Mass Effect 2 spoiler on GB frontpage

is it really necessary? i know there isnt much to talk about when it comes to videogames and the whole videogame "journalism" is soo overanalized (cause theres nothing else to talk about) that it makes fashion journalism look like 60minutes. but seriously you really have to put spoilers on the frontpage???

It's not really a spoiler considering they released a reveal trailer for it =/
 http://www.giantbomb.com/mass-effect-2-introducing-samara/17-1703/

ya but im not looking at the trailer cause i dont want to get spoiled! i never look at the trailers of games i want but this is on the front fucking page!!!

" It's not really a spoiler considering they released a reveal trailer for it =/
 http://www.giantbomb.com/mass-effect-2-introducing-samara/17-1703/ "

Not sure you can call that a spoiler, yes it's a new character but they did that with the original game I believe. It's not exactly giving any of the story away, well the Tali trailer gave some spoiler details away but that's it.  
 
Wouldn't call it a spoiler though.

Yes, in my opinion this does not constitute a spoiler, its like a trailer for a movie. It doesn't reveal storyline spoilers nor does it give much information on the new squad mate. Besides, Bioware has been steadily revealing characters for months now. It seems a bit ridiculous to hold Giantbomb accountable for that.

I'll assume you never read the article, so all you got from it would have been a name and race. 
It's just like looking at the box art.

If you honestly consider that to be a spoiler then you probably shouldn't visit any gaming websites because you'll be getting pissed off at "spoilers" a lot.

Should be more upset at Bioware spoiling their own game at E3 when they talked about endings of the game. :/

The damn game isn't even released yet. Unless the front page has leaked footage of sheperd shootin up an intergalactic space station full of russians then it's alright.

If a stillframe of a video on a website is in your mind a spoiler, then perhaps you should develop a time machine and transport yourself all the way back to the 1970's where the internet did not contain images. 
 
Or use a different website focused on videogames that are completely text based containing no interesting content at all, that doesn't actually have any content in it discussing videogames at all cause you know.... spoilers.

" If you honestly consider that to be a spoiler then you probably shouldn't visit any gaming websites because you'll be getting pissed off at "spoilers" a lot. "

" @Kazona said:

" If you honestly consider that to be a spoiler then you probably shouldn't visit any gaming websites because you'll be getting pissed off at "spoilers" a lot. "

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Soooo...I shouldnt watch that trailer is what you are saying?

" @Kazona said:

" If you honestly consider that to be a spoiler then you probably shouldn't visit any gaming websites because you'll be getting pissed off at "spoilers" a lot. "

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" @Kazona said:

" If you honestly consider that to be a spoiler then you probably shouldn't visit any gaming websites because you'll be getting pissed off at "spoilers" a lot. "

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Some people like to go into a new game knowing nothing, they avoid trailers and all news about said game. In a game like ME2 which is so story driven and has a great previous game, is it that hard to believe people don't want to go into it knowing who will join their team? as I understand most of the game is about "recruiting" these dangerous members.
 
But to be fair, you had to know there would be a new female Asari member, mainly because there are no males and the only returning member is not Liara.

All I've ever seen is a few thumbnails of characters faces.  That's hardly a spoiler.  The fact there are new characters in the game is hardly surprising.  They did the same thing with the last Mass Effect.  We knew all about Wrex and a handful of other characters before the game even hit shelves. Didn't spoil the game for me, one bit.  If there was a real spoiler in any of the trailers that I don't know about, and you watched that trailer....well, that's kind of your fault for watching it. 
 
Also, if you think you've found a spoiler, don't point it out in the forums.  At least not in the topic of the title, lol.

Eh, I kind of agree.  I wouldn't go as far as to call it a spoiler, but I'm trying to go media dark on this game, which isn't easy when some of the stories are literally "TALI IS BACK" or "GARRUS IS BACK".  I don't care if Bioware is releasing that information to the public, I still don't really want to know.  =/

" Bioware WANTS you to know about this team member. Hence the reveal trailer that was released. Have you seen the box art? Yeah, there are some characters featured prominently on that thing. I guess you should buy the game with your eyes closed. "

It seems like considering this a spoiler is like looking at the game's box art and considering THAT to be a spoiler simply because you don't recognize a few characters.

You know, much like there's a statute of limitations on when something can be considered a spoiler, there should also be a limitation on what is considered a spoiler.  A video that gives you a brief overview of a character you will meet in the game is no spoiler.  So what, you didn't know anything about the Geth or the Normandy or that you played as Shephard before playing ME1? I highly doubt that.  I understand wanting to have the entire game be fresh to you, but the only thing the video being on the homepage should have done was tell you that there is a character named Samara in the game.  If that's a spoiler to you, then no one can help you.

" @RVonE said:

" Bioware WANTS you to know about this team member. Hence the reveal trailer that was released. Have you seen the box art? Yeah, there are some characters featured prominently on that thing. I guess you should buy the game with your eyes closed. "

It's not as if companies are above reproach when it comes to releasing information about their game.  I've seen plenty of movies where I thought the trailer spoiled way too much.  Even though the trailer is what they want you to see about their movie. "

I'd actually prefer if they didn't go with the flow of the marketing machine.  I feel it makes for fairly boring news snippets when there are plenty of other places to go to find out every exhausting detail about a game months before it is released.  And honestly, Bioware's marketing as of late has been horrible.  They've been drip feeding us information in the form of cringe worthy trailers for both Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2, and in my opinion, revealing far too much about their games.