Hi!
I'm not fond of question mark headlines but to not use one gives the impression we're stating the headline as fact. If we feel a rumour-type story is exciting enough and solid enough to report on then a question mark is almost always appropriate.
Given our space constraint, we can't always fit "-report" or "Rumour:" et al in. That you instantly recognise what a question mark signifies on those stories show it's quickly understood.
Just to quickly reiterate: we do try and verify or "stand up" rumour stories. We try to never blindly repost a rumour doing the rounds. If you're reading a rumour-based story on Eurogamer it's because we think that rumour is true or has strong backing. Often we've heard something behind closed doors but can't talk about it, then another site hears something that tallies with that and so we run their rumour.
We don't want to go the way of blogs - we want to offer a different voice. We always try and act with integrity whether that comes across or not.
Anyway, thought you might like a little perspective on this from our point of view. Hope that's helped in some way.
I'm not fond of question mark headlines but to not use one gives the impression we're stating the headline as fact. If we feel a rumour-type story is exciting enough and solid enough to report on then a question mark is almost always appropriate.
Given our space constraint, we can't always fit "-report" or "Rumour:" et al in. That you instantly recognise what a question mark signifies on those stories show it's quickly understood.
Just to quickly reiterate: we do try and verify or "stand up" rumour stories. We try to never blindly repost a rumour doing the rounds. If you're reading a rumour-based story on Eurogamer it's because we think that rumour is true or has strong backing. Often we've heard something behind closed doors but can't talk about it, then another site hears something that tallies with that and so we run their rumour.
We don't want to go the way of blogs - we want to offer a different voice. We always try and act with integrity whether that comes across or not.
Anyway, thought you might like a little perspective on this from our point of view. Hope that's helped in some way.
