*Cib bangs bike on ground and proceeds to chuck it into the pool*
*splash splash bike trash*
Steven: (Voiceover) I don't have much in this world
Between my house, my luxury car, my pool, all of my friends, my beautiful fiance, a great career path, peers that I respect, the freedom to produce anything I want...
etc., etc...
But what I do have in this world
Is my content.
And my content
Is my temple.
I'm always very hesitant to believe
anything Cib says about almost anything,
but I had to admit
this time, I think Cib might've been right
However, I couldn't quite put my finger on why
Cib was wrong.
It was nothing like my videos.
You know, I had to admit,
It did seem a little like IGN was using freeze frame, narrated, hyper-surrealistic, improv based comedy
in a vlog format
as a vehicle to promote a much bigger idea
James took it harder than anyone
but he really stepped up to the plate
by contacting the creator of the video
and hashing out our problems.
Even in the event that IGN was mimicking our format,
I wanted to figure out a way to make it right.
I knew I didn't want an apology
(because what good are words gonna do me)
And I didn't care if they took the video down
What I did want
is for the creator of their video
to go through our obstacle course
Perfect!
Full support from my crew.
Summer 2017 was gonna be a banger,
but that's when we were notified of IGN's statement.
They pinned a comment on the video in question.
And I was curious to see if there were any answers.
*Cib starts having a spasm*
Steven: (Voiceover) Who knows?
Maybe Rory really is telling the truth.
But even if he wasn't,
I don't think there's a point where I would get the answer I wanted.
But what I do know,
is that before all of this went down,
*suspiciously* he was following me on Twitter.
So he knew... of our content.
But once again,
It could just all be a coincidence.
It was nothing like our videos.
When I motion track,
I do it to landscapes.
Not people's heads.
I have to admit though
I did have a hard time figuring out the similarities
between this video from the past
that they used as an example
and ours
It seemed like the only similarity
was subtitles
Which coincidentally enough,
is the argument people on IGN's side used
to prove that the videos aren't similar.
Saying that subtitles are not original,
which I agree with
I'll be honest,
I wasn't insulted that they used this as a comparison
to what we do,
but it didn't exactly make me feel good.
I've only talked briefly to one member of the IGN staff,
and it was only to set up the IGN Fun Run Nightmare Obstacle Course
because the only resolution that will come from all of this
is if Rory can make it past all five challenges.
And if he can't,
then not only will he go home empty handed,
he'll also never know what it's truly like
to feel the warm love
of the Sugar Pine 7.
Because we're good boys.
We're good boys and we play hard
but we play fair.
The ball's in your court, Rory.
Make your choice. Choose Wisely.
And choose quickly, because I put a $400 down payment on a warehouse and if it's past 2pm tomorrow I can't get it refunded.
Cib: AWW NAAHHH DUDE!