Carli Velocci

Carli Velocci is a seasoned video game, technology, and culture editor and journalist with a penchant for covering horror games, indie games, weird shooters, and hardware. They have contributed to IGN, Digital Trends, Game Developer, Windows Central, and other publications. Their work often explores the intricacies of gaming worlds while delving into the latest trends in technology. When not writing about these topics, Carli is likely thinking about future articles they could be working on. They have a unique ability to provide insightful commentary on various aspects of the gaming industry, from game design to cultural impact.

Biography:  https://www.polygon.com/authors/carli-velocci

85%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

86%

Examples:

  • Members of the Discord are still posting the aforementioned note and are also passing around a document that has instructions for reporting the U.K.-registered studio to the country for false advertising.
  • The news has not been met well by the community. Fans have taken to calling the edition pay to win.

Conflicts of Interest

94%

Examples:

  • Evil Empire was created as a way to continue development on Dead Cells while Motion Twin, the original development team, moved on to other projects.
  • The title of the article implies that Prince of Persia is coming back to life when it's actually a roguelike game inspired by Dead Cells.

Contradictions

91%

Examples:

  • Beach Properties, a paid DLC for Cities: Skylines 2, has been met with harsh feedback from players due to lack of meaningful additions.
  • Players have been complaining about issues with editing tools, performance, assets, and economic simulations since launch.

Deceptions

79%

Examples:

  • The article states that Helldivers 2 has reached an all-time high concurrent player count but fails to mention that this number includes players who purchased the game before its release date.
  • The article states that Helldivers 2 is PlayStation's biggest Steam launch yet when it hasn't even been out for a full day.
  • The author claims God of War (2018) reached its previous concurrent peak on PC in 2023 which is not accurate as God of War was released in 2018 and it's unlikely to have been updated for a full year.

Recent Articles

Battlestate Games Accuses Arena Breakout Infinite of Plagiarism: A Closer Look at the Developing Controversy

Battlestate Games Accuses Arena Breakout Infinite of Plagiarism: A Closer Look at the Developing Controversy

Broke On: Thursday, 25 April 2024 Battlestate Games, developers of Escape From Tarkov, have accused new extraction shooter Arena Breakout Infinite of plagiarism. The allegations come after Battlestate Games discovered a tweet offering to increase closed beta capacity in exchange for meeting goals on the Arena Breakout Infinite trailer. However, no specific details about the alleged plagiarism have been provided.
Cities Skylines 2: Apologies and Refunds for Poorly Received Beach Properties DLC

Cities Skylines 2: Apologies and Refunds for Poorly Received Beach Properties DLC

Broke On: Friday, 19 April 2024 Cities Skylines 2 faces backlash over poor first DLC, Beach Properties. Developers Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive apologize, announce refunds and free compensation for players. The base game's improvements take priority over further paid expansions.
Ubisoft's Rogue Prince of Persia Launches on Steam in Early Access

Ubisoft's Rogue Prince of Persia Launches on Steam in Early Access

Broke On: Wednesday, 10 April 2024 Ubisoft is set to release its next Prince of Persia game, a new Roguelite that will launch in Early Access on Steam and receive constant free updates based on community feedback. This marks Ubisoft's first day-one Steam release since 2019.
Helldivers 2: A Co-op Third-Person Shooter Launches Tomorrow on PC and PS5

Helldivers 2: A Co-op Third-Person Shooter Launches Tomorrow on PC and PS5

Broke On: Saturday, 10 February 2024 Helldivers 2, a new co-op third-person shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios, releases tomorrow on February 8th, 2024 on both PC and PS5. It's the first console exclusive published by PlayStation Studios to launch simultaneously on PC and PS5. Teams of up to four players can jump into action-packed missions against hordes of aliens and robots, with full cross-platform play support.