Joystiq on David Jaffe’s walkout: A misunderstanding?

It will be remembered that several hours ago, game developer David Jaffe let loose with some choice words of the “M” rating variety regarding certain statements made by a gaming site due to an abruptly announced delay for Calling All Cars. David further mentioned in the blog that he was leaving the blogging scene for an unspecified amount of time.

Now, in case the readership is wondering which site had put the developer in such a bad mood, we’ve just picked up word of a letter posted at Joystiq, addressed to David regarding the whole matter. Here’s an excerpt:

First, a discussion on the simile which we presume set you off: “Like a little girl struggling to keep her favorite doll out of the garage sale bin …” Obviously, neither you nor we have ever been a little girl, but we imagine that it’s pretty tough to part with something so dear. A garage sale bin — though we can see the implications to a “bargain” bin — is just the most likely way said little girl would be forced to give her precious friend away. Perhaps a better simile would have been, “Like an overprotective mother carting her still-suckling toddler to kindergarten for the first time,” … actually, you know what? Let’s just forget about the similes for now and concentrate on what else we wrote.

The letter followed up with an explanation of the article that may have offended the dev, along with a request that he (David) would stay in the blogging scene. Given it’s Joystiq’s assumption that they were the ones who upset David, we’ll just have to wait for the developer’s comments on the matter – or if Joystiq is indeed the site in question. The full letter by Joystiq should be available in the read link.

It will be remembered that several hours ago, game developer David Jaffe let loose with some choice words of the “M” rating variety regarding certain statements made by a gaming site due to an abruptly announced delay for Calling All Cars. David further mentioned in the blog that he was leaving the blogging scene for an unspecified amount of time.

Now, in case the readership is wondering which site had put the developer in such a bad mood, we’ve just picked up word of a letter posted at Joystiq, addressed to David regarding the whole matter. Here’s an excerpt:

First, a discussion on the simile which we presume set you off: “Like a little girl struggling to keep her favorite doll out of the garage sale bin …” Obviously, neither you nor we have ever been a little girl, but we imagine that it’s pretty tough to part with something so dear. A garage sale bin — though we can see the implications to a “bargain” bin — is just the most likely way said little girl would be forced to give her precious friend away. Perhaps a better simile would have been, “Like an overprotective mother carting her still-suckling toddler to kindergarten for the first time,” … actually, you know what? Let’s just forget about the similes for now and concentrate on what else we wrote.

The letter followed up with an explanation of the article that may have offended the dev, along with a request that he (David) would stay in the blogging scene. Given it’s Joystiq’s assumption that they were the ones who upset David, we’ll just have to wait for the developer’s comments on the matter – or if Joystiq is indeed the site in question. The full letter by Joystiq should be available in the read link.