Let's Players originating from Something Awful - ft. VoidBurger, General Ironicus, Bob Kamoc
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I generally recommend people to watch the Retsupurae mocking videos of bad LP'ers before they start LP'ing themselves, but I don't know about all of this stuff. Can someone fill me in here? I'm pretty confused. Do Kiwi Farms and SA have problems with eachother or something?
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theres a fair bit, even if small, overlap between kiwis and goons. i wouldnt say its a site rivalry or some shit, it has more to do with forum culture.
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SA hates KF because we make fun of them because they had actual pedos and their moderation is something awful.
KF's sort of just like SA used to be when it started, only we aren't turning too leftist.
KF's sort of just like SA used to be when it started, only we aren't turning too leftist.
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They just hate us because we make fun of things, period. We're evil people because we refuse to join the No Fun Brigade.
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The entire internet who is aware of KF hates you because of your reputation & origin as CWC's really autistic obsessive biographers.
SA just really hates everything. This includes themselves, but they just (outwardly) hate themselves the least.
SA is now a bitter old
Mods Knew, etc.
BlueSpark
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Wow, I didn't know that Trump started a bunch of wars using twitter 
Crow
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Still waiting for those nukes to drop.
How can someone be this delusional
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Still any fence-sitters on Beef being a cow?
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I know I'm late on this but ever since he got hit on the head by that branch beef has become more cow like. Idk if it was the knock on the noggin or the prescription meds he'd have to take for said injury. But it's like his DSB persona just became sort of real. Also Bob Kamoc is the worse of this group for his sperging about a YouTube series, constantly trying to prove he's right all the time, and those "Controversies" he created because of dumb shit. (Yeti microphones, Indie game salt)
Crow
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I dunno if i'm in the minority here but I still genuinely think Diabetus is a pretty funny dude, even if him and Beef work pretty well together, Betus was still the funnier one of the two and his own stuff still holds up somewhat, it's not the old retsupurae gold stuff but he's still entertaining imo, his LP of Galaxy 2 I feel was actually at its best during the parts where Beef didn't guest.
Petronella
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Betus is a pretty standup guy. He seems to kind of keep a low profile on social media, he's definitely not into the whole keyboard warrior thing. I feel like he might be getting burned out on Retsupurae lately though.
Crow
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Yeah, absolutely. Probably a bit for the better that he's not so active on social media considering he'll be associated with Slowbeef and that... can't go well.
I think Betus and Dave_O would make a great duo, they're both super chill about mostly everything. Well, Dave_O is kinda vocal about politics and stuff I guess but he's still generally chill.
BlueSpark
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VoidBurger and pals have decided that David Cage (the guy that created Indigo Prophesy, Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls etc) is a bigot for some reason and are supporting ruining him:
VoidBurger is friends with Sarah Nyberg, a neo-Nazi pedophile tranny.
For anyone interested in what Cage's alleged crimes are: some humorous images of staff members edited so that they're wearing Nazi uniforms and are in "sexual positions", working staff too hard and not listening to feedback, making unspecified racist and sexist remarks/jokes, another person allegedly hitting on women at a party, having a team that is mostly men, having an image of a penis on the wall and joking with a security guard about a Tunisian criminal being their cousin:
VoidBurger is friends with Sarah Nyberg, a neo-Nazi pedophile tranny.
For anyone interested in what Cage's alleged crimes are: some humorous images of staff members edited so that they're wearing Nazi uniforms and are in "sexual positions", working staff too hard and not listening to feedback, making unspecified racist and sexist remarks/jokes, another person allegedly hitting on women at a party, having a team that is mostly men, having an image of a penis on the wall and joking with a security guard about a Tunisian criminal being their cousin:
By Robert Purchese Published 14/01/2018
Three separate French reports published this afternoon level serious allegations of unhealthy studio culture at Quantic Dream, developer of Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and the upcoming PlayStation 4 game Detroit: Become Human.
Quantic Dream leaders David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière are accused of inappropriate behaviour, overworking staff and colluding in - or at least turning a blind eye to - a schoolboy culture involving sexist and racist jokes.
For their part, Cage and de Fondaumière fiercely deny all allegations, saying they are "very surprised" and "shocked" by the "rantings" of former employees, according to Le Monde's report.
One particular area of contention is a cache of some 600 controversial photoshopped images dating back to 2013. Canard PC's report has a header image with some of the photoshopped pictures in. Mediapart's is the third report.
"The most shocking [images] present Quantic Dream's collaborators in sexual positions, adorned with homophobic or sexist slurs, or even made up to look like Nazis," said Le Monde's report, translated by Eurogamer.
The photoshopped images were apparently sent in group emails around the company, including to recipients Cage and de Fondaumière. But it was only in early 2017, when the company's IT manager was the subject of a photoshopped image, the full cache was found and complaints made. Cage and de Fondaumière claimed not to have seen the worst images before then, only ones which "were funny or more or less amusing".
But this cache of controversial images became the jumping off point for a deeper look at life at Quantic Dream - a studio of 180 people, 83 per cent of which are apparently male, and where there is reportedly a picture of a penis with farting testes on the wall.
Cage, particularly, is painted as a figure hard to work with. He is apparently ironically nicknamed "Papa", "God" and "Sun King" for his autocratic approach to working, for demanding long hours and for not listening to others.
Cage is also accused of a lack of consideration for female colleagues, and of making insistent dirty jokes, smutty remarks in the presence of his wife, and inappropriate remarks about actresses in his games.
"David Cage has a very particular viewpoint on how he runs his studio, which in his own words he sees as a private, or a semi-private, space," said one former employee. "He feels he has the right to say whatever he wants, it's his place."
Others have apparently witnessed homophobic or racist jokes. One incident involved a burglary caught on CCTV. After watching, Cage allegedly asked an employee of Tunisian origin, "Is that a cousin of yours?"
Cage said the allegations were "ridiculous, absurd and grotesque".
"You want to talk about homophobia?" he said. "I work with Ellen Page, who fights for LGBT rights. You want to talk about racism? I work with Jesse Williams, who fights for civil rights in the USA... Judge me by my work."
Quantic co-founder Guillaume de Fondaumière is also targeted by former employees for sleazy behaviour, such as allegedly hitting on staff at parties and pushing kisses on them. "I will be extremely clear: it's absolutely false," responded de Fondaumière. "None of any of this happened at any evening event."
The allegations will undermine the upcoming release of Detroit: Become Human, a game which has already stirred high profile controversy for a sequence involving domestic and child abuse.
Detroit: Become Human is due for release this spring.
Three separate French reports published this afternoon level serious allegations of unhealthy studio culture at Quantic Dream, developer of Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and the upcoming PlayStation 4 game Detroit: Become Human.
Quantic Dream leaders David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière are accused of inappropriate behaviour, overworking staff and colluding in - or at least turning a blind eye to - a schoolboy culture involving sexist and racist jokes.
For their part, Cage and de Fondaumière fiercely deny all allegations, saying they are "very surprised" and "shocked" by the "rantings" of former employees, according to Le Monde's report.
One particular area of contention is a cache of some 600 controversial photoshopped images dating back to 2013. Canard PC's report has a header image with some of the photoshopped pictures in. Mediapart's is the third report.
"The most shocking [images] present Quantic Dream's collaborators in sexual positions, adorned with homophobic or sexist slurs, or even made up to look like Nazis," said Le Monde's report, translated by Eurogamer.
The photoshopped images were apparently sent in group emails around the company, including to recipients Cage and de Fondaumière. But it was only in early 2017, when the company's IT manager was the subject of a photoshopped image, the full cache was found and complaints made. Cage and de Fondaumière claimed not to have seen the worst images before then, only ones which "were funny or more or less amusing".
But this cache of controversial images became the jumping off point for a deeper look at life at Quantic Dream - a studio of 180 people, 83 per cent of which are apparently male, and where there is reportedly a picture of a penis with farting testes on the wall.
Cage, particularly, is painted as a figure hard to work with. He is apparently ironically nicknamed "Papa", "God" and "Sun King" for his autocratic approach to working, for demanding long hours and for not listening to others.
Cage is also accused of a lack of consideration for female colleagues, and of making insistent dirty jokes, smutty remarks in the presence of his wife, and inappropriate remarks about actresses in his games.
"David Cage has a very particular viewpoint on how he runs his studio, which in his own words he sees as a private, or a semi-private, space," said one former employee. "He feels he has the right to say whatever he wants, it's his place."
Others have apparently witnessed homophobic or racist jokes. One incident involved a burglary caught on CCTV. After watching, Cage allegedly asked an employee of Tunisian origin, "Is that a cousin of yours?"
Cage said the allegations were "ridiculous, absurd and grotesque".
"You want to talk about homophobia?" he said. "I work with Ellen Page, who fights for LGBT rights. You want to talk about racism? I work with Jesse Williams, who fights for civil rights in the USA... Judge me by my work."
Quantic co-founder Guillaume de Fondaumière is also targeted by former employees for sleazy behaviour, such as allegedly hitting on staff at parties and pushing kisses on them. "I will be extremely clear: it's absolutely false," responded de Fondaumière. "None of any of this happened at any evening event."
The allegations will undermine the upcoming release of Detroit: Become Human, a game which has already stirred high profile controversy for a sequence involving domestic and child abuse.
Detroit: Become Human is due for release this spring.
Petronella
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Where do I sign up to work for this dude
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David Cage doesn't strike me as a "Super racist, woman hating, neckbeard" he just seems like some French dude that's watched too many B movies and wanted to make his own in video game form. But of course the "No fun squad" will believe he is.
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David Cage is just a super old hipster, imo
Petronella
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Some of what VB is saying against David Cage sounds a lot like the criticisms she had against Christophe Gans in reference to the Silent Hill movie. Maybe she's just a Frenchaphobe
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VoidBurger stop being racist to the French.
BlueSpark
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So, the Eurogamer article that VoidBurger and associated spergs were sperging out over, the one used as evidence that David Cage and other staff at Quantic Dream are evil harassers, was just updated and Eurogamer are now saying that they mistranslated some things from French. Also, Quantic Dream's PR have put out a statement:
David Cage and Quantic Dream "shocked" by allegations of unhealthy studio culture
UPDATE: A correction, and QD issues a statement.
UPDATE 15TH JANUARY: This article previously translated a passage of a French report to say Guillaume de Fondaumière was accused of "pushing kisses" on staff at parties, but the translation is incorrect, as de Fondaumière himself later pointed out to me. After further consultation we have a more accurate translation. The accusation revolves around the common French greeting of air-kissing when two people meet. Guillaume de Fondaumière is accused of making more contact with his kisses than is considered appropriate.
Guillaume de Fondaumière went on to tell me: "Please note I categorically refute all allegations, in particular 'hitting on staff'."
Quantic Dream also formerly issued a statement yesterday evening in response to the reports. Guillaume de Fondaumière shared the statement on Twitter.
UPDATE: A correction, and QD issues a statement.
UPDATE 15TH JANUARY: This article previously translated a passage of a French report to say Guillaume de Fondaumière was accused of "pushing kisses" on staff at parties, but the translation is incorrect, as de Fondaumière himself later pointed out to me. After further consultation we have a more accurate translation. The accusation revolves around the common French greeting of air-kissing when two people meet. Guillaume de Fondaumière is accused of making more contact with his kisses than is considered appropriate.
Guillaume de Fondaumière went on to tell me: "Please note I categorically refute all allegations, in particular 'hitting on staff'."
Quantic Dream also formerly issued a statement yesterday evening in response to the reports. Guillaume de Fondaumière shared the statement on Twitter.
- "Articles published today level various allegations against Quantic Dream, its management and employees.
- "We categorically deny all of these allegations. Quantic Dream filed a complaint several months ago and further complaints will follow.
- "We invite interested parties to read the responses of our Employee Representatives and Health & Security Committee to questions submitted by the journalists prior to publication.
- "Inappropriate conduct or practices have no place at Quantic Dream. We have taken and always will take such grievances very seriously.
- "We value every single person who works at Quantic Dream. It is of utmost important to us that we maintain a safe environment that allows us all to channel our shared passion for making video games."