that can have the types of discussions that we have on this board. Sometimes the truth can be difficult to obtain, understand and most of all, like. That doesn't mean that we should shy away from the pursuit of it.

I do think the media likes to spin things around heavily; as does any mention of Gaf trying to get Orth fired. I don't remember seeing anyone calling for his head in that thread, people just called out the arrogance and stupidity and the corporation where he worked took it from there.

 

[antitrop]

You are a better man than I.

The powerful champion embraces a results-centric review cycle; nevertheless the community drives our solutions-based, outward-looking and problem-solving ROE on-the-fly. Our improved differentiators strengthen the powerful champion. The traceable structure leverages consistent, structural, messages. The enablers identify the threats across the silos. The gatekeeper facilitates our high-definition review cycles. The community carefully accelerates compliant, resilient, systems. The enablers maximize our cultures.

 

[Lowlander2]

I think the general "we hate games journalists" viewpoint on GAF is unfairly demonising

Spoiler

for obvious reasons

, but GAF is not to blame to Adam Orth's removal from Microsoft. Just a typical PR snafu. GAF didn't even have much of a hand in uncovering any spicy details this time around.

And...yeah, EviLore's regular picture has a lot more swagger than that one in the article.

 

[TheNatural]

That's straight breaking an invasion of privacy law. Breaking a NDA is a violation of a contract, but if you do it to the wrong company, you're done.

I know the difference, just pointing out how there's bigger consequences for things that leak to the internet that happen all the time. People have to take die photos of the damn hardware specs for the Wii U to figure out what's in it for Pete's sake.

 

[zroid]

You are a better man than I.

For how much would you have sold the right to post your screenshots? :U

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Hey honey! We're on the news!

I wonder if that disagreement mentioned at the last bit of the article regarding the negative view on the relationship between games media and publishers was more thoroughly discussed behind the scenes.

 

[Bsigg12]

Not until the GTTV doc is out

Even more so. I wouldn't be surprised if account creation goes up with this and the GT doc. Gotta love that account approval waiting period.

 

[Byakuya769]

Twitter is as much to blame for that guy losing his job as NeoGAF. By that I mean NeoGAF isn't to blame at all.

 

[dave is ok]

All hail Evilore.

May he rule for one hundred years.

 

[Chaplain]

The power of Detective-GAF.

Detective-GAF is mighty impressive. I personally think that because of what happened last week with the "always online" ordeal, we are now seeing Microsoft intentionally leak info to keep gamers at bay from creating negative news. All thanks to Detective-GAF.

 

[Gen X]

NeoGAF's defining moment?

1. BruceLeeRoy's MGS4 OP. That is the best.

2. Doombringer meltdowns

3. Adam Orth meltdown

Actually I really liked the MGS Triology one.

 

[Calcaneus]

somebody's wasting no time in the comments section.

 

[AranhaHunter]

Evilore probably makes in the thousands per day on ad revenue on this site. If profit is even half of that, he can live comfortably for the rest of his life as long as he's ascetic and doesn't go spending his money like crazy. This is his life's work so he doesn't want to see it being controlled by someone else doing things and changes that he might not have wanted.

And this goes to show you how those sites that appraise and tell you how much your site is worth are not always credible. According to this, neogaf is worth 60 bucks lol.

 

[Huevos de Oro]

You are a better man than I.

Dude your avatar is quotable in every possible scenario.

 

[Hatten]

Wait...........so what we say here actually changes the industry?

So where is the Dreamcast 2?

And why is zynga still around?