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Address the Sess - Machinima/MS YT Scandal with Leaker, TotalBiscuit, J Schreier
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I love how whenever something like this happens everyone starts talking about the most horrible and stereotypical business stereotypes they can think of. Then a group starts calling for the benefit of the doubt right before those stereotypes come out of the woodwork. Erik's presence on this show is great because he represents everything that's wrong with this part of the industry.
I caught that too. I was waiting for someone to call him out on that. Maybe someone should ask Adam Sessler if he thinks the nondisclosure regarding the Machinima contract is, good or bad. I'd like to hear him squirm on that question. He's trying to play both sides (probably because he has friends to do these type of shady deals). Good thing his viewers would hammer him later if he tried to apologize for Machinima.
Phrozenflame500
Member
"Let's get back on topic"
Fucking finally!
"The most important thing is food"
God dammit.
Fucking finally!
"The most important thing is food"
God dammit.
Metalingus5150
Member
The anon has his name constantly showing...
As I detailed in my post earlier in this thread, Sessler is completely unhinged after what happened in this generation transition. He is no longer a personality that can be taken seriously. I don't know whether he is intentionally doing this stuff to be a devil's advocate or if he really is just a fanboy with a microphone at this point, but it's sad how he seems to so profoundly miss the core of each and every controversy that has arisen in the past eight months.
DoubleTake
Member
Someone please get Sessler off this...that was horrible. Thats what you stopped him for?
NoPiece
Member
But it really is the disclosure statement, or lack thereof that is the problem, not the NDA. Those lines don't tell us whether there was or wasn't a disclosure statement, either in the NDA or elsewhere. I looked at a bunch of the Battlefield launch videos that appeared to be part of the program, and none had a disclosure, so EA is probably as guilty as Microsoft, but the proof isn't in the linked thread.
enanogrande
Member
FUCKING FINALLY
boredandlazy
Member
THEY FINALLY MENTIONED THE FACT IT IS EXPLICITLY STATED!!!
BumblebeeCody
Member
And then ReconXBL FINALLY brings us back on point. 
RedNumberFive
Banned
I can't speak to the rest of kotaku, but Jason has been doing quality work.
fatty
Member
And that's why it's fucked up and why they have reviewers by the balls. You lose a shit load of hits coming late to the party because you're doing things honestly.
But honestly, any BF5, TitanFall review etc that comes out based on a play through in a closed environment at any such event, should NOT be taken with anything more than a grain of salt. BF4, Sim City etc, learn from those.
UberTag
Member
If there's one thing Jason is a pro at it's putting Kotaku in a good light.
It's a shame that other media outlets are less inclined to follow their lead.
I've seen a couple of his panel interviews where he either knew more about the topic, or at the very least was better at enabling a decent discussion (the Youtube Content ID panel for example), but this really is awful.
I said it earlier, but I think if Fraser from VGA was able to get on this panel like last time, it would've been much better.
Jason is fine. Great, even.
The network Kotaku is a part of, and many articles that Kotaku prints, are not fine. They are as big a proponent of terrible clickbait as anyone else. Sites like Deadspin have also crossed ethical boundaries in a major way before.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
sessler got really pissed when this point got brought up
chrominance
Member
Erik's comments about journalists barely able to pay their rent and not having specific intent to influence opinions on a specific game or whatever sound like some of the things I remember hearing when I was flirting with the concept of being a tech reporter. The PR guys would never dream of influencing you so baldly, but I do think the effect (intentional or not) is make PR seem like your friends and buddies, and to create a bit of an old boys' network where you curry favour in ways that get you better coverage of your game even if it doesn't amount to telling writers what to write. If PR does their job right, I think the idea is that writers will simply have you and your products at top of mind, and be more inclined to mention them even if there's no intent on the part of the writer to do so.
But the rent comments also sound hilariously predatory. Yeah, buy some poor bloke a drink, be his friend, form a lasting relationship that allows you to get easier access to a journalist than other companies that didn't get in. It's disturbing as hell and I never liked that part of tech journalism.
But the rent comments also sound hilariously predatory. Yeah, buy some poor bloke a drink, be his friend, form a lasting relationship that allows you to get easier access to a journalist than other companies that didn't get in. It's disturbing as hell and I never liked that part of tech journalism.
Raoul Duke
Banned
I'm glad Jason Schreier is there...
Osiris
I permanently banned my 6 year old daughter from using the PS4 for mistakenly sending grief reports as it's too hard to watch or talk to her
ramuh
Member
This. He is keeping this on point.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Jason gets it..good stuff, sir.
Yup, Jason has gained a ton of respect. Pushing back against people who keep missing the point.
rocketskates
Member
Thank you Jason for keeping it real
RedNumberFive
Banned
I realize more and more each day that GAF is the only place I can trust any more.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Phrozenflame500
Member
Again, Erik completely missed the point.
It's not what the PR guys are "supposed" to be doing that's wrong, it's that they're not doing doing what they're supposed to to begin with.
It's not what the PR guys are "supposed" to be doing that's wrong, it's that they're not doing doing what they're supposed to to begin with.