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Brad Shoemaker Leaves GameSpot

LiquidMetal14 said:
You're fast, I liked Brad. Good luck, I know this is not the last we hear from him.
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Well I knew it was going to happen. So I just scrolled to the end of the podcast to confirm. Didn't bother listening to it.
 
Hope he finds his way to the Giant Bombcast sometime. Then it can be like the old HotSpot again, one of my favorite podcasts to listen to.
 
Pretty soon they're only gonna have interns. I dunt go to GS anymore anyways. :S

except to check out PS2 v.2 forum amirite kittonwy :S
 
Well that sucks, behind Greg Kasavin I thought Brad was the second best at the site. The third person I remember at Gamespot was Ryan Macdonald because he seemed to be a fan of the Hajime no Ippo games.
 
Nobody left for the podcast crew at ALL. Yikes.

I like that Gerstmann and Davis have made Giant Bomb now.. but I don't know if it's able to maintain itself. It's.. a single, small room where both of them just update a blog. I don't know how long that can maintain without.. well, more people.

If that were the case - despite being best friends - I think they might start getting sick of each other.
 
Who is ZD hiring the replace Bryan?

And if skip is reading this, how come 1up yours doesn't have "You're listening to 1up Yours...on the 1up radio network" little voice clips on the commercials? And also it needs to have you at the end going "1up yours is blah blah blah hosted by blah blah blah and posted every blah blah blah."

I'm listening to old 1up yourses and I'm so nostalgic for "WHATS UP, IM NOT IN THE FUCKING CREDITS?"
 
Rlan said:
I like that Gerstmann and Davis have made Giant Bomb now.. but I don't know if it's able to maintain itself. It's.. a single, small room where both of them just update a blog. I don't know how long that can maintain without.. well, more people.

If that were the case - despite being best friends - I think they might start getting sick of each other.
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Let's hope not. The stuff coming out of GB so far is pretty good. And it may just be a blog right now, but I think they said the "full website" would launch this summer. Here's hoping it works out.
 
GAZERK said:
Let's hope not. The stuff coming out of GB so far is pretty good. And it may just be a blog right now, but I think they said the "full website" would launch this summer. Here's hoping it works out.
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Couldn't agree more. I think their five point review system is the best in the biz. They also have a good podcast going, and I'm sure they will expand as their site gets bigger, which I'm sure will happen. As far as Brad, here's hoping he finds another job soon, good luck man.
 
Kittonwy said:
Methinks Gamespot is done, finished, kaput. I haven't seen such a mass exodus of staff since the zdnet days.
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The average Gamespot reader doesn't know or care about these writers. Last I checked, Gamespot's traffic has actually increased since Gerstgate.

CheapyD is right about this one.
 
Haunted One said:
who? Give some infamous review scores here so I can classify the guy.



I'd like to know this as well.
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I don't remember his reviews, but he has an awesome monotone, deep, Southern-ish voice that is both horrible and awesome for presentations at the same time.
 
Will GameSpot ever get its shit back together? It's downright depressing to see the place go down in the flames it seems to be going down in. Jeff, Ryan, Brad... who's even left to run the place that hasn't been there for over 6 months? I hope they can sort things out soon...
 
danm LEAK!!!!

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beelzebozo said:
metroid prime 2 review, minish cap review, final fantasy x review. . . we'll always have the good times.
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Kasavin's Metroid Prime 1 review is still the best review I ever read.
 
Y2Kev said:
Who is ZD hiring the replace Bryan?

And if skip is reading this, how come 1up yours doesn't have "You're listening to 1up Yours...on the 1up radio network" little voice clips on the commercials? And also it needs to have you at the end going "1up yours is blah blah blah hosted by blah blah blah and posted every blah blah blah."

I'm listening to old 1up yourses and I'm so nostalgic for "WHATS UP, IM NOT IN THE FUCKING CREDITS?"
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the best ending to 1upyours is still "Thanks for paying for this podcast...oh wait, you didnt because its free, just like any good online service should be. This is Shane Bettenhausen signing off...Playstation 3"
 
dammitmattt said:
The average Gamespot reader doesn't know or care about these writers. Last I checked, Gamespot's traffic has actually increased since Gerstgate.
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Sad, but true.


Linkzg said:
the best ending to 1upyours is still "Thanks for paying for this podcast...oh wait, you didnt because its free, just like any good online service should be. This is Shane Bettenhausen signing off...Playstation 3"
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:lol I have never laughed so hard at any podcast or radio show before, or ever since. Mark always was my favourite 1up guy.
 
Y2Kev said:
Who is ZD hiring the replace Bryan?

And if skip is reading this, how come 1up yours doesn't have "You're listening to 1up Yours...on the 1up radio network" little voice clips on the commercials? And also it needs to have you at the end going "1up yours is blah blah blah hosted by blah blah blah and posted every blah blah blah."

I'm listening to old 1up yourses and I'm so nostalgic for "WHATS UP, IM NOT IN THE FUCKING CREDITS?"
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Oh holy shit... yea. I wonder when they faded out? They really should throw those back in.
 
Gamespot is dead to the hardcore audience. Too bad Gamespots management doesn't seem to care about that anymore.
 
Linkzg said:
the best ending to 1upyours is still "Thanks for paying for this podcast...oh wait, you didnt because its free, just like any good online service should be. This is Shane Bettenhausen signing off...Playstation 3"
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I died during that one too.

These old podcasts are like historical treasure. Just to go back and listen to hear what they thought of the games they were playing and what they predicted would happen...how much of it has come true and how much hasn't...

Garnett gets a lot of shit for being wrong, but his predictions always seem to ring true....

But yeah, I hear all the old GFW/CGW radio and RadiOPM promos and all that sort of kitsch 1up stuff is gone.

The structure of the show feels kind of different too, mainly with the community stuff having taken a major backseat. No one has really stepped up and gotten into John's role, and you can hear how the cast members have changed over time.

I don't know, it was like taking a trip down memory lane. I listened to some of October/November 2006 (launches of consoles...swoon) and February 2007.

SKIP! BRING BACK THESE THINGS!
 
Linkzg said:
the best ending to 1upyours is still "Thanks for paying for this podcast...oh wait, you didnt because its free, just like any good online service should be. This is Shane Bettenhausen signing off...Playstation 3"
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yeah that was pure class

i died laughing
 
Spire said:
Gamespot is dead to the hardcore audience. Too bad Gamespots management doesn't seem to care about that anymore.
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Why should they? The hardcore make up, what, less than 10% of their total audience?
 
acevans2 said:
What's the name of the happy-go-lucky dude who hosted/hosts On The Spot? Is he still around GS?
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Rich Gallup.

He left awhile ago. My favorite staff member aside from Kasavin :(
 
Oh, Reilly! I listened to the one where luke said "I'd like to welcome Reilly to the program" after he named his Pinata after you :lol :lol
 
Haunted One said:
:lol I have never laughed so hard at any podcast or radio show before, or ever since. Mark always was my favourite 1up guy.
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yeah, Mark is great on 1upyours. I was really happy when he was the official 4th chair, then a few weeks later he left to wander the Earth and eventually land on the Kojima Podcast, which is also really entertaining to listen to. The last podcast he was on with Dyack was hilarious when he said (about Ben Judd I think) "I said that Ben Judd sucks Inafune's dick so hard that his pubic hair gets stuck in his teeth". I lost it when he said that.
 
Linkzg said:
the best ending to 1upyours is still "Thanks for paying for this podcast...oh wait, you didnt because its free, just like any good online service should be. This is Shane Bettenhausen signing off...Playstation 3"
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holy shit LOL, i never listen to podcasts, lately been thinking about starting to listen to some, i think im gonna check out 1upyours and giant bomb.
 
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