Earlier today, Joystiq posted a report about a leaked email detailing an upcoming Steam Sale. In the story, Danny Cowan, contributing Editor at Joystiq, says, "GameTrailers' @Wario64 corroborates the e-mail, confirming that the noted dates are correct."
Wario64 is a contributor to Gametrailers, as well as Cheap Ass Gamer and Side Mission. The "corroboration" that Joystiq is referring to is this tweet sent by Wario64. In it, Wario64 provides a link with an image of the leaked email, provided below.
Joystiq is reporting that the information that is provided in this Reddit post are rumors for now, but Joystiq is using Wario64's tweet as confirmation that the information is true. Wario64's information appears to come from the same Reddit post that Joystiq is reporting as rumor. What can we conclude from this? That both Joystiq and Wario64 read Reddit. That is all. Neither news outlet quotes any sources on the subject, either on the record or anonymously. Nothing about the upcoming Steam sale is really confirmed here. There is no real story here outside of rumors on the internet. Nothing. So, this is reporting?
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