I've been working on a big project for the blog. I'll try to post it some time next month.
But now, we have more "tinfoil Chris".
Posted on Facebook.
Wow. That is a lot to take in.
Chris once again blaming someone other than himself for his channel going downhill. So that's James Rolfe, Machinima, YouTube being different, and now the entire gaming industry. What next? The NWO?
Let's break this down.
"The media taking money from the government to talk about what they want". Do you have a source for this? Are you talking about Russia or the US?
It's obvious that billionaires control the media along with the government. This isn't a shock.
"Video game world just as guilty" ... No shit. Have you not been paying attention to the news for the last several years?
Employees are subjected to horrid work conditions (months of crunch), incomplete games are shipped out in a broken state to appease shareholders, live service games taking over to the detriment of quality, racism is rampant, sexual misconduct is rampant, reviewers are bribed, etc etc.
There is so much wrong with the industry. You are not surprising anyone.
"One of the main reasons I stopped going to E3" Bullshit. The likely reason is that GotGame didn't have the money to fly you out. Your E3 coverage wasn't even that popular outside of a couple videos. They probably weighed the costs vs the benefits.
"ultimately hung up the Irate Gamer" I guess this is admission that he's done again? Even though a few days ago he asked his fans if they want another episode. Who knows...
"I could write a book about what I saw" This again? Just write the fucking book already! Expose all those dirty secrets you've hidden away. Or post them on social media, I feel that would get more eyes on it.
"Look at my career around 2010 and see I was heading to the top" No you were not. You stagnated around that point. Making mistakes that were your own fault. A combination of poor quality reviews (notably Tekken 6 and God of War III) along with a slower upload schedule resulted in subscribers jumping off. When a review would come out, fans would state it was not worth the long wait.
I know you like to think this, but there was no larger conspiracy to end your career.
"There are reasons why that path didn't continue" Can I get you a mirror?
"The entire video game industry is tainted, and if you choose not to believe me, here's a small nugget to start making you think that you can research yourself" DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH! Never a good sign when someone says this.
His evidence? E3 manipulates the attendance numbers. ... All events do that. There's never an exact number of how many people attend. This isn't a big deal.
"Why do you think they let regular people in..." Because the people wanted it.
"..top game developers decided to pull out" Because year after year, it becomes apparent that E3 is getting obsolete. Why put together a massive trade show when you can put out a 40 minute video and generate way more hype. If anything showed us that E3 is pointless, just look at the 2021 event. Everyone was digital, and we got the news anyway.
"Ask why hundreds of media outlets would suddenly stop covering an event" I'm sorry, what? Do you have names of these media outlets? If anyone stopped, it was due to the site shutting down, not thinking it's "morally wrong" or whatever. E3 is covered every year by every major outlet. What are you even talking about?
Once again, Chris takes a scandal he likely read on a far-right Facebook page and made it about himself. It's just like during the pandemic when E3 was cancelled, and he called out GameSpot for "taking over the show" and pushing him out. It still doesn't make sense.
Please Chris, tell us what you know. Gaming enthusiasts are willing to listen. There's no need for a book.
Update: Chris explains why he never came forward, and why he still won't.
So he didn't come forward because they are "so very powerful" as shown by his revenue stream suddenly cutting in half. I find that very hard to believe. I'm wondering who "they" is referring to.
Update 2: More responses, and Chris tries to backpedal.
Let me get this straight. You claim to have this Earth-shattering information that could blow open YouTube and the gaming industry, but you won't share it because you "moved on" and claim God will sort it out. That is cowardly. Assuming he does have incriminating info and he's not just talking out of his ass.
For those curious, here's Steven's full statement that Chris is responding to (that I doubt he read)
