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[Kaelan]

There's no incentive to leaking anything on GAF. Posters heckle you, moderators ask for your source and ban you if it doesn't pan out, no redemption when your rumors turn out true.

Yep, people chase after insiders like a witch hunt when they're wrong, it's ridiculous.

A few insiders still remain here. Most are low key though and only do subtle hints which I enjoy more

 

[Graphics Horse]

Feels like most of the people who didn't believe it never read the post that gave the context of it, but I won't blame them for not visiting that shithole

 

[jschreier]

They showed XC2 at the event tho? Maybe I don't know what the 'event' really is..?

I also edited to point out that the Super Mario Odyssey logo didn't have a plane in it. I'm not trying to say he isn't credible obviously... just funny/weird that they had some small errors.

These were all the games shown at the hands-on events for journalists in NY and other places.

Mario's hat looks like a plane in the logo tbh.

 

[Netherscourge]

It lacked the info about the best one tho

Between that and the cow milking stuff...

I just... Can't.

 

[Harpoon]

I was feeling some uncertainty after it turned out Nintendo had registered domains for both Super Mario Odyssey and Snippercuts, but yeah, I had some tasty crow that night.

 

[Audioboxer]

Anonymously posted rumours can always end up being genuine. The issue online is there is always a ton of noise and fakery posing as genuine that can get in the way.

If you're a leaker you're best to come over to GAF instead of posting on 4chan Your preferred site of choice is of course up to you!

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

I'm glad I never saw this leak. I did such a double-take when I saw Ultra Street Fighter II.

are all our "leakers" dead?

did ol Valentus get perma'd after the FF15 thing?

Verendus is gone for good.

They showed XC2 at the event tho? Maybe I don't know what the 'event' really is..?

I also edited to point out that the Super Mario Odyssey logo didn't have a plane in it. I'm not trying to say he isn't credible obviously... just funny/weird that they had some small errors.

The leaker was physically setting up the games and booths at an event in Europe. Xenoblade 2 was not playable. Its only presence was the video in the presentation, all the way in Tokyo. So anyone setting up the booths and stuff would know about the games playable on the show floor, but not stuff that was exclusive to the presentation.

 

[Crayolan]

Not surprising, lots of stuff leaks through 4chan. You're more anonymous and you won't get banned if you're wrong there.

 

[Altered Juice]

Not saying you should believe everything you hear on the Internet. But you gotta love when it when a rumor gets posted, and people make witty drive-by remarks about the source.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Was Bloodborne 4chan?

Then it's FFXV story, BB and Switch event/1000000

 

[Nickle]

Our leakers suck

 

[Mush]

We already knew this. I really don't think it's worth taking up another thread just to post Kotaku posting what we already knew.

Are we running out of storage space for threads? Time to clean out the fridge!

 

[Holy Order Sol]

I'd doubt anything with Watamote attached to it too.

Watamote is fucking lit tho

 

[Jawmuncher]

Weren't they the first to leak Bloodborne?

It is the best way to leak, since you stay anonymous

Watamote is fucking lit tho

True dat

Our leakers suck

GAF leakers do need to pick up the slack. It's way too much teasing and no actual leaks.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Was Bloodborne 4chan?

Then it's FFXV story, BB and Switch event/1000000

Lot of Pokemon stuff too. But hit/miss ratio must be miniscule if you start believing any old 4chan rumour

 

[Caelus]

Are we running out of storage space for threads? Time to clean out the fridge!

It's okay, NeoGAF will eventually support external USB HDDs.

 

[DeuceGamer]

It is kind of interesting, because he didn't get everything. Like XC2

Also, Super Mario Odyssey doesn't have a plane in the logo

The hat could be mistaken for a plane possibly.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Was Bloodborne 4chan?

Then it's FFXV story, BB and Switch event/1000000

It was teased here before anything ever came out of 4chan.

 

[Regiruler]

I thought others thought it was real to be honest.

Which is why I was surprised to see that the poll was actually the leak list and therefore the mods accidentally spoiled the conference.

I'm glad I never saw this leak. I did such a double-take when I saw Ultra Street Fighter II.



Verendus is gone for good.



The leaker was physically setting up the games and booths at an event in Europe. Xenoblade 2 was not playable. Its only presence was the video in the presentation, all the way in Tokyo. So anyone setting up the booths and stuff would know about the games playable on the show floor, but not stuff that was exclusive to the presentation.

And it checks out because even though Odyssey wasn't playable, there was a portion of the displays dedicate to it.

 

[Simo]

Yeah 4chan has been....something of late.

I mean the general consensus I got from here and such was they were supposed to be full of BS but then FFXV happened along with other leaks and info like the god awful Alien Covenant test screenings, RDR2 (although that one is hard to confirm for now..) and the Switch event.

 

[NSESN]

The most funny thing was people trying to predict what "Milk" was.
I think nobody would expect the final result.

 

[Ray Down]

XV development leaks as well.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

We already knew this. I really don't think it's worth taking up another thread just to post Kotaku posting what we already knew.

 

[Chezzymann]

CBOAT will make his marvelous return and restore GAF to its former glory

 

[Kayhan]

There's no incentive to leaking anything on GAF. Posters heckle you, moderators ask for your source and ban you if it doesn't pan out, no redemption when your rumors turn out true.

Yeah, GAF probably got a little overzealous lately.

It is video games rumors. Not the nuclear launch codes.

 

[plasmawave]

https://youtu.be/pKP-aSzX8cY?t=483

 

[Ray Down]

CBOAT will make his marvelous return and restore GAF to its former glory

What about Verendus?

 

[Nightengale]

It wasn't so much about the leaks being right, but other insiders refuting and saying that the 4chan one was completely false compared to theirs.

Paints a poor picture.

 

[Stairouais]

Now, imagine if that Monster Hunter 5 4chan rumor was true.

OH GOD

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

There's definitely consequences if like every bad leak, you leave too much info/hints in it.

what do you mean by bad leak? incorrect/revised information?
and yeah i should've said something like lower probability of consequences

What about Verendus?

jrpg #2,3,4 are coming, just you wait

 

[Maintenance]

Many people on GAF like to shit on 4chan leaks but recently they have a better record than there.

 

[Gleethor]

Yeah, GAF probably got a little overzealous lately.

It is video games rumors. Not the nuclear launch codes.

Apparently LiamR got 3-month banned even though he endorsed the (correct) 4chan list?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

What about Verendus?

Never hopefully.

 

[robotrock]

It wasn't so much about the leaks being right, but other insiders refuting and saying that the 4chan one was completely false compared to theirs.

Paints a poor picture.

They all know little different bits. Though outright denial is always gonna be pretty weird.

All this clears up to me is that Laura Kate Dale's secret source was definitely not Reggie Fils-Aimé

 

[Ray Down]

OH GOD

GAF would burn down, but that rumor was pretty bad.

 

[watershed]

That's not surprising. It was a last minute leak from someone actually setting up the games.

 

[Eolz]

what do you mean by bad leak? incorrect/revised information?
and yeah i should've said something like lower probability of consequences

Sorry, probably should have said bad leaker instead of bad leak.
If you have a good leak but are a bad leaker, like in the case of Smash, you don't come back from this.

 

[vern]

GAF leakers do need to pick up the slack. It's way too much teasing and no actual leaks.

Y'all just didn't pay attention to me because I wasn't looking for twitter or YouTube followers, I gave GAF the straight dope and people all denied it. GAffers can't handle the real leaks is the problem.

 

[Ray Down]

what do you mean by bad leak? incorrect/revised information?
and yeah i should've said something like lower probability of consequences


jrpg #2,3,4 are coming, just you wait

Also Suikoden V and Xenosga HD.

 

[Permanently A]

I believed it as soon as the Has Been Heroes patent was confirmed.

 

[Movalpolos]

XV development leaks as well.

Yup.

 

[ar4757]

They showed XC2 at the event tho? Maybe I don't know what the 'event' really is..?

I also edited to point out that the Super Mario Odyssey logo didn't have a plane in it. I'm not trying to say he isn't credible obviously... just funny/weird that they had some small errors.

Pretty sure they were event setup, so they only saw games with signs at the event.

Also I think Mario's hat mimics a plane

 

[robotrock]

if you were an insider and said the oval controller was real, I will dismiss absolutely every leak that comes from you

 

[TheSeks]

4 Chan been getting stuff a lot right recently.

They always have. You have to have a massive grain of salt when it comes to 4chan rumors, but for the most part there's generally kernals of truth behind them.

 

[jett]

Mods ate crow. Amazing.

That thread should be reopened to be honest.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

4chan leaks are basically a combination of the needle-in-a-haystack and broken-clock principles. Every once in a while there's something true, but leakers post stuff there exactly because there's so much anonymous bullshit there's no way of knowing what is and isn't real. If it's not real no one will care and it's not pinned to your actual name. Even if it's real, people will ignore the next 4chan leak because "lol 4chan". It's like the perfect site for that kind of thing.

 

[robotrock]

Who is this 4chan?

 

[Kindekuma]

I trust some random anon on /v/ rather than some twitter "insider". Sounds odd saying that but seeing that post and comparing it to the insiders I just don't believe anything they have to say.

 

[JustenP88]

EDIT: nevermind to that...

Has Tom Phillips or LKD said anything about their leaks that haven't come to fruition? Namely Pokémon and CG VC? Those were the two things I was suuuuper excited for. I was really thinking we could trust Eurogamer on their shizz, hopefully it holds up.

 

[Graphics Horse]

I believed it as soon as the Has Been Heroes patent was confirmed.

Yeah once I read the rumour and saw that and snipperclips weren't just pulled out of someone's ass it was hard to write off as a troll