Underclass Hero is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41 . It is the first of two albums by the band recorded without guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh since he left a year earlier to focus on Brown Brigade . It was first released on July 18, 2007, in Japan by Island Records and distributed worldwide by Aquarius Records , the band's final album on the label. In comparison to the heavy metal -inspired punk style of their previous album Chuck (2004), Underclass Hero marked a return to the band’s pop-punk sound.
50-552: The album was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 , becoming the band’s highest-charting album to date. It received generally mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its songwriting, lyrics and production, while others found it to be too long, melodramatic, and derivative. Critics have consistently described Underclass Hero as
100-448: A 1 star review, called the album "Green Day without the range and the charm". Sputnikmusic gave the album a 1 out of 5, saying that it "tries its best to be profound and musically challenging, however its only success is found, without exception, in the tracks which drop the pretense entirely and return to the formula which made the group popular to begin with." IGN gave the album a 7 out of 10, drawing comparisons to Green Day regarding
150-401: A 10-point scale, from 1 to 10, finding that the finer distinction of the 100-point scale was difficult to maintain, whereas a 10-point scale would still be true to its reviews and would be easier to promote. IGN ' s 'Best of' is an end-of-year event to annually honor the year's best games, films, television shows and comics. Winners of each award category are selected by IGN staff from
200-432: A 100-point scale again, but without using decimals, meaning a score of 8.5 would become an 85. Unlike the previous conversion to the 20-point scale, this latest scoring system change was retroactive and all previous IGN review scores were to be updated to follow the new system. However, despite the announcement, the article included a short addition, post-release; it stated that after much discussion, they had decided to retain
250-521: A 100-point scale, where games are scored in increments of 0.1, all future reviews would use a 20-point scale where games are scored in increments of 0.5. Under both systems, the maximum possible score a game can receive is 10.0. The scoring change was not retroactive: all scores on reviews written before the change would remain the same. This change also did not affect the scoring system for reader reviews. On September 13, 2012, IGN revealed that as part of its new review format all future reviews would follow
300-535: A list of nominees, while readers are able to cast their own votes online to determine the 'People's Choice' award for each category. In 2000, Snowball.com purchased an E-federation called the Internet Wrestling Organization (IWO). Since Snowball owned both IWO and IGN , IWO would go on to become IGN ' s first official E-Fed, even doing a column on the website. The IGN For Men section officially closed down on October 2, 2001, and
350-553: A network of desktop websites, IGN is also distributed on mobile platforms, console programs on the Xbox and PlayStation , FireTV , Roku , and via YouTube , Twitch , Hulu , and Snapchat . Originally, IGN was the flagship website of IGN Entertainment, a website which owned and operated several other websites oriented towards players' interests, games, and entertainment, such as Rotten Tomatoes , GameSpy , GameStats , VE3D , TeamXbox , Vault Network, FilePlanet, and AskMen . IGN
400-517: A new review by Brandin Tyrrel, which included an editor's note apologizing again and stating that "this review (and its score) represents solely the opinion of the new reviewer". In a subsequently unlisted video, Miucin responded that while he took "complete ownership over what happened", the similarity was not intentional. Kotaku found similarities between Miucin's other reviews, reviews on Nintendo Life and Engadget and material posted on
450-468: A number of independent fansites such as PSX Nation.com , Sega-Saturn.com , Game Sages , and GameFAQs . In 1998, the network launched a new homepage that consolidated the individual sites as system channels under the IGN brand. The homepage exposed content from more than 30 different channels. Websites Next-Generation and Ultra Game Players Online were not part of this consolidation; U.G.P.O. dissolved with
500-461: A professional esports circuit that ran tournaments for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty , ShootMania Storm and League of Legends . On March 6, 2013, only weeks prior to the event, IGN abruptly canceled the finals of IPL 6—which were to be held in Las Vegas from March 28 through 31, and discontinued the league. IGN indicated that it was no longer in a position to commit to compete with
550-409: A publicly traded company, continuing a string of divestitures for digital properties it had previously acquired (including MySpace and Photobucket ). On February 4, 2013, after a failed attempt to spin off IGN as a separate company, News Corp. announced that it had sold IGN Entertainment to the publishing company Ziff Davis , which was recently acquired by J2 Global . Financial details regarding
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#1732802203147600-563: A revival of Sum 41's previous pop punk style in All Killer No Filler (2001) as opposed to the heavy metal and punk rock sound found in Chuck (2004). However, the album differentiates itself from the band's early sound, through the incorporation of instruments such as acoustic guitars, pianos, organs and synthesizers, theatricality, emphasis on dark and political lyrics, dynamics and its disregard for metal influences, creating
650-436: A sound more inline with the emo pop genre. Furthermore, songs such as "Ma Poubelle" combine this with elements of show tunes . PopMatters writer Ethan Stewart stated that "The way that Underclass Hero layers pianos, acoustic guitars, vocal harmonies, and ambient synthesizers easily makes it Sum 41’s prettiest-sounding record to date." On April 16, 2007, Underclass Hero was announced for release. The next day, "March of
700-641: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . IGN IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc. , a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc . The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco 's SoMa district and is headed by its former editor-in-chief, Peer Schneider. The IGN website was the brainchild of media entrepreneur Chris Anderson and launched on September 29, 1996. It focuses on games , films , anime , television , comics , technology , and other media. Originally
750-492: Is a video games , movies , comics and pop culture convention held in various cities in the Middle East . The event generally includes celebrities, video game tournaments, table top games , card games , movie previews, comic book stalls and a cosplay competition. A number of Middle Eastern artists and game developers also showcase their work at IGN Convention. This convention is owned and operated by IGN Middle East,
800-421: Is devoted to not just the staple Marvel and DC titles, but also manga , graphic novels , statues and toys. In 2006, IGN launched its television site. It provides interviews with various television celebrities, in addition to a TV schedule, TV trivia and TV news. Like the film section, IGN ' s TV section has a variety of exclusive clips from upcoming television shows. On May 30, 2006, IGN Dreamcast
850-413: Is no longer updated. IGN has sites such as IGN Stars and AskMen.com that fulfil much of the function of the old IGN For Men site. IGN Wrestling met its end in early 2002 when many of the staff departed. Interviews with professional wrestling personalities and coverage of wrestling games have been folded into IGN Sports , headed by Jon Robinson. IGN Sci-Fi : Largely dead since 2002, this section of
900-511: Is the official record chart ranking the 100 most popular music albums and extended plays in Canada. It is compiled weekly (every Monday) by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Luminate , and published every Tuesday by American music and entertainment magazine Billboard . The albums are compared across all genres, ranked by album sales, audio on-demand streaming activity and digital sales of tracks from albums. Prior to October 27, 2015,
950-557: The Billboard 200 , making it their highest chart positioning to date in the U.S. As of April 2011, the album has sold 184,000 copies in the United States. As of 2013, it has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The album was led by the singles " Underclass Hero " and " Walking Disaster "; both achieving moderate radio success in 2007. The third single, " With Me ", wasn't released as a single until 2008. Additionally, " March of
1000-798: The Canadian albums charts were determined only by pure album sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan , and published by Jam! Canoe , issued every Sunday. The move to the newly named Canadian Albums chart, now published by Billboard , also included a new formula. This new chart for the first time included on-demand streaming activity and digital track sales, along with the pure album sales which were solely counted previously. It also included Track Equivalent Albums (TEA), which equate ten digital track sales from one album to one equivalent album sale, as well as Stream Equivalent Albums (SEA), which equate 1,500 song streams from an album to one equivalent album sale. This article about radio broadcasting in Canada
1050-818: The Dogs " was released as an album preview in April 2007 before its release, because the album "wouldn't be out until the summer". The track "March of the Dogs" faced political backlash due to its radical opposition to then-United States President George W. Bush . This led to Whibley facing possible deportation in 2007 by a House of Representatives minority leader . However, this ultimately never came to pass. All songs written and composed by Deryck Whibley , except where noted. Sum 41 Additional musicians Technical Artwork Shipments figures based on certification alone. Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Album Chart , also known as Billboard Canadian Albums ,
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#17328022031471100-435: The Dogs" was released as a promotional single. On May 2, 2007, the title track was posted on the band's Myspace profile; the music video for it was posted online at the end of the month. The album's artwork was posted online on June 8, 2007. On July 9, 2007, " Walking Disaster " was posted on Myspace. The album was made available for streaming on July 17, 2007 through MTV 's website, and released through Island on July 24. On
1150-555: The Middle Eastern edition of popular video games website IGN . IGN Convention is the spiritual successor to GameFest, a biannual, smaller scale gaming gallery which was originally hosted by IGN Middle East's parent company T-break Media between 2010 and 2012, before the hosting duties were subsequently taken over by AMD EMEA. The IGN Convention logo was designed by prominent Gulf based artist Ashraf Ghori . Conferences have included: In 2011, IGN launched IGN Pro League,
1200-740: The PlayStation-focused "Podcast Beyond" and the Xbox-oriented "Podcast Unlocked", the Nintendo-oriented "Nintendo Voice Chat", and Game Scoop! , a podcast where a variety of editors discuss news and topics surrounding the video game industry. IGN has 28 editions in 25 languages, as of 2021. The US & Canada , UK & Ireland , and Australia & New Zealand editions are operated by Ziff Davis subsidiaries, with all others being franchised publishers. Since 2006, IGN Entertainment began launching regional versions of
1250-477: The Vandals and Bowling for Soup . Underclass Hero received praise for its songwriting and lyrical content, but received criticism for its similarities to Green Day 's American Idiot and My Chemical Romance 's The Black Parade . On review aggregator website Metacritic, the album currently holds an average score of 50/100 based on 12 reviews, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. The A.V. Club gave
1300-431: The album a positive review, calling it "the band's smartest and most mature sounding album yet." Billboard also reacted positively, saying that "its growth feels genuine and, unlike Sum 41's punk peers, its musical maturation doesn't come at the expense of that all-important snotty 'tude." On the other hand, BBC was less favorable, saying that it "has its merits", but calling it a "disappointing effort". The Guardian , in
1350-566: The album’s sound, but said that it’s “not a bad album”. Contactmusic.com said that the album was full of "mixed results". In 2018, Rock Sound ranked the album at #78 in their list of the Best 100 Pop Punk Albums. In Canada, Underclass Hero debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling just over 9,000 copies in its first week. In the United States, the album sold 44,601 copies in its first week and debuted at number 7 on
1400-688: The band went on a tour of the US with Schoolyard Heroes , which included an appearance at the X96 Big Ass Show radio festival. In November 2007, the band announced that singer/rhythm guitarist Deryck Whibley was suffering from a herniated disc , resulting in all of the remaining shows of the year to be cancelled. In February and March 2008, the band toured the UK, which was followed by a stint in Canada; both were supported by Die Mannequin and Social Code . They toured Australia in April 2008 with Pennywise ,
1450-517: The cancellation of affiliation with GameFAQs . In 2004, IGN launched GameStats , which was intended to be a more unbiased rating network, as it takes in scores from every corporate-owned game rating site and averages them all into one score to give a general idea of the quality of a game. IGN also launched Direct2Drive .com in 2004. Its primary focus is selling digital downloads of full PC and Mac video games, as well as anime , comics and game guides. In 2005, IGN launched its comics site, which
1500-454: The cancellation of the magazine, and Next-Generation was put "on hold" when Imagine decided to concentrate on launching the short-lived Daily Radar brand. In February 1999, PC Magazine named IGN one of the hundred-best websites, alongside competitors GameSpot and CNET Gamecenter . That same month, Imagine Media incorporated a spin-off that included IGN and its affiliate channels as Affiliation Networks, while Simpson-Bint remained at
1550-517: The decimal point in all upcoming scores. In early 2014, IGN introduced a new policy, in which a game's review score can be re-reviewed and improved, provided that continuous updates form a significant change compared to the game at launch. Examples of games that have been re-reviewed were League of Legends , Heroes of the Storm , Warframe , and the pocket edition of Minecraft . In January 2020, IGN revealed that reviews would be reverted to
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1600-489: The former company. In September, the newly spun-out standalone internet media company, changed its name to Snowball.com. At the same time, small entertainment website The Den merged into IGN and added non-gaming content to the growing network. Snowball held an IPO in 2000, but shed most of its other properties during the dot-com bubble . IGN prevailed with growing audience numbers and a newly established subscription service called IGN Insider (later IGN Prime), which led to
1650-456: The game download site FilePlanet into the IGN group; as of 2011 both FilePlanet and the GameSpy website still operate as video game-related web sites. IGN Entertainment acquired the online male lifestyle magazine AskMen in 2005. In 2004, IGN acquired film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and in 2010, sold the website to Flixster . In October 2017, Humble Bundle announced that it
1700-430: The game is recommended. The score is given according to the "individual aspects of a game, like presentation, graphics, sound, gameplay and lasting appeal". Each game is given a score in each of these categories, but the overall score for the game is an independent evaluation, not an average of the scores in each category. On August 3, 2010, IGN announced that the site would be changing to a new scoring scale. Instead of
1750-566: The games discussion forum NeoGAF . On August 14, IGN announced that it would remove all of Miucin's work pending further review. On April 19, 2019, Miucin admitted plagiarism and issued an apology on his YouTube channel. During the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis , the main IGN site posted an article on May 14 urging readers to donate to charities helping Palestinian civilians such as the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and linked to relevant news reporting. A Palestinian flag
1800-652: The increasing number of esports events that were being held. On April 8, 2013, Blizzard Entertainment announced that it had acquired the staff and assets of the IPL from IGN ; its former staff were reassigned to work on in-house esports productions. In November 2017, some IGN employees refused to work to show solidarity with Kallie Plagge, a former editor who alleged that in 2016, another editor, Vince Ingenito, sexually harassed her and another female employee and made inappropriate comments. Human resources allegedly told her that she "needed to have better judgment about who [she]
1850-427: The purchase were not revealed. Prior to its acquisition by UGO, 1UP.com had previously been owned by Ziff Davis. Soon after the acquisition, IGN announced that it would be laying off staff and closing GameSpy , 1UP.com, and UGO in order to focus on its flagship brands, IGN and AskMen. The role-playing video game interest website Vault Network was acquired by IGN in 1999. GameStats, a review aggregation website,
1900-560: The same day, the band performed the album in its entirety, which was subsequently posted on their website. In August, the band played two shows in Australia with Yellowcard and performed at a few dates on the Warped Tour , alongside a few US shows with Yellowcard, Monty Are I and Amber Pacific the following month. On August 20, 2007, the music video for "Walking Disaster" premiered on MTV2 's website. In September and October 2007,
1950-510: The shedding of the name "Snowball" and adoption of IGN Entertainment on May 10, 2002. In June 2005, IGN reported having 24,000,000 unique visitors per month, with 4.8 million registered users through all departments of the site. IGN has been ranked among the top 500 most-visited websites according to Alexa . In September 2005, IGN was acquired by Rupert Murdoch 's multimedia business empire, News Corporation , for $ 650 million. IGN celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 12, 2008. IGN
2000-455: The site automatically redirects visitors to their localized version using geolocation software , based on their countries' IP addresses. Each version of the site has a modified logo with their country's/region's respective flags near the IGN logo. However, it is still possible to access the original American website using a navigation bar above or below (depending on the regional website) the page's master template. IGN Convention ( IGN Con )
2050-405: The site included movie news, comic book reviews, anime coverage and other associated items. It has since been discontinued. The site, SciFI.ign.com redirects to the recently created SciFiBrain.ign.com , which covers some of the content of the old Sci-Fi site. In 2002, IGN launched a dedicated video game FAQs site specifically designed to host user-submitted guides. This was launched following
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2100-697: The website for various countries and pan-regions. Initially, IGN began opening new offices outside the United States in order to support those regional websites, but later IGN began franchising its brand as a more cost-effective means of globalization, wherein it licensed various media publishers in many countries to use the IGN brand and manage regional websites on their own. Licensed regional publishers work on their own servers, albeit can link to IGN ' s HQ database, where they can import or translate articles, and use videos uploaded on IGN ' s servers that use IGN ' s own hosted video player. When visiting www.ign.com from an IGN -supported region,
2150-497: Was 'friends' with" and that she was an "equal participant" in "inappropriate flirtation". This incident was widely circulated across social media. In August 2018, the owner of YouTube channel Boomstick Gaming accused the IGN reviewer Filip Miucin of plagiarizing his video review of the game Dead Cells . On August 7, IGN stated that it had found "substantial similarities" between the reviews, apologized, and announced that it had dismissed Miucin. On August 10, IGN published
2200-476: Was also added besides the IGN logo. Shortly after the article went up IGN Israel made statements on social media condemning the article. The Palestinian flag was soon replaced with a Red Cross . On May 16, the article was deleted and a statement was made on the IGN Twitter account saying that it was wrong to only highlight one side of the conflict. A reposted version on South Africa-based IGN Africa
2250-475: Was being acquired by IGN . IGN Entertainment acquired Gamer Network and its properties in May 2024 for an undisclosed sum. These included Eurogamer , Rock Paper Shotgun , VG247 and others. As a result, some layoffs were made due to redundancies. A member of the IGN staff writes a review for a game and gives it a score between 0.1 and 10.0, which is assigned by increments of 0.1 and determines how much
2300-481: Was founded by IGN in 2004. GameStats includes a "GPM" (Game Popularity Metric) rating system which incorporates an average press score and average gamer score, as well as the number of page hits for the game. However, the site is no longer being updated. The Xbox interest site, TeamXbox , and the PC game website VE3D were acquired in 2003. IGN Entertainment merged with GameSpy Industries in 2005. The merger also brought
2350-659: Was headquartered in the Marina Point Parkway office park in Brisbane, California , until it relocated to a smaller office building near AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 29, 2010. On May 25, 2011, IGN sold its Direct2Drive division to Gamefly for an undisclosed amount. In 2011, IGN Entertainment acquired its rival UGO Entertainment (owners of 1Up.com ) from Hearst Corporation . Ultimately, News Corp. planned to spin off IGN Entertainment as
2400-638: Was launched to mark IGN ' s 10th anniversary. To coincide with the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl , IGN created the Super Smash Bros. World site. On the site, people can submit their user-created stages from the game and download ones made by other people. IGN subsequently launched a similar website called GTA 'Hood on April 29, 2008, for Grand Theft Auto IV . Along with its popular website content, IGN also publishes many different podcasts on both its website and on iTunes . Some of its podcasts include console-oriented shows like
2450-534: Was restarted; however, none of the Dreamcast updates were posted on the main IGN webpage. In 2007, IGN launched its anime site. It provided features on anime and manga, including trailers and free episodes. It also included reviews of manga and anime from other sections of IGN , such as IGN Comics and IGN DVD . The anime channel was dropped after IGN redesigned the site. In 2008, the IGN Retro channel
2500-734: Was sold to publishing company Ziff Davis in February 2013. Created in September 1996 as the Imagine Games Network , the IGN content network was founded by publishing executive Jonathan Simpson-Bint and began as five individual websites within Imagine Media : N64.com (later renamed ign64.com ), PSXPower , Saturnworld , Next-Generation.com and Ultra Game Players Online . Imagine expanded on its owned-and-operated websites by creating an affiliate network that included
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