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The basics: News Corporation has agreed to pay $650 million for the IGN network. This includes all of the game sites (gamespy, etc. as well), Rotten Tomato, AskMen.com, and a group of sites hosted by Vault and the Planet. They have placed the acquisition under control of the Fox Interactive Media unit.

 

Bottomline: Expect even worse and more heavily biased coverage in the near future (Q4 2005).

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but we all wind up on the same side

'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will.

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Hmm,can't say that I give a damn.

You will, once they start imposing conservative moral beliefs and right wing propaganda into every article and review they publish. Have you ever watched Fox News?

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Hmm,can't say that I give a damn.

You will, once they start imposing conservative moral beliefs and right wing propaganda into every article and review they publish. Have you ever watched Fox News?

 

Don't be silly, folks. Fox will want to turn a profit. Sure, the news might be biased, but the company is in business to make money, and they'll do what it takes to make money.

 

Folks thinking that it will make games more "conservative" are just pushing the usual left leaning panic button. Newscorp own Dish Network, also. It's not like they've refused to show CNN.

 

Remember, the Simpsons used to be considered almost subversive by a lot of folks, and yet it's been a Fox show since day one. In fact, Fox shows all those terrible reality programs. Now, if that doesn't prove they're not bound by a so-called "conservative" view of human decency, then I don't know what does.

 

Face it, this is just another example of folks taking a view because the company in question is Fox. If anyone is prejudiced around here, it's our left leaning friends who see every investment Fox makes as a personal affront. Get a grip, folks, I doubt if you see any difference except for better funding.

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The problem with the internet these days is these goddamned corporations buying out sites like this. The net use to be fun in the late 90's when it was getting popular and now we have these companies going around buying out cool sites then turning them into sh!t because they really don't know anything about them.

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Hmm,can't say that I give a damn.

You will, once they start imposing conservative moral beliefs and right wing propaganda into every article and review they publish. Have you ever watched Fox News?

 

 

Yeah! Look at Family Guy! It used to be awesome now it's a pinnacle of Christian values and decency!!!

 

If anything, maybe IGN's reviews will get better.

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The net use to be fun in the late 90's 80's when it was getting popular...

Fixed!

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The net use to be fun in the late 90's 80's when it was getting popular...

Fixed!

 

You tell 'em, ol' timer!

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He's a swede. They're always like that.

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I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden.

 

It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai.

So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds

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