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Franchise: Fazbear Fanverse Initiative
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In June 2022, fangame developer Kane Carter became involved in a dispute with Theft King, a prominent YouTuber in the Five Nights at Freddy's community, following a controversy regarding "The Pear", a private group chat used by popular fangame developers to share confidential data. One group member was Ultranight, the developer of the fangame "Chomper's", which was in talks to become part of the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative only for said plans to be aborted after The Pear's reveal. Following this scandal, Carter assured a Twitter user that FNaF series creator Scott Cawthon had not abandoned the Fanverse, but that it was possible he could stop accepting new entries to it due to "these kinds of unpredictable issues". This lead Theft King to make a video titled "The END of the Fazbear Fanverse Initiative?" with a thumbnail caption saying "GOODBYE FANVERSE", despite Carter's claims to the contrary.
This kick-started a month-long feud between them, in which Theft King claimed in a Discord DM to being harassed by Carter's fans, and that his comments ignored the video's positive content. Carter clarified that his comments were in regards to Cawthon's say over future entries, and that his main gripes with the video were the negative clickbait title and thumbnail, a point that Theft King missed. He also asked who was harassing him, but Theft King never responded or provided examples of it. He also publicly pointed out that Theft King had played his game Popgoes Arcade on a livestream a few days before the video's release, appearing to think of it as part of a failed product. In July, a video by a separate YouTuber named Sheeprampage with similar negative clickbait about the Fanverse prompted Carter to post a tweet complaining about this trend that many FNaF YouTubers had adopted, clarifying that this complaint was unrelated to Theft King. However, Theft King interjected by accusing him of taking the videos too personally, calling them "postmortems" of the Fanverse as a program or idea. Fans criticized his claims, stating that he misunderstood the situation, was spreading false narratives, and questioned why he called the videos "postmortems" on an ongoing collective. The next day, Theft King sent Carter another Discord DM claiming his fans were harassing him, and demanded he make a public tweet to end it. He chose not to do this, basing his decision on Theft King's poor handling of criticism, and for playing the victim card in public without any evidence of harassment, as more people came forward with examples of Theft King demanding public apologies for what he believed to be wrongdoings.
Despite claiming he did not want things to escalate, Theft King posted a video titled "An Open Letter to Kane Carter", where he claimed that he had always been positive about Carter's projects and showed clips talking about the Fanverse without a negative bias, but also falsely claimed that Carter had ignored his DMs on Twitter, for seemingly no other reason than to make him appear rude. Carter stated that he never criticized the content of his videos, only the thumbnails and titles, and tweeted a short response that lead to a "Rickroll" video that fellow fangame developer Phisnom used to prank people after writing false apologies. This culminated in Theft King hosting a YouTube livestream of him playing Popgoes Arcade while talking poorly of Carter. During the first hour of the stream, he claimed that Carter had offered to reach out to him on Twitter, but never did. Carter, who was watching the stream, posted a link to his alternate Twitter account proving that Theft King had never seen the messages to show that he was lying. Embarrassed, he ended the stream, but quickly started a second one which he later ended by saying "If there was a Hell, Kane Carter will burn for eternity". Theft King posted an apology on Twitter the next day, effectively ending the feud.
This kick-started a month-long feud between them, in which Theft King claimed in a Discord DM to being harassed by Carter's fans, and that his comments ignored the video's positive content. Carter clarified that his comments were in regards to Cawthon's say over future entries, and that his main gripes with the video were the negative clickbait title and thumbnail, a point that Theft King missed. He also asked who was harassing him, but Theft King never responded or provided examples of it. He also publicly pointed out that Theft King had played his game Popgoes Arcade on a livestream a few days before the video's release, appearing to think of it as part of a failed product. In July, a video by a separate YouTuber named Sheeprampage with similar negative clickbait about the Fanverse prompted Carter to post a tweet complaining about this trend that many FNaF YouTubers had adopted, clarifying that this complaint was unrelated to Theft King. However, Theft King interjected by accusing him of taking the videos too personally, calling them "postmortems" of the Fanverse as a program or idea. Fans criticized his claims, stating that he misunderstood the situation, was spreading false narratives, and questioned why he called the videos "postmortems" on an ongoing collective. The next day, Theft King sent Carter another Discord DM claiming his fans were harassing him, and demanded he make a public tweet to end it. He chose not to do this, basing his decision on Theft King's poor handling of criticism, and for playing the victim card in public without any evidence of harassment, as more people came forward with examples of Theft King demanding public apologies for what he believed to be wrongdoings.
Despite claiming he did not want things to escalate, Theft King posted a video titled "An Open Letter to Kane Carter", where he claimed that he had always been positive about Carter's projects and showed clips talking about the Fanverse without a negative bias, but also falsely claimed that Carter had ignored his DMs on Twitter, for seemingly no other reason than to make him appear rude. Carter stated that he never criticized the content of his videos, only the thumbnails and titles, and tweeted a short response that lead to a "Rickroll" video that fellow fangame developer Phisnom used to prank people after writing false apologies. This culminated in Theft King hosting a YouTube livestream of him playing Popgoes Arcade while talking poorly of Carter. During the first hour of the stream, he claimed that Carter had offered to reach out to him on Twitter, but never did. Carter, who was watching the stream, posted a link to his alternate Twitter account proving that Theft King had never seen the messages to show that he was lying. Embarrassed, he ended the stream, but quickly started a second one which he later ended by saying "If there was a Hell, Kane Carter will burn for eternity". Theft King posted an apology on Twitter the next day, effectively ending the feud.
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The Art of Fighting ending, which was a continuation from the ending from The King of Fighters XIV, features Khushnood from Garou: Mark of the Wolves. However, his name changed to Marco in this ending, which was his original name in the Japanese version of Garou: Mark of the Wolves. This was likely due to The King of Fighters XIV's director, Yasuyuki Oda, and art director, Nobuyuki Kuroki, asking on a livestream with SNK community manager KrispyKaiser if the fans would like his original name in future games. The chat overwhelmingly preferred the name Marco.
Livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB9xLs8AAc0#t=679
King of Fighters XIV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gTYseXKfqY
King of Fighters XV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jv8xIkzCLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB9xLs8AAc0#t=679
King of Fighters XIV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gTYseXKfqY
King of Fighters XV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jv8xIkzCLY
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The virtual YouTuber KSon voices the character Kei in both the English and Japanese dubs of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. KSon noted that while she found it easier to voice act in Japanese, the staff in the studio praised her pronunciation during voice recording.
Platform: Intellivision Amico
subdirectory_arrow_right Intellivision Productions (Company)
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subdirectory_arrow_right Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Game)
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When it was announced that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's paid DLC characters were due to be revealed, it was with a tweet reading "Back to the lab again". Some theorized this was a tease for either Jimmy Neutron or Jenny Wakeman, both highly-requested characters with a technology theme. However, this seems to actually be a reference to a livestream by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate YouTuber GimR from two days earlier. GimR advertised the livestream for days prior, promising a new technique that would change the game's competitive scene, only to fail to actually start the stream due to technical issues. During the time he was live, he played a looping intermission animation depicting him as Dexter from the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory and playing the song "Back to the Lab" by Prince Paul and Wordsworth for over an hour. This mistake would become a meme within the Super Smash Bros. community for a short while afterwards. Ultimately, Jenny, Rocko and Hugh Neutron, the latter two not being related to technology, were revealed, and GimR would separately reveal the promised new technique, the "Slingshot", two days after the failed livestream.
The tweet:
https://twitter.com/NickBrawlGame/status/1522599567966892032
The stream being referenced:
https://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/gimr-tech
https://twitter.com/NickBrawlGame/status/1522599567966892032
The stream being referenced:
https://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/gimr-tech
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Uranium (Game), AM2R: Return of Samus (Game), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Game), Pokémon (Franchise)
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From 2014 to 2016, The Game Awards featured a "Best Fan Creation" category. The 2014 winner was "Twitch Plays Pokémon" (a social experiment featuring a crowdsourced attempt to play through various Pokémon games), and the 2015 winner was "Portal Stories: Mel" (a modification of Portal 2). During 2016, however, two of the nominees for the category were removed prior to the show's airing: AM2R (an unofficial remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus) and Pokémon Uranium (a fan-made video game based on the Pokémon series). During a stream prior to the event, host Geoff Keighley explained that this was due to the fangames not being legally cleared by Nintendo, who owned the rights to the games they were based on. Additionally, "Best Fan Creation" would end up being the only category to not have its winner (Enderal: The Shards of Order, a conversion mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) announced during the ceremony itself.
2014 nominees:
https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees
2015 nominees:
https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/13/9728874/the-game-awards-2015-nominees
2016 nominees:
https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2016-doom-overwatch-more-up-for-game-of-the-year-heres-the-full-list-nominees
Nominee removals:
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/1590200/why-fanmade-games-like-pokemon-uranium-wont-be-at-the-2016-game-awards
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/168862-The-Game-Awards-Drops-Pokemon-Uranium-AM2R
Category removal:
http://twinfinite.net/2016/12/best-fan-creation-2016-game-awards/
https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees
2015 nominees:
https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/13/9728874/the-game-awards-2015-nominees
2016 nominees:
https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2016-doom-overwatch-more-up-for-game-of-the-year-heres-the-full-list-nominees
Nominee removals:
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/1590200/why-fanmade-games-like-pokemon-uranium-wont-be-at-the-2016-game-awards
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/168862-The-Game-Awards-Drops-Pokemon-Uranium-AM2R
Category removal:
http://twinfinite.net/2016/12/best-fan-creation-2016-game-awards/
Platform: Xbox One
subdirectory_arrow_right PlayStation 4 (Platform)
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In 2019, UK bargain store Aldi attempted a publicity stunt known as the "Teatime Takedown", where parents would send Aldi their childrens' usernames on gaming platforms (with the service being provided for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles, and unusually the streaming platform Twitch) and the supermarket would send professional gamers to defeat the child in-game so they would eat their food, though Aldi claimed that the effectiveness of the program may vary. Despite a released commercial for the campaign showing children "rage quitting" FPS games, the hired eSports teams, originating from Veloce, specialized in racing games. This sparked massive backlash within the UK eSports community, to the point where Resolve eSports offered to send its players to help kids fight back against the bullies. Aldi would eventually cancel the campaign and send coupons to those who complained as a form of apology. Print adverts were made, but are not known to have been printed in any magazines or catalogues, and radio and till reciept ads were planned.
General overview:
https://esports-news.co.uk/2019/03/26/aldi-teatime-takedown-campaign/
Twin Galaxies article mentioning Twitch:
https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/4688/aldi-uk-avertises-online-gaming-hit-squad-for-parents
Resolve eSports' offer to help:
https://esports-news.co.uk/2019/03/14/barrage-fights-back-aldi-campaign/
Official page for Teatime Takedown:
https://www.aldi.co.uk/teatime-takedown
Aldi press release:
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/aldi-uk-hires-pro-gamers-in-mission-to-bring-back-family-dinner-time
Article mentioning Veloce's involvement:
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/uk-supermarket-aldi-reveal-bully-hunters-style-ad-campaign-get-kids-off-games-449064/
Veloce's eSports website:
https://www.veloce.gg/gaming
https://esports-news.co.uk/2019/03/26/aldi-teatime-takedown-campaign/
Twin Galaxies article mentioning Twitch:
https://www.twingalaxies.com/feed_details.php/4688/aldi-uk-avertises-online-gaming-hit-squad-for-parents
Resolve eSports' offer to help:
https://esports-news.co.uk/2019/03/14/barrage-fights-back-aldi-campaign/
Official page for Teatime Takedown:
https://www.aldi.co.uk/teatime-takedown
Aldi press release:
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/aldi-uk-hires-pro-gamers-in-mission-to-bring-back-family-dinner-time
Article mentioning Veloce's involvement:
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/uk-supermarket-aldi-reveal-bully-hunters-style-ad-campaign-get-kids-off-games-449064/
Veloce's eSports website:
https://www.veloce.gg/gaming
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Simon Belmont was originally slated to be revealed for Super Smash Flash 2 on August 10th, 2018 during that year's Super Smash Con event. Coincidentially, Simon would be announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate two days later in an August 8th Nintendo Direct. The trailer for Super Smash Flash 2 would poke fun at the timing of the two announcements.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Simon and Richter reveal trailers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VrbkoWUyIg
Super Smash Flash 2 - Simon trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQrVkb97rc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VrbkoWUyIg
Super Smash Flash 2 - Simon trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQrVkb97rc
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Prior to a 2020 Nintendo Treehouse presentation, primarily intended to show off Paper Mario: The Origami King, it was announced that a new game from developer WayForward would be shown off in the presentation. Due to WayForward's reputation for platformer titles such as the Shantae series and the recent release of Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda seemingly signifying an interest from Nintendo in indie collaborations, many fans expected the showcase to present a revival of a dormant Nintendo platforming IP such as Kid Icarus or Wario Land. In a futile attempt to temper expectations, Nintendo would vaguely clarify that the game was based on a "third party IP", redirecting speculation towards other companies' gaming IPs. When the presentation came, the game was revealed to be Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia, one of the licensed children's games that make up the vast majority of WayForward's gamography, which disappointed many, causing the Bakugan toyline to trend on Twitter and gaining the reveal trailer 3,500 dislikes against 1,500 likes on YouTube.
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Upon release, many streamers criticized the game for giving the option for the player to choose their pronouns in the creation menu. Similarly, a player on Twitter criticized the game for allowing a male NPC, Sam Coe, to flirt with a male player character. In response, Elias Toufexis, the voice actor for Coe, clarified that the character was played as bisexual.
Streamer reactions:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/09/05/starfield-gender-controversy-some-gamers-go-viral-and-face-ridicule-over-extreme-reactions-to-pronouns/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/03/starfield-bethesda-pronouns-gaming/
https://dotesports.com/starfield/news/some-starfield-players-are-refunding-the-game-because-of-pronouns
Twitter reaction:
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/starfield-sam-coe-bisexual/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/starfield-pronouns-gay-storyline-voice-actor/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/09/05/starfield-gender-controversy-some-gamers-go-viral-and-face-ridicule-over-extreme-reactions-to-pronouns/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/03/starfield-bethesda-pronouns-gaming/
https://dotesports.com/starfield/news/some-starfield-players-are-refunding-the-game-because-of-pronouns
Twitter reaction:
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/starfield-sam-coe-bisexual/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/starfield-pronouns-gay-storyline-voice-actor/
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One of Ren's voice lines on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, used for his and Stimpy's grounded down strong attack where he slams down Stimpy as if he were a hammer, is a reference to the streamer CONEY, who in his post-launch NASB gameplay referred to the move as "the STEEEEEEEEEEEMPY", with Ren's second original series voice actor Billy West replicating the cadence of CONEY's scream.
Move update glossary:
https://wiki.supercombo.gg/w/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl/Glossary
Original video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6WDub85lw?#t=50
https://wiki.supercombo.gg/w/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl/Glossary
Original video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6WDub85lw?#t=50
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In the initial release of "The Ancient Gods - Part One" DLC on October 20, 2020, pressing the dedicated Chainsaw button four times while on the Runes tab of the Dossier would bring up an altered logo for the game reading "Doog Eternal". This is a reference to Inugami Korone, a Japanese virtual YouTuber who livestreamed Doom 64 and Doom (2016) in the past. She enjoyed using the Chainsaw weapon and she was nicknamed by her community as "Doog Slayer" (a play on the fact that her model is a humanoid dog).
Three days later, the Easter egg was removed from the game in the Version 3.1 update. The patch notes acknowledged the discovery, but the reason why it was removed remains unknown:
Three days later, the Easter egg was removed from the game in the Version 3.1 update. The patch notes acknowledged the discovery, but the reason why it was removed remains unknown:
"The DOOG easter egg has been removed, but will live on in infamy… We were wondering how long it would take for someone to notice, and as always, we're impressed with the community's speed!"
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During a stream of Super Mario 64, Twitch user DOTA_Teabag accidentally warped upwards in Tick-Tock Clock while trying to land on a platform on the first floor. While similar to a glitch in Bowser in the Fire Sea that allows Mario to warp into the caged portion of the level from the platform directly below, DOTA_Teabag's version did not rely on any hang-able ceilings being above Mario during its performance. This prompted Super Mario 64 analyst and Youtube personality Pannenkoek2012 to offer a $1000 reward to anyone who could submit a recording of themselves replicating the glitch in Mupen64 (a Nintendo 64 emulator) under the same criteria as when DOTA_Teabag discovered the glitch, with the purpose of reverse-engineering it.
At the time of this writing the bounty has not been collected.
At the time of this writing the bounty has not been collected.