GB has always come off as very proud of the audio quality on their podcast, and that would muddy it up. Even if he were to record his own track separately, that becomes an awful process to line it up in post. Even a fraction of a second off and his track becomes noticeably out of sync as the podcast progresses.
Patrick Klepek is joining Kotaku
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GB has always come off as very proud of the audio quality on their podcast, and that would muddy it up. Even if he were to record his own track separately, that becomes an awful process to line it up in post. Even a fraction of a second off and his track becomes noticeably out of sync as the podcast progresses.
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
Jeff is pretty anti skype since it introduces a lag in conversation and hates when other podcasts do it.
GearDraxon
Member
GB has always had a "no Skyped-in podcasts" rule.
Well quality of content is totally subjective. If you personally didn't enjoy it, that's fine, you're entitled to that opinion. Just thought you were talking about the actual health of the site due to the mention of Alexa numbers.
They already have a traditional four-man lineup out in San Francisco. Skyping someone in would be an unnecessary downgrade.
Ecto311
Member
Doesn't the cheapassgamer podcast do it with no problems? They sync it up later but Cheapy was in Japan for most of them and they sound great.
styl3s
Member
Great April Foo... Wait, It's January, this isn't a April Fools joke.
Glad Patrick landed on his feet and hopefully he's going to do more of what he wants to do but even Patrick can't get me to go to Kotaku.
It was a phenomenal year for GB in terms of content.
Glad Patrick landed on his feet and hopefully he's going to do more of what he wants to do but even Patrick can't get me to go to Kotaku.
Your view isn't their view or the majority of their audience.
It was a phenomenal year for GB in terms of content.
TharpDaddy
Member
I think it was a great year, yeah. We've gotten some of their best content ever this year. Mario Party Party 1 & 2, Giant Bomb vs Roller Coaster, Velvet Sundown videos, Metal Gear Scanlon, Demo Derbies, Avalon, Pog UPF, etc. have all been absolutely fantastic. This conversation better belongs in the OT, though. It's a bit off topic.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Like anywhere it still has fluff articles to fill the space, but for the most part they have been getting better. A lot more investigative work (albeit not as frequent as you'd hope) that really hits keynotes of the industry.
Syncing up podcast lag sounds like a thing Jeff Gerstmann wouldn't like.
He does, and the CAGcast is one of my favourite shows around, but he's also mentioned how it can be a pain in the ass to put together and to coordinate a recording schedule with people in different time zones. Doubt it's worth it for Jeff and co. when they have enough people in-house to put on a good show.
This year brought me back to Giant Bomb in a big way. I've been a fan of Jeff and company since before GB existed, but the Bombcast got really stale around 2012-2013. An hour long discussion of yard cleaning and mowing lawns is not interesting. Talking about household chores is not interesting.
The addition of two younger members has really revitalized the 'cast. The greater emphasis on video content had me actually visiting the site on a regular basis instead of just listening to the bombcast.
As far as the community goes, that's not really what GB is about any more. It's all about the personalities now.
According to what metric? I feel like in the past people complained all the time about a lack of content, about abandoned series, and all this kind of stuff. But over the last ~6 months it was fairly common to see people surprised by the volume of compelling items on the schedule. I felt like Giant Bomb delivered an incredible amount of entertainment last year.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Shipwreck is constantly getting kicked from the Skype convo. It's pretty hilarious how long it takes them to notice. Cheapy also bought all of them really good mics. But I agree, I like the CAGcast a lot and don't think Skype hurts it.
I tried listening to one of theirs and I couldn't take the quality. Just me though.
There is a totally different flow with skype-casts than face to face ones. face-2-face>>>>>skype-casting.
Audioboxer
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What is wrong with some people in this topic :/?
Congratulations Patrick, look forward to reading your content.
Congratulations Patrick, look forward to reading your content.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Giant Bomb shouldn't be unnoticed. They do things that other outlets do not. The Bombcast is a fantastic method of reaching people on a personal level. You can sit and enjoy a cast while you play video games. I'm not to put one over or on top the other. Kotaku has instant news settled between sometimes news not necessarily geared for me. The moment the story hits I'm at the outlet (not quite sure where), so that's one way of viewing it.
Jason Schreier just got a promotion too. He is now Kotaku's News Editor. Congrats to the Kotaku team.
SavoyPrime
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I keep wanting to give Kotaku a try. But everytime I go to the site, my eyes start to bleed. It is a horrendous looking site in my opinion.
2 Slice Toaster
Member
Great move for Patrick, moving on to a website that emphasizes writing and already has a strong base of talented staff. Granted there is alot of fluff pieces, but we're talking about video games, there isn't groundbreaking stories everyday. Its no different than Neogaf honestly, the noise-to-signal ratio isn't the greatest here either. Looking forward to seeing what the renewed focus and resources will do for his work.
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sammyCYBORG
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This might have been asked and answered, but any mention of if he'll keep doing video content, whether it's via Kotaku or just Twitch?
I need my horror games and Spelunky action.
I need my horror games and Spelunky action.
Nose Master
Member
Good stuff. After he moved, his content on GB was especially out of place. Like someone's blog that just happened to be on Giant Bomb.
They really need to fix that. I want to go there, but it is a mess.
the_batman
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isn't there a way to look at sites using the RSS feed or whatever it is?
greatnorthern
Member
Dude changes jobs quite a bit. If he's on your team, it's probably not a bad idea to have a replacement in the back of your mind.
TadThuggish
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They're more like Buzzfeed. Buzzfeed spent five years plagiarizing garbage in order to appeal to a mass audience, then started hiring experienced journalists and making legitimately neat videos once they got big enough. The problem is that they still plagiarized and never apologized for it. It was part of the tactic. And just because they put up a few good things now doesn't excuse the present and past of all its flaws. They aren't little mistakes. Multiple editors say "Oh, please give us another chance" over and over again to the point that you realize they're playing you for a sucker. They want you to either be okay with taking shortcuts or to avoid looking at the shortcuts they take. Kotaku fits this description just as well.
I don't agree with everything Giant Bomb has ever put out, but they don't regularly publish offensive articles or plagiarized articles. The bad never outweighs the good because the bad is rare and always an honest mistake.
If Fox News puts up one video of great investigative reporting, should the world be okay with its overwhelming violent rhetoric? If The Sun had an in-depth and respectful interview with a celebrity, should the world be okay with its libel?
BennyBlanco
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I wonder how Max Temkin feels about this? Lol. He must hate Gawker.
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wait. what has Kotaku done that requires apology (like, say, plagiarism) that they haven't apologized for?
(sincere question)
PeakPointMatrix
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So does GAF still hate Kotaku or does Polygon have that crown now?
Haunted
Member
Even if GB has no one on the level of Patrick Klepek anymore, the rest of the crew and their content still makes them the superior entertainment site.
bomb is a site about personalities, they are in no way a journo outlet. So you are comparing The Letterman Show to a newspaper, apples to oranges.
Haunted
Member
Newspaper? More like a yellow journalism blog.
edit: also, because someone linked to an Ashcraft article (about french fries?) earlier. It must be disheartening to go from being in one of gaming's and gaming culture's hotspots to a location that becomes less and less relevant for the larger picture every year.
Risible
Member
I agree 100% with Jeff, I almost always skip episodes of a podcast when I realize someone is Skyping in, it becomes so stilted and annoying. It's kind of like talking on a cell phone with shitty reception.
I decided to give Kotaku another chance in light of the news of Patrick moving over. I like JSchreir and figured it was time to decide on my own if Kotaku had improved. Skimmed through the top 30 or so stories and was not exactly blown away but the ratio of things I was interested in versus complete drivel. It still feels way too much like a Gawker branded site.
I'll probably wait six months and then give it another go and see how they are coming along.
Good luck at the new job, Patrick!
Mad Season
Banned
Now kotaku just needs a site redesign
TatteredHat
Member
Best of luck to him, but I just took a glance at Kotaku's main page and it's still god awful.
JeTmAn81
Member
Changing jobs frequently is the norm these days, but Patrick was with Giant Bomb for about four years. That's quite a bit of time.
2 Slice Toaster
Member
Patrick seems to be putting on a brave front, I'm sure he'll be fine.
Officerrob
Banned
Ewwwww, Kotaku? Seriously? Good luck to Patrick, but I'm just am not a fan of the layout and most of the content on that site. Jason does some great work, and he couldn't even drive me to that site
LQX
Member
Come on, the way GB gets on at times makes that seem tame. I have heard enough vomit and shit stories from those dudes to last me a lifetime.Nice too see him joining a quality news reporting site.
In all seriousness, Jason and now Pat are the only reasons to visit Kotaku, and that's still not enough for me.
Just keep up with them on twitter for their stories and avoid the Kotaku homepage.
Yes, in the podcast, where they are funny bits of flavor context. They aren't making news posts about them. They are not meant as a draw to the site.
Real talk, half of the reason why I don't go to Kotaku anymore is because half of their content is better served as a twitter link than a news article.
SatelliteOfLove
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I expect good articles and horror game videos from him! Do not misuse his talents!
Risible
Member
I may be picking nits here, but I think it'd be more fair to compare the two sites (kotaku.com and giantbomb.com) versus Kotaku.com and the Bombcast.
If you compare the two front pages I think the difference would be apparent. GB is obviously all about games whereas Kotaku is very "click-baitey." Just my take on it, of course.
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