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IGN APOLOGIZES TO ‘STELLAR BLADE’ DEVELOPER SHIFT UP CORPORATION FOR DESCRIBING
GAME’S PROTAGONIST EVE AS “A DOLL SEXUALIZED BY SOMEONE YOU WOULD THINK HAS
NEVER SEEN A WOMAN”

April 3, 2024  ·
  John F. Trent

Eve in Stellar Blade (2024), Shift Up

IGN issued an official apology to Stellar Blade developer Shift Up Corporation
for IGN France publishing a preview on the game describing the game’s
protagonist Eve as “a doll sexualized by someone you would think has never seen
a woman.”

Eve in Stellar Blade (2024), Shift Up

IGN France initially published their Stellar Blade preview on March 27th by Ben
Ossola and criticized the design of the game’s protagonist Eve writing, “The
design of the game, particularly its characters, highlights an obvious bias.
We’re going to smash the alien, but if we can do it while pleasing these
gentlemen, that’s a bonus. And the result is not really a success. It’s not new,
and other games have chosen to highlight the strengths of their female
characters, but where a Bayonetta stands out with an iconic character design, or
a 2B from Nier Automata inspires an entire generation of cosplayers, Eve from
Stellar Blade is just bland. A doll sexualized by someone you would think has
never seen a woman.”

The outlet would then issue an edit that reads, “This last sentence has been
slightly edited for French speaking people pretending not to understand what we
meant, and the English speaking mob who google translated the initial text.”

Eve in Stellar Blade (2024), Shift Up

Now, IGN has issued a formal apology that is listed atop the game’s preview
article, and the article has removed Ossola’s name crediting to Team IGN France.

It states, “Recently, IGN France produced and published a preview of Stellar
Blade containing an offensive passage that should never have been kept. The text
has now been edited and here is our official apology to the Shift Up Corporation
studio staff.”

“Also, please note that IGN France is an independent branch of IGN and that
IGN’s editorial staff had nothing to do with this incident,” it continues.

A screenshot of Stellar Blade (2024), Shift Up

Next, it reads, “The original text of the Stellar Blade preview contained
comments that were out of place. While it was never our intention to disrespect
Shift Up or any of its employees or their work, we recognize that the phrase
taken in its literal sense was inappropriate and we regret it.”

“To anyone at Shift Up Corporation who felt personally targeted and insulted by
this passage, we are truly sorry and sincerely apologize,” IGN concludes.

A screenshot of IGN France’s Stellar Blade preview article

IGN France’s complaints never held water. Stellar Blade Game Director Hyung-Tae
Kim informed Push Square that Eve was based on model Shin Jae-eun.

He told the outlet, “Yes, we did base the character of Eve on the model Shin
Jae-eun. We thought that her body shape would be a good reference for the
character that we were pursuing. But the face was created originally in-house –
it’s just the body of the model that we scanned for the game.”

Kim went on to explain why Shift Up chose Jae-eun, “Of course it depends on how
you define beautiful bodies, but for us we wanted to come up with the most
attractive looking body for the user, so this is why we made the decision to
work with her.”

On top of the character being a scan of model Shin Jae-eun, Kim is also married
to Shift Up Corporation’s concept artist Jiyun Chae.

Eve in Stellar Blade (2024), Shift Up

What do you make of IGN’s apology?

NEXT: While ‘Stellar Blade’ Comes Under Attack, Pre-Orders Increase As Gamers
Let Developers Know They Want Beauty In Their Games


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Mr0303



1 month ago

By the sounds of it they got a call from IGN central because this was going
viral. That or Sony realised that this is the only game this year that’s going
to make them money. Either way it’s a nice humiliation for the clowns at IGN.

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kiniku



1 month ago

Like Rotten Tomatoes, there was a time when I trusted IGN’s reviews.

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ionface



1 month ago

They changed their edit note like this before completely removing the sentence,
then a day or two later they added the apology at the top:

Mar 31

> (This last sentence has been slightly edited for french speaking people
> pretending not to understand what we meant, and the english speaking mob who
> google translated the initial text.)

Apr 1

> (Cet article a été modifié suite à des menaces de mort – This article has been
> edited following death threats.)

Apr 2

> 

(nothing)

Apr 3

> Récemment, IGN France…

(This apology)
They changed their story about the edit, perhaps native French speakers were
calling them out on their bullshit, then after that they erased the sentence and
any mention of it. The belated apology sounds more like blame-shifting, and
there’s nothing apologizing for making up excuses with fake death threats or
later trying to bury the evidence of any inappropriate passages.

Last edited 1 month ago by ionface
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MioMySon



1 month ago

John, the IGN article originally said that the character had been drawn by
someone who had never seen a woman. Definitive, no equivocation. The “oh you are
deliberately misunderstanding what I meant or translating poorly” response was
to change it TO the words “by someone you would think has never seen a woman,”
as if that fixed it. So this is now the third version.

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Old Yet Not Young



1 month ago

An overthinking, underpaid,desperately-lonely white liberal insults the hardwork
and cultural artistry of another race? Color me not surprised.
EDIT: grammar

Last edited 1 month ago by Old Yet Not Young
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Rasheed



1 month ago

Ben Ossola, the epitome of ignorance and stupidity, is a prime example of why
IGN fails at everything they do. Your inability to grasp even the most
fundamental aspects of your job as a so-called “journalist” has led you and your
fellow manchild buffoons to embarrass yourselves time and time again. Your
obsession with trivial matters and lack of professionalism only serve to further
tarnish the already disgraceful reputation of IGN. It’s high time you realize
that your presence in the industry is nothing more than a laughing stock, and
you should be ashamed of your incompetence. Perhaps it’s best if you and your
fellow doofuses find a new line of work before you cause any more damage to your
already pathetic careers.

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Rasheed



Reply to  Rasheed
1 month ago

Ben Ossola, you ugly ass doofus, I hope you read this and truly understand how
pathetic your life must be. Your inability to connect with women is a clear
indication that you’re a failure both personally and professionally. Your
articles about your own insecurities only highlight your lack of purpose and
talent, and it’s no wonder you can’t get laid. You’re nothing more than a bum, a
pathetic excuse of a human being who should delete yourself from existence to
make way for men with actual purpose and ambition. Your presence in this world
only serves to bring others down, and it’s high time you realize that you have
no place in society.

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