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I wish jeff and a few of the other guys would stream themselves watching evo this weekend. Just like with the E3 conferences. It would be fun for a few hours. Maybe during finals?
 
Patrick's Worth Reading is live. He talks about this week's odd headlines/tone, with a little summation of each article.

You might have noticed a couple of experiments in the news section of Giant Bomb this week. There wasn't a particular reason to shake things up--there's no strict mandate from above, in other words--but I wanted to try a few things out, and see how people (including me) responded to them.

Some things worked, a bunch of things didn't. Before we move onto the rest of Worth Reading, I wanted to pull up each of the articles and point out what we can take away for the future of news.

Cliff Bleszinski's New Shooter Is Codenamed BlueStreak

The inspiration for this one was simple: Vox. The formatting isn't new, but Vox has become one of my go-to spots for politics, and this format's used to explain complicated topics. So while I think there's something here, a news story about Cliff Bleszinski starting a new studio, in which we know barely anything about the studio or game, probably wasn't the best way to start. This would have been far more appropriate for breaking down ZeniMax's lawsuit against Oculus when documents showed up in court. Some people liked it, some people didn't. Given the right context, the right story, I would probably bring this one back. But it won't be common.​

An International 4 Stream For People Like Me

There's an alternate universe where this becomes a tweet instead of a news post, and while I'm not suggesting all my tweets will become news, this seemed worth sharing. It's not "news" in the traditional sense, as no press release was issued, but given my continued interest in understanding games that don't appeal to me, I thought people would get something out of it. Don't expect this every day, but I'll probably share more of this.​

What Happens When a Developer Catches You Pirating Its Game

This one did tremendous traffic for Giant Bomb. I won't share numbers, but it was exponentially more than your average popular news feature. Some people worried the headline suggested Giant Bomb was going to the realm of clickbait-y Upworthy-style headlines, but that wasn't the intent at all. I thought the headline teased what was happening in the story just fine, though a more straightforward "Skullgirls Developer Catches Pirate in the Act, Hugs It Out" could have worked, too. In any case, don't worry about some new, crappy headline trend. We don't have to worry about pandering to Google traffic, so I'm allowed to be straightforward and get to the point.​

Why Is Microsoft's Plan to Turn Retail Xbox Ones into Dev Kits News Today?

If I could take back a single story this week, it's this one. We tend to avoid journalistic navel gazing, and this one qualifies as a "slap yourself on the back, Patrick" kind of story. There was no reason to post this, and I felt bad after it went up. It was tempting to take it down and say "this was stupid," but one should live with mistakes.​

Grim Fandango Update Also Coming to PC, Mac, Linux

Not much to say, except that the bit about "console exclusive" was flippant. That happens when one starts writing a bunch of stories quickly. You become less thoughtful, and often fall back on whatever comes first. It's my theory on why there's so much snark on the Internet. It's easier to be sarcastic than it is to be insightful.​

Sega Pleases, Enrages Alien Fans With Isolation's Pre-Order DLC [UPDATED]

One of my favorite blogs is Daring Fireball. Though writer John Guber mostly writes about Apple, he often files sharp commentary about other Internet going ons. This was my attempt at something similar, passing along a piece of information--pre-order DLC for Alien: Isolation--and roping in the larger conversation about pre-order DLC. Sharing what other people were saying on Twitter might have been unnecessary, but I enjoyed having a venue to share observations in a way that's larger than 140 characters, yet doesn't justify its own post.​

With that out of the way, let me know what you think. I'll continue to play around in the news department, and I'm always looking for your feedback. Plenty of people have already sent it my way, and it's much appreciated!
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Top notch week of video content - with more to come!

Monday

Quick Look: Contraption Maker (GB Prime)

Tuesday

Giant Bomb Mailbag: TI4 Edition (GB Prime)
Quick Look: Long Night (GB Prime)
Quick Look: One Piece: Unlimited World RED (GB Prime)

Wednesday

Quick Look: Astebreed (GB NY)
Vinny Bought Bot Colony. Now What? (GB NY)

Thursday

Quick Look: Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake (GB NY)
Jars - 07/10/2014 (GB Prime)
Quick Look: Divinity: Original Sin (GB Prime)

Friday

Quick Look: Xenonauts (GB NY)
Quick Look: MouseCraft (GB Prime)
Teach Me FIFA, Danny (GB Prime)
Worth Playing: 07/11/2014 (GB Chitown)
Bombin' the A.M. With Scoops and the Wolf: 07/11/2014 (GB Chitown + NY)
Unprofessional Fridays: 07/11/14 (GB Prime)

Saturday

Quick Look: Tour de France 2014 (GB Prime?)

Sunday

Unfinished: Bot Colony 07/10/2014 (GB NY?)
 
Keyser Soze said:
Top notch week of video content - with more to come!

Monday

Quick Look: Contraption Maker (GB Prime)

Tuesday

Giant Bomb Mailbag: TI4 Edition (GB Prime)
Quick Look: Long Night (GB Prime)
Quick Look: One Piece: Unlimited World RED (GB Prime)

Wednesday

Quick Look: Astebreed (GB NY)
Vinny Bought Bot Colony. Now What? (GB NY)

Thursday

Quick Look: Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake (GB NY)
Jars - 07/10/2014 (GB Prime)
Quick Look: Divinity: Original Sin (GB Prime)

Friday

Quick Look: Xenonauts (GB NY)
Quick Look: MouseCraft (GB Prime)
Teach Me FIFA, Danny (GB Prime)
Worth Playing: 07/11/2014 (GB Chitown)
Bombin' the A.M. With Scoops and the Wolf: 07/11/2014 (GB Chitown + NY)
Unprofessional Fridays: 07/11/14 (GB Prime)

Saturday

Quick Look: Tour de France 2014 (GB Prime?)

Sunday

Unfinished: Bot Colony 07/10/2014 (GB NY?)
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They knocked it out of the park this week, great work from the Giantbomb team. Also, the Teach me about FIFA video has got me itching to play some, even though I don't like football or FIFA much. They should make that 'Teach me' into a series, it has potential.
 
Keyser Soze said:
Top notch week of video content - with more to come!

Monday

Quick Look: Contraption Maker (GB Prime)

Tuesday

Giant Bomb Mailbag: TI4 Edition (GB Prime)
Quick Look: Long Night (GB Prime)
Quick Look: One Piece: Unlimited World RED (GB Prime)

Wednesday

Quick Look: Astebreed (GB NY)
Vinny Bought Bot Colony. Now What? (GB NY)

Thursday

Quick Look: Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake (GB NY)
Jars - 07/10/2014 (GB Prime)
Quick Look: Divinity: Original Sin (GB Prime)

Friday

Quick Look: Xenonauts (GB NY)
Quick Look: MouseCraft (GB Prime)
Teach Me FIFA, Danny (GB Prime)
Worth Playing: 07/11/2014 (GB Chitown)
Bombin' the A.M. With Scoops and the Wolf: 07/11/2014 (GB Chitown + NY)
Unprofessional Fridays: 07/11/14 (GB Prime)

Saturday

Quick Look: Tour de France 2014 (GB Prime?)

Sunday

Unfinished: Bot Colony 07/10/2014 (GB NY?)
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Wonder if it'll be like this every week.
 
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Nice summary, Keyser. Week was hot.

Solid recap by Scoops. I think he should be more critical of his Alien Isolation story but otherwise, he's spot-on. :)

Hell yes @ Bubble Tennis. Please be good.
 
Yeah... I'm starting to get tired of the pixelart look. Like, I don't necessarly mind if a game uses it but it would be nice to see something different for a change.
 
Keyser Soze said:
I don't know know half of this American food places are... I have heard of Arby's though. They should follow Dan.

Does Arby's even use real meat?
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Sort of. I hear tales from people who worked there that the roast beef starts out as liquid before it is cooked at the restaurant and solidifies, but that still seems like bullshit to me.
 
Video quality on the latest UPF seem kind of poor compared to normal for anyone else? Blurry text/compressed picture even on the highest HD settings.
 
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