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[AmuroChan]

I didn't think it was possible, but she may be worse than Anita Sarkeesian.

 

[Banjo64]

Mahler is based af as usual.

Also, really try Moon’s new game No Rest for the Wicked, his team clearly make games to back his arguments up.

Want to experience the full 1.0 release so holding off but the wait will be agonising.

Hate to use the word but the rent-a-mouth from Kotaku got ratiod.

 

[Kamina]

And thus the insane will be causing their own demise.
The more Mercante is spreading her hatred the more the industry will see the true face of “Games Journalism”.

 

[LectureMaster]

What the fuck is this shit?

So bitch lied about working for Moon studio, then got caught by the company CEO, then she was mad at being exposed and threw a tantrum on him?

What the fuck?

Jesus, this is the kind of moment that I agree internet is a mistake, and pussy like this should just have been bullied at school.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I mean...if you're a """journalist""" and your defense is "you're a dickhead", chances are you're looking in the mirror and have nothing else to defend yourself with.

And it's true. There's a huge disconnection between gaming journalism and game development and you can see that even in game reviews.

I'll never forget journalists complaining about the huge Sony guidelines on how they couldn't spoil TLOU2 and GOW Ragnarok storyline (2 playable characters). They are more interested in ruining games with spoilers than mentioning actual issues like performance issues. It's interesting you can release the most broken game ever and somehow rate these games with a 9 or 10. If you read Elden Ring reviews and then see actual game-breaking bugs that some people were having back without the day one patch you have to wonder a few things.

Good thing gaming journalism is dead anyway and people pay less and less attention to articles. With our attention span ruined anyway people just care about gaming scores and then move on to the next thing.

 

[BbMajor7th]

What the fuck is this shit?

So bitch lied about working for Moon studio, then got caught by the company CEO, then she was mad at being exposed and threw a tantrum on him?

What the fuck?

Jesus, this is the kind of moment that I agree internet is a mistake, and pussy like this should just have been bullied at school.

She probably was - she just took the wrong learnings from it...

 

[ThisIsMyDog]

Toxic positivity seems to be main reason why "woke" games are so low quality. Baldurs Gate 3 is progressive in a lot ways too, yet it is one of the best CRPG ever made, probably because they were able to avoid toxic positivity mind virus.

 

[Robb]

From what I’ve gathered this gal’ is an absolute maniac, what an awful human being. Tbh his response is way nicer than it should’ve been.

 

[Hohenheim]

Ayssa MerCUNT.

 

[AmuroChan]

Toxic positivity seems to be main reason why "woke" games are sow low quality. Baldurs Gate 3 is progressive in a lot ways too, yet it is one of the best CRPG ever made, probably because they were able to avoid toxic positivity mind virus.

Toxic positivity is just another tendril of "inclusivity". In order to not offend anyone, you are to remain silent even if you see something obviously wrong. And then you end up with something like Concord or SW Outlaws.

 

[Chuck Berry]

His one mistake was referring to her as a journalist.

And replying to her.

Shouldn't have even taken a second to give that worthless cunt the fucking time of day.

 

[Fake]

She should touch the grass sometimes. What a fucking limbo bubble she live.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I don't even think she is playing a character. I just think she is actually that stupid and purposely ignorant of how the world works.

Yes, which is why she was hired. Controversy sells.

 

[Arachnid]

Was really fun watching this guy put two nasty woke women in their place lol.

I just wish he didn't have to dance around their feelings trying go be all respectful and professional. She clearly isn't extending the same courtesy. Must be frustrating.

 

[AmuroChan]

And replying to her.

Shouldn't have even taken a second to give that worthless cunt the fucking time of day.

Rando's shouldn't reply to her, but I do think it's good that the director of the studio she claimed to have worked for came out and called her out on her lies.

 

[makaveli60]

That “journalist” entity is pure evilness, and I’m glad they are noticing it finally.

 

[Last Hearth]

It's also worth noting that this entire situation transpired because an unhinged streamer (Quelaag) claimed to have worked on Ori when she was actually in Xbox user research. It's kind of like the person in charge of buying scalpels saying they're a brain surgeon.

The Moon Studios CEO said he had never heard of her, which is understandable because he probably didn't want her dragging his studio's name through the mud as if she worked there. But of course, she's friends with Alyssa Mercante, who calls him a dickhead for addressing Quelaag publicly instead of through DMs, even though she publicly said she worked on Ori.

This thread is making me interested in checking out No Rest For the Wicked.

 

[GymWolf]

I didn't think it was possible, but she may be worse than Anita Sarkeesian.

She is worse as a character but not as important to change anything in the industry, anita did some damage, drunkman's brain being the clearest, more famous victim.

 

[Aenima]

Toxic positivity seems to be main reason why "woke" games are sow low quality. Baldurs Gate 3 is progressive in a lot ways too, yet it is one of the best CRPG ever made, probably because they were able to avoid toxic positivity mind virus.

Im guessing thats what happens when you start hire ppl based on gender, sexuality and race instead of talent, just to create these virtual safe spaces where anything can be seen as a "micro agression". So they all have to agree with eachother and all the creative process needed to create an actual good videogame (movies as well) goes down the drain.

 

[digdug2]

Want to experience the full 1.0 release so holding off but the wait will be agonising.

Hate to use the word but the rent-a-mouth from Kotaku got ratiod.

Dude, I'm right there with you. I really want to play No Rest for the Wicked, but I'm waiting for the full release to drop on console.

 

[digdug2]

Yo Alyssa - tell me that you're a crazy-ass liberal DEI hire, without telling me that you're a crazy-ass liberal DEI hire. "Hold my lady dick and watch this" (maybe that last part was a tad overkill)

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I just wish he didn't have to dance around their feelings trying go be all respectful and professional. She clearly isn't extending the same courtesy. Must be frustrating.

I think it increases his Chad level.

 

[Saber]

And then we read a person going into their defense calling everyone "phobics". Those are from the same asylum.

 

[digdug2]

I think it increases his Chad level.

It 100% does. The fact that he didn't stoop to her level gave me even more respect for him.

 

[Clear]

Well anyone who unironically says you can't be racist against a particular race (! for political reasons) is self evidently racist.

And evil.

And really fucking stupid.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

This thread is making me interested in checking out No Rest For the Wicked.

I was too. The Steam reviews seem kind of rough, but it's EA. Hopefully they can get it on track.

 

[digdug2]

I was too. The Steam reviews seem kind of rough, but it's EA. Hopefully they can get it on track.

To be fair, the game in still in early access. They are still actively developing it.

 

[Gambit2483]

You guys need to stop calling them "journalists".

- They don't have journalism degrees
- They have ZERO journalistic integrity (i.e. they often omit facts or outright LIE to support their narrative)
- They commit the cardinal sin of making the story about them

These are paid bloggers at best. Stop calling these clowns journalists.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I love when video game industry people battle each other on social media.

 

[Griffon]

Alyssa should be in prison for all the awful lies, defamation and hate she peddles.

It's about time those people pay for their actions. Corrupt pieces of shit.

 

[EviLore]

 

[GymWolf]

You guys need to stop calling them "journalists".

- They don't have journalism degrees
- They have ZERO journalistic integrity (i.e. they often omit facts or outright LIE to support their narrative)
- They commit the cardinal sin of making the story about them

These are paid bloggers at best. Stop calling these clowns journalists.

Many people would lose their metacritic ammunitions if they admit that these people are not videogame journalists with good opinions.

 

[captainnapalm]

I just wish he didn't have to dance around their feelings trying go be all respectful and professional. She clearly isn't extending the same courtesy. Must be frustrating.

Nah, he got them good and kept it classy.

 

[Plague Doctor]

I am becoming open to the conspiracy theory that Kotaku is now a covert counter ops campaign to do maximum damage to the modern gaming journalism establishment and bring the entire opera down with them.

There is no fucking way their editors/leadership can look at Mercante's actions and say, "This is helping win hearts and minds!". She is making everything so much worse for the publication and the causes she is championing. She and her bosses have to know this, right?

 

[Gamerfan81]

He gave a much better and classy reply than say Kamiya.

Anyone remember this?

 

[Brigandier]

She really is the dictionaries definition of the word cunt, I can not stand her.

She is fucking vile and really needs putting in her place a lot of these maniacs do.

 

[Tajaz2426]

Several women did. She just chickened out of it. She's the textbook definition of a crybully.

You wait just a God damn minute, this women really tried to fight interweb strangers? Please fill me in on what happened as I don’t have social media.

First question: what happened that she went off
Next question: who was she trying to fight on the interwebs?

Why do some many folks have a hard time controlling their emotions and letting other people see their feelings? Have we become the Jerry Springer show or something?

 

[GHG]

i went limp.

Not my proudest fap.

 

[midnightAI]

Well, durrr... Your average gamer doesn't have a clue either.

 

[Kacho]

She really is the dictionaries definition of the word cunt, I can not stand her.

She is fucking vile and really needs putting in her place a lot of these maniacs do.

It’s what happens when you exist in a bubble. Most of her peers encourage her simply because she’s a woman. No one calls her out on her stupidity because it’s not socially acceptable in their bubble.

She needs a Joe Rogan in her life

 

[Jesb]

Lied and called out. You love to see it. She deserves a kick in her teeth.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

You wait just a God damn minute, this women really tried to fight interweb strangers? Please fill me in on what happened as I don’t have social media.

First question: what happened that she went off
Next question: who was she trying to fight on the interwebs?

Why do some many folks have a hard time controlling their emotions and letting other people see their feelings? Have we become the Jerry Springer show or something?

Here's a quick/general recap, although it doesn't show that a few other women agreed to fight her as well, which she also weaseled out of. Classic internet tough guy behavior.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

Hi…. Wayne!! Lol

Anyway, what does this belligerent fucking parasite rake in annually…
6 figures??
Paid troll/shill.
It’s nice that he called her out on her bullshit.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Here's a quick/general recap, although it doesn't show that a few other women agreed to fight her as well, which she also weaseled out of. Classic internet tough guy behavior.

My god you can tell what kind of a person she is just by this lil minute. That narcissistic, "know it all", arrogant behavior jumped out.

 

[SHA]

Go play at least these 2 games and I'm fine with you, f the media, they don't forget and forgive people, I don't enjoy doing this like other youtubers, that's not who I am.

 

[Fake]

Lady you're a professional victim.

 

[Hookshot]

Not my proudest fap.

"Post bathroom ass" makes it sound like she hasn't wiped.

 

[t1gerjaw]

I saw that this person was hanging out with Sam Lake the other day and woof. Between this and that line in Alan Wake 2, I'm not sure what to think about Remedy these days.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[nikos]

Time to finally play Ori.

Side note, I can't stand when people in higher positions write like complete shit and it seems to be incredibly common. I guess they're either "too busy to care," don't know any better and have never been called out for it, or just don't give a shit. Just a massive pet peeve of mine.

EDIT: Caught up with the thread. Don't give deranged people like Alyssa attention and they'll disappear.