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[LiK]

RS: Siege Alpha is just PVP and looks boring. i'm more interested in the SP campaign.

 

[Rabbit Clock]

Snow camo + Sniper Rifle. I hope Drew figures this out.

Edit: Thank god. He's doing pretty well.

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and then he blows up =[

 

[jgminto]

RS: Siege Alpha is just PVP and looks boring. i'm more interested in the SP campaign.

There is one? I thought it was just multiplayer.

 

[Brashnir]

metal gear sure is some idiotic nonsense.

edit - also, Dan's definition of "grounded" is insane. Referencing while wholly discarding the reality of real-life events isn't "grounding" a story, it's adding another level of jibberish.

 

[Liamc723]

There is one? I thought it was just multiplayer.

Nope, there's a singleplayer too.

 

[BearPawB]

I think siege looks amazing.
But Rogue Spear was my favorite game of all time, so im a tad biased

 

[TharpDaddy]

12 Monkeys is great in an insane way. It is the one show that replaced what I love about Fringe

Wait, it's similar to Fringe? Sold.

 

[Mully]

They'll probably be want the new hire prior to E3. When it comes to when they'll make the announcement, I think it'll be when that person is hired. Nothing special.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

They'll probably be want the new hire prior to E3. When it comes to when they'll make the announcement, I think it'll be when that person is hired. Nothing special.

I doubt it, Dan and Jason weren't hired till well after E3.

 

[BearPawB]

I was thinking it was gonna be during the big live live show

 

[BanGy.nz]

It's going to happen after Cara gets a visa.

#Hirecare

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#Ohgoditsnevergoingtohappen #keepthefaith

 

[Mully]

I doubt it, Dan and Jason weren't hired till well after E3.

They would be going through the process for nearly 6 months at that point. Jason and Dan were hired in two months.

 

[Megasoum]

They would be going through the process for nearly 6 months at that point. Jason and Dan were hired in two months.

And they were hired before E3, they just didn't start until after E3

 

[Mully]

And they were hired before E3, they just didn't start until after E3

Yeah. I'm not saying they'll need a guy for E3. I'm saying that'll likely be done before June 16th.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

It's going to happen after Cara gets a visa.

#Hirecare

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#Ohgoditsnevergoingtohappen #keepthefaith

Never it's gonna be Jason Schrier

I bet Jason gets sick of patricks shit and joins giant bomb to rebel

 

[chaobreaker]

Giant Bomb will have their own E3 conference in which they reveal their new hire and officially announce the exciting sequel to Bike called Bike 2: The Jeff Gerstmann Experience®. Developed by Platinum Games. Coming in Spring of 2016.

EDIT: Wii-U exclusive.

 

[Mully]

Samit Sarkar would be a pretty neat fit. He's a sports game guy and he's a Hofstra journalism grad (like me).

 

[BanGy.nz]

Vinny, Alex and Samit Madden 16 Quicklook would be great.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I'm watching Brad rage against Old King Doran

it's great

 

[TharpDaddy]

Giant Bomb will have their own E3 conference in which they reveal their new hire and officially announce the exciting sequel to Bike called Bike 2: The Jeff Gerstmann Experience®. Developed by Platinum Games. Coming in Spring of 2016.

EDIT: Wii-U exclusive.

Please. Press conferences are a thing of the past. It's going to be a Giant Bomb Direct with Giant Bomb Treehouse afterwards, hosted by Alex.

 

[firehawk12]

Please. Press conferences are a thing of the past. It's going to be a Giant Bomb Direct with Giant Bomb Treehouse afterwards, hosted by Alex.

I already bought giantbombnewhire.com and it directs to my twitter.

 

[Brashnir]

Giant Bomb will have their own E3 conference in which they reveal their new hire and officially announce the exciting sequel to Bike called Bike 2: The Jeff Gerstmann Experience®. Developed by Platinum Games. Coming in Spring of 2016.

EDIT: Wii-U exclusive.

as long as we get some sick-ass ramps.

 

[Lelcar]

Maybe we'll get a trailer or a release date for the new hire at E3?

 

[TharpDaddy]

Maybe we'll get a trailer or a release date for the new hire at E3?

They should do a livestream where the new hire is on it but Vinny uses that voice distortion thing on the hire and also blurs their face.

 

[Liquid Shake]

I'm watching Brad rage against Old King Doran

it's great

Haha, his vendetta against Doran was the highlight of the series for me. Haven't watched the Load our Last Souls series yet because (shockingly) I haven't played Dark Souls.

 

[kingofthedead45]

It's going to happen after Cara gets a visa.

#Hirecare

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#Ohgoditsnevergoingtohappen #keepthefaith

Yes pls. She's great!

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I kinda want

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another white male to be hired, if only see the lashback and drama it would create on the internet.

Is that wrong of me?

 

[Kirlia]

I kinda want

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another white male to be hired, if only see the lashback and drama it would create on the internet.

Is that wrong of me?

The

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lashback

would be insane.

 

[Fjordson]

I'm watching Brad rage against Old King Doran

it's great

I can't wait. I'm only on part 7 right now, but the series is amazing so far. Wasn't subscribed when they first did it so this is the first time I've seen it.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I can't wait. I'm only on part 7 right now, but the series is amazing so far. Wasn't subscribed when they first did it so this is the first time I've seen it.

Same here. I watched patty play through Demons Souls, and that invigorated my love of Demons Souls. I can't play it now(I still have my day 1 copy though, I'm pretty sure I have the art book somewhere), but maybe one day I will.

 

[chaobreaker]

The lashback would be insane.

Not as much as them hiring a minority and/or a woman. There are some gaming dudes who won't take that well.

 

[Brashnir]

I kinda want

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another white male to be hired, if only see the lashback and drama it would create on the internet.

Is that wrong of me?

Yeah, the thought crossed my mind, and then I imagined the

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white male

was

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Jim Sterling

and it made me sad that it won't happen.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Not as much as them hiring a minority and/or a woman. There are some gaming dudes who won't take that well.

See, that lashback wouldn't be as fun though.

Yeah, the thought crossed my mind, and then I imagined the

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white male

was

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Jim Sterling

and it made me sad that it won't happen.

I like Sterling, but he wouldn't fit in GB.

 

[Brashnir]

See, that lashback wouldn't be as fun though.

I dunno. Either way, it's a bunch of assholes being assholes. You just have to put yourself in the right frame of mind to find the funny.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I dunno, would the lashback from minorities about having less opportunities in this industry be all that fun?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I dunno, would the lashback from minorities about having less opportunities in this industry be all that fun?

Well, the industry is as such that being friends with someone who works there highly increases the chance of getting a job there(IE Dan Ryckert was pretty familiar with the group, Idk about Jason but both Dan and him came from the same magazing previously), there is a form of nepotism involved when it comes to the hiring-IE Brad, Ryan, Jeff had all known each other previously, Polygon seems to be formed from people who worked with each other previously, etc. etc.

It sucks, because if I wanted to break into the industry it'd be incredibly tough without making friends in the industry first and then wedging my way into a spot where my skills would be wanted....

....still it'd be funny either way to see the backlash. But it'd be bad form on Giant Bombs fans to complain.

 

[Kirlia]

Not as much as them hiring a minority and/or a woman. There are some gaming dudes who won't take that well.

So either way, it's going to suck. Hurray!

 

[TharpDaddy]

I kinda want

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another white male to be hired, if only see the lashback and drama it would create on the internet.

Is that wrong of me?

It's gonna be a shitstorm no matter what. It'll either be "they hired this person to fulfill a quota" or "giant bomb hates minorities/women" whoever the hire is will undoubtedly be qualified and a good fit but they're going to have to wade through some serious drama their first week.

Well, the industry is as such that being friends with someone who works there highly increases the chance of getting a job there(IE Dan Ryckert was pretty familiar with the group, Idk about Jason but both Dan and him came from the same magazing previously), there is a form of nepotism involved when it comes to the hiring-IE Brad, Ryan, Jeff had all known each other previously, Polygon seems to be formed from people who worked with each other previously, etc. etc.

It sucks, because if I wanted to break into the industry it'd be incredibly tough without making friends in the industry first and then wedging my way into a spot where my skills would be wanted....

....still it'd be funny either way to see the backlash. But it'd be bad form on Giant Bombs fans to complain.

IIRC Vinny handled choosing the person to hire on the video side and he said Jason was hugely qualified.

Edit: Found the quote

I hired Jason because he was the most qualified candidate for the job. Complete coincidence. Weird one though.

source

 

[Megasoum]

You guys need to ask question to the crew on Tumblr so that mine isn't the top one anymore everytime I refresh the page.

 

[chaobreaker]

IIRC Vinny handled choosing the person to hire on the video side and he said Jason was hugely qualified.

Vinny sure knows how to pick 'em.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

with all due respect to cara, fuck cara

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what's carrie doing these days

 

[BreezyLimbo]

You guys need to ask question to the crew on Tumblr so that mine isn't the top one anymore everytime I refresh the page.

......HOOOOOLY SHIT THAT WAS YOU? haha holyyyyy crap that was such a lame attempt at veiling the question >_>;

 

[Anjin M]

It's gonna be a shitstorm no matter what. It'll either be "they hired this person to fulfill a quota" or "giant bomb hates minorities/women" whoever the hire is will undoubtedly be qualified and a good fit but they're going to have to wade through some serious drama their first week.

This is exactly why I am not looking forward to any backlash. This thread was a nightmare after Dan's hiring and I don't relish all of the idiocy that will inevitably ensue. Hiring someone new should be something awesome because of what it means for Giant Bomb, but people will try to spoil it for whatever reason.

Things will pass and it will turn out to be great (like most of the new hires). But I'm not eager to experience that again.

 

[Megasoum]

......HOOOOOLY SHIT THAT WAS YOU? haha holyyyyy crap that was such a lame attempt at veiling the question >_>;

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=159491767&postcount=8050

 

[BanGy.nz]

I'm not surprised BreezyLimbo is the type of person who'd just want to watch the world burn, your love for League of Legends noted baby game for babies makes all the sense in the world.

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I DON'T CARE YOU HAVN'T PLAYED IT IN A YEAR! JUST ADMIT IT'S A BABY GAME AND I CAN STOP YELLING ABOUT IT

with all due respect to cara, fuck cara

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what's carrie doing these days

We are enemies now.

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Carrie's still at EA

 

[Antiwhippy]

I typed in "Is Jeff Gerstmann still a Threat" to search for his blog and google auto-completed it before I typed it all out as "Is Jeff Gerstmann still Alive".

...What.

 

[BUNTING1243]

The backlash if they actually hire someone who ISN'T a white dude is gonna be way funnier than if they just hire another white dude. I can't wait to see Kotaku In Action talk about how they're clearly just filling a quota to appease the SJWs.

also please hire cara. please.

 

[Megasoum]

This is exactly why I am not looking forward to any backlash. This thread was a nightmare after Dan's hiring and I don't relish all of the idiocy that will inevitably ensue. Hiring someone new should be something awesome because of what it means for Giant Bomb, but people will try to spoil it for whatever reason.

Things will pass and it will turn out to be great (like most of the new hires). But I'm not eager to experience that again.

The good thing about being stuck in the community ghetto is that anybody who would bitch about the hire doesn't know we still exist.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I'm not surprised BreezyLimbo is the type of person who'd just want to watch the world burn, your love for League of Legends noted baby game for babies makes all the sense in the world.

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I DON'T CARE YOU HAVN'T PLAYED IT IN A YEAR! JUST ADMIT IT'S A BABY GAME AND I CAN STOP YELLING ABOUT IT

We are enemies now.

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Carrie's still at EA

Sometimes watching the world burn is nice with the right Vodka on your side.

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IT'S JUST A BADLY BALANCED VIDEO GAME. FUCK LEAGUE.

 

[Bacon]

I typed in "Is Jeff Gerstmann still a Threat" to search for his blog and google auto-completed it before I typed it all out as "Is Jeff Gerstmann still Alive".

...What.

Back when I first started following gamespot I couldn't tell the difference between ryan and jeff