I just put a lit match down, it's not my fault it turned into a fire! I don't want anything to do with fire, I just like watching it burn.I don't want to get in a racial or gender discussion with anyone. Giant Bomb should and, I have complete faith will, hire the right person to do the job regardless.
In closing, I will share this:
Discuss.
Patrick Klepek leaves Giant Bomb
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Of course you're free to be disappointed. I can't say I'm a fan of the idea that no progress can take place unless it involves someone who is not a heterosexual white male. Not to say that I would necessarily celebrate the hiring of someone who fit those conditions--it entirely depends on the person.
Doctor Shatner
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As a long-time fan of the site Patrick will be sorely missed, however I wish him luck in his future endeavors and can't wait to see what he does next!
MHWilliams
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Sad to see him go. He and Jason are two of the best investigative games journalists around. Hope wherever he lands works out for him.
soxinthebox
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Haven't listened to the final GOTY podcast yet but man, what a bummer. All the best in whatever your new career will be Klepek.
But true diversity comes from people who look and sound different, not from different opinions and values. Didnt you get the memo?
LapinAgile
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Probably like... experience, game knowledge and editorial preferably... also familiarity with video production. Is that ridiculous?
If they hire someone new it should be someone with a different taste in games than the rest of the crew. I feel Patrick had that with his love for horror games, Dan filled the Nintendo love and Jason has the Japanese games and fighting games covered. Whether that's a white male or not, who cares honestly? They should hire who they think fits in with the crew and the site regardless of race and gender and not feel forced to go a certain way.
Glitchesarecool
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How did I know this thread would devolve into "discussion" of the demographic of GB staff?
MHWilliams
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Going to be hard to do, there's few that fill that niche.
At best they're probably going to have to let someone build that kind of career from the ground up. "Best choice for the job" is pretty goddamn open.
Barkley's Justice
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hahaha. yea...no doubt.
Pops Maellard
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Jim Sterling is the only one that comes to mind and aside from the obvious reasons he'll never work at GB, he seems focused almost entirely on producing video content. I don't really think there's anyone who can replace Patrick except for Patrick.
Mushroomer25
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A damn shame. His Spookin, Bombin', & Spelunky segments were highlights of the last year of content, and he's a fantastic writer to be working in the industry. I hope he keeps working in games journalism, because we're lucky to have people like him applying their talents to stuff like this.
HiredN00bs
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A significant loss for Giant Bomb, IMHO. Good luck in your next endeavor, Patrick. Keep us updated! I really appreciated your work with GB.Haha. I'm not going to Nintendo, and I'm not becoming a community manager.
I'm also OK saying I'm not going independent and opening up a Patreon, either.
I did want to stop by and say hi, though. NeoGAF was one of my first homes--people forget I was a moderator way, way, way back in the pre-NEO days. You've treated me very well during my tenure at Giant Bomb, even when we haven't seen eye-to-eye. Thanks for that.
LaserBuddha
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Ever since I made the mistake of opening my mouth about this, I've learned through posts like yours that bringing up diversity in reference to GB is met with a TON of projection. Usually it's "They shouldn't feel like they are forced to!" so I applaud you for changing it up a bit to "So progress is only reserved for people who aren't white males?".
All of it completely misses the point though.
Boombox On
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What an astute and revelatory concept.
...I realize in hindsight that a "/s" is necessary here.
CrunchyFrog
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What the hell is going on at Naughty Dog?
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Well, what's your point? Expressing regret about starting a discussion and telling people that they are missing the point isn't going to enlighten anyone here.
I don't want to get in a racial or gender discussion with anyone. Giant Bomb should and, I have complete faith will, hire the right person to do the job regardless.
In closing, I will share this:
Discuss.
As a minority I don't give a fuck who GB hires so long as they're into
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LaserBuddha
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I didn't start the discussion.
Among the many problems with those arguments is that they focus on an imaginary choice between ability and diversity, and they ignore the fact that a more diverse choice could add something to GB that no white male could, and it's not a question of talent.
EDIT: Anyway no biggie.
SatelliteOfLove
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Those are very labor-intensive. That sort of thing in Surreality TV shows takes many many man-hours in video editing.
The thing is, at least when Brad or Patrick had deep thinking pieces, the quality of the feedback has been higher in the last couple years (either that or the mods have went Space Marine on the comment sections one).
Tying this back to the inevitable hiring question, yes: they need a great writer with an intellectual bent who'll try new shit.
Really? Why? Isn't the general consensus that unless your writing consists of buzzfeed-level articles then written content is a good way to go broke?
I personally believe that their next hire should be someone for their New York office so that that place's content production isn't reliant on just two people, preferably someone like Drew who can work both behind and in front of the camera.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Fuck, I really hope you're just reading too much into that.
Haha. I'm not going to Nintendo, and I'm not becoming a community manager.
I'm also OK saying I'm not going independent and opening up a Patreon, either.
I did want to stop by and say hi, though. NeoGAF was one of my first homes--people forget I was a moderator way, way, way back in the pre-NEO days. You've treated me very well during my tenure at Giant Bomb, even when we haven't seen eye-to-eye. Thanks for that.
I know what you're doing next: bringing back Agressive Shrub Jumping. It's time
Wonder who else remembers this
Best of Luck, Patrick.
BreezyLimbo
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He wouldn't have put 'I truly hope that is the case' if he was really positive about it. Patrick isn't really good when it comes to tells(Alot of Duders-including myself-talked about Patrick leaving about a week or so over at the GB OT, because of the way he was tweeting and even his last spookin' the way he talked about spookin').
He's just hoping. Brad will GB. Forever. Maybe.
Mushroomer25
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I agree that whoever they bring on should be NYC-based, but they need a solid news writer. Patrick's ability to research & break stories shouldn't be taken for granted - he's brought a lot to the team. Whoever comes in next needs to fill that gap.
Patrick's replacement will be the first person to successfully interview Patrick and ask him the sort of hard-hitting, investigative journalism questions that, quite simply, must be asked for the sake of the integrity of this great industry of ours.
Chief among those questions MUST be:
Patrick, why were you never more black or hispanic...but often a little too asian?
You're welcome, Jeff Gerstmann...you're welcome.
Chief among those questions MUST be:
Patrick, why were you never more black or hispanic...but often a little too asian?
You're welcome, Jeff Gerstmann...you're welcome.
Well, when someone asked him on Tumblr why Crypt of the Necrodancer wasn't on the list for best music this year he answered:
So, he's already planning his moves for the next GOTY stuff
I wouldn't read too much into what Patrick wrote.edit:
This is the listing for the new Senior news editor position that will replace Patrick (been up for a month), it's in New York: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/29267214
too true
In terms of "who do we know gels well with the current GB team":
Samantha and Cara both work extremely well. Samantha would bring great perspectives from the dev side if involved in a podcast, I have no idea where she currently resides though, probably SF and wouldn't be able to to fill the NY positon. She also has her own game and development stuff going on. Cara hops all over the place and I think is a great fit for the NY team. Her embedded style is different from what GB has had before, but could work.
I don't want to see a "news monkey" that just posts videos and press releases. The rest of the team can help fill that roll; Alex already does a lot of that. Cara has connections so could replace a lot of the "inside scoop" stuff that GB will lose without patrick.
I don't know of anyone else that we know has good karma with GB and is "available". If either of them want a position with GB, they should be no-brainers.
Samantha and Cara both work extremely well. Samantha would bring great perspectives from the dev side if involved in a podcast, I have no idea where she currently resides though, probably SF and wouldn't be able to to fill the NY positon. She also has her own game and development stuff going on. Cara hops all over the place and I think is a great fit for the NY team. Her embedded style is different from what GB has had before, but could work.
I don't want to see a "news monkey" that just posts videos and press releases. The rest of the team can help fill that roll; Alex already does a lot of that. Cara has connections so could replace a lot of the "inside scoop" stuff that GB will lose without patrick.
I don't know of anyone else that we know has good karma with GB and is "available". If either of them want a position with GB, they should be no-brainers.
soxinthebox
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Brad is already left
Riposte
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Simultaneously the most annoying and most interesting member (humor aside, which he lacked) of the Bombcast while I listened to it. Stopped listening a long time ago, only watch highlight videos once in awhile.
There was also Alexis.
There was also Alexis.
Firedemon2370
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GBEAST is apparently hiring. http://blog.jeffgerstmann.net/post/106651408756/now-that-patrick-has-left-will-you-be-looking
He was never employed by GB though, was always an engineer for Whiskey and then CBSi (worked for all the sites at Whiskey, and then GB, Comic Vine and GS for CBSi). Rorie has also never worked for GB, technically.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/29267214
Yep, only option really. SF is stacked, GBeast just starting up again. Giant Bomb going full power with two teams producing content will be something glorious to behold.
I don't see how a woman fits into the dynamic, it would be disruptive just to meet a quota.
The Giant Bomb audience is not crying out for specifically a female perspective.
The most important thing is a person who fits into the group, just like Dan who feels like he should always have been there, even though many here and elsewhere bemoaned the appointment, and I am thoroughly glad none of that criticism was taken notice of as Dan is what GB needed.
There are places where a female perspective can be ascertained on gaming, it doesn't need to be shoehorned into GB.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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These are kinda my thoughts. I still enjoy listening but it really hasn't been the same without Ryan, Vinny and Pat. I'll really miss Patrick. I was always happy to hear from him time to time on random casts after his departure. Best of luck to you Pat, it's been an awesome ride
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That would be undeniably awesome.
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