Yodariquo said:

phantom_leo said:

Yoda... What's this...? Why do back-slashes appear whenever anyone uses an apostrophe?

...and can it be fixed...?

Currently doing a complete overhaul of the back-end database handling, and it'll be taken care of with that.  Looking at having that done by next week.

Ok, forget that timeline.  Pushed it out today.  Send any resulting issues to the bug topic

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Konami Shuns Blog Over Metal Gear Review Controversy

The publisher has revoked Kotaku Japan's invitation to the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker launch event.



There's been a fair bit of controversy surrounding Japanese gaming mag Famitsu and its glowing review of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The game received a perfect, 40 out of 40 score from the magazine last week -- a fact that many were quick to chalk up to corruption in Japan's gaming press.

Much of the suspicion stems from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain's president Hirokazu Hamamura appearing prominently in advertisements for Peace Walker. Copies of Famitsu also show up as items in the game.

Now it seems Famitsu and Konami are retaliating against these accusations. Brian Ashcraft of Kotaku recently called the magazine out for what he perceived as a conflict of interest, and Kotaku Japan posted a translated version of that story on their site. Both Konami and Famitsu contacted Kotaku Japan this morning, and the game's publisher has revoked the site's invitation to the launch event for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

Blacklisting a magazine or website for unfavorable coverage isn't anything new. But the articles Kotaku posted don't actually say anything negative about Peace Walker itself; they merely call into question the integrity of another outlet. If the guys at Kotaku are indeed being punished for -- let's be honest -- saying what a lot of people are already thinking, then it doesn't sound like Konami's doing much to help themselves or Famitsu. If anything, this could actually reinforce the concerns about underhanded behavior between Konami and the press.