I don't know, unless you have some proof that he never had a source that fed him this rumour it's a little hypocritical to say he pulled it out of his ass since that's exactly where your accusation is coming from.
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Paul Gale Network Bullshit: "Star Fox Metroid: Fusion Saga" isn't real (no shit!)
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ShockingAlberto
Member
I don't care if I'm being hypocritical. I do care if people continue to listen to fantasies labeled as rumors as anything beyond that.
Isn't that philosophy the problem with "reporting" of any manner?
Ein Bear
Member
It's not even close to the same thing. The burden of proof is on the guy who stuck the rumor up in the first place, not people who doubt him.
It's like me making a thread saying SHENMUE 3 IS GETTING ANNOUNCED AT E3 FOR THE WII U!!! having "Some guy told me" as my only proof, then debunking it the day before the show. You'd hardly be pulling it out of your arse if you didn't exactly believe me.
With Uncharted 3 and Darksiders alumni working on Retro's new project, I'm sure it'll be a looker, something they could use to drum up interest for the system. But that's no guarantee that it'll make an appearance at the show. Reading the Iwata Asks for DKCR, it's a miracle that game made an appearance at E3, given how rough development had been up to that point (I.E. only two of eight bosses in functional order, when they only had from June to late October/early November to finish the rest).
OMG, hype flowing in my veins at high intensity.
THE POTENTIAL, GENTLEMEN!
The simple thought of a trailer about such things gives me chills, can't wait for E3.
To those who think this idea is ridiculous: Space = infinite, possibilities, both franchises implies two story about protagonists who travel in space. Why the hell not?
THE POTENTIAL, GENTLEMEN!
The simple thought of a trailer about such things gives me chills, can't wait for E3.
To those who think this idea is ridiculous: Space = infinite, possibilities, both franchises implies two story about protagonists who travel in space. Why the hell not?
Not the same thing since he constantly tempers people's expectations in the original article by stating he doesn't have confirmation of any of it. I would've had a problem if he started the thread here himself but that's not what happened. Someone else started the thread then most people didn't read the article and went wild with it. Not his fault.
lordfroakie
Member
Not sure how you can call yourself a "reporter"...
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Several dozens of posts in this very thread have gone over "why the hell not" pretty extensively.
Regardless, it isn't happening.
That said, thinking about it, surely I'd prefer a separate release for both franchises.
But still, if that's true, I'm ok with that.
Man. Stop it. You're not a reporter landing a scoop. You're a guy with a blog posting rumors he hears - and I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt that you aren't making things up for attention. I get that you want some legitimacy as a games journalist, but this is not how you go about it.
You got lucky with the Playstation All-Stars thing. You got a good source. That got you some legitimacy. And now you're proceeding to squander all of it, from the way you present yourself to the news you report.
I'm not gonna go into detail on everything you do - like the way you constantly remind people about your website, whether you're linking to it, talking about it, or saying stuff like, "You read it here first, exclusively on Paul Gale Network! Stay tuned to Paul Gale Network for more information!" on most of your articles, or the way you only seem to post here on GAF in response to someone linking to your site or to link to your site yourself - but I will say this. Throwing rumors up on your site in the hope that some of them turn out correct and vindicate you isn't how you become a respected reporter. It's how you quickly become a joke, because most of those things are gonna turn out to be false. And if you're in it for the glory of being the first person to report certain things, then you're in for a huge disappointment, man. That doesn't happen very often, and people rarely remember who the first guy who got the scoop was anyway.
Glorified G
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I dont think there has ever been a more fitting need for this picture:
Paul Gale:
Paul Gale this is an epic fail.
We don't, but with the past few months of hiring updates and the lack of news out of them since DKCR shipped, it seems likely that it'll be there in some form.
Out of Working Order
Member
The new game is in fact Reggie - F Zero: Fusion Saga.
My body i-*GUNSHOT*
My body i-*GUNSHOT*
EricDiesel
Member
No shit it isn't happening. I didn't believe this rumor for a second. A game like that would make a bigger mockery of Metroid than Other M's story did. Nothing against Star Fox or anything, but anthropomorphic woodland creatures don't exactly fit Metroid's aesthetic.
Plus the way Paul presented his "source" wasn't particularly convincing or professional. No offense, but I don't think there was any "inside information" involved. I think either someone was bullshitting you or you made it up. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it was the former.
Plus the way Paul presented his "source" wasn't particularly convincing or professional. No offense, but I don't think there was any "inside information" involved. I think either someone was bullshitting you or you made it up. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it was the former.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Man, how I love the "throw all the shit onto the walls and see which one sticks" attitude is construed as being an attitude a "journalist" would/should have.
That's really hilarious.
That's really hilarious.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
dem clicks maaan
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Not sure why you think the two are mutually exclusive. If we're talking blame I'd say there's plenty to go around.
TheNatural
My Member!
Bitter much?
And LOL at the almighty standard of game journalism you think should be upheld. This thread got 900 plus posts, and I don't know if he made it up, but how many times does the oh so respectable gaming news world break, well, ANYTHING they hear? They don't. That is, unless they have an agreement with some publisher to be the exclusive reveal of something and throw some ads and positive previews and reviews in return for it. Gollee jeepers, how could anyone live up to such a high standard?
Maybe the guy reports half truths, or maybe 1/10th truths on hearsay, but at least it's something unrelated to who Gamestop pimps with GI or News Corp pimps with IGN.
I want more of this stuff, not less, even if it is 95% inaccurate, I rather like 1/20th of a truth from someone out there not kissing corporate ass than 100% of ad generative exclusivity bullshit from Gamestop, Ziff Davis, or News Corp.
Anticitizen One
Banned
Retro Studios has more than earned the right to make any game they want. I am extremely excited to see what they announce next.
EmCeeGramr
Member
"i would rather have entertaining lies than slightly less entertaining truth"
-the state of video game fans
-the state of video game fans
EricDiesel
Member
I'm glad you're not in charge of game journalism, then. This is a ridiculous stance to take. You'd rather have a bunch of baseless lazy conjecture than real effort? What?
and in the end, isn't this the real truth?
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Deleted member 10571
Unconfirmed Member
This thread linked me to that awesome DC vs MK thread. All is good.
Cosmonaut X
Member
But at least it isn't in the pocket of the Man!
I mean, it's not like there could be a third way that charts a course between publisher arse-licking and guy-with-a-blog posting crazy rumours...
Bluemercury
Member
Wow the reactions here are embarrassing......
Exterminieren
Banned
The answer, of course, is no.
this wasn't an entertaining lie, this was a horrible lie i prayed wouldn't be true.
thank you, gods.
Also fact: you've been pretty much the last one to report that rumour and still you are acting as if you broke the news.
It's because of views like this that gaming news is so shoddy. They guy you quoted nailed it.
god the Paul Gale network is terrible
"Here's a rumour from a trusted source!"
"We are now able to address this WILD RUMOUR with a source of ours: It's false!" *proceeds to list a bunch of obvious shit about Nintendo developments to act as if he really has tight sources*
What? You mean you don't believe that Kojima is working on a circumcision serial killer game?! :lol
Glass Rebel
Member
So, who should I laugh at, Paul Gale for running with this BS or the people who believed it and made this thread 10 pages long?
EricDiesel
Member
Of course there isn't a middle ground! Honest journalism is controlled by the government, MAN! I like my articles made by free-thinking frauds! The industry needs more page view trolling jokers like Jim Sterling and his ilk.
Seriously, TheNatural, do you realize how absurd you sound? How DARE anyone expect "integrity" from something as silly as video game journalism. Standards be damned! I want fun half-truths!
Criminal Upper
Banned
I bet Nintendo unveils Fusion saga anyway next week, completely and utterly trolling Paul Gale until his head explodes from irony.
Willkiller
Banned
Any new Metroid is good in my eyes. I just don't want the series to be dead 