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"We are glad to announce the departure of our old editor-in-chief Snoke, now we'd like to introduce our staff to our new editor in chief....Palpatine."
Inventory I wouldn’t call their “reviews” excellent content. The games they review never have a score below a 7 unless if you don’t give them review copies or your game isn’t extremely popular. Overall, has a little something for everyone, 8.5/10.
Are you Steve Butts? Says Android Wilson of EA? Heard you got fired from IGN? How about a job with EA? We have the most experience dealing with asses and games that smell and play like shit more than even WB and Bethesda? And we will even give you a 12 million dollar raise. Don't worry we just fire employees who don't say "Yes" enough. Are you that yes man Steve?
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz no he isn't insulting the employees. It's like saying EA is shit, which is true, but we don't mean the employees that get crunched.
Being an HR leader in tech this makes me ill. My heart goes out to all of these employees, their bravery here should be appluaded. This unfortunately happens in all industries. Thanks Yong, an important story.
@@aazelion5189 more often than I would like. The issue is many employees feel powerless. They worry if they report it to HR they will not be believed or they will face some type of retaliation. I think there's a lot of work to do, and I would suggest to anyone being treated badly to not be afraid to report it to HR. Also, make sure to document everything, keep a journal, write what happens and the date and people involved (do this on paper or on your personal device, not a work computer or phone). If that does not work there are other resources within your State (the State Labor Board can help) and there are good lawyers who can help. I know its easy to say, but don't stay in a job where you are are mistreated.
Scott Fernandez this gives me hope. I’ll have to start doing this. My previous job and my current one both have had major issues. I’ve been given a lot of bad treatment by bosses and it makes me feel hopeless and usually like it’s my fault. I’m going to start recording things though, so I don’t feel as crazy
@@cameronroy2129 I mean, of course I'd take their reviews with grain of salt and compare it with others (plus sometimes it can be really funny e.g. too much water? What?), but the plagiarism is simply inexcusable
JMC #1 what’s really weird is that a few places outside of ign America gave the game a lower rating, ign Japan and ign Poland both gave the game a 7/10 and a 7.5/10 respectively.
Wow it's almost like games journalism is unethical and unprofessional, filled with hacks and shills who care nothing about games, gamers or the industry
Honestly I have no idea why someone's last name would be butts is there a like a family heritage of that name was something cuz I want to know right now LOL
At least his first name wasn't Richard. For the slower folks in the back, try to think what the nickname for Richard is. The hint is: the first boy wonder's civillian identity.
Lee Vasquez Great, it's so rare when things end up well. Most of the time, people would rather submit (and go through hell for the rest of their working lives) or tell them to fuck off and quit (like me) or just commit suicide (there were a lot of cases like that in a company called France Telecom). This needs to stop.
James Flowers Actually there never were ethics in gaming journalism. Don't believe me? Check out Larry Bundy's video on CZcams, you'll learn way more shocking things than this story which is far from being an isolated case sadly.
@@superiornoah8169 then you jump to another job and get back on track when you can. But staying at a place where you're abused is a choice. I have a hard time feeling sorry for people who make poor decisions. The higher ups are shitty people don't get me wrong, but the workers just took it.
Steve Butts sounds like a kid bullied for his list name and swore vengeance on the world because of it. He lived long enough to become the Butt of his own joke
Like I said somewhere else, that nearly sums up the backstory to Professor P. Poopypants from the Captain Underpants books. If that turns out to be Steve Butts’ motivation this whole time, then we will officially have a real life version of a Captain Underpants villain, just without the Gerbil Joggers, Goosy-Grow Ray, and Shrinky-Pig Ray.
Just because there’s a few scumbags that worked there , doesn’t mean all them are scum. Don’t group every IGN employee with those pieces of shit ,clearly you didn’t even watch the whole video , these people were terrified of losing their jobs for speaking out , if your livelihood was on the line , you would keep your mouth shut too.
Color me non-plussed with the latest misfortune that has befallen IGN. Given that they've been shilling for Lootcrates from "Papa EA and Uncle 2K" and actively scoring enjoyable games lower than "Papa EA and Uncle 2K"'s bottom of the barrel swill I have no love lost towards the site as a whole. The staff I am willing to play devils advocate to a point with but the bosses I have no mercy towards.
Blur4strike Great, I'm not the only one thinking that way. We've been missing on plenty of good Rpgs because of their shitty attitude towards japanese games they didn't understand.
@Jordan Ghill When those same writers keep enabling the shilling for those same companies I will keep referring to them that way. That's the amount of contempt I have towards those types of writers and those two companies.
Kailee also called out Peer Schneider, who is still at IGN. He was in a position to help, but he chose not to in order to secure his career. Complete scumbag.
I wonder about the circumstances. If he has any dependents, he might have done it because the consequences would affect more people than just him. He might also not have been financially secured if he was fired over it. Its may also be that he only cared about his career and is indeed self serving.
@@notoriousbig3k : In a company you serve your own purposes, and if the company's needs are incompatible with that _then you find a different job._ You _might_ play along for a while to find that next job, but that is not serving the _company's_ purposes, but instead _your own._ And if it's a common problem, you see if it's useful for you to start poaching _other_ employees there to your new employer as well. Doing otherwise leads to psychological isolation of the managers.
IGN has been dead to me for a while already, thanks to the greats like jim sterling, yongyea, and a few other seriously stand-up gaming journalists with actual ethics. It's all about trust.
IGN has been garbage for many years, they where the first website where I started to notice a lot of shady reviews and they give every AAA game a high score no matter how bad it is, always misleading customers just to keep their exclusive access with game publishers, this is not gaming journalism this is industry manipulation. I don't know how they remain so popular, IGN is the least credible gaming websites out there, they are truly the Fox News of gaming. I liked IGN's E3 coverage in the early 2000's but they have been on my personal blacklist for a very long time. This is why youtubers are taking over because you see so much more honesty in smaller channels who genuinely want to help gamers make the right choices in purchasing their games.
haha don't question their staff either or they ban you lol. I am not talking about bosses either i am talking about the precious flowers that can't take constructive criticism on a review.
@@DEVILTAZ35 i criticized Colin Moriarty in a thread many years ago and he banned me. All I wrote was 'the wrong people got sacked from IGN' and he wasn't happy with that comment
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz Re-read what was written bud. It seems to have flown over and an ad hominem too? Attack the argument bud. That statement was not written towards the employees. The statement was made pointing towards IGN as a business. When someone criticises a business take McDonalds they are not making it towards every staff member, more of a general to what McDonalds is or what it stands for. In this case, IGN is a sub-par company that has poor production value. Take their plagiarism incidents that happened awhile back, unnoticed until the public noticed or their writers who think the video games they play are too hard on "easy mode" when they don't normally play video games. Feel free to defend them some more
Remember, everyone: Most personality disorders are easily manageable in most job settings. But Narcissistic Personality Disorder? It only takes one Narc per 50 employees to topple a business- fewer, if the Narcs are in managerial positions. Speak out about NPD. Work to protect yourself and everyone around you from narcissistic abuse. Learn the warning signs. Set firm, reasonable boundaries. And no matter what, so long as you can help it, never *ever* let a Narc into any position of power.
We don’t know if these two assholes have NPD. And you’re wrong, NPD can also be managed. My best friend has NPD and she’s been nothing but a pleasure to deal with. They are not all evil or plotting world domination. They have variable self esteem and need outside help to maintain. They are incapable of making themselves feel better about themselves because of the intense child abuse they endured. It’s like a balloon where you need to inflate every so often to maintain. That’s it. Dominance is a human trait. People are greedy and always want more. People are always willing to justify their actions or compromise their integrity in exchange “more.”
@@SaraphDarklaw : Abusing someone verbaly until they cry and then rushing to comfort ( and silence ) them, is one of the warning signs, for dealing with an Covert Narcissist. Well, your friend is an exception, because most Narcisstist don`t feel, that their abusive behavior is wrong. Most only fake remorse, so they can continue with their manipulation and mindgames. They don´t stop, as long as they aren`t getting hit with consequences. And not all cases steam from childhood-abuse. My boss had a very happy childhood and he still became/is an abusive person, because he was spoiled and nobody ever said "NO" to him, due to his cultural upbringing. ( turkish and muslim ) .
I agree that unmanaged narcissism is a bad (and all too common) problem, but it's not responsible to diagnose people with a personality disorder unless you're 1) a doctor and 2) working with the person(s) you're talking about. It's unethical on it's own but especially when it just sounds like they could be regular assholes. And as someone else said, NPD can absolutely be managed. Narcissism can ruin families and hurt people deeply, but it's not fair to act as if people with NPD are inherently evil when there are proven methods for treating it. Shaming and prejudice is NOT one of them. And this is coming from someone who has been abused by a narcissist for years. Please, for the sake of victims of abuse AND those who suffer with NPD, stop talking about it in these terms. It helps nobody.
Hey Yongyea! Was wondering if you were going to cover the scandal that involves Destiny 2 that happened recently. I’m an active member of the Destiny community and I understand it, I thought that it would fit on the channel and it would help the Destiny community have a nice summary.
@@MercerVerse Basically a lot of content creators got exposed for doing some scummy ass shit. Look up Aztecross Gamings video. The stuff they did involved DDOSing, Threats, sexual assault, and some of them sharing nudes in a discord in exchange to host them (could have been more, but that's what I remember)
I knew something was up, this explains why in those years mentioned I couldn't stand news from IGN. I mean things have changed since... but it just seemed more about gossip clicks in those years.
an important lesson here: If your boss asks you to do something that you know it will damage your reputation and you can't say no because they will fire you, ask for an e-mail where they declare what they want you to do, because if the shit hits the fan, you have proof to protect yourself.
LMAO who would have thought that someone with the last name "Butts" would make a true ass outta themselves. I betcha he always gets the "butt" end of the deal at IGN. No ifs, and, or "butts". Okay. I'll stop. lol But you gotta gimme credit. The opportunity was right there and was too hard to resist.
Nautdead You and me both man, I have bad souvenirs of magazines for giving bad marks to rpgs that were actually awesome, that's when I knew something was weird.
@@nautdead3197 I mean, at least back then they actually played video games and enjoyed doing so, they weren't bitching about politics. They started going full cancer once the PS4 and Xbone launched. Nowdays all these outlets do is antagonize the consumers, celebrate censorship and live off rage clicks.
Man what about the abusive behavior Amy hennig endured at the hands of Neil druckmann. she got chased out of naughtydog by Neil druckmann. then right after damn near 50% to 70% of the veteran staff left with her all because she didn't agree with Neil druckmann's politics.
Actually, that got debunked today on Twitter, who apologized to Neil for the lies written about him when it came to Amy. Check out Neil's tweets where a writer apologized for the false articles written about him.
They're bosses out there that only care about one thing, putting as much power, control and money in their pockets as possible.. the rest is expandable. Thankfully not all of them are wastes of humanity.
@@SuperAvocadoo Then Yong shouldn't review video games and put them on his channel if he's gonna cherry pick bad games to review and put on his channel if he's afraid of that happening. Plus, when it comes to video games, Yong likely burned a ton of voice acting opportunities due to how much he shits on companies like EA, Activision, Bethesda, and Ubisoft. Besides, voice acting isn't limited to video games, there's anime, cartoons / animated series, or even just being the voice for a CGI character like Bradley Cooper does with Rocket Raccoon in the MCU.
Oplawlz And yet we all know that this type of abusive systems mainly exist in a capitalist environments. In Europe we have laws protecting the workers from abusive treatments from their bosses. That doesn't mean it never happens but it's really rare and always ends up bad for the higher ups so now, they are very careful about it and even tend to be more "human". So yeah, capitalism ruin working environments in the name of always more profits.
I suffered under similar 2 two bosses (a married couple) at my previous job, and eventually burned out and it took me a long time even with professional help to get over it (still after many years haven't completely recovered). . The damage these sort of people can do is insane, ongoing systematic public mental abuse from your superiors really gets to you, no matter how tough you are. Especially if you are in a position that is mentally stressing due to high responsibility to begin with and with no HR channels to reach out to, since in my case, it was the owners themselves that were micromanaging and abusing
Terrible stuff. As someone in business administration, no one deserves to be treated that way especially in the workplace. Glad this is coming out, and glad to hear things are finally better there now.
Honestly, this is the sort of shit that would make me consider pulling the Jason Schneider route, and resign outright. And make a not-as-professional update on it. EDIT: And IGN is now as credible a source, as a tabloid. Don't trust IGN news! Any more than uh... What used-to-be Kotaku now?
This happens pretty much everywhere and every industry.......... corporates with buttloads of money can do whatever they want, when they want it, the lower staffs can't do anything other than quitting the job, and they will still do nothing because people still want to go work there........... There needs to be a change
I had a supervisor who seemed to live to belittle people, but I never stood for it, and I would throw it right back in his face. Not sure I could have done it if he had the ability to actually fire me. I feel for these people, but I am glad it has worked out in the end for them.
Well, they portray themselves as perfects human beings with full empathy for one another and etc... Well, well... Who would have thought that a company full of people who wants to dictate what other people think would be this toxic.
This is disgusting behavior from those in a place of power.
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“This story really makes you FEEL like an outlet run by garbage people.”
10/10 - IGN
Stunning and brave.
-11/-10
-IGN
"It has a little something for everyone."
10/10 - IGN
"This game has so many flaws. I'm not exactly sure what the dev team was thinking"
8/10
Too much scandals 7.8/10 -IGN
What’s even more terrible is the boss’s last name, “BUTTS”.
Talk about a real Ass of a boss.
@@holynarwhale8729 🥁
Oml I was just about to say that lmao
When somethings smells, it's usually the Butz.
imagine passing that to your children.
We have Matt Booty and now Steve Butts together they can form the Rearvengers.
Add former NBA player Maurice Cheeks
and Fred Fuchs.
Matt Booty is too great to be in the same sentence with Mr Butts
And form an alliance with the Assguardians.
Careful it could be considered ''Bullying'' teasing people about their name lol
"We are glad to announce the departure of our old editor-in-chief Snoke, now we'd like to introduce our staff to our new editor in chief....Palpatine."
POOOOOOWWWWWEEEEER
"But Mr. Palpatine, it's my lunch break! I cannot work to-"
"DEW IT!"
"I'm tired of your bullshit Palpatine. You mistreat everyone"
"Good, good. Let the hate flow through you."
don't you mean THE SENATE
Are you threatening me master jedi?
"Wait? IGN Bad? Never would have guessed."
10/10 - IGN
HA, Gott emmmm!
yup, this right here
Ign and gamespot have terrible reviews
Gamespots Karen complaining about leveling in days gone a leveling based game
Has a little something for everyone
Wrong, IGN waits for the check to clear first
The outlet that never stops giving
Honestly IGN does have excellent content and very enthusiastic writers. Don’t let these ass wipes ruin it for the rest of the awesome staff.
10/10
Inventory nice joke bro
There’s too much water 7.8/10
Inventory I wouldn’t call their “reviews” excellent content. The games they review never have a score below a 7 unless if you don’t give them review copies or your game isn’t extremely popular. Overall, has a little something for everyone, 8.5/10.
"Overwork, manipulate and stress their employees to dead"
-IGN 10/10 "Would do again"
In other words have them actually work instead of socialise with friends on work time lol
Are you Steve Butts? Says Android Wilson of EA? Heard you got fired from IGN? How about a job with EA? We have the most experience dealing with asses and games that smell and play like shit more than even WB and Bethesda? And we will even give you a 12 million dollar raise. Don't worry we just fire employees who don't say "Yes" enough. Are you that yes man Steve?
Steve Butts : **Exists.**
Gradeschoolers / Middleschoolers : *You are already dead.*
*H A HA*
*F I N E C O M E D Y*
He probably was bullied in school and that turn him into the scumbag he is today
@@escamo311 Thats exactly what I was thinking to.
LOL
"It really makes you feel like a scumbag"
IGN 10/10
as the old saying goes, can't spell ignorant without IGN
😐😑😤😧 You cant spell my real name without IGN 😅
@@stealthynaxo ignacio?
@@neondemon5137 yup 😂
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz no he isn't insulting the employees. It's like saying EA is shit, which is true, but we don't mean the employees that get crunched.
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz It still works considering it was founded by Peer Schneider who stayed willfully IGNorant of the situation
Imagine during role call.
“Is mr. butts in attendance today?”
imagine if his name were Seymour...Butts
"Butts? Butts? I'm looking for Butts. Anybody seen Butts today?"
STAFF: "Anybody know where is the HR Department's Sexual Harassment Department?"
Imagine if his parents decided to name him Seymour
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"IGN is probably the worst gaming reviewers out there."
10/10 - IGN
“It really makes you FEEL abusive.” IGN - 10/10
the first STRAND type experience
Spellings off, but...
“When something smells, it’s usually the Butz.”
~Pheonix Wright~
Lol
Except butz is a good guy.
@Super Chief Dunga dude why you putting me on blast on the internet like that
@@destroyerofnice well, he DID steal that envelope of money.
@@TheRogueEmpire lol I just started playing the first game and I'm surprised I haven't heard more about it. I'm really liking it so far.
"When something smells, it's usually the Butz."
-Ace Attorney
But Butz is a good guy
@@destroyerofnice Depends on how you view it. He may not be guilty of murder but he makes everyone's life worse.
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you lol
10/10 - IGN
Being an HR leader in tech this makes me ill. My heart goes out to all of these employees, their bravery here should be appluaded. This unfortunately happens in all industries. Thanks Yong, an important story.
Scott Fernandez How often do you see stuff like this?
@@aazelion5189 more often than I would like. The issue is many employees feel powerless. They worry if they report it to HR they will not be believed or they will face some type of retaliation. I think there's a lot of work to do, and I would suggest to anyone being treated badly to not be afraid to report it to HR. Also, make sure to document everything, keep a journal, write what happens and the date and people involved (do this on paper or on your personal device, not a work computer or phone). If that does not work there are other resources within your State (the State Labor Board can help) and there are good lawyers who can help. I know its easy to say, but don't stay in a job where you are are mistreated.
Scott Fernandez this gives me hope. I’ll have to start doing this. My previous job and my current one both have had major issues. I’ve been given a lot of bad treatment by bosses and it makes me feel hopeless and usually like it’s my fault. I’m going to start recording things though, so I don’t feel as crazy
lol bravery to speak about exaggerated private exchanges between people sure lol
@@DEVILTAZ35 very stunning and brave!
I stopped taking IGN seriously after that plagiarized review
Thats what it took? I just noticed the shit reviews and how they pretended they said something while actually spouting nonsense
@@cameronroy2129 I mean, of course I'd take their reviews with grain of salt and compare it with others (plus sometimes it can be really funny e.g. too much water? What?), but the plagiarism is simply inexcusable
JMC #1 what’s really weird is that a few places outside of ign America gave the game a lower rating, ign Japan and ign Poland both gave the game a 7/10 and a 7.5/10 respectively.
I stopped after they gave Sonic and the Black Knight a lower score than 06
That feels like it was years ago now lol crazy
Its bad enough having the last name Butts, did he really have to make himself a villain too?
I mean, he probably grew up with everyone making fun of him. That would turn anyone into a villain lol
That's his super villain origin story, punishing everyone around him because he was given the name butts.
Guess if anyone was going to shit on his name, it was gonna be him.
I bet his parents did that to him just for lulz
Like Professor P. Poopypants from Captain Underpants?
“Good source for plagiarism & fake news”
10/10 - IGN
"Never trust a big Butt and a smile"
- Bel Biv Devoe
I just finished listening to a VoicePlay video, and heard Geoff say that exact thing.
Working at IGN was poisoooon~~
Now you know.
"Too test a man's character give him power"
-Abraham Lincoln-
*To
He didn't actually say that but it's often attributed to him
*To
“We abuse our employees”
IGN - 10/10
Sweet glad to hear you learned english,keep up the good work.
"You can't spell ignorant without IGN...But if you change some letters around, you can spell abusing too!"
10/10 IGN
Unfortunately, makes sense. It always starts with the leaders.
Even now? Those two aren't at the company anymore but they still writing the same level of articles.
Wow it's almost like games journalism is unethical and unprofessional, filled with hacks and shills who care nothing about games, gamers or the industry
Code geass is a good anime
9-11 Was the Coolest Thing Ever Nah, it’s pretty ass.
Ahh you would think a company like them would know about “professionalism”
*I - I*
*G - GUESS*
*N - NOT*
Those boss names are waaayyy to close to "Beavis and Butthead."
And it's almost an insult to Beavis and Butt-Head.
The difference is that Beavis and Butthead where funny. And they where simply idiots, those fuckers are honest evil people and parasites to society
I guess you can say "The Boss acted like a butthole"
seriously though that's just wrong
Steve Butts... giggle giggle, snicker snicker.....
Steve Butts and Neil Cockman
VERY NICEU!!!!!!
*cuts to Despicable Me 2 clip*
Honestly I have no idea why someone's last name would be butts is there a like a family heritage of that name was something cuz I want to know right now LOL
At least his first name wasn't Richard.
For the slower folks in the back, try to think what the nickname for Richard is. The hint is: the first boy wonder's civillian identity.
@@HenshinFanatic True dat.
I knew a manager at my job like that. Luckily he was caught in the act in an incident verbally abusing one of the shift manager's favorite workers.
Lee Vasquez Great, it's so rare when things end up well. Most of the time, people would rather submit (and go through hell for the rest of their working lives) or tell them to fuck off and quit (like me) or just commit suicide (there were a lot of cases like that in a company called France Telecom). This needs to stop.
I literally don’t know why people go with ign for reviews is beyond me
People believe those reviews, whether they be true or not. More often it's the latter, I'm sure.
Hard to find any video game news/reviews outlet that hasn't turned full-on SJWtard or isn't otherwise corrupt these days.
IGN has always done things fairly questionably, even among critics.
Ethics in gaming journalism? I swear there was a thing about that a few years back.
James Flowers Actually there never were ethics in gaming journalism. Don't believe me? Check out Larry Bundy's video on CZcams, you'll learn way more shocking things than this story which is far from being an isolated case sadly.
@@Heroinedown I was making an underhanded statement about GG, learn to context
“It has abuse for everyone” IGN 10/10
I had a boss that got shitty with me one time. I quit. Staying at a job for years where you are " afraid" is just dumb.
Well good you have that privilege but some people have to put food on the table.
@@ulyssessphoenix2745 quitting a shity job to find a better one isn't a privilege, it's common sense.
Silence1684 I mean a gaming journalist only has so many options not like anyone’s putting a listing in the classifieds for a gaming journalist
@@superiornoah8169 then you jump to another job and get back on track when you can. But staying at a place where you're abused is a choice. I have a hard time feeling sorry for people who make poor decisions. The higher ups are shitty people don't get me wrong, but the workers just took it.
@@nightrat42 again they shouldn't have to.
Butts? **slams fist on desk** BUTTS!?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
looks like "has a little something for everyone" won't be so applicable here, eh
"This game has graphics."
10/10
IGN
Steve Butts sounds like a kid bullied for his list name and swore vengeance on the world because of it. He lived long enough to become the Butt of his own joke
Like I said somewhere else, that nearly sums up the backstory to Professor P. Poopypants from the Captain Underpants books. If that turns out to be Steve Butts’ motivation this whole time, then we will officially have a real life version of a Captain Underpants villain, just without the Gerbil Joggers, Goosy-Grow Ray, and Shrinky-Pig Ray.
"This is an outlet"
You misspelled "a farce"
I don't trust anyone that was/is involved with IGN.
Just because there’s a few scumbags that worked there , doesn’t mean all them are scum. Don’t group every IGN employee with those pieces of shit ,clearly you didn’t even watch the whole video , these people were terrified of losing their jobs for speaking out , if your livelihood was on the line , you would keep your mouth shut too.
@@Gnarwolf I'm sure you're right, but IGN has had so many controversies as a company that mistrust unfairly trickles down to the rank and file.
You know what they say.
"If something smells, it's probably the Butts."
Color me non-plussed with the latest misfortune that has befallen IGN. Given that they've been shilling for Lootcrates from "Papa EA and Uncle 2K" and actively scoring enjoyable games lower than "Papa EA and Uncle 2K"'s bottom of the barrel swill I have no love lost towards the site as a whole. The staff I am willing to play devils advocate to a point with but the bosses I have no mercy towards.
Blur4strike Great, I'm not the only one thinking that way. We've been missing on plenty of good Rpgs because of their shitty attitude towards japanese games they didn't understand.
@Jordan Ghill When those same writers keep enabling the shilling for those same companies I will keep referring to them that way. That's the amount of contempt I have towards those types of writers and those two companies.
@Jordan Ghill Whatever you say little lamb.
Lol it’s just IGN being IGN
*IGN being IGNorant
Yet they still rated the boss 10/10
Well he did pay them so yep. He took the necessary steps to get a 10/10 from IGN
that's because he has a little something for everyone. 10/10
This being a problems for years and is not just Ign, other companies too.
Our perfect score is available for the highest bidder
10/10 IGN
I know the type. Guys like that tend to filter themselves out.
Kailee also called out Peer Schneider, who is still at IGN. He was in a position to help, but he chose not to in order to secure his career. Complete scumbag.
I wonder about the circumstances. If he has any dependents, he might have done it because the consequences would affect more people than just him. He might also not have been financially secured if he was fired over it. Its may also be that he only cared about his career and is indeed self serving.
@@KaiserAfini in a company u serve the company needs not the employees who are temporary and cam be firesc anytime
@@notoriousbig3k : In a company you serve your own purposes, and if the company's needs are incompatible with that _then you find a different job._ You _might_ play along for a while to find that next job, but that is not serving the _company's_ purposes, but instead _your own._ And if it's a common problem, you see if it's useful for you to start poaching _other_ employees there to your new employer as well. Doing otherwise leads to psychological isolation of the managers.
"never trust a man named butts"
My grandpa never said and i just made that up 😭
Can't spill ignorant without IGN.
IGN has been dead to me for a while already, thanks to the greats like jim sterling, yongyea, and a few other seriously stand-up gaming journalists with actual ethics.
It's all about trust.
Jim is a Smelly Marshmallow
Pure Heroin Still Better than the Writers at IGN and Gamespot
my favorite currently has to be Gaymen Laming.
Remove Jim Sterling from that list and you and I will be friends.
Two people dislike this video.
Steve Butts and Tal Blevins? 😂
IGN has been garbage for many years, they where the first website where I started to notice a lot of shady reviews and they give every AAA game a high score no matter how bad it is, always misleading customers just to keep their exclusive access with game publishers, this is not gaming journalism this is industry manipulation. I don't know how they remain so popular, IGN is the least credible gaming websites out there, they are truly the Fox News of gaming. I liked IGN's E3 coverage in the early 2000's but they have been on my personal blacklist for a very long time. This is why youtubers are taking over because you see so much more honesty in smaller channels who genuinely want to help gamers make the right choices in purchasing their games.
I'd compare them more to CNN but thats just me.
haha don't question their staff either or they ban you lol. I am not talking about bosses either i am talking about the precious flowers that can't take constructive criticism on a review.
@@DEVILTAZ35 i criticized Colin Moriarty in a thread many years ago and he banned me. All I wrote was 'the wrong people got sacked from IGN' and he wasn't happy with that comment
“It has a little something for everyone”
-10/10 IGN
That all being said, this just confirms what we all suspected, and I’m glad this guy is speaking out.
What did we expect?
*IGNorance* has been a joke for years
All I see is ignorance made in this comment.
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz Try saying that to like 80% of this video's top comments.
@jose ramiro reynoso ruiz Re-read what was written bud. It seems to have flown over and an ad hominem too? Attack the argument bud. That statement was not written towards the employees. The statement was made pointing towards IGN as a business. When someone criticises a business take McDonalds they are not making it towards every staff member, more of a general to what McDonalds is or what it stands for. In this case, IGN is a sub-par company that has poor production value. Take their plagiarism incidents that happened awhile back, unnoticed until the public noticed or their writers who think the video games they play are too hard on "easy mode" when they don't normally play video games. Feel free to defend them some more
@@TheBadAssNcrRanger Ok, refute the claim.
Remember, everyone: Most personality disorders are easily manageable in most job settings. But Narcissistic Personality Disorder? It only takes one Narc per 50 employees to topple a business- fewer, if the Narcs are in managerial positions.
Speak out about NPD. Work to protect yourself and everyone around you from narcissistic abuse. Learn the warning signs. Set firm, reasonable boundaries. And no matter what, so long as you can help it, never *ever* let a Narc into any position of power.
We don’t know if these two assholes have NPD. And you’re wrong, NPD can also be managed. My best friend has NPD and she’s been nothing but a pleasure to deal with. They are not all evil or plotting world domination. They have variable self esteem and need outside help to maintain. They are incapable of making themselves feel better about themselves because of the intense child abuse they endured. It’s like a balloon where you need to inflate every so often to maintain. That’s it.
Dominance is a human trait. People are greedy and always want more. People are always willing to justify their actions or compromise their integrity in exchange “more.”
@@SaraphDarklaw : Abusing someone verbaly until they cry and then rushing to comfort ( and silence ) them, is one of the warning signs, for dealing with an Covert Narcissist.
Well, your friend is an exception, because most Narcisstist don`t feel, that their abusive behavior is wrong. Most only fake remorse, so they can continue with their manipulation and mindgames.
They don´t stop, as long as they aren`t getting hit with consequences. And not all cases steam from childhood-abuse. My boss had a very happy childhood and he still became/is an abusive person, because he was spoiled and nobody ever said "NO" to him, due to his cultural upbringing. ( turkish and muslim ) .
I agree that unmanaged narcissism is a bad (and all too common) problem, but it's not responsible to diagnose people with a personality disorder unless you're 1) a doctor and 2) working with the person(s) you're talking about. It's unethical on it's own but especially when it just sounds like they could be regular assholes.
And as someone else said, NPD can absolutely be managed. Narcissism can ruin families and hurt people deeply, but it's not fair to act as if people with NPD are inherently evil when there are proven methods for treating it. Shaming and prejudice is NOT one of them.
And this is coming from someone who has been abused by a narcissist for years. Please, for the sake of victims of abuse AND those who suffer with NPD, stop talking about it in these terms. It helps nobody.
I wasn't aware you could be intimidating with a name like Steve Butts. You learn something every day.
Hey Yongyea! Was wondering if you were going to cover the scandal that involves Destiny 2 that happened recently. I’m an active member of the Destiny community and I understand it, I thought that it would fit on the channel and it would help the Destiny community have a nice summary.
What happened with Destiny 2?
What scandal?
What happened
@@MercerVerse Basically a lot of content creators got exposed for doing some scummy ass shit. Look up Aztecross Gamings video. The stuff they did involved DDOSing, Threats, sexual assault, and some of them sharing nudes in a discord in exchange to host them (could have been more, but that's what I remember)
@@MercerVerse Many different allegations, there's some videos over this that you can search up that give good information over this.
I knew something was up, this explains why in those years mentioned I couldn't stand news from IGN. I mean things have changed since... but it just seemed more about gossip clicks in those years.
Jim Sterling will have a field day with this one
Is it because he will be trashing IGN or because one of the has an *ss in there name
Luis F yes
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@@luisf2793 both lol
"These things happen" 10/10
“Part ways with mr. Butts”.... lol
Modern day gonzo journalism, everything I’ve come to expect from them.
an important lesson here: If your boss asks you to do something that you know it will damage your reputation and you can't say no because they will fire you, ask for an e-mail where they declare what they want you to do, because if the shit hits the fan, you have proof to protect yourself.
My take away is that when a problem occurs we need to confront it as soon as possible. To prevent more people having to go through the same shit
Amy: "We shouldn't take this direction with TLOU 2, nothing what you're doing makes sense"
Druckmann: "That's it you're homophobic and you're out"
EDHOLLA I second this. Whhhhaaattt? 😅
LMAO who would have thought that someone with the last name "Butts" would make a true ass outta themselves. I betcha he always gets the "butt" end of the deal at IGN. No ifs, and, or "butts". Okay. I'll stop. lol But you gotta gimme credit. The opportunity was right there and was too hard to resist.
"Over this but thinkning about it a lot" implies hes not over it and still traumatized
“It’s got a little abuse for everyone.” 10/10 -IGN
5/10 not enough abuse - IGN
@Joseph Hernandez 6/10 too many IGN jokes - IGN
I haven't been subbed to IGN for a good 5 years now. This just reaffirms why I'll never be back.
I can’t wait for the industry to forget about this in two weeks like they do with everyone and nothing ever changes 😢
That's amazing that YongYea kept a straight face while mentioning Scumbag Steve's last name without a single chuckle!
Imagine my shock.
The Gaming media is corrupt AF. Not like everyone knows this since GG
No, I didn't need GG to tell me that. It's been that way since inception (the concept, not the movie).
@@SkunkWerks7 yeah even back when I was a kid in the 90s it was clear they were just vehicles to push ads and game sales
Nautdead You and me both man, I have bad souvenirs of magazines for giving bad marks to rpgs that were actually awesome, that's when I knew something was weird.
@@nautdead3197 I mean, at least back then they actually played video games and enjoyed doing so, they weren't bitching about politics. They started going full cancer once the PS4 and Xbone launched. Nowdays all these outlets do is antagonize the consumers, celebrate censorship and live off rage clicks.
@@Manic_Panic yes I long for the days when they were only corrupted by money
Man what about the abusive behavior Amy hennig endured at the hands of Neil druckmann. she got chased out of naughtydog by Neil druckmann. then right after damn near 50% to 70% of the veteran staff left with her all because she didn't agree with Neil druckmann's politics.
Actually, that got debunked today on Twitter, who apologized to Neil for the lies written about him when it came to Amy. Check out Neil's tweets where a writer apologized for the false articles written about him.
I'll take things with a grain or a sack of salt, who knows the truth, only those involved
@@strykervenom1 no need because it conveniently happened now when Neil druckmann is taking a ton of heat.
They're bosses out there that only care about one thing, putting as much power, control and money in their pockets as possible.. the rest is expandable. Thankfully not all of them are wastes of humanity.
I've long considered IGN to be compromised by ad and game publisher money, and now this news.
You still haven't talked about TLOU 2. You're not gonna avoid it are you?
Young wants to become a voice actor. I don't think he will risk dissing SONY or NaughtyDogs and losing an opportunity to work for them someday.
@@SuperAvocadoo Then Yong shouldn't review video games and put them on his channel if he's gonna cherry pick bad games to review and put on his channel if he's afraid of that happening. Plus, when it comes to video games, Yong likely burned a ton of voice acting opportunities due to how much he shits on companies like EA, Activision, Bethesda, and Ubisoft. Besides, voice acting isn't limited to video games, there's anime, cartoons / animated series, or even just being the voice for a CGI character like Bradley Cooper does with Rocket Raccoon in the MCU.
This is gaming news not game reviews
I’m thinking we’ll be getting a Jimquisition about this Monday.
And somehow it will devolve into a rant against capitalism.
@@oplawlz As long as it's fitting and doesn't get too sidetracked, I don't see a problem with it.
It's not like he's *wrong*
Oplawlz And yet we all know that this type of abusive systems mainly exist in a capitalist environments. In Europe we have laws protecting the workers from abusive treatments from their bosses. That doesn't mean it never happens but it's really rare and always ends up bad for the higher ups so now, they are very careful about it and even tend to be more "human". So yeah, capitalism ruin working environments in the name of always more profits.
I will give this abusive behavior a 10/10, there's a little for everyone
Wow, is that jab at the "Reaction Guy" about Peer Schneider?
That is just messed up.
I would like to say I care about Mitch's situation but I don't. IGN still gives bogus review scores on clearly mediocre or not so good games.
Ever think that those review scores might have been influenced by the... Wait for it...
Management?
I suffered under similar 2 two bosses (a married couple) at my previous job, and eventually burned out and it took me a long time even with professional help to get over it (still after many years haven't completely recovered).
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The damage these sort of people can do is insane, ongoing systematic public mental abuse from your superiors really gets to you, no matter how tough you are. Especially if you are in a position that is mentally stressing due to high responsibility to begin with and with no HR channels to reach out to, since in my case, it was the owners themselves that were micromanaging and abusing
Terrible stuff. As someone in business administration, no one deserves to be treated that way especially in the workplace. Glad this is coming out, and glad to hear things are finally better there now.
Lol am I the only one who doesn't care about IGN being IGN?
Butt great Video Yong 😂👍
10/10 -IGN
No, paused the video a couple minutes in just to read the comments. I can't take anything Bitch Dyer says seriously, man's a weasel.
Honestly, this is the sort of shit that would make me consider pulling the Jason Schneider route, and resign outright. And make a not-as-professional update on it.
EDIT: And IGN is now as credible a source, as a tabloid. Don't trust IGN news! Any more than uh... What used-to-be Kotaku now?
That was heart wrenching, painful to hear that shit like that not only happens but at times persists.
Yeah... IGN cry me a river 10/10 too much water - IGN
Who's "that reaction guy" she was talking about?
Peer Schneider
@@Caffeinated-DaVinci Peer is a high level boss at IGN. She obviously didn't get along with Peer either for good reason.
One mans take, your one mans take is just reading tweets and articles without much added on
This happens pretty much everywhere and every industry..........
corporates with buttloads of money can do whatever they want, when they want it, the lower staffs can't do anything other than quitting the job, and they will still do nothing because people still want to go work there...........
There needs to be a change
I had a supervisor who seemed to live to belittle people, but I never stood for it, and I would throw it right back in his face. Not sure I could have done it if he had the ability to actually fire me. I feel for these people, but I am glad it has worked out in the end for them.
Why is this even a story? Everyone already knows this.
Well, they portray themselves as perfects human beings with full empathy for one another and etc... Well, well... Who would have thought that a company full of people who wants to dictate what other people think would be this toxic.
Taking allegations as facts is real objective... Judge and jury. Sickening.
“know that this shit can happen to men too”
..oh. Oh no. If that means what I think he means, it sucks that he was put through that.