fanboi

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
6,702
Sweden
The guy is a multi-multi-billionaire, so I think it's likely he doesn't really care about anything that happens down here.

Nah, he does.

I mean, this thing could possible end the company in many many ways and THQ has ben on acquisition spree based on the CEOs money (for some at least). So I bet he does.

But if he cares about this? Well, hopefully, he is a normal human being and denounce this shit and start cleaning up.
 

Speely

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
8,021
Meanwhile, the link to the 8chan AMA still lives on their official Twitter.

Fuck this company and anything it ever does.
 

Opto

Banned
Oct 28, 2017
4,546
Or Twitter. Or Youtube. This was a very clearly targeted marketing play. Hopefully it fails miserably.
even if it was targeted, it's to what, a thousand people that might actually have money? against the loads of cash they're likely to lose because they chose the site that encourages child rape
 

MrSaturn99

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,571
I live in a giant bucket.
There are a shocking number of users popping up with the talking point that Twitter is no different than 8Chan (so there's "nothing to criticize"), with alarming specificity in their knowledge about child pornography.

I hadn't noticed the latter point specifically, but I have noticed the former being shared around. It's such a blatantly bad-faith rebuttal.

Can't forget the "tHe cHiLd pOrN wAs a FaLsE fLaG" garbage, either.
 

Toxi

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
17,553
Anthem can breathe a sigh of relief knowing it's nowhere near the worst fuck up this month.
 

Dr. Caroll

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
8,111
So like, can the THQ Nordic Twitter get banned for linking to what is essentially a child porn site? Or is that asking too much of Twitter mods?
It's a grey area. Take a look around twitter and notice the number of people who post links to Pixiv, which also has a twitter account. I'm curious whether twitter will ban Pixiv links with their new policies. It's a brave new world, I guess.
 

Toxi

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
17,553
Apparently the four horsemen of the apocalypse are actually Gamergate, white supremacy, child pornography, and THQ Nordic.
 

Speely

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
8,021
It's 12 hours since the start of this mess and it's still there. 12 fucking hours.
Yep. They can never explain this away or live this down. Their responses IN the thread combined with 12 hours of official advocacy means that they will now correctly be judged as child porn supporters forever.
 

Everyday Math

Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,914
Would a good idea be reporting that post on twitter? I know they probably won't do anything, but it's worth a shot.
That link should not be allowed to stay up.
 

TemplaerDude

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,204
There are a shocking number of users popping up with the talking point that Twitter is no different than 8Chan (so there's "nothing to criticize"), with alarming specificity in their knowledge about child pornography.

There are so many dog whistles being blown on twitter that I'd be deaf, if I was a piece of shit human being.
 

Deleted member 1849

User requested account closure
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Oct 25, 2017
6,986
Just woke up, can someone fill me in why everyone shocked and disgusted?!
Multiple people at THQ decided it was a good idea to host an AMA on a website which specialises in child abuse and rampant Nazism. This includes their head of PR, and a a major executive who helps run the company and is a notable shareholder.

They knew what the site was. They still went in. They still continued to post there and jokingly responded to homophobia among other things.

They are still linking to the board which supports this 12 hours later.

There are thread marks which give a better summary including screenshots. You should read them.
 

Luminish

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
6,508
Denver
even if it was targeted, it's to what, a thousand people that might actually have money? against the loads of cash they're likely to lose because they chose the site that encourages child rape
They're probably in it more for the epic troll than the cash.

Potentially the success of Kingdom Come and failure of Battlefield 5 in expected sales emboldened them, or they just thought they were smooth enough to get away with it.

Maybe they will get away with it. They haven't been proven to lose anything of value yet.
 

svacina

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,439
Just woke up, can someone fill me in why everyone shocked and disgusted?!
For mysterious reasons known only to themselves, but which probably involved either peyote or some long con infiltration plan, THQ's PR department decided that holding an AMA on 8chan's /v/ board was a brilliant idea that every would get behind. If you are confused about what 8chan is, it's the site for the kind of people who thought 4chan was too mainstream and moderated.
During the AMA, which included the head of THQ's PR and at least one other board member, the THQ people attempted to meme it up with the resident edgelords, with predictable results (there were also some false flags by idiots, but mostly it was THQ themselves talking about big anime tiddies). Cringe and embarrassment ensued.
When the effects of peyote worn off, THQ attempted a half hearted apology, which nobody is buying (generally because they still haven't bothered to remove any incriminating tweets 12 hours later). The corporate is going with a hard "no comment policy." Twitter is on fire. People are afraid just viewing screenshots of 8chan thread is going to get them v&.

TL;DR this is a worse PR fuck up than anything Anthem related, chiefly because EA managed to somehow avoid the CP minefield.
 

flyinj

Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,039
They aren't just linking to the site.

Their corporate Twitter account links to a conversation with their head of marketing, head of product development and head of PR that starts with "Heil Hitler". Then all three of them are gleefully broing down with the worst collection racists, misogynists and pedophiles that the internet has to offer.

And this has been linked on their corporate Twitter account for 13 hours now.
 

svacina

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,439
Do you even fucking GRASP what is going on here? No. We shouldnt calm down. This is the worst thing a company can do.
BEacuse I am a nice person I kinda figured the "calm down, geez" referred to the barrage of "read the threadmarks, idiot" posts and not to the actual controversy. Might be wrong.
 

CortexVortex

Banned
Oct 30, 2017
4,074
Expect some further statements in a few hours or so.
It's obvious that Philipp and other people have fucked up and I wouldn't be surprised if they get fired because of it.
But I certainly hope C level will react accordingly and it won't affect the company / employees in the long term
 

SOLDIER

One Winged Slayer
Banned
Oct 26, 2017
11,339
even if it was targeted, it's to what, a thousand people that might actually have money? against the loads of cash they're likely to lose because they chose the site that encourages child rape

That's the part that astonishes me the most.

Like how many people outside of the internet, or even forums in general, even know about the existence of 8chan?

Why would you ever risk your entire company just to get an EXTREMELY small subset of people to go "oh man, this corporation sides with us! I'll definitely support them...what? buy their videogames? fuck no."

I wish with all my hope and being that I could be the fly in the wall during the meeting where this was discussed and the people who somehow, against all signs of common sense and human evolution, said "That's a great idea!"
 

LawfulEnder

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
506
They aren't just linking to the site.

Their corporate Twitter account links to a conversation with their head of marketing, head of product development and head of PR that starts with "Heil Hitler". Then all three of them are gleefully broing down with the worst collection racists, misogynists and pedophiles that the internet has to offer.

And this has been linked on their corporate Twitter account for 13 hours now.

This really drives home how awful this is. It's not going to be easy to come back from this thing, and the continued lack of an actual response is mind-blowing.
 

Gestault

Member
Oct 26, 2017
13,520
Wow calm down people jeez

You can read the thread title, OP, and/or staff threadmarks if you're curious. They actually really plainly spell things out, including a few examples. If you've got more specific questions, people are happy to reply. Honestly, I thought (think?) you came across as a bad-faith poster; anyone actually curious has a lot to look at. Repeatedly asking people to restate a situation (while implying that reactions might be hyperbolic) is a widely understood trolling method, and I assumed that's what you were doing.
 

Toxi

The Fallen
Oct 27, 2017
17,553
This really drives home how awful this is. It's not going to be easy to come back from this thing, and the continued lack of an actual response is mind-blowing.
I mean, Reinhard Pollice was in that thread joking about a "Cease this faggotry" meme.

There is no coming back. THQ Nordic will never be able to pretend they have any concept of dignity, civility, or professionalism as long as someone can just post the pics of that chat.
 

Ganransu

Member
Nov 21, 2017
1,270
I'm curious to be honest, if they double the fuck down at the end of all this, I want to see how it will affect their sales.

The worst case is that it doesn't, and it further emboldens the disgusting pathetic right.

On the other hand, if their sales plummeted, it will show companies that they should absolutely do AMA on 8chan and all that.
 

Speely

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
8,021
BEacuse I am a nice person I kinda figured the "calm down, geez" referred to the barrage of "read the threadmarks, idiot" posts and not to the actual controversy. Might be wrong.
Why wander into a thread and 'not' even read it and then ask why everyone is upset, especially when you would have had to read some of the thread to know that people were upset? Like, it's impossible to know that people are upset with this without knowing why.

Edit: This is in response to why folks were questioning the other poster, not a slam on you by any means. <3