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[The Lamonster]

Well this just ruined my morning. End of an era.

Guess I need to find a new default source for trusted game reviews. Will be keeping my eye on everyone's career going forward.

 

[Savinowned]

Man, I can't even focus on my work today. So sad.

 

[Static Veins]

I'd fund ben Moores deluge into anime and jrpgs

I need Ben Moore & Brad Ellis Persona 5 & Final Fantasy XV streams when they come out in my life.

 

[Tuck]

The writing was on the wall for a while now, sadly.

Gonna miss Kyle

 

[whitehawk]

Sorry this thread is huge, but did they ever give a specific reason why they are shutting down?

 

[Listonosh]

Holy damn, their original video content was probably some of the best I've seen. Retrospectives, Timeline, Pop Fiction... Will definitely miss all of those. I hope they at some point just upload all of their stuff to YouTube.

 

[Lemonheap]

Man, I can't even focus on my work today. So sad.

I don't even have a job and I still feel like I'm not performing.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

This feels terrible. The GT crew put out the best content regularly. I'm so sorry to hear this

 

[Savinowned]

Sorry this thread is huge, but did they ever give a specific reason why they are shutting down?

Not really. Ian mentioned that Defy was just moving in a direction that GT didn't fit into.

 

[Lemonheap]

Sorry this thread is huge, but did they ever give a specific reason why they are shutting down?

To quote Brandon; "Defy Media doesn't feel like GT is a worthwhile endeavour"

 

[Gun Animal]

Cold blooded.

Spoiler

I agree.

It's not that I don't enjoy all the other personalities at GT, losing GT Time and Mandatory Update is very upsetting for me.

I can also recognize that employing ~10 employees in an office space to review and comment on videogames is bloated/wasteful even with corporate backing, independently it's unsustainable.

Spoiler

also, Brandon Jones has the voice of a god and I hope after this he has an opportunity to do something awesome with that.

 

[LiK]

Not really. Ian mentioned that Defy was just moving in a direction that GT didn't fit into.

yea, and I also think GT wasn't generating enough money for Defy. just my own speculation.

 

[Eidan]

Sorry this thread is huge, but did they ever give a specific reason why they are shutting down?

They've been dying a slow death ever since their major layoffs 2 (?) years ago. This was kind of inevitable, and they've been discussing it/joking about it ever since.

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

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.

Besides, as a secondary means of income? Meet up once a week to do GT Time and a twitch stream session? Release a new final Bosman whenever the writing is completed for it. All the content GT produced could still be done even if it's a secondary job on the side. Only the rate and regularity of content output would decrease. I mean after all, they all still live in L.A.

Ultimately, I just think it would be incredibly stupid just to abandon their brands they each have built up personally. Even if it's a secondary source of income I'd support them.

 

[The Lamonster]

There isn't enough Brandon Jones love in this thread. The dude is a legend because of his VO work alone, but he's so much more than that. I hope he somehow returns to writing and recording video reviews...being into gaming just wouldn't be the same without them being available for almost every new big game release.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

It's unrealistic to think the whole crew could stay together. But if I had to pair it down to the min I'd say a group with the core stream crew: Brad, Ben, Kyle, and Huber. Brad is the glue in the streams and great with the community. Focus on longer form streams, game impressions, Huber hype, final bossman, GT time, and maybe reviews.

 

[MarioLinkSamus]

I will be forever grateful for the opportunity Geoff Grotz, Brandon Jones and Jon Slusser gave me in 2006. GT truly pioneered video coverage for the video game industry around the world and I'm humbled and honored to have been a part of it.

Don, Brandon, Daniel and others I wish you the best of luck going forward. I'm confident you'll land on your feet somewhere. Congratulations and good luck!

 

[Static Veins]

Besides, as a secondary means of income? Meet up once a week to do GT Time and a twitch stream session? Release a new final Bosman whenever the writing is completed for it. All the content GT produced could still be done even if it's a secondary job on the side. Only the rate and regularity of content output would decrease.

Ultimately, I just think it would be incredibly stupid just to abandon their brands they each have built up personally. Even if it's a secondary source of income I'd support them.

Yeah I'm 100% with you on this. If they end up not being together full time, I hope they at least do a podcast and Twitch streams together.

 

[m@cross]

I'd back at least two of them on a new show. Not going to say who, but I have a name idea for it.

The final Hubaman Hype

 

[Savinowned]

There isn't enough Brandon Jones love in this thread. The dude is a legend because of his VO work alone, but he's so much more than that. I hope he somehow returns to writing and recording video reviews...being into gaming just wouldn't be the same without them being available for almost every new big game release.

Heck yeah man. I've only been a fan for about a year so I initially jumped onto guys like Bosman and Huber, but Jones is a legend. He put so much work all these years, and it was always a joy to hear his commentary as well.

 

[Doc_Drop]

Besides, as a secondary means of income? Meet up once a week to do GT Time and a twitch stream session? Release a new final Bosman whenever the writing is completed for it. All the content GT produced could still be done even if it's a secondary job on the side. Only the rate and regularity of content output would decrease.

Ultimately, I just think it would be incredibly stupid just to abandon their brands they each have built up personally. Even if it's a secondary source of income I'd support them.

This for sure. I'd gladly pay a sub to Final Bosman, GT Time (styled show), to support a smaller team for personality stuff (non-review centric), and I'd love to see the guys independently get together to shoot tabletops. My main worry is that due to having to get jobs that quite a few will end up moving, especially those not native to Cali, and will lead to a real break up of the team

 

[PooBone]

Shit. Bummer. Thanks for all the good times.

 

[N° 2048]

This. Sucks. Wow.

Basically only follow GT and Kinda Funny...

 

[Mahonay]

Hope they all land on their feet somewhere.

 

[Peltz]

Wow. Crazy.

I used to love their reviews last gen. I don't remember why I stopped watching them.. They were pretty great.

 

[offshore]

Sad to hear... though kind of inevitable I guess. Back in the day, it was the only E3 stream of choice, without fail IMO.

And Bonus Round. Man, I used to love that show. Sure, Pachter's predictions were wonky as fuck, lol, but the discussion was always entertaining. I used to look forward to a new episode every Sunday.

Good times.

 

[GIANKRATOS]

 

[The_Dama]

Man I had a dream about GT last night. Wow

 

[Eidan]

Goddammit man. I can't say enough how much I loved the GT crew. This news...goddammit.

 

[Bossti]

I think it's safe to say that the GT staff as a whole will not manage to stay together. The most realistic route I would imagine right now was

- Blood getting a job at IGN, Giant Bomb, etc. he's got the reputation and the skills to do the "classic" content

- Brandon Jones will most likely find something really quick, e.g. if Polygon tries again to do regular review videos; I'd imagine any big outlet would be happy to have him on board, not just because of his iconic voice

- Ian always said he wanted to get into movies iirc; other than that: Omar and Elyse already work at Funhouse, go figure. Don would also fit in there

- Kyle, Huber and Ben could easily go down a Patreon sponsored YouTube/Twitch route, maybe together with Brad and Matt; but it depends what they all want to do

As for Buttons: I think he'll stay with Defy unless they can smuggle him out there

 

[Wowfunhappy]

Gametrailer's Neogaf documentary is the reason I joined Neogaf :/

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

This for sure. I'd gladly pay a sub to Final Bosman, GT Time (styled show), to support a smaller team for personality stuff (non-review centric), and I'd love to see the guys independently get together to shoot tabletops. My main worry is that due to having to get jobs that quite a few will end up moving, especially those not native to Cali, and will lead to a real break up of the team

True. The good news is that given their career choices and interests, L.A is a pretty good city to stay in for those things. It's not like it's Backwater - middle of nowhere USA. It's L.A., good reason to stay there for those with an interest in creative content.

 

[FaintColt388301]

Gametrailer's Neogaf documentary is the reason I joined Neogaf :/

I totally forgot about that. It's the reason I did too!

 

[LiK]

Gametrailer's Neogaf documentary is the reason I joined Neogaf :/

holy shit, is this on Youtube?

also, yea, GT gives GAF a lot of shoutouts and most of them are on GAF.

 

[dickroach]

Gametrailer's Neogaf documentary is the reason I joined Neogaf :/

same. I honestly don't know if I'd ever heard about GAF before GT


gonna throw on the GT FF7 playthru in the background for the next few days to reminisce

holy shit, is this on Youtube?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhaNkHRF8pM

 

[Eidan]

Can someone GT-ify my avatar?

 

[Savinowned]

Can someone GT-ify my avatar?

You're welcome to steal mine

 

[MakeMeFeelAlive]

It wouldoesn't be awesome if they could spin the same content or very similar content into a YouTube channel

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

Huber and Brad were just a Resident Evil 6 away from completing their ENTIRE full Resident Evil series playthrough.

Don's Design Lab was coming back.

Table Top Adventures was coming back.

Jolly Cooperation was gaining traction.

And I think Kyle wanted to expand The Final Bosman, with more skits involving the other staff members.

I actually think 2016 would have been a good year for GT. I also think they would have gotten a lot of traction with E3 2016 considering how many people first heard of GT due to E3 2015.

Shame Defy didn't let them see out 2016 and worked from there. It would have been a big year for them I think.

And we'll never see the Persona 5, Shenmue 3, and NX hype GT would have brought.

Damn shame is really the best way to describe all this.

 

[Komputerwelt]

Very, very sad news...

Last years E3 coverage was legendary! They'll be sorely missed...
The best of luck with finding new employment!

p.s What will happen to the gaming cupboard!? First Fifteen...

 

[Bioshocker]

This is a bit shocking. I'm pissed about it. GT was my main place after GAF for gaming. I loved their video reviews and to watch them cover E3. I hope they turn up somewhere else now.

 

[SpaceWolf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhaNkHRF8pM

Oh god, the comments.

The comments.

 

[ThirstiestGamer 2.0]

Literally the absolute worst news of the year so far.

What a huge loss. Best of luck to the GT team.

 

[foxtrot3d]

Gametrailer's Neogaf documentary is the reason I joined Neogaf :/

Same here.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

So I'm just going to sit here quietly and wait... Just wait until these guys find their next gig and promptly following them then.

Until then I'm just going to sit here... doing nothing... Just staring at my glasses case on my desk, contemplating what materials went into making them... maybe a little EVA, I dunno.

Oh look I just found the little plastic piece that broke off my headset just sitting right next to my glasses case. Guess I should place it back on my headset... ugh, that's too much effort...

...


..

 

[Novel Mike]

I had a dream I won the lottery and bought the rights to GT and handed it back over to Brandon where it rightly belonged and they would be able to keep making content.

Then I woke up and hoped that I dreamed that as well as the closing and everything was fine.

But it wasn't and despite watching the stream last night I didn't cry but it finally started to really hit me this morning.

God damn it all.

I hope they will all be okay in whatever they decide to do from here on out... but most of all I hope they truly understand an apperciate how much we all cared for what they did. They did some wonderful shows over the years but in the end it was the people that mattered, and it was them as a combined team that truly made the site special. Even after Defy bought them out and they were gutted they still ended up producing some of the most interesting and geninuely wonderful shows I will ever watch.

Hands down the best gaming podcast
Hands down the best personalities
Hands down the best... well... everything!

I'm trying to save as much as I can from the youtube channel but just listening to a few of the videos as I'm downloading is just wrecking me right now, need to step away for a bit.

To all those who have ever been apart of Gametrailers you guys were the best, always, and I hope you remember your time with them as fondly as the rest of us do.

 

[Rephil]

Man, I can't even focus on my work today. So sad.

tell me about it, it's surreal!

 

[Palabragrís]

Sharing their departing words from their live stream. I missed the first seconds but the message is intact anyways:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmABHhyD0j8

 

[foxtrot3d]

Oh god, the comments.

The comments.

Jaysus, those are the same people that will ask why they were banned or that it was unfair.

 

[Heartfyre]

p.s What will happen to the gaming cupboard!? First Fifteen...

Brandon said on the final stream that the game library was theirs, and they were going to divvy up the games amongst themselves. Huber joked(?) that he was going to sell his share to make rent.