CBS Interactive (GameSpot parent company) buys Giant Bomb
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mclaren777
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GB and CV were solid. Tested / Screened were kind of disasters, as far as I can tell.
I'm surprised/disappointed that Tested isn't the second most popular site.
Whitta rolls in high circles
I actually have no idea, but whether or not this was made possible because of Garry's connections, it's awesome.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Why is it so confusing
Comic Vine, Giant Bomb going one way. (Alex Navarro, Dave, Drew, etc here)
Tested, Anime Vice, Screened going the other.
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Keyser Soze
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Tested is now owned by the same company that works with Mythbusters. It is a good business thing. Hopefully, there is chemistry between them. To me, it looks likes Adam/Jamie would be more random (one time a month) guests than anything else. Hopefully there is more too it.
ConfusingJazz
Member
No one is leaving the site they represent.
However, the whiskey office is no more, which was a great office.
So nobody is leaving?
No one is leaving, Alex though it seems is giantbomb only now.
mclaren777
Member
Am I the only person who doesn't want Jamie/Adam to be on the TiOaT podcast?
OK thanks for the clarification.
So nobody is leaving?
Whiskey Media was broken up Gordon Gecko style.
Giant Bomb / Comic Vine rolled into Gamespot.
Screened is gone.
Tested was bought by company that owns Mythbusters, so the site will go on as an extension of the show in some form.
LumpOfCole
Member
Wait wait wait, ANIMEVICE outdid Tested and Screened? I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
Got a link?
Jasper Avenue
Member
What exactly was Whiskey Media? Was it owned by a separate bigger company? Just wondering how this all broke down and why every site under the brand is getting bought out.
they all stay. no more interns tho.So nobody is leaving?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
And he was one of the first members/original mods of GAF.
Wonder what that says about us. :lol
You get get out of here with this "optimism". This thread is reserved only for knee-jerk unbridled RAAAGGEE.
They'll be great occasional guests.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Screened as a site is finished?
Rorie already has like zero help on that site.
Dude is going to wear himself the fuck out.
It just switched to some Gamespot segment =[ says they'll have more at 4 PST.
planar1280
Banned
So when the economy is down you fire Jeff, When it picks up you buy Giantbomb and split it from Tested
I don't know what is better
I don't know what is better
Keyser Soze
Member
Stuff like TNT wont have Will showing up. Stuff like Tested's podcasts wont have Brad guest. Mailbags wont have other coll people wandering about. Basically, on of the cooler little things about the site(s) is now dead.
mclaren777
Member
Maybe Adam, but I don't think Jamie would fit in at all.
Not that its cool that anyone loses their job, but I couldn't stand that site. I feel like they thought they were a lot funnier than they actually were.
They kept making a point of how Gamespot has completely new management. I think they're most definitely going to throw the old guard under the bus for that embarrassment in games journalism.
Discovery Communications is the "Distributor" according to Wikipedia. So Tested owned by Discovery Communications now? What?!
Sorry, I misspoke. Screened was part of the package sold to Braum.
Houston3000
Member
The Pancake stream was very reassuring.
Giantbomb is supposedly still operating independently... at least in the sense that they'll have their own staff, still keep their own site and, most importantly, retain complete creative control of the content on their site.
They're still doing weekly Bombcasts
They're still doing Quick Looks
Jeff said Reviews are staying for the time being
Jeff, Ryan, Brad, Vinny, Patrick, Dave, and Drew are all still on staff at least
Patrick is still doing news separately from GameSpot
They're moving into a new office next to Gamespot.
They'll have access to Gamespot's superior advertising team
They'll have access to Gamespot's recording equipment/green screen room
They'll might start pulling in Gamepspot people into videos and stuff (think Whiskey Media Happy Hour but with Gamespot in place of Tested/Screened)
All-in-all I'm excited. The saddest news here to me is that Screened (my other favorite WM site) is now completely separate from Giantbomb and there'll be no more Whiskey Media Happy Hours or Ryan guesting on the Screencast.
Giantbomb is supposedly still operating independently... at least in the sense that they'll have their own staff, still keep their own site and, most importantly, retain complete creative control of the content on their site.
They're still doing weekly Bombcasts
They're still doing Quick Looks
Jeff said Reviews are staying for the time being
Jeff, Ryan, Brad, Vinny, Patrick, Dave, and Drew are all still on staff at least
Patrick is still doing news separately from GameSpot
They're moving into a new office next to Gamespot.
They'll have access to Gamespot's superior advertising team
They'll have access to Gamespot's recording equipment/green screen room
They'll might start pulling in Gamepspot people into videos and stuff (think Whiskey Media Happy Hour but with Gamespot in place of Tested/Screened)
All-in-all I'm excited. The saddest news here to me is that Screened (my other favorite WM site) is now completely separate from Giantbomb and there'll be no more Whiskey Media Happy Hours or Ryan guesting on the Screencast.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Screened is going with Tested, we're just not confident about its chances. Unless they said otherwise.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Exactly. Them all being in the same office was part of what made Whiskey Media great. So many crossovers and cool cameos. Now they'll all be split up with less freedom. Sigh.
Equus Bellator Apex
Junior Member
That sounds like a decsion a completely out of touch excutive would make.
So yes, that will probubly happen.
AlphaTwo00
Member
I'm sorry. Everytime you typed in Gamespot, you spelt Gamestop.
Not sure which would be worse.
SteveWinwood
Member
This is what I see happening. They will say it was whoever worked here before (we won't give names yadda yadda) but it's totes different now.
As far as I can tell looking at the site, they just work with them. No ownership of anything from that site.
If there weren't real people's livelihoods at stake, that would be hilarious to watch as burns to the ground.
D
Deleted member 17706
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That's how this kind of thing always starts...
Everyone excited about the possibilities of working together yet still remaining independent. It rarely lasts.
The_Inquisitor
Member
I don't know how I feel about this. Haven't visited gamespot really in years. :/
They did have a "Kickstarter"... memberships.
Houston3000
Member
Well, I at least typed Gamespot right once, haha. Fixed, thanks.
I'm not a fan of Gamespot at all but I'm not thinking they're going to barge in on Giantbomb's parade. If anything Giantbomb should benefit from Gamespot's resources.