I lovez teh rumorz! - Page 2

gekko · 12-04-2002, 05:50 PM

No, but Matt's also never been wrong. If he doesn't know, he says that he doesn't know. But he never reports on a rumor until he's called many sources and confirmed whether it's true or not. So if he ever does spill the beans, we can assume it's true.

Xantar · 12-04-2002, 06:39 PM

You know, I think I said that very thing.

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Just because Matt doesn't know about it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. But if he says it does, it most likely does.

Yep. Thanks for backing me up.

Angrist · 12-05-2002, 06:45 AM

Pokemon! Pokemon!!!

Perfect Stu · 12-05-2002, 09:07 AM

Angrist · 12-05-2002, 10:02 AM

TheGame · 12-05-2002, 12:23 PM

Xantar... you think he writes responces to the mail the SAME DAY they are posted on the site?

It's funny how the next day he could turn around and spill the beans with 100% comfirmation. I think it would at least take a few days for him to get enough comfirmation for the site to post about a rumor and stake thier reputation on it.

Xantar · 12-05-2002, 01:29 PM

Look at the date on the mailbag issue I posted. September 9th.

Look at the date of the article you posted confirming that Rareware had been sold to Microsoft. September 11th. Where are you getting the idea that he turned around and posted 100% confirmation the next day?

But just to humor you, I think he probably does write some responses on the same day that they are posted. There have been several instances (Squaresoft games coming to GameCube pops into mind) when a news item was posted on IGN and then the mailbag that very day had questions and answers on that very article. He certainly couldn't have done those the day before.

TheGame · 12-05-2002, 01:45 PM

so what are you trying to prove? That the megaton announcement could still exist even if matt doesn't know about the announcement coming in the first place (let alone any details)?

Who was the person to say that there was a megaton announcement in the first place?

Xantar · 12-05-2002, 02:30 PM

That would be V-Jump magazine.

Unless you're pointing out that my first post implied that there is some kind of announcement coming. One of the points I was trying to make was that people are blowing this thing way out of proportion, but I freely admit that I'm not willing to just dismiss this because Matt doesn't know about it. Too many persistent rumors (Squaresoft games coming to Nintendo platforms, Microsoft buying Rare, Ura Zelda compilation disk etc.) have come true for me to do anything other than keep an open mind.

Perfect Stu · 12-05-2002, 03:05 PM

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Originally posted by Angrist

damn....at times like these, I wish there was an "I'm with hopeless" smilie