Basically what IGN is doing, is they're trying to get the last word on a topic that gave them a lot of bad publicity earlier in the year. And also put them at odds with the gaming community. I'll give you a scenario.
Imagine you are walking down a street, and someone pick pockets your wallet. You turn around and catch them in the act, and yell really loudly. Two cops come over and catch the guy. He's guilty. The end result that comes from this, is the community and neighborhood you live in comes together to defend you. Why? Because they know this guy is guilty for stealing your wallet. However.....The newspapers have a different view. They try to say that this thief was "a kind soul who only wanted to buy a sandwich", so he stole your wallet. Is that truly a bad thing? 10 OUT OF 10.
This causes outrage with the people, because the newspapers are defending a thief. He could have made better choices or asked for some money for food. But he didn't. He stole. Then the newspapers wright an article saying that everyone defending you, and calling the thief a criminal, are just a bunch of citizens who have entitlement issue when it comes to the law and protection.
The whole debacle causes the newspapers to lose credibility and possibly money. However at the end of the year, they have to make an article with the top stories of the year. They nominate this story of you being robbed as the best piece of reporting done for defending a saint who only wanted to buy a sandwich.
That is basically what this amounts to.
Modifié par Ryoten, 05 décembre 2012 - 09:49 .