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MS Cancels 1 on 1 Interviews with GB, GI.biz, Tapezilla...MCV?: "Scheduling conflict"
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BruiserBear
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link please!
PJV3
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I'm imagining the MS execs tied up like Hannibal Lecter.
Interfectum
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MCV editor in chief:
But people were saying to lock this thread up!
BRocknRolla
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Are you even reading this thread? There are 4 different cancellations now. Defend the cancellations if you want, but you can't just keep saying, "It's only one person," because it clearly isn't at this point.
Seven Force
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MCV editor in chief:
...Huh.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
MCV? Thats a little odd. You'd expect them to be on the front line for microsoft.
Kazuma Kiryu
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lots of scheduling conflicts it seems.
maquiladora
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This "scheduling conflicts" excuse for cancelling the media roudtable and now certain 1 on 1 interviews smells like pure bullshit.
Do they seriously expect us to believe that just a few days before E3, a hugely important E3 for Microsoft (at a time when they are trying to get the right message out to people following the blowback from the reveal) that their execs now suddenly don't have time to talk to the media? Something more important has come up at the same time that E3 is happening that warrants their presence elsewhere and it just so happens to coincide with the exact time of the roundtable and interviews and it involes everyone they could put out there to talk to the press? Really? Fucking really?
Anyone taking this as face value is delusional.
Do they seriously expect us to believe that just a few days before E3, a hugely important E3 for Microsoft (at a time when they are trying to get the right message out to people following the blowback from the reveal) that their execs now suddenly don't have time to talk to the media? Something more important has come up at the same time that E3 is happening that warrants their presence elsewhere and it just so happens to coincide with the exact time of the roundtable and interviews and it involes everyone they could put out there to talk to the press? Really? Fucking really?
Anyone taking this as face value is delusional.
Sweet Aunt Nancys Panties
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Giantbomb was accused of being too easy on them. They had their interview cancelled. Adam Sessler was far too easy on them. He was never given an E3 interview.
BRocknRolla
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I believe it was in their latest Bombcast actually.
Delusibeta
Banned
It does look like Microsoft's stonewalling. I expect Kotaku's interview to be canned too.
It would cause a huge backlash for Microsoft. Game Journos who can't compete because they simply had no chance of getting early information will be very upset. I could see this being reflected in their future articles.
Hero_of_the_Day
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As long as Keighley has an interview with them, I trust everything is fine.
I think there were requotes in the official gaf thread (about roundtable getting cancelled). In fact, I know it. Because some gaffers were like, "Thank you. Finally somebody who's not a moron and has common sense."
Gonna go look now.
*Wears Tinfoil hat*
Someone asked who they were, well, to tell you honestly , I had no idea about 5 minutes back.
I am not saying, theirs was cancelled just because......
Did the other sites whose interviews were cancelled also give them bad press?
P.S. High Five to the guy who tweeted this. Pure Gold and unfortunately the truth.
That's not "bad" press...that's just stupid press. They literally weren't informing anyone about anything, just cracking jokes the whole time. Seems like they are the farthest thing from unbiased just by reading that. Haven't heard about them until today so can't really comment with any solidarity however...just basing it off those pics.
PsychoSoldier
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This is really strange. I guess they're really going to try and keep information flow really tightly controlled.
Doesn't bode well for what they're likely to say.
I do wonder if the only interviews they're giving are to people who will "play ball".
Doesn't bode well for what they're likely to say.
I do wonder if the only interviews they're giving are to people who will "play ball".
He's PR...lying is his job.
I think the (in)famous arrogance of Sony in the so distant 2006 was a bit accentuate by the media, users, etc
Anyway, I can't believe what happen now. MicroSoft not only surpass the Sony arrogance, but they are setting a new standard.
I think it's not so good for the gamers (the real one I mean)
Anyway, I can't believe what happen now. MicroSoft not only surpass the Sony arrogance, but they are setting a new standard.
I think it's not so good for the gamers (the real one I mean)
goldsoundz
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Geoff Keighley exclusive interview with Microsoft on the Xbox One.
It's going to happen.
It's going to happen.
dream431ca
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wich is so huge it conflicts with 4 others. makes sense
Read that yesterday
I wonder if 1 on 1 interviews with his own staff member is "useful" in this day and age?
BRocknRolla
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That's the one! It was on his tumblr.
Various Artists
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Scheduling conflict : The execs are getting the fuck outa dodge right after the conference and hiding.
shinobi602
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"Scheduling conflict"? How incompetent is their PR/marketing team exactly? Did they schedule 20 interviews to take place in the same hour or something?
StrongArmSteady
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Cutting down # interviews and making sure they get extra rights with those who interview seems to be a smart move. They will probably get rights to review the final transcript etc. before publishing out.
Microsoft is trying to control the message, which they failed terribly at the first time around.
Microsoft is trying to control the message, which they failed terribly at the first time around.
OK, an interesting twist - Michael French was told last week (by MS, I presume) that there would be no interviews at E3 with execs:
So yeah, maybe MS is just cancelling things because of scheduling conflicts, or maybe they are deliberately constraining their contact with the press...
So for the title, MCV didn't have an interview cancelled...they were just told up front that there were not going to be any.
So yeah, maybe MS is just cancelling things because of scheduling conflicts, or maybe they are deliberately constraining their contact with the press...
So for the title, MCV didn't have an interview cancelled...they were just told up front that there were not going to be any.
My sarcasm detector is broken.
Various Artists
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We should make a prediction thread. "What will tomorrows bad news be?"
My prediction : MS forgot to get Blu Ray License now has to use 5 inch floppies as disc medium
My prediction : MS forgot to get Blu Ray License now has to use 5 inch floppies as disc medium
where there is smoke, there is fire.
Microsoft doesn't want to answer questions because when they answer questions after the Xbox One reveal, their execs "accidentally" spilled the beans on how they'd be fucking consumers, leading to weeks of bad press. They don't want them to 'accidentally' tell the truth again when asked those pointed questions