First of all no I'm not that young anymore. Second I've been working in the industry for over 5 years now and third journalists that goes to GDC are going there for the parties.
Giant Bomb Thread #4: A thread of perceived slights
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First of all no I'm not that young anymore. Second I've been working in the industry for over 5 years now and third journalists that goes to GDC are going there for the parties.
hearsaybear
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Oh, nice! Didn't expect a quick look so soon.
http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/patrick-klepek-7066/patrick-klepek-cameo-on-archer-1428595/?page=2
(the drawing on the floor)
HAHA, very cool and subtle.
Ghost Dad the Whip
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Looking at your avatar and assuming you are a fellow Montrealer you'll be glad to know I spotted Jeff Gerstman at the Dance Central booth @ pax wearing a classic Expos cap. +100
Haha yeah I saw that. He had it in his Dave Lang cosplay costume lol. I noticed it a couple of times in the background of the jar times videos. He also has an old brewers cap I think.
SteveWinwood
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I love the old expos m.
No matter how much it looks like a toothpaste logo.
No matter how much it looks like a toothpaste logo.
Yeah. I dunno if it's still true but I remember reading somewhere a couple of years ago that the Expos merch was the second most sold MLB merch (after the Yankees) even if the team is long gone.
CrunchinJelly
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We're swimming in PAX content right now, man. Cut them some slack.
PAX/GDC
Meh reviews are a thing of the past. Quicklooks are where it's at.
Vire
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Yeah I get that, but nearly every major publication in the world has it up.
There's really no excuse. Most sites went to PAX also... AND uploaded their shit already.
Hot Coldman
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I only ever read Jeff's reviews. Otherwise, I'm not fussed.
Manpower.
I don't know what you're referring to. There has been zero pax content, save for a couple patrick interview podcasts.
oh are you sarcasming? >_>
Empty Space
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Ryan got assigned/picked God of War to review so that is either never coming or won't for a another two weeks. Jeff has Infinite and I'm under the impression he just need to write it. PAX isn't really an excuse hes had it for two weeks it should be up already or at least some time today.
What content? A panel and one hour worth of audio interviews; I'm so over whelmed by the plethora of stuff to watch and read from the site.
Vire
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I dunno, I actually really like Ryan's reviews, when he ever gets around to writing them...
That's the joke.jpg
And how big are those other sites compared to GB? And who wants a rushed review anyhow? Watch the QL (if there is one) and you can usually get a great idea on how they feel about that particular game.
funkystudent
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So anyone know if they did any interviews at PAX or did they just go for the Panel and to get drunk with the Harmonix guys?
I believe they actually answered the question of why they bother to do reviews during the PAX panel, actually.
The answer, boiled down:
As long as they remain part of the MetaCritic aggregate, publishers and studios will be willing to work with them. If they stopped doing reviews, they'd probably lose almost all access to anything, because they wouldn't really matter any more. The insinuation I got was that Jeff would be more than willing to give up reviews in a heartbeat if it wasn't for this fact.
SteveWinwood
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Vire
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Frankly I wouldn't mind that much since I listen to Bombcast impressions, but the expectation is that it will be there.
Empty Space
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I don't think it is. I'm pretty sure hes on the defending Giant Bomb side of this, but I could be remembering wrong.
Ummm...frontpage.
Patrick's working and that's great. Jeff's busy snorting cocaine off Vinny's feet or something.
funkystudent
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Ummm...frontpage.
Sorry. Let me reword the question.
Anyone know if anyone other then Patrick did any interviews at PAX or did they just go for the Panel and to get drunk with the Harmonix guys?
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
What's strange is these guys clearly run through a good amount of games.. like why not have Patrick write a Fire Emblem review. He completed the game. Take an hour and write the damn review.
Hot Coldman
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I'm feeling a lack of content too, but I don't really expect more than some interviews and a panel coming out of PAX. Jeff's been pretty clear in the past that PAX for them is about getting out there and meeting the community in person.
Wish Dave and Alexis would have said "fuck it" and do a dumb stream last week, that would have been neat.
Oh, and yes, Patrick should just write a fecking Fire Emblem review already. Or just something.
Wish Dave and Alexis would have said "fuck it" and do a dumb stream last week, that would have been neat.
Oh, and yes, Patrick should just write a fecking Fire Emblem review already. Or just something.
slightconfuse
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dont worry Ryan will have the Bioshock review next month
Broder Salsa
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An hour...
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Dear GiantBomb, please fart out content.
billy beane
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We're getting some GDC podcasts this year again, right? Those are always some of my favorites, next to E3.
The quality of Joystiq reviews make my head hurt so I never read them anymore.
Personally I like that they don't push a review to be posted as soon as an embargo is up, gives them more time with the game if they need it.
I was at one of the panels at PAX East and McElroy said it takes him usually about an hour and a half to write a review.
They mentioned in the last podcast they were trying to set something up.
On a different note: I did see the Giantbomb peeps on the Pax East show floor but I didn't want to be one of those guys to go up to them and say big fan and blah blah blah.
At the moment and for what amounts to a couple of months a year they essentially fart in content.
This post is mostly so I get to say "fart in".
Yeah, I was just about to ask whether we should be expecting a live stream tonight?
Broder Salsa
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I have no doubt McElroys reviews takes an hour max, while he uses the rest of the day wondering how he can get people to accept game reviewing as a real job. Listening to GB talk they however have many drafts before their final review and I'm pretty sure also have other go through them?
From what they've said (and I tend to believe them), they actually don't really mind if you go up and just say hi to them as long as you're not a.)obnoxious or b.)interrupting them when they're trying to work (in the middle of an interview, for instance).
My point stands.
slightconfuse
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Hopefully they get Mark "game jesus" macdonald on one of the podcast
It's hilarious since he said on an I love Mondays a few weeks back that he was going to have an ascension review that week, I don't get how it takes him so long.
bigdaddygamebot
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Hilarious.
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