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Giant Bomb #11 | Thanks for the Spelunkin', the Spookin', and the Scoopin'
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Somehow I'm guessing it won't be "It looks pretty good... for an Xbox One game but it's a shame it's not available to a wider audience""
Freedom = $1.05
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to be fair, it's probably more that he would like to see a Bayonetta game developed on tech that isn't nearing a decade old. It's less FUCK NINTENDO and more I'd Like to See What This Would Look Like On Better Tech.
I don't think there's anything wrong with what he said, but more how he said it.
Infinite Justice
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Eh his point is not wrong though.
Its a catch 22 especially since the game is actually damn good and not something you can promptly sweep under the rug due to quality.
TharpDaddy
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Oh cool, a new hire incoming! It's going to be a shitstorm no matter what. If it's a guy (white or not) I can only imagine the stuff that will get spewed, if it's a woman then you'll get a lot of people saying that she was only hired due to her gender regardless of qualification, and in either scenario you're going to have people getting mad on twitter that they didn't get hired. I think that anyone can work well with Vinny though so any hire is going to be a good hire.
They should get Karen. Karen is the best.
They should get Karen. Karen is the best.
Fantastapotamus
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Patrick doesn't really write a lot of news stories though, at least not compared to most other sites. Maybe that's what they are looking for.
Also I just realised that I don't really care who they hire, I just want a podcast with Vinny again.
HawkeyeFIN
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Yo, the what now?
Infinite Justice
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As for the new hire stuff, cool to see gb getting another and i would hope for Cara as well since she can be pretty out there with her stuff and that could be a nice fit for GB.
But that visa snafu though
GBEast had a live stream of Cara and Tina chilling with the crew playing some Mario Kart and then some discussion about Hentai popped up (started by Cara iirc)
But that visa snafu though
GBEast had a live stream of Cara and Tina chilling with the crew playing some Mario Kart and then some discussion about Hentai popped up (started by Cara iirc)
I agree with him. While you're right that it wouldn't exist without Nintendo, he's wishing that it somehow would be available on more consoles because it's that good. It's a dream scenario that didn't happen, but one can wish it would have.
Jimmyfenix
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The guy who worked with them at E3? He's with Sony now.
A few minor ones about the festival in October, but nothing big. Vinny and Jeff don't even seem to remember Persona 4.
stump sock
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the music sounds good because it's just loops. you can only fit so much voice data on a damn 3ds cart. i.e., compressed to heellllll
EmCeeGramr
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Maybe a download version issue or a glitch? I'm seeing comments on the GB page of multiple people saying their physical copies don't sound like that at all.
fake edit: Yeah I just popped on YouTube and the first video I found of the start of the game sounds nothing like that. Maybe a little compressed but not totally clipped like in the QL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2qe2TQ1fTU
Wow that sucks. Seems like 3ds wasn't a great choice for this game.
Wow weird. What is going on?
No not Zach... The unknown guy (I think from Texas? Not sure). The guy said something about a new job on twitter and people jumped on that.
Jimmyfenix
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You might be thinking of that youtuber? can't remember his name.
Infinite Justice
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Now Jeff confirms he didn't do much in that trending gamer thing but someone else did LOLOLOLOL.
good on that person and also good on Jeff for being a good sport about it. Now he needs to win
good on that person and also good on Jeff for being a good sport about it. Now he needs to win
stump sock
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weeeeeird. I recant my statement then. probably a dumb 3ds capture kit issue.
OK, then yeah there are spoilers.
shadyspace
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I want them to hire a black dude so anybody who complains about them hiring another dude can be called a racist.
Misterinenja
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HawkeyeFIN
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Thanks! I don't know how this slipped past me, have to fix that asap.
shadyspace
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As far as I know there is less African-American representation at gaming websites than woman representation. I can name like ten plus woman game writers but can only think of Evan at Kotaku as far as black games writers go. N'Gai was killing it when he was doing his thing but he went into consulting.
AuthenticM
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That would be funny.
Hot Coldman
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If Tina recently got promoted then I guess we can scratch her off the list.
As for the job title? Thinking realistically, it's just a name - Scoops mostly just writes features and posts interviews. Sure, he posts the news too, but that's just filler content. No-one wants to hire a "news guy", they're just distinguishing between someone who writes reviews, someone who works in control rooms/edit suites and someone who writes "other" articles.
Cara would fit there, of course.
As for the job title? Thinking realistically, it's just a name - Scoops mostly just writes features and posts interviews. Sure, he posts the news too, but that's just filler content. No-one wants to hire a "news guy", they're just distinguishing between someone who writes reviews, someone who works in control rooms/edit suites and someone who writes "other" articles.
Cara would fit there, of course.
Misterinenja
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That smh was aimed at your reasoning (even though it was a joke I assume).
What a cynical time we live in.
I agree, full time news editor wouldn't cut it. They'd need to be a full time news editor plus something else... like Endurance Run pilot/co-pilot.
Jimmyfenix
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It would have still been a terrible joke.
Misterinenja
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This new Bombcast almost makes me forgive the lack of new MGScanlon this week.
Hot Coldman
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The full job description mentions Quick Looks duty under key responsibilities, of course!
Hell, here's the full thing:
BreezyLimbo
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Day 3 of Withdrawal-People are beginning to forget about MGScanlon. It is a sad week, one that will continue for the unforeseen future.
shadyspace
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Yeah, Evan Narcisse would be perfect for this. But I don't know, the dude seems pretty tight with Totilo. Don't know if he'd want to leave Kotaku. Plus he's a comic book guy, GB desperately needs a comic book guy.
It does seem very general. The thing is, is there enough news to go around? The role a staff member takes seems very ill-defined, keeping with its startup roots. Everyone can do a bit of everything (except for specialized roles like video production). I wouldn't mind if the new hire was just an all-rounder.
All the Etrian Odyssey games were great so why would this not be?
It's just a title, you can clearly see that he/she is supposed to be an all-rounder from the description: The person's main responsibility is as a news editor, but he/she's also gonna be in QLs, other videos, the podcast with at least Alex and Vinny etc. Like everything else GB, GBEast is gonna be video only and they'll need a third hand for that.
So what I'm gathering from this inane wanking that happened overnight is that you guys are more concerned about the race/gender of a potential hire over experience/work ability? That sounds kind of discriminatory to me.
As for game of the year, why not focus on what you believe should be game of the year, instead of projecting on to people you don't know? Don't get me wrong, it's fun to see the lists and watch the videos, but getting upset/lathered-up over something that hasn't happened yet and doesn't personally matter to you seems like wasted energy. I mean, not as much wasted energy as hoping for a race/gender-based hire over someone that will just fit (which could check either box without being the focus), but breathe a little and focus on what matters.
Space Quest matters. Game of the year for 28 years in a row, baby! The impossible has been achieved! I have also been declared the king of the comet (you know which one!), but that's a story for another time.
Okay, carry on with the wanking. I've elevated the conversation... and sometimes that's enough. Where's my outro music?
As for game of the year, why not focus on what you believe should be game of the year, instead of projecting on to people you don't know? Don't get me wrong, it's fun to see the lists and watch the videos, but getting upset/lathered-up over something that hasn't happened yet and doesn't personally matter to you seems like wasted energy. I mean, not as much wasted energy as hoping for a race/gender-based hire over someone that will just fit (which could check either box without being the focus), but breathe a little and focus on what matters.
Space Quest matters. Game of the year for 28 years in a row, baby! The impossible has been achieved! I have also been declared the king of the comet (you know which one!), but that's a story for another time.
Okay, carry on with the wanking. I've elevated the conversation... and sometimes that's enough. Where's my outro music?
Who are you talking to?
Hot Coldman
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Somewhere, I imagine pitching the new hire as a position other than whatever Alex's job title is makes it easier for the suits to agree to fund.
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