Lmao when I though IGN coulnd't be more crappier, they come with a lazy move. Good for a laught.
IGN removes their Dead Cells Review, investigating plagiarism. (Update: Writer Responds)
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For all I know they both used the same press document to write their reviews.
Jumping the gun when only one side is heard is premature and frankly irresponsible.
Yeah, he never seemed comfortable and I found him to be an awkward host.
That video is amazing. It starts out like it could just be a coincidence (not like the guy's writing was super unique or anything) but gets pretty damning.
You say 'they' as if this was a coordinated or intentional move of the editorial staff. There's nothing to support that thus far.
The only person to pin this on is the reviewer.
Press document with criticisms?
criticisms that occurred at the same point in each video
Definitely copied.
My guess is he didn't play the game enough and needed to leech off someone else.
My guess is he didn't play the game enough and needed to leech off someone else.
It's still circumstantial. Until IGN comes out and says "yep, we found proof that plagiarism was committed" this guy should get the benefit of the doubt.
I think I listened/watched almost every preview of Cyberpunk 2077 at E3 and I remember a lot of people saying the same things and that was because of the press kit, so I think it's possible. But not in this case. They really look similar.
It would be plagiarism either way, wouldn't it? Even if they're both going off a press document IGN has a reviewer passing someone else's writing as their own, compounded by the fact that it's supposed to be a critical review.
I'm normally strict on calling things plagiarism
But holy fuck this is plagiarism. Blatantly so.
But holy fuck this is plagiarism. Blatantly so.
I was ready to go to bat for the dude, but that video is damming. It's such a bummer that he MAKES IT to maybe the biggest outlet in his field and does this with the privilege
Maybe they should hire people who have actually done professional work instead of just going "Guys! This new Switch game is so awesome! OMG! Like and subscribe!"
at least change the order and flow of the points being made for goodness sake lol
lol. There is nothing remotely irresponsible about concluding that it is plagiarism. That's what it is.
This is nuts especially from Miucin. After Otero left I thought NVC was going to the shitter but Miucin is not bad at all. A little awkward especially on camera but I was still pulling for the guy. Sheesh.
I rarely join in on these pitchfork mob threads, but i just dont get why he would do this in this day and age. How can someone be so naive?
^It's also SOP for journalistic outlets to take down anything accused of plagiarism while under review to avoid potential legal issues if its indeed plagiarism.
That's why it's good to be skeptical and give people the benefit of the doubt, especially when they haven't been able to either defend themselves or admit to wrongdoing yet.
Yeah that YouTube comment is a really good point. They both have the same error.
So the press document is only passed to the two of them because the rest of the reviews don't seem to rehash almost word for word
I didn't mind Filip's hosting of NVC, but even if he was cutting it close on a review deadline or something. This possible case of plagiarism is still a no go...need to be better than that or at least be able to hide it a lot better...
He definitely hurt IGN's reputation even if it was just a single review from a single reviewer.
He definitely hurt IGN's reputation even if it was just a single review from a single reviewer.
I get where you're coming from, but please paint the scenario where there wasn't any wrongdoing here.
Nooooo! :( Damn I use to watch his videos when I first got a Switch.
If it were just one or two bits I'd agree, but it's way more than that and even in the same order
I'll never stop being amazed at how easily people brush off plagiarism in the face of obvious evidence.
At the start the comparisons seemed a little thin (both introduce the game with the same description because that is what the game is) but as it goes on and on it's just the same points in the same order with slightly different wording at parts (if the IGN guy even bothers to reword). So blatant.
You do know Phillip was a Nintendo Youtuber before he was hired for IGN as the host of Nintendo Voice Chat?
At the beginning the comparisons seem a little thin (both introduce the game with the same description because that is what the game is) but as it goes on it's just the same points in the same order with slightly different wording at parts (if the IGN guy even bothers to reword). So blatant.
Yeah this was the tipping point. Making the same mistake is a dead giveaway for plagiarism.
There may be, there may not be. I don't know, none of us know. We don't have access to the full suite of evidence.
Therefore its irresponsible to dogpile, crusade, and light the pitchforks right out of the gate.
Whatever makes you happy, I come here to laught of plagarism. Couldn't care less about what you said. Now, resume laughting lmao
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