American portal Polygon once again found himself in the center of a scandal, but for some reason the journalists accused the studio of unprofessionalism Respawn, at the same time remembering about GamerGate… Fresh trailer became the cause of the conflict Apex Legends, dedicated to a new heroine Kairi Imahare (Valkyrie).
Valkyrie is the daughter of a squad member Apex Predators by nickname Viper (Viper), who died in battle with the pilot Jack Cooper in Titanfall 2… Even if you don’t know anything about Respawn’s work at all, you can google the information in just a minute.
However, the highly paid employees of Polygon do not know how to use Google…
“As it turns out, her father was once a class titanium pilot. Northstarbut died, possibly during a TV show Apex Games“, – wrote the journalist Austin Goslin.
The press service drew attention to a gross mistake Respawnby advising Polygon to double-check their sources, starting with playing Titanfall 2.
What happened next? The American community of journalists and their supporters threw a tantrum, accusing the developers of Apex Legends of “unprofessionalism” and incorrect behavior.
“Unprofessional under any circumstance. It’s unforgivable and potentially dangerous in the cesspool of gaming discussions,” said the employee. Haywire Magazine Lee Harrison.
“If you’re a brand manager and part of your social media strategy is style shit CD Projekt RED, then your games dropped out of my priority list “, – wrote a portal employee The Young Folks Travis Haymas.
Some even wrote that it is unfair to expect journalists to understand each game (we remind you that information is googled in a minute). And the editor-in-chief Polygon Chris Plant reduced everything to GamerGate.
“I was hoping that after GamerGate, the official accounts of developers who scold people for not knowing the lore of video games will disappear in the world, but I’m not surprised that we still see this kind of shit,” he wrote.
Ordinary players, however, sided with Respawn. As a result, the editors of Polygon made edits to the article.
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