Mass (Effect) Hysteria
I just have to chronicle this mess for future reference.
Via GamePolitics, we have a transcript (and embedded video) of Fox News’ ridiculously inaccurate portrayal of Mass Effect, wherein Geoff Keighley takes purported “expert” Cooper Lawrence to task in admirable fashion. The subsequent fallout includes a mass trashing of Lawrence’s recent book at Amazon and, eventually, contrite statements on her part over at The New York Times, of all places. EA asks Fox for a correction and Bioware’s Ray Muzyka says the dev team is “really hurt” by the poorly researched smear job.
My take? I can’t say I’m surprised by Fox’s actions, but I’m still disgusted. Keighley’s direct response and EA’s and Bioware’s complaints give me some hope.