Relatively sure the majority of people who follow GB cite him as one of the biggest reasons for doing so...
There are plenty of sites that offer video game coverage. It's the personalities we're after, and Jeff is the backbone of that group.
Patrick Klepek leaves Giant Bomb
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Relatively sure the majority of people who follow GB cite him as one of the biggest reasons for doing so...
There are plenty of sites that offer video game coverage. It's the personalities we're after, and Jeff is the backbone of that group.
SlickShoes
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Some of the reactions here you'd think the guy had died.
Giantbomb was good before him and they will be good now that he's gone, no big worry here the folk that like him will no doubt catch him on twitch and YouTube since he seems to want to continue with his regular features.
Giantbomb was good before him and they will be good now that he's gone, no big worry here the folk that like him will no doubt catch him on twitch and YouTube since he seems to want to continue with his regular features.
He is the glue that holds everything together and prevents the site from going adrift. The website would probably just be another game journalism website without him. He has ALWAYS made the right decisions when it comes to the site.
I will be honest: never been a huge fan of Patrick in videos. I did like him a lot on the bombcast though, and his writing was excellent. I can also respect him for trying different genres he has little experience in, more people should do that.
Patrick, thanks for everything you did at giantbomb, and the best of luck with whatever your next job will be.
Patrick, thanks for everything you did at giantbomb, and the best of luck with whatever your next job will be.
Junior Mint
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I really miss the golden age of Whiskey. Nothing will beat those happy hour shows and block parties with the original GB crew and the Tested guys.
MixedUpzombies
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Why not go to the the gb topic to talk about brad's bigness?
I got the pleasure of meeting Patrick in person this year at PAX East and taking pictures with him. Awesome guy for sure. At Giant Bomb's bar event, he was holding it down speaking to a group of fans. His AM show with Jim Sterling recently pretty damn intriguing to listen to as was seeing his Dark Souls streams. That being said, I still think the Bombcast is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to that I download it every week even with all the big changes that have happened over the past year.
I liked the fact that besides Dan and Alex, he was the only the only other person that discussed Nintendo games and praised them much to the chagrin of Jeff, Brad, and Vinny to a lesser extent.
Since he was always fascinated by covering social impact games, I was surprised that he didn't cover the Games For Change Festival in my past two years volunteering there since that's right up his alley.
Thank you Patrick for the weekly Worth Reading articles since they were pretty damn informative in highlighting articles that are normally glazed over by many news outlets and the trippy I am a cat video. I wish you absolutely nothing but the best in your next endeavors.
I liked the fact that besides Dan and Alex, he was the only the only other person that discussed Nintendo games and praised them much to the chagrin of Jeff, Brad, and Vinny to a lesser extent.
Since he was always fascinated by covering social impact games, I was surprised that he didn't cover the Games For Change Festival in my past two years volunteering there since that's right up his alley.
Thank you Patrick for the weekly Worth Reading articles since they were pretty damn informative in highlighting articles that are normally glazed over by many news outlets and the trippy I am a cat video. I wish you absolutely nothing but the best in your next endeavors.
That's what made him such a good addition in my opinion, the site just got a lot more samey without him around to contribute. Though granted I agree his written articles peaked within his first year or two, and his best creation (Interview Dumptruck) has been disappointingly quiet as well. Even if the move didn't equal better content it's still a significant loss to the site. Every time Jeff shuts down an argument with jokey hyperbole stated as fact, I'm going to miss Patrick's willingness to try new things and find nuanced ways to talk about them whether he enjoyed it or not.
bestpersonevar
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giantbomb kinda seems like a dream job, kinda surprising he'd leave.
He got a lot of hate, but I always really respected Patrick's journalistic integrity, his willingness to take a chance on new things, and the frame of mind he added to the discussions on the Bombcast, even when I didn't often agree with him. He helped bring in that incredible Yoshi's Island joke, he broke the Xbone DRM reversal, and I always thought he was just as entertaining as the rest of the crew.
Writing was on the wall for a while, I feel like, but I'm going to miss his role in the ensemble nonetheless. Best of luck to him- I know I'll try and follow what he does next, but I'm definitely going to miss Scoops and the Wolf.
Writing was on the wall for a while, I feel like, but I'm going to miss his role in the ensemble nonetheless. Best of luck to him- I know I'll try and follow what he does next, but I'm definitely going to miss Scoops and the Wolf.
LiquidSword
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Well this sucks. Good luck Patrick! Never understood all the hate you got. Your articles were always interesting and intelligently written and I share your love of Alien and horror movies. Anxiously waiting for Evil Bong 4 lol
Fushichou187
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Mr. Klepek, my people and I will raise a glass to you tonight here in (strangely cold) SF. I was bummed when you moved back to Chicago as I felt that was the first step towards departing GB and always thought your perspective and game-playing habits rounded out the site and its other personalities in a healthy way. A number of people spent an unhealthy amount of their free time ranting about you. Fuck'em. Keep doing what you do. I don't always have to agree with you to appreciate what you bring to the table.
BEST OF LUCK AT IRON GALAXY.
BEST OF LUCK AT IRON GALAXY.
LiveFromKyoto
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In a sense, something's passing. I got into the Bombcast with Jeff, Patrick, Ryan Davis (RIP), Vinny and Brad. It was easily the best gaming podcast I'd ever heard, right up there with the golden age of crazy Sony-Shane 1up Yours, but with more depth. The Bombcast is still good, but that kind of chemistry is lightning in a bottle and really hard to duplicate. The way 1up faded makes me appreciate these moments more.
Man, I really wish Shane was a regular in some podcast again, any podcast really. Isn't he at Sony right now? Why can't he be a regular on the PS Blog cast?
Probably because he's Shane Bettenhausen. You should listen to the relatively recent 8-4 Play episode he was on.
Literally the last thing I was expecting to read today.
Scoops,
When you first joined the crew, I decided I didn't like you. It's not because of what you said, or how you said it, it's because, as dumb as it sounds; we were born the same year. You're my age, and when I saw you on screen or heard you on a cast, I saw a career I was never able to have. Sure, I had a brief year stint at an old fan run news site, but over the years , I was never able to turn it into anything, and you were. But, despite it all, I just wasn't able to hate you. As the weeks went by, my irrational dislike started to fade as you started to put out some of the best damn content Giant Bomb had ever seen. Podcast after podcast, you brought your unique voice to the table, and regaled us all with tales of jukebox trolling. Not having you on the podcast every week was one thing, but this...
I had the pleasure of meeting you after your PAX East panel last year, and I think that's when Giant Bomb as a personality driven site really clicked for me, despite having watched and listened religiously for years; you were every bit as genuine as you come across on the podcast, and it struck home that you guys are more than just Internet personalities.
I'm not usually much of a gaffer, but browsing today during a particularly long day at work, I saw the news that you're going to be leaving the site. Frankly it hit me like a punch in the chest. Obviously I'm happy that you're moving on, but in a way,your time at Giant Bomb coming to an end is kind of like the end of the trajectory I wanted to be on at this age, so I guess this is hitting me harder than I thought it would.
I didn't intend to get so personal or heartfelt on here, so I'll just say I wish you the very best in wherever your endeavors take you, and I can't wait to see where you'll end up.
Scoops,
When you first joined the crew, I decided I didn't like you. It's not because of what you said, or how you said it, it's because, as dumb as it sounds; we were born the same year. You're my age, and when I saw you on screen or heard you on a cast, I saw a career I was never able to have. Sure, I had a brief year stint at an old fan run news site, but over the years , I was never able to turn it into anything, and you were. But, despite it all, I just wasn't able to hate you. As the weeks went by, my irrational dislike started to fade as you started to put out some of the best damn content Giant Bomb had ever seen. Podcast after podcast, you brought your unique voice to the table, and regaled us all with tales of jukebox trolling. Not having you on the podcast every week was one thing, but this...
I had the pleasure of meeting you after your PAX East panel last year, and I think that's when Giant Bomb as a personality driven site really clicked for me, despite having watched and listened religiously for years; you were every bit as genuine as you come across on the podcast, and it struck home that you guys are more than just Internet personalities.
I'm not usually much of a gaffer, but browsing today during a particularly long day at work, I saw the news that you're going to be leaving the site. Frankly it hit me like a punch in the chest. Obviously I'm happy that you're moving on, but in a way,your time at Giant Bomb coming to an end is kind of like the end of the trajectory I wanted to be on at this age, so I guess this is hitting me harder than I thought it would.
I didn't intend to get so personal or heartfelt on here, so I'll just say I wish you the very best in wherever your endeavors take you, and I can't wait to see where you'll end up.
What do you do for work now?
OldmanAndroid
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Damn... What a bummer. Huge fan here, ill follow him wherever he ends up.
IMACOMPUTA
Member
Love me some P-Klep. Look forward to whatever he's up to next.
It might be just me, but ever since Ryan passed I've felt like Giantbomb has gone down hill. Especially with the new people.. There are a couple I can't stand.
It might be just me, but ever since Ryan passed I've felt like Giantbomb has gone down hill. Especially with the new people.. There are a couple I can't stand.
At first I really liked him, but his holier than thou attitude really started to irritate me after a while, and his insistence to scream "fuck that game" for any small issue only seemed to become more and more of a thing as time went on. I mean fuck, he called the Cyber Punk 2077 trailer "gross." He has good intentions but he takes things way too far, and in doing so only pushes people further away from whatever cause he has. Quite frankly I'm glad to see him leave. Still, I wish him the best in whatever he decides to do next, and his ability to take untold amounts of shit from people and seemingly shrug it off and keep doing what he's doing is really commendable.
firehawk12
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I feel like this basically ends the written portion of the website, since the only other thing that regularly appears are Alex's reviews.
I have no idea where he would even go if not independent though... anywhere but Polygon!
I have no idea where he would even go if not independent though... anywhere but Polygon!
SatelliteOfLove
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Man, those damn rumors WERE true.
The rest of the crew will have to step the fuck up on the "Bomb Duder Who Tries Shit He Thought He Wouldn't Like And Turns Out He Likes It" position now that Scoops is gone.
The rest of the crew will have to step the fuck up on the "Bomb Duder Who Tries Shit He Thought He Wouldn't Like And Turns Out He Likes It" position now that Scoops is gone.
It did.
But then they hired Dan and Brad started hosting the Bombcast and all was right in the world.
Just a subjective thing. Sometimes personalities and humor rubs people the wrong way. GiantBomb has very specific personalities. So it makes sense there is bound to be people that don't like something. I for one, have nothing but respect for Jeff and the site. They are great at what they do and are truly IMO trustworthy and high quality writers. But Jeffs humor has never been for me. So it's also the thing that has kept me away. But that's okay. As you said the majority love him and he's the reason many go there.
Stereogatari
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People need to calm down with the "lack of content" comments. I trust their hiring process.
stryker1138
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Farewell, Scoops.
#HireCara
undercoverb0ss
Member
Wonder what he is planning to do....
SatelliteOfLove
Member
This is true; I got a friend to watch some high-octane Dan stuff and he didn't get it.
This is what worries me, a less critically-minded site. Not because they can't, but because they think no one values it, or overvalues constant Mario Party Party.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Not to judge the site or anything, but they felt that it would be too much work to produce top 10 videos for each staff member this year. It seems like they just want to stick to being professional game streamers with the occasional produced video. It's just easier to sit on a couch and talk over a game live.
Yeah. Doesn't change the fact they are high quality writers and deserve the success they have. I admire what they have done and the kind of community they have built up around their style, even if it isn't for me.
EmptyCanO'wupass
Member
Just got to the part in the GB GOTY podcast where they cut
Patrick deserves better anyway.
Binding of Isaac.
Patrick deserves better anyway.
D
Deleted member 17706
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He must. It doesn't sound like he's necessarily going independent, though, since he isn't pursuing the Patreon thing, although that doesn't completely rule out that path.
I wonder if he got a chance to take on some big editor in chief position somewhere, or maybe something completely different?
TheAbsolution
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Hey man. Mind spoiler tagging that. I haven't gotten to that part of the podcast yet.
He said he's but going independent, he's not leaving editorial, and he's not leaving Chicago, so either he's been hired on by a publication in Chicago, or someone's throwing money at him to do something of his own out of that CAH studio. I guess someone could have hired him to work remotely for another site, but if he's still just going to be working remotely, why even bother leaving?
Damn. I'll miss him. I have no memories of Giant Bomb pre-Patrick, so I never saw him as an "outsider" or whatever. He managed to contribute something unique and valuable, while also jelling quite well with the overall atmosphere of the site. His exit leaves a serious void.
Good luck to him on the next chapter in his life.
Good luck to him on the next chapter in his life.
SuperSonic1305
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Just another game journalism site? Patrick is the only one that reports on news.
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