Russian leak about a Japanese game reported by a US news media. 3 countries. omg 3. HL3 confirmed . /megaton leak. I knew it.
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IGN: The Last Guardian cancelled, mayhaps; Sony: Nope - Stage XI: Mole Hunt
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Russian leak about a Japanese game reported by a US news media. 3 countries. omg 3. HL3 confirmed . /megaton leak. I knew it.
Northeastmonk
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We all know advertising pays, but they're playing this because it hasn't been talked about in a while. I think it's strange how they publish it right before E3 and not after.
SDCowboy
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No, Kotaku were full of shit.
They said it was canceled, and parts might be reused as FFXV.
It wasn't, it was renamed, but we knew that months before the article, because Roen leaked it.
sublimit
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GAF servers will go down anyway regardless of TLG.
The_Hitcher89
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This picture is so full of life, Trico really seems to be a living creature, looking and admiring his creator.
:lol
How long ago was that?
Hum... We have some things to tell you. You might want to sit down.
drunkmann is funny. Wasnt he the only who gave polygon a 7.5 for breaking the left behind review embargo.
March 2011 I think.
Handy Fake
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Druckmann takes lead on TLG project. Gaf exclusive.
Live Free or Die
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So will IGN be banned if this proves to be false?
Graphics Horse
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We had E3 level of activity thanks to this thread, thousands of posts within an hour or so.
GAF will be just fine this E3 I think
Silvawuff
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darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I really don't blame IGN for distrusting Sony, folks lie all the time about the status of a project when the news doesn't suit the agenda - like the time Pete Hines and other folks at Bethesda / Arkane were lying about the status of Prey 2 or the time Jaffe lied about Twisted Metal.
But if you're not going to take them at their word with a headline like "may be canceled" you should probably have something of actual merit when it comes to evidence of it being kaput. Just put it all out there (if theres anything) or completely retract it.
But if you're not going to take them at their word with a headline like "may be canceled" you should probably have something of actual merit when it comes to evidence of it being kaput. Just put it all out there (if theres anything) or completely retract it.
Mutanthands
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Ha! At this point, I doubt there's any admiration left.
This picture is so full of life, Trico really seems to be a living creature, looking and admiring his creator.
"Don't fucking kill me at the end of the game, you bastard. Don't. You. Do. It."
they can't thought. They can mislead, but they can't outright lie.
Confused Cheeseburger
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Between the march npd thread, the watch dogs review thread and this crowning jewel, there have been some amazing circuses. Nothing beats a good period gaf euphoria
Really? You actually think that's the correct way to handle game announcements?
Kotaku say Versus XIII is canceled, so SE put out video of the game instantly? IGN say TLG is canceled, and Sony release a trailer, a day before the biggest showcase of the year?
Handy Fake
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At this point, if the auditorium goes dark at E3, and all you hear is the call of Trico, the place is going to go absolutely batshit mental.
PairOfFilthySocks
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I refuse to believe this image is real. I am never visiting IGN to find out, though.
ViewtifulJC
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LMAO @ ppl thinking TLG shows up in tomorrow in any form besides the evasive "its still happening, coming out whenever its done"
They were right.
This is arguing semantics.
Versus is no more and its assets were reused to make FF15.
The project may have undergone some changes as well due to its mainline status.
Its kinda naive to think otherwise imo.
Nintentoast
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But nobody knows how solid their information was. From their article, "According to an internal source speaking to IGN Russia, the information was disclosed in Sonys internal meeting last week.
Yes, IGN should have contacted Sony first, double-checked the facts, etc. But if you went to an internal Sony meeting and the speaker said, "The Last Guardian is cancelled," why would you be moronic for taking that as an official statement?
I think this was purposefully leaked bad information. Months ago someone (on a podcast maybe) claimed IGN had multiple sources within Sony. The tone of the conversation essentially implied: "Hey- we know what's happening within the company, we are IGN, deal with it."
Can you imagine listening to that and you are Shu Yoshida? Can you imagine the anger people slaving away on PS4 titles felt? Can you imagine a scenario where that would make any executive within Sony happy at all?
IGN was essentially asking for trouble the moment they said that.
Some of you might think this is a giant misunderstanding, but I don't know if you know this, for the last few years- several people I've spoken to have revealed some pretty big surprises at Sony press events before hand. The more public issues happen-
A- When you have websites like PlayStation Lifestyle leaking the Last Guardian footage months before a press conference,
B- When you have Reddit posting Webm's of what could possibly be one the biggest "OH shit" moments of an E3 press event,
C- And when you have GAF members / mods / and various people on the internet announcing Sony plans ahead of time-
You need a concerted effort to send out your Ninjas.
If CBOAT was played like a fiddle by NTKRNL, IGN just stepped onto a grenade.
Fake Edit:
Shawn Layden is now in the driver seat at SCEA. Everything has been radio silent since he's taken stage. Perhaps, he's doing what Jack couldn't do - finding the rat.
Can you imagine listening to that and you are Shu Yoshida? Can you imagine the anger people slaving away on PS4 titles felt? Can you imagine a scenario where that would make any executive within Sony happy at all?
IGN was essentially asking for trouble the moment they said that.
Some of you might think this is a giant misunderstanding, but I don't know if you know this, for the last few years- several people I've spoken to have revealed some pretty big surprises at Sony press events before hand. The more public issues happen-
A- When you have websites like PlayStation Lifestyle leaking the Last Guardian footage months before a press conference,
B- When you have Reddit posting Webm's of what could possibly be one the biggest "OH shit" moments of an E3 press event,
C- And when you have GAF members / mods / and various people on the internet announcing Sony plans ahead of time-
You need a concerted effort to send out your Ninjas.
If CBOAT was played like a fiddle by NTKRNL, IGN just stepped onto a grenade.
Fake Edit:
Shawn Layden is now in the driver seat at SCEA. Everything has been radio silent since he's taken stage. Perhaps, he's doing what Jack couldn't do - finding the rat.
There is no semantics about it, Versus was never canceled, it had a name change, one we already knew about.
Just look at this article:
None of that makes any sense in relation to just getting a name change. It's pure bullshit.
Thanks....
Ueda entering stage in a Catbird costume and people will scream their gonads out of their mouths.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Huh?
I said IGN should show why they think its canceled (like the time Kotaku put out all the emails showing Arkane's involvement with Prey 2) or retract the statement completely. Sony doesn't have any obligation to show anything.
SDCowboy
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Seriously. I hope the convention center will be able to withstand crowd eruption when/if it gets shown tomorrow.
LookAtMeGo
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mercenar1e
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Of course Sony will reveal TLG and The Agent at E3.. Believe lol
RyanPierre
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Probably because considering hearsay as official is moronic.
Northeastmonk
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He comes out as big bird, that way he can calm everyone down.
Sony (ADA) camera guy should pan to the IGN staff to grab a quick reaction.
The serious journalists over there are probably pretty mad that this editor in chief is turning them into the daily fail. But yeah, videogames lol.
eat crow, you shall
MMaRsu
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woooow
Oh, my bad.
Well, IGN can't be expected to expose their sources, even if they're bullshit.
MMaRsu
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They can and they do son.
SictorVullivan
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I remember last E3 when Jack Tretton said that TLG was "on hiatus", and then Sony and Yoshida both came out and said it "was in active development".
http://kotaku.com/sony-corrects-themselves-says-the-last-guardian-is-not-512720979
MrCookiepants
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I feel like they have to mention it now. Like, confirm that it's been moved to PS4 and show a screenshot or something. That is the LEAST they can do. There is no point in torturing us any longer.
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