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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5h

Yup.

I think you only have to look at the number of people who say they don't buy this series for the campaign to see there's a constituency for it. Besides, there's no reason all review outlets to operate in a completely homogeneous way.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5h

Up to them. IGN doesn't run the aggregator sites.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5h

IGN doesn't submit reviews to aggregation sites. The aggregators gather them themselves.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5h

It's been standard practice since 2018.

Those two modes function dramatically differently and are aimed at two different audiences, neither of which is served by "averaging out" the scores of what amount to two different games.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 3d

Is it possible to retire harder than have already retired?

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 3d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 3d

We're at a time when we can ask an AI a complicated tax question and it will probably get it right or maybe catastrophically wrong and also straight-up fascists are taking over the government and I really hope you notice.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 4d

Every time someone complains you shouldn’t call the Trump administration fascist, ask them to define fascism.

They either have no idea or are here a lying fascist.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 4d

George I hope you're somewhere they can't find you.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 4d

The fascists are okay with it. The rest of us are not.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 4d

This is terrifying. At this point I can only hope that our military service members remember their oath is to the Constitution and not these fascist lunatics, because Miller and his friends are not going to give up until they're stopped.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 4d

It's starting to feel real Constitutional crisis-y out there tonight.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Really.

Which games are we bad at?

Limit your examples to the past decade please. And double check to make sure they’re from IGN.

Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Explain the problem.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

You liked how one reviewer expressed their opinion more than you did the other. That’s cool, but doesn’t invalidate the other person’s opinion.

They can like things you don’t and dislike things you like. You don’t have to accuse them of lying to you when you disagree, right?

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Explain the problem.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Both of these reviewers have told you why they didn’t like this game. You agree with one and you disagree with the other - someone else might be the reverse. They explained their positions, you get to decide who you agree with.

Where is the problem?

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

It will be a good while before I can fully decouple myself from the last decade (or two) of my work.

I don’t think he’s a troll. I think he’s just tragically misinformed.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, we can agree on the definition of synonym because it’s in there. The terms superfan, fanboy, and “Nintendrone” are not.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Your claims of “contradictions” are all two different people having different opinions, and that’s bad because they work at the same place. They are not contradicting themselves.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Citing dictionary definitions for distinctions between words that do not appear in dictionaries is kind of absurd.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe I missed those examples. But I’m curious why you can respect some but not others.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

“Biased” meaning “doesn’t agree with my opinion.”

You need to understand that other people can like games you don’t without having to be paid to lie to you about it.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

People who wanna like things are fans. Superfans are those who will not acknowledge legitimate criticism because they are too personally invested in something to admit it might not be the best thing ever.

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 5d

Nope, your initial statement was a misconception. But your counter argument strikes me as ridiculous and disingenuous.

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