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IGN removes their Dead Cells Review, investigating plagiarism. (Update: Writer Responds)
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It just rubbed me the wrong way because it reminds me of when I'm at work and offer help to people who I know will say no just to appear more helpful and nicer than I actually am. And it works. And it worked here.
no doubt about it for me. it's straight up plagiarism. i don't like to call for people to get fired but why would you want someone like this to work for you? I think IGN should fire him but that's up to them to decide after their investigation.
User Banned (3 Days): Posting conspiracy theories.
Great case of how media manipulation is working
Everyone wins
The small channel huge bump (revenue)
Ign gets an amazing amount of coverage yeah it's negative from a vocal minority big deal they dominate video traffic for advertisers by showing how much it's talked about online
You all now know Fillip now let the apology tour begin it's a huge deal for him to be the culprit he will get destroyed then forgiven within a set time
Oh guess who how else benefits
Gaming press
Podcasts
Dead cells huge press for them hell they might get picked up outside games media for mainstream content like fortnite does
They can't buy this attention only someone like rockstar games does this right
Finally the gaming message boards
Congratulations your outrage is exactly what they seek
So spread the story it's what they truly want
Everyone will be very dissapointed but still they all will profit except the outrage
Everyone wins
The small channel huge bump (revenue)
Ign gets an amazing amount of coverage yeah it's negative from a vocal minority big deal they dominate video traffic for advertisers by showing how much it's talked about online
You all now know Fillip now let the apology tour begin it's a huge deal for him to be the culprit he will get destroyed then forgiven within a set time
Oh guess who how else benefits
Gaming press
Podcasts
Dead cells huge press for them hell they might get picked up outside games media for mainstream content like fortnite does
They can't buy this attention only someone like rockstar games does this right
Finally the gaming message boards
Congratulations your outrage is exactly what they seek
So spread the story it's what they truly want
Everyone will be very dissapointed but still they all will profit except the outrage
Hahahaa, oh god. What a crappy way to return...so much for a smooth transition back lol.
This is the lowest of the low, IMO he should be immediately asked to leave his job. As a journalist there is little worse you can do.
Yes. As someone who work in digital content industry, plagiarism is a huge deal.
It's not a mistake, it's an attitude. You must be fully aware that you're plagiarizing other's work, it can't be a coincidence.
Really makes you wonder how much undiscovered games journalism plagiarism is out there. It's very possible that if it had been mixed with just one other source or rearranged just a little more thoroughly, it might have escaped notice or considered coincidence.
Also, I always thought the left guy was the original. Right guy actually made it is blowing my mind.
Also, I always thought the left guy was the original. Right guy actually made it is blowing my mind.
The news broke late last night and it took a while. This is growing...
So this is a fabricated artificially planned outrage constructed by who, IGN? The author? The Youtuber? To benefit.. everyone, including the competition and.. podcasts and.. what?
Yeah you might want to rethink that.
Correct, this prob wasn't the first time. It's def an attitude, especially if he thought he could do it working for a GAMING JOURNALISM OUTLET. I mean, this wasn't a high school homework assignment.
I don't mean literally a rewrite, I mean that most mainstream game reviews of games like Dead Cells which are traditionally polished and likeable a la God of War or Red Dead Redemption are *essentially* rewrites because mainstream game review outlets have a general formula, structure, cadence, and style of writing reviews which are extremely coded and similar to each other. Yes, the IGN review is *literally* plagiarized, but often when an assortment of reviews come out from mainstream outlets all at once, it often appears as if a central hivemind devised one single thesis and structure of communicating that thesis and then doled out rewrites to individual reviewers. Obviously there are exceptions to this, but if you were to tell me that Felip Miucin didn't *actually* plagiarize his review I wouldn't be surprised; there is nothing particularly insightful about either his or Boomstick's reviews. This often has to do with a deep homegeneity in the types and backgrounds of people who write these things.
Era's "we all make mistakes, haven't you ever made a mistake" attitude is getting weirder. Dude, this is a competitive field and people are hungry for jobs in this industry. IGN is the biggest outlet. You know how many people would kill to be in his shoes. Yes, people mistakes, this isn't one you get to make once. If you don't see that, then learn.
This is like people that got mad that 343 didn't hire that dude after they found his recent forum posts talking shit about how none of them deserved their jobs. "But everyone makes mistakes", right? FOH.
There are so many people working their asses off doing game coverage on their own while working full time jobs hope to get the attention of an outlet like IGN.
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This has to be the worst thing I've read in a thread that's literally about stealing someone else's work wholesale and trying to pass it off as your own. Fucking Trump and GamerGate really did irrevocable damage to the integrity of information.
Geez, this is really blatant. What was he thinking? Embarrassing and totally unnecessary. Why? I don't understand how he could have this on his conscious and seemingly assume it would go unnoticed.
I don't wish anyone to lose their job, but this is just really low.
I don't wish anyone to lose their job, but this is just really low.
Between this post and the previous conspiracy rant, we're really sticking it up to Big News, eh?
Wake up, #sheeple!
Plagiarism is not just stealing. It's also likely indicative of you not doing the work you're being paid to do.
If you think what I said is that there is some big conspiracy going on, you didn't actually read what I said lol.
You can tell if an outlet is worth their salt by how they respond to verifiable plagiarism accusations. More or less, if they don't fire the staffer in question (in an overt, intentional case), there's something deeply wrong at that outlet. Any writer/editor should understand this, any reporter should understand this, and any publisher should begrudgingly know this (even when it disrupts operations).
In my program, you would fail the assignment, most likely be flunked for the entire course, and in some cases, be expelled for ANY verifiable instance of plagiarism. It's a huge deal.
This is misguided rubbish.
In my program, you would fail the assignment, most likely be flunked for the entire course, and in some cases, be expelled for ANY verifiable instance of plagiarism. It's a huge deal.
This is misguided rubbish.
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Yeah, I stopped listening too and I miss it so much. I've tried other Nintendo podcasts, but there's nothing like old NVC out there right now
At my University, you can easily get expelled for plagiarism. A teacher of mine once told us a student of his plagiarized some Java code and it turned into some ugly mess. They state the consequences of plagiarism in our very first semester and they take it very seriously.
I don't see how IGN can keep him on and not look bad. Dude's credibility is shot; he's worthless to them as a reviewer now.
Well, if "Yes, the IGN review is *literally* plagiarized, but often when an assortment of reviews come out from mainstream outlets all at once, it often appears as if a central hivemind devised one single thesis and structure of communicating that thesis and then doled out rewrites to individual reviewers. Obviously there are exceptions to this, but if you were to tell me that Felip Miucin didn't *actually* plagiarize his review I wouldn't be surprised; there is nothing particularly insightful about either his or Boomstick's reviews. This often has to do with a deep homegeneity in the types and backgrounds of people who write these things" doesn't sound like a conspiracy theory about "the gaming media" spoonfeeding audiences what they should think... please do explain.
I'm in a position in which a team of people report to me..
Ive been involved (unfortunately) in countless HR investigations and terminations.
Literally the first thing in the decision tree you need to work out is "was this a decision" or did the person involved make a mistake?
I certainly wouldn't be calling for blood right off the bat but if FM intentionally plagiarised another article then his position at IGN is untenable and he should be let go.
Ive been involved (unfortunately) in countless HR investigations and terminations.
Literally the first thing in the decision tree you need to work out is "was this a decision" or did the person involved make a mistake?
I certainly wouldn't be calling for blood right off the bat but if FM intentionally plagiarised another article then his position at IGN is untenable and he should be let go.
A mistake is spelling paid as payed. Plagiarism isn't a mistake. It's a deliberate act.
The better question might be what the hell is going on in this thread - based on the tinfoil-hat level analysis of some posters :D
If you're that concerned about the quality of game reviews, maybe you should start writing.
Hey, I too saw this on InfoWars' YouTube channel just a few minutes ago.
I swear some of you people are getting off from the feeling of being a contrarian.
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