Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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GameTrailers to close after 13 years
- Thread starter secretanchitman
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This happened a while ago.
Someone was mentioning that episode 1 was missing for some reason. A lot of it is setup though so could probably be skipped.
They also had a recap of the first 23 episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YsYq7hMQwI&index=17&list=PLaQokWZfgbyl8yzKQ_wadKQUnx5G5z9ph
which links into the playlist, so you could follow along after that.
toadsworth
Banned
I'm still upset about this. Damn.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Completely missed it, I suppose.
sixteen-bit
Member
I hope everyone effected lands on their feet
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
The closest thing to compare would be kinda funny. They have two patreon accounts. One at 56,000 per month and the other at 26,000 per month. They also make revenue from youtube and twitch on top of that.
They are also creating their own animated series from the success of their patreon accounts. Furthermore, they don't get crazy high view counts. Much like GT, they have a limited but dedicated fan base.
It could work.
The Scrivener
Member
One of the best gaming sites out there. That and NeoGAF was all you needed. I'm surprised it's closing down, gonna have to backup the retrospectives and series if at all poss.
Portugeezer
Member
They could... But expectecting anything like KF money is setting up for failure right off the bat, if it happens it happens.
Truth be told I wasn't going to the site much anymore, as NeoGAF gets almost all my gaming browsing time, but this sucks anyway.
About the bolded: I'd been waiting for that one for ages
. I loved part 1 and 2. I always assumed they'd put it on the backburner so they'd have more content and hindsight for the third game. They could easily have made it before the D3 expansion, and that would have been a mistake since the game has changed so much since then. And I'm sure the development history of the game would have made for a fascinating final part.
Who was the guy who lended his voice to 99% of the reviews? His voice and delivery were great. I hope they all find jobs, but I especially hope I'll hear him again somewhere.
About the bolded: I'd been waiting for that one for ages
. I loved part 1 and 2. I always assumed they'd put it on the backburner so they'd have more content and hindsight for the third game. They could easily have made it before the D3 expansion, and that would have been a mistake since the game has changed so much since then. And I'm sure the development history of the game would have made for a fascinating final part.Who was the guy who lended his voice to 99% of the reviews? His voice and delivery were great. I hope they all find jobs, but I especially hope I'll hear him again somewhere.
This is sad news
Did you somehow miss them being one of the very few "big" sites to give HABLWABEODFPS their GOTY?
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE YOU JUST SPOILED GOTY 2015 FOR ME
Static Veins
Member
Not yet.
Because he's currently too busy putting into action his battle plan to set up a new company to host these guys, right? RIGHT?!
j0hnny_385
Member
Geoff never worked for GT, IMHO.
I think everything he did for GT/Spike was through freelance/contractor setup via his company Gameslice.
Wow, had no idea KF was that big, but they were coming off of IGN, the biggest gaming site around.
Woffls
Member
Good shout.
Mikey Jr.
Member
They have to do the kinda funny model to be honest.
3 or 4 of them.
No more reviews.
Focus on quick looks, shows, etc.
Have a daily show on twitch. Take donations, subs.
Focus more on stuff that isn't huge time sinks, or have huge costs associated with them.
I don't think anyone realistically expects them to go on with current gt at patreon.
Jim Sterling wrote an article about this:
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2016/02/gametrailers-was-a-victim-of-itself/
Reading it now.
http://www.thejimquisition.com/2016/02/gametrailers-was-a-victim-of-itself/
Reading it now.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
WTF!?
This seems like this is out of nowhere.
Didn't they get acquired only last year?
Ether way, they were the only reviews I liked too. So blegh :/
This seems like this is out of nowhere.
Didn't they get acquired only last year?
Ether way, they were the only reviews I liked too. So blegh :/
RobotMoses
Member
This leads me to believe they did know (or had some knowledge of what was going on).
Ben Moore: "If Defy Media gets rid of GameTrailers.com, here's how it's going to happen:"
Ian Hinck: "Not 'if'".
Ben Moore: "Well... yeah".
GT = 10 people
KF = 5 people
And: The KF-Patreon is inflated by a January-event, funding their Animated Short-Series, usually it''s at around 20k.
Not to be mean or anything, but I wouldn't call that an realisitic avenue. But believe - I wish it would be.
Fake edit: Okay, other said similar things. Personally I just hope some of them will stick together and especially Hink and Bosman decide to continue doing on-screen action.
SpideySenses
Member
Love these guys but I hadn't visited the actual website in years, between YouTube and downloading podcasts from the RSS feed there didn't seem to be any need to. Which unfortunately means I was probably part of the problem.
Gun Animal
Member
I can't believe there'll never be another Final Bosman. This is the worst day of the year so far. Holy shit.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Guys, hate to break it to you but Patreon would never work for such a sizeable crew.
People say "Oh, I would throw in 100$!" but would you really do that month after month?
I don't know what they do but as much as I hope that they stay together I doubt that will be possible.
People say "Oh, I would throw in 100$!" but would you really do that month after month?
I don't know what they do but as much as I hope that they stay together I doubt that will be possible.
Static Veins
Member
They've known Defy hasn't been happy with GT's profitability for a long while and I think it's fair to say everyone knew there was either going to be even bigger cutbacks or a complete shut down sometime in the future.
But they certainly didn't know it would be anytime soon, or that it would happen in the span of a single day rather than being given notice.
They're as blindsided as us.
I think everyone knew it would happen sooner or later, noone knew it would be so quick.
To be fair, I probably watch more GT than my old TV package that cost me £50 a month.
Exploratory
Banned
Yeah this is depressing.
Honestly if we could get Huber, Ben, Jones, and obviously Bosman doing a Patreon I'd be all in. But I doubt that'll happen it seems like nowadays when something goes under or is cancelled it stays that way.
RobotMoses
Member
Yeah. Complete shame. Hope they get back on their feet as soon as possible, and I hope some of them stick together.
Riesenfass
Member
Sad, going to miss the video reviews and GT Time a lot. Hope everyone lands on their feet.
I'm super bummed out about this.
I'm super bummed out about this.
QuantumZebra
Member
They got me as a fan after the Bloodborne musical.
I think the writing was on the wall when Elyse left, sadly.
funkystudent
Member
Sad news.
I felt like it wasn't until pretty recently after Saterfeild left and Bossman rose up that the site finally hit a great balance. But it was kind of obvious that behind the scenes since Viocom sold it that things where on the rocks.
I hope that crew find solid ground.
I felt like it wasn't until pretty recently after Saterfeild left and Bossman rose up that the site finally hit a great balance. But it was kind of obvious that behind the scenes since Viocom sold it that things where on the rocks.
I hope that crew find solid ground.
I don't think so. Of all the things GT has been through over 18 months, I don't think Elyse leaving to work where her husband works was significant of anything. I think she may have done that no matter what the situation was at GT at the time.
It would be cool if Jim didn't wear his gloves in his next Jimquisition for the sake of Bosman.
Decent piece and it's true too. Only the big few corporate websites will survive purely on ad revenue, the smaller ones will have to adapt or die it seems.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu6jjAFIrJ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtlJB-Mbcw4
Brandon and Kyle on screwattack / internet all stars about a year+ back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtlJB-Mbcw4
Brandon and Kyle on screwattack / internet all stars about a year+ back.
Nightengale
Member
Elyse's departure alone wasn't.
That there were no signs that there's an intent to even fill her headcount? Yes.
Bosman got mad Tetris skills yo.
QuantumZebra
Member
I guess I meant more of the timing of it - they moved into new (smaller?) offices as well IIRC, along with other changes.
Stuff like that usually signals bad things in the corporate world, but I could be wrong.
Interesting read. tl;dr, you do sponsored content or you die.
Inevitably, not all of them would be able or willing to work through Patreon anyway. I reckon a couple of them will have new jobs by next week. Even if it was only three or four of them, it'd still be better than having the entire operation evaporate.