When Konami Blacklisted IGN Over Castlevania -- CLS Side Quest

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Published on January 22, 2018 5:00:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ouYp6i2kNU

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010)

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Duration: 13:22

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From 2010 through 2013, IGN was victimized by the single most unprofessional bout of nonsense directed toward it by the publisher Konami. The drama surrounded Konami’s and MercurySteam’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow trilogy, beginning with IGN having the audacity to call the original game “good,” and ending with the temporary blacklisting of the entire site, and… well… me! Here's the full, 'til-now-untold story.

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The following videos were incorporated into this episode of Side Quest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN7W3-_uTQY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QfpRjzO8Qs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BnY0coLJJU

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Bibliography/Reading List:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/29/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-review

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/25/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2-review

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/05/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-mirror-of-fate-review

http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/07/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-uk-review

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/castlevania-lords-of-shadow

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2

http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/castlevania-lords-of-shadow---mirror-of-fate/critic-reviews

http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3

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