hydrophilic attack
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This is doing amazingly well.
Ex-GameTrailers staff announce new project EasyAllies
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wapplew
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brotkasten
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I can see how people who are not familiar with their inside jokes would think this
That's exactly why I don't like the name. You want to attract new people and not only cater to your existing audience (that wasn't big enough to keep your last job) by using an old inside joke as your new name.
He said on KindaFunny that he'll be doing all he can to make it happen
Bloodworth was at GDC if I'm not mistaken and the new venture should give them the neccessary press credentials. If not they hopefully have enough old contacts in PR to get invited to some of the demos at the show. Last year's floor coverage was actually pretty minimal and it didn't hurt. If they can get two or three people in with a camera, that's two to three shows from the show which is plenty.
Sounds like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. There is nothing inherently bad about Easy Allies. It's unique. It connects back to their old shows/attitude. It has a neat logo.
There are better names out there probably but this is no worse than Kinda Funny or any of the countless other random names that gaming shows have.
Lol no
People at large won't pay for this kind of stuff. Especially cuz it's free lots of places.
Hydrophobic
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I think it starts out that way but after they make content long enough it will become just a name. It's not as though the names of other games news outlets make a ton of sense out of context either. I also don't think it's so obtuse that it would throw of new viewers.
Yes, and if it means stuff like Easy Allies and Kinda Funny can rise and be successful without the constant fear and anxiety of shutting down, then it means the world will be a better place.
You're right, of course, but the free content is becoming less successful than it used to be because of an increasingly oligopolistic internet. People don't visit as many sites as they used to, and the web advertising model is fairly broken at the moment.
Nightengale
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I'll sign myself a HSBC or Citibank card if I'll need an "international" card.
Yeah the key is building a small but devoted, loyal fanbase who can support you. The public at large wont pay for this stuff but hardcore fans will. GT has done a lot of community building just in the last year alone. I think they'll be fine if they keep up the mojo they were working with just before they got shut down.
Totally agreed. Maybe the OP can be updated to show some of the guys' greatest hits, especially for those who don't know who they are, or haven't followed GT in a while to know what they're doing now?
Pretty much everyone accepts other than the largest sites, everyone else is going to need some kind of funding from their userbase. Not for everyone to pay, but they can't survive on web ads alone.
It's either get paid or die. but I doubt anyone would expect everyone to pay for all the content.
brotkasten
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Not at all. I woke up with the Patreon, so the day couldn't have started better for me. Even signed up to Patreon and pledged on my way to work ($10 a month for now, my first crowdfunding ever).
I'm just always so overly critical of them, because I want them to do as well as they possibly can. I really love these guys, they made gaming interesting for me again.
Yeah but this is more about support than subscription to content. I think it's normal that if you want quality, you'd be ready to put your money where your mouth is.
I also support one of my favourite SF writers on Patreon because I want to help her write even more stuff that I love. You are, at the end of the day, doing it also for yourself.
30yearsofhurt
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We need to update those avatars too.
Hope not. I feel it's important for them to do the streams from a place with a good stream setup and lighting, so they wouldn't have to fumble with getting things working right for half the stream. Huber's streams were just not good in that regard.
Seems like they filmed the first video at Brandon's place, hoping it's big enough to just operate from there.
The milestone goals seem also kinda confusing, is The New Couch the podcast show or is it literally a new couch? Could have easily added a small description to those.
They are very close to that Patreon goal. Like an hour or two away at most.
If they reach 15k they will!
tamaster92
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Pledged when it was around 7k, few hours after its now almost at 15
Get hype!
Get hype!
wapplew
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Oh, can those use for Amazon or US psn?
twisted h3art
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I'll put in my pledge once I get home from work I'm in!
Mikey Jr.
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Looks like you'll get your wish.
I would want to see reviews go away imo. Put something else in its place.
At this rate, I think it's safe to say we'll be getting full on reviews back. By the looks of the description of the second weekly podcast, it sounds like a section of that will be Just played style talking about what they've been playing.
TheDarkKnight774
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No prob. Other gaf users did the hard work of archiving the streams. I just put them on YouTube to make it easier for myself and hopefully others.I just recognized your name and wanted to thank you for all the GT uploads on youtube
She is at Funhaus now.
Hero Prinny
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yea she's working in the same company as her husband or something, she got out a few weeks before they got shut down.
Die Squirrel Die
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While on a personal level I agree with you, from what I've inferred from following GT and other places is that reviews are big traffic drivers. So the long term benefits of getting more eyes on their channels and brand probably make it a sensible thing to aim for.
I honestly think (and hope) they go above 20k today. People are waking up on the east coast and they have a fairly big international following.
Lavalamp1138
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Pledged! This is the best news to wake up to!
But I'm working during the live stream noooooo
But I'm working during the live stream noooooo
Can you really blame them after a series of massive layoffs and people leaving? As far as I know none of them, besides Bloodworth at one point I think, were ever responsible for hiring people. This is just the skeleton crew of friends that was left.
Roberto Larcos
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Could do the KindaFunny thing of Patreon-gating it.
The bigger mistake is not allowing people to donate through Twitch.
If they ever use them, hopefully they're not obnoxious as fuck on the stream. If they're in a centred place or covering anything up, I just leave. So annoying.
I don't think Ben has, been posting occasionally on Twitter.
doctorblurg
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I vowed if they made a patreon it would be the first I ever contributed to so I'm chipping in. It's been so weird not having them all around
This is just the beginning though. It didn't use to be this way, but they've had massive layoffs at GT. They even joked about this in one of the last few episodes of GT Time.
For the past 15 mins, why? =(
Don't worry, it goes through. I left that page.
For the past 15 mins, why? =(
It took mine about 5 minutes. Check your email to see if your pledge has gone through.