Do you think a PR director who causes one of the biggest PR fiascos in recent video game history should keep their job?
It doesn't even matter if he knew about 8chan. If he didn't that is insanely incompetent regardless.
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THQ Nordic holding an AMA on... 8chan (UP: website linked to multiple mass shootings) READ THREADMARKS
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Do you think a PR director who causes one of the biggest PR fiascos in recent video game history should keep their job?
It doesn't even matter if he knew about 8chan. If he didn't that is insanely incompetent regardless.
Like I said earlier, me thinking this was purposefully orchestrated doesn't mean I think it was smart or good strategy.
The gambit rests on how the non-apology goes, and how quickyl they can bury this news.
No, it's not. I'm in the same place.
I feel terrible for Gunfire, and a bit gross that I also kind of feel like maybe I should have bought Darksiders III earlier (because now I never will). But this shit is indefensible. These people don't deserve our business.
It's hosting an AMA on a child pornography website. And no, 4chan is not as bad as 8chan.
I find it very, very hard to believe they didn't realize. What PR team in their right mind does an AMA on a website without doing their due diligence and making sure it won't get them bad PR? That's literally their job.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
They are actively engaging with a website that facilitates child pornography. If that's not controversial to you then what is?
it seems like a some people forgot that 8chan was created by a bunch of dudes who were kicked off of 4chan.
fucking think about that.
fucking think about that.
it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
I take it you haven't read the thread if you still think they didn't know what they were doing.
Call it a reverse woke brand or whatever but there is going to be fallout, the industry people seem to be agog over this, and rightfully so.
Honestly. We have a company where both the head of PR and Marketing, and also a member of the board of directors and arguably the most powerful public facing person at the company both are publicly signal boosting a website focused on child pornography and nazism. They are also engaging with it.
At what point do we get "official request to add them onto the Era banlist" territory.
At what point do we get "official request to add them onto the Era banlist" territory.
User Banned (1 Week): Dismissing Concerns Surrounding Hate and Harassment
50 pages, come on, I think this is a massive overreaction, guys. I understand that 8chan is a shithole and this was the stupidest idea ever, but these are still people with a limited perspective of what's going on in the gaming community and on the internet. It is the job of the PR and Marketing Director to prevent these kinds of disasters, so I think it is appropriate to fire him, but I don't think Pollice should be fired because of his participation. Doing AMAs isn't why he was hired, and he was only answering questions in relation to actual development and M&A.
Of course they need to focus on damage control now, and not make stupid mistakes like these in the future, but I think it's very childish to boycott a company because of the decision of one person within a company of literally a thousand people. If that one person wasn't there, they wouldn't have had this disaster, so if they'll fire him, they have done everything they can do about this situation, and can't do anything but try to prevent it in the future. A boycott doesn't help if it isn't to change a strategical point of view, such as certain monetisation methods, developing multiple games exclusively for certain platforms, etc. This was the decision of just one guy. If he's gone from the company, what is your boycott even useful for?
edit: I originally said "but I can't really blame Reinhard Pollice for his participation." I've edited this, because obviously we can. I don't think he should be fired over it tho.
Of course they need to focus on damage control now, and not make stupid mistakes like these in the future, but I think it's very childish to boycott a company because of the decision of one person within a company of literally a thousand people. If that one person wasn't there, they wouldn't have had this disaster, so if they'll fire him, they have done everything they can do about this situation, and can't do anything but try to prevent it in the future. A boycott doesn't help if it isn't to change a strategical point of view, such as certain monetisation methods, developing multiple games exclusively for certain platforms, etc. This was the decision of just one guy. If he's gone from the company, what is your boycott even useful for?
edit: I originally said "but I can't really blame Reinhard Pollice for his participation." I've edited this, because obviously we can. I don't think he should be fired over it tho.
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The "SJW" comment is a huge red flag. You don't make comments like that, and then try to defend those comments, if it's a mistake
"WelL yOu SeEe I didn't KnOw ABOUt tHE TOpIc buTtttttTttRTgeVFhSVchb"
I'm still trying to understand what that meant.
Is that some sort of reference to those destroy all humans games?
Welp, there goes me buying Saints Row the Third when it released on Switch.
What the fuck THQ?
What the fuck THQ?
Its pretty disappointing knowing a company you supported in the past held views like this. Now im questioning the influence it had on games like Darksiders, (which i love) How can i know in the future they won't try to sneak in their terrible views on games? Unless these people are fired i wont support this company any longer.
I never want to hear anyone say it's OK for businesses to fire their low level workers just because "it's business."
Dudes over here burning through money and goodwill and jack shit has happened to him.
then why post it at all? it's only going to serve as being dismissive about something that you shouldn't really be dismissive about
just seems like you're trying to save face tbh
oh for sure the people responsible for this are gonna be put of jobs and rightfully so
it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
wow u so brave
Well, now they do.
We've seen contracts lost for less.
Heck MSFT and Ori's dev haven't even made the partnership official so there's plenty of time for them to put a bow on it.
I'd love to see all of these apologists willingly post on 8chan and then publicize it to their bosses that they interacted with an imageboard known for hosting child pornography. See how well it goes.
If the person responsible has even a shred of decency, they've already tendered their resignation.
A corporation endorsing a site known for child pornography is not normal. In this case, "much worse" would've been the FBI knocking your door in.
This was not a mistake. They did not accidentally host an AMA on a platform associated with child pornography and the alt-right.
Trying my best to keep a calm composure in class and this isn't helping.
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dude needs to fucking go. yesterday
"oUtRaGe kULtUrE!!!!1111"it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
A1, C1, and B5. This comic doesn't apply at all to the situation here.
I'm really enjoying all these posts stanning for a company who knowingly did an AMA on a nazi/pedo forum because they bought IP's of their long forgotten childhood games at the garage sale.
Okay, the number of posts downplaying this is depressing.
All of you fucking people doing backflips are the reason gaming culture is so toxic.
All of you fucking people doing backflips are the reason gaming culture is so toxic.
Sigh, just why? Do you work for them? Do you have friends or family that works for them?
How does it feel to look like a giant tool for a company that doesn't give a shit about you?
Did I thing I find the most fascinating out of all of this: what did they THINK was going to happen?
Like, I assume these people had to have some degree of knowledge on business or marketing to get the positions they got. How closed off from the world do you have to be to think that you would pull off a stunt like this and NOT suffer major blowback?
This is a whole office filled with guys in suits and they all collectively thought "Yes, this is a good idea and it won't utterly destroy us"????
Like, I assume these people had to have some degree of knowledge on business or marketing to get the positions they got. How closed off from the world do you have to be to think that you would pull off a stunt like this and NOT suffer major blowback?
This is a whole office filled with guys in suits and they all collectively thought "Yes, this is a good idea and it won't utterly destroy us"????
This is not something that you can walk back from, considering the reasons why 8chan is an awful place are plastered all over the fucking site.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
Like, do you think someone can walk back from hosting an AMA on Stormfront? It's not like this shit takes more than a minute of research before you go "ya, that's probably not a good idea".
Like responding to that anime girl and the "cease this faggotry" posts? Because god damn that's another level entirely if that's the case. I just can't believe that, do they have trip codes on 8chan?
This is the image I was referring to:
only in relation to development?
I don't see a trip code anywhere
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I'd love for the people to saying it's just an overblown mistake to explain how they're reasoning that when we've seen the kinds of replies that were being made, people who were involved, and attempts to defend and double-down after being asked about their intent.
This wasn't an errant tweet from a solo PR person.
This wasn't an errant tweet from a solo PR person.
They have an entire Wikipedia page dedicated to them and it's the first result when you search 8chan on Google. Most of the vile stuff about 8chan comes up when you just search 8chan on google. It's not even hard to do research on it, in fact it's brain dead easy.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
You mean to tell me, PUBLIC RELATIONS has issues with understanding relations with...the public?
Pack it up fam, we're all just overreacting about their decision to associate with a board famous for white supremacy and child porn.
