Giant Bomb #8 | It's a Hit!

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lol nice, I'm glad it won!

edit: around 26:31:03

http://www.twitch.tv/speeddemosarchivesda/b/542237216

http://gamesdonequick.com/tracker/bid/1506

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$12,192.00
Name	 Description	 Amount	 Goal
Gerstman		 $6,357.00	 (None)
Muxie		 $4,804.00	 (None)
Amsa		 $666.00	 (None)
Flavio		 $123.00	 (None)
Ü		 $101.00	 (None)
Chibi		 $55.00	 (None)
Spagheti		 $50.00	 (None)
Skeeskee		 $25.00	 (None)
Mang0		 $11.00	 (None)
 
The best part about that bid war was that the speed runner stream has no idea who he even is.

which is just fucking bizarre to me, that you can be so into video games that you're speedrunning Paper Mario 2 is and you don't know who Jeff fucking Gerstmann is

I mean, Brad I could understand
 
As if there was any doubt, Jason pretty much confirmed on Twitter that he and Dan will be announced as the new hires on Monday:

https://twitter.com/unastrike/status/482778250884550656

How does that confirm anything?

All those "well that confirms it" posts in the last couple of weeks were all so much stretching.

The only confirmed thing we know is that Dan is starting his new job on monday in SF but thats it. Of course I expect him to go to gb but there was really no confirmations anywhere. People are really grasping at straws to find some kind of confirmation.
 
How does that confirm anything?

All those "well that confirms it" posts in the last couple of weeks were all so much stretching.

The only confirmed thing we know is that Dan is starting his new job on monday in SF but thats it. Of course I expect him to go to gb but there was really no confirmations anywhere. People are really grasping at straws to find some kind of confirmation.

Obviously not a definitive confirmation, but it's definitely not grasping at straws. Jeff has said the new hires start next week, even showed their desk space in a mailbag video.

They're coming.
 
How does that confirm anything?

All those "well that confirms it" posts in the last couple of weeks were all so much stretching.

The only confirmed thing we know is that Dan is starting his new job on monday in SF but thats it. Of course I expect him to go to gb but there was really no confirmations anywhere. People are really grasping at straws to find some kind of confirmation.

Have you missed that Torgo said on his podcast that Jason is aGB hire? He knows the guy. No one is grasping at straws him and Dan are the new guys.
 
Dan has his friends on lock down (unlike Jason) so his appointment has never been confirmed. The timing is very coincidental though.

Also remember that not everyone likes to troll so I imagine if someone else had the job, then they would be telling people. Jeff and the new guy just like to play with people, I doubt Jeff forbid anyone announcing it for themselves.
 
Dan getting hired is so obvious due to all these hints and acting that it might as well be a foregone conclusion, except that that is the perfect moment to get blindsided and it was actually Gies that is hired.
 
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure that Dan is the new hire. However, most of those "confirmation tweets" that've been linked here in the past couple of weeks are never really confirming anything other than the pre-made idea you already have in your head.
 
I really wish Giant Bomb would diversify more. Don't get me wrong I'm sure Dan and Jason will be great, but do we really need more D and J names in the office? If you count that irish guy we'll basically be at 3 D's and 2 J's in the SF office. I'm not saying they needed to hire an X or Q or anything but a L or S would've been nice.
 
I really wish Giant Bomb would diversify more. Don't get me wrong I'm sure Dan and Jason will be great, but do we really need more D and J names in the office? If you count that irish guy we'll basically be at 3 D's and 2 J's in the SF office. I'm not saying they needed to hire an X or Q or anything but a L or S would've been nice.

Bah gawd you are right.

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I really wish Giant Bomb would diversify more. Don't get me wrong I'm sure Dan and Jason will be great, but do we really need more D and J names in the office? If you count that irish guy we'll basically be at 3 D's and 2 J's in the SF office. I'm not saying they needed to hire an X or Q or anything but a L or S would've been nice.

Who would have thought a white guy from the south would help GB West meet their diversity quota!
 
I really wish Giant Bomb would diversify more. Don't get me wrong I'm sure Dan and Jason will be great, but do we really need more D and J names in the office? If you count that irish guy we'll basically be at 3 D's and 2 J's in the SF office. I'm not saying they needed to hire an X or Q or anything but a L or S would've been nice.
My name starts with an L and ends with an S. They shoulda hired me!
 
Holy shit, the scars of 8.8 will never heal for some.
 
I really wish Giant Bomb would diversify more. Don't get me wrong I'm sure Dan and Jason will be great, but do we really need more D and J names in the office? If you count that irish guy we'll basically be at 3 D's and 2 J's in the SF office. I'm not saying they needed to hire an X or Q or anything but a L or S would've been nice.

they coulda hired lonnie and steve
 
Holy shit, the scars of 8.8 will never heal for some.

Nintendo fanboys can be some of the most obnoxious people about reviews, ever.
W101 is getting average scores? Gaming media is crap, they don't even know how to play games!
SM3DW is getting awesome scores and goty awards? See, Nintendo is still making great games!
The Gerstman/Yoshi thread even had a guy complaining that Jeff gave State of Emergency a better score over Wind Waker. Some people really are obsessed over what score someone else gives them.
 
Really? I liked Twilight Princess when I played it why is it so hated on. No clue what the Wii version was like though.

It's not that hated on, it's just seen as a solid but not amazing, safe, and frequently dull Zelda game. Certainly not worthy of people losing their mind over an 8.8 at the time.
 
I never watched much AGDQ, aside from a few Cosmo speedruns (which are actually quite good), is it always a bunch of awkward kids sitting on a couch saying inane shit?
 
The funniest thing I remember about the TP review was when someone referred to him as Jeff Girth-mann.
 
It's not that hated on, it's just seen as a solid but not amazing, safe, and frequently dull Zelda game. Certainly not worthy of people losing their mind over an 8.8 at the time.

No and I just read his review and it was spot on. A really fun game that has a few quirks and doesn't really do anything new. Also 8.9 is a great review score so I am not sure why everyone would flip out. If anything the other Zelda's are probably a little inflated in review score due to their history.
 
"He's on the same tier as that guy who gave Twighlight Princess an 8.8"

"...some Game Spy editor"

Also the guy saying this was the Yoshi's Island speed runner
 
Really? I liked Twilight Princess when I played it why is it so hated on. No clue what the Wii version was like though.

I played the Wii version and it's probably among my favourite Wii games. With each Zelda games some people just really hate it (I really hate Skyward Sword and dislike Windwaker despite it's awesome cartoon graphics) and some love it.
 
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