Vavras statement
(twitter.com)
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So, does this basically confirm the leaks?
If they were fake you think he'd say so. Now, sure, who knows what it's like in context, and this was definitely a coordinated attack on the game, but it does look like the images themselves were true after all. I said they were suspicious and likely fake, and I still think that was a reasonable position, but this statement makes me think they are real now.
It's not hard to say "those images are fake, someone is trying to stir up controversy and ruin my game."
I don't agree. First, you already have plenty of review copies out in the wild. You'd think we'd have corroborating proof if the leaks were real.
Second, I don't see how he can address individual rumors like this. You already have multiple controversial leaks. If he addresses even a few, he gets forced into playing whack-a-mole with the rest, along with whatever else people want to concoct between now and release day. If they're truly fake, there's no reason to create that sort of bad publicity.
And if they're real, the only plausible reason we don't have more evidence yet is that they're behind an area of the game that's currently locked for review copies. In which case we should have an answer shortly after release, and there's no reason to stir the pot until then. Unless you preordered, it's not hard to wait and see, and be outraged/relieved in the near future.