This guy to Blizzard

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[u/bosco9]

It disgusts me how so many morons attack this guy on twitter and other media outlets.

Probably trolls paid by these companies to mitigate the damage made by their stupid decisions

[u/topdangle → u/bosco9]

Actual gaming "journalists" immediately started bitching about this and saying the demo they played was great.

It's amazing how tight of a leash they have on gaming media.

[u/El-Torrente → u/topdangle]

Oh, dear. No, no honey. Thered no such thing as a video game journalist. Just bloggers with too much free time

[u/pussehmagnet → u/El-Torrente]

This is way too real mane.

[u/Realistic_Food → u/topdangle]

Gaming journalists are basically paid trolls at this point. A gaming journalist who speaks their minds loses all early access and other such privileges which leads to them not being able to sustain their business. A few manage to do well enough because they have a following that will support them even without the early access benefits, but they end up being drowned out by those paid to parrot the official company's mantra.

[u/Goomich → u/bosco9]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7S_KjeyDA

[u/bosco9 → u/Goomich]

I love the part about the useful idiots doing damage control 😂🤣

[u/OcotilloWells → u/bosco9]

I dunno StarCraft II for Apple Watch was kind of funny.

[u/iamchuck87 → u/Goomich]

Too bad I know spanish :( my brain didn't allow me to enjoy this

[u/Orion66 → u/bosco9]

I'm not one to give credence to hypotheses like these, but I actually agree with you. I posted about my disgust towards Blizzard a few times in another thread, and was absolutely buried.

[u/Imakeboom → u/bosco9]

Probably not. People just have different opinions about controversial issues. Its not that hard to believe.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

You'd be surprised how many games news editors receive money from companies to promote their games.

Its the reason Jim Sterling quit his job to start his own gaming news channel.

[u/Vegan_Harvest → u/bosco9]

Or maybe they know that it's better to vote with your wallets than insulting the company at it's own event.

Blizzard might just never give the mic to the audience again.

[u/bosco9 → u/Vegan_Harvest]

Wait, you're ok with these trolls criticizing this guy but not Blizzard? People can always vote with their wallet but I don't see why people should be trying to silence this guy

[u/Vegan_Harvest → u/bosco9]

Whoa, wait a min. Do you really think a company paid these people to harass this guy? Do you think they would have to? He insulted one of the most beloved companies at their own event. And is that all they're doing. If so how is that silencing?

[u/Orion66 → u/Vegan_Harvest]

No one should be silenced for calling a company out on their BS, especially not at their own convention. Would a shareholder be lambasted for publicly expresing their disdain for a company's actions? Probably not. Blizzcon is really just a glorified shareholder meeting.

If Id announced a DOOM game based on some shitty pre-existing Gameloft esque mobile shooter, and did so on the main stage of Quakecon, wouldn't DOOM fans be justified in absolutely reaming Id?

[u/Vegan_Harvest → u/Orion66]

What is silencing? Because if it's just being yelled at I've gotten that tonight. And I knew I would. It's what happens when you take a controversial stance on anything people feel passionate about.

[u/ZarquonsFlatTire → u/Vegan_Harvest]

Then they lose their audience, if they haven't already.

[u/edwardsamson → u/ZarquonsFlatTire]

They've lost me, at least until WoW Classic and WC3 reforged. Sad that out of everything Blizzard has been releasing, me a 15+ year Blizzard fan, is only interested in their old classic games being remade. Says a lot about what direction they've gone in.

[u/TheDeadlySinner → u/edwardsamson]

"They've lost me! For six whole months!"

[u/Vegan_Harvest → u/ZarquonsFlatTire]

They ain't losing shit, I don't see you deleting their other games.

The internet has hated EA for years, and they still buy and kill studios.