stump sock
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I liked Jeff telling Dan he's not allowed to make bets on stuff anymore based on his track record to date
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Giant Bomb #14 | I'll Never Forget This!
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Ah is that so
I only really remember them making some poop jokes and playing cross tekken now that I think about it.
Freedom = $1.05
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Giant Bomb is the worldwide leader for people who swore they would eat a hat but proceed to never eat a hat
It's not rocket science, which is why I said I know why they do it. But a predictions podcast is much more interesting before the fact, not after. In fact, it's useless after.
This video?
His beef was mostly with the people in charge back then anyway, right? I never got the impression that he had any dislike for the site itself.
I recall that somewhere in the internet in the past (I think it was SA?), there was a bet involving eating a hat. The guy actually did research and followed through. He even set rules like you couldn't do the cheeseburger on the head thing that Brad was talking about.
He ended up making a Carmen Miranda-style fruit hat, and chronicled eating all the actual pieces of it. I think he even ate the banana peel, because he said he was going to eat all of it, and the peel was part of it.
I enjoy hearing how wrong they are.
I think it was a very tough fight to get more money for the site. I'm guessing it didn't help that he was caught in that corporate quagmire at the same time as his Dad's health issues and Ryan passing away.
He left, or at least announced he was leaving, at the end of August 2012. The CBS deal was in the middle of February 2012.
So more than 6 months after doing the deal. A bit shitty but he bought them on behalf of the company - I doubt he ever promised he would be around personally in the long term - and anyone looking at his employment history post-1up can not have been surprised that he moved on.
At that point Jeff was the site. If he didn't like where it was going or any of the staff he had the power to fix that.
His beef was with management. None of who still worked at GS when he returned - it isn't even owned by the same company.
Jeff stated a couple times that he likely wouldn't have come back to CBSi if it weren't for Davison, so I don't think he knew. Also, during that long stagnant period of the first 18 months at CBSi when they were all visibly getting fed up with the situation, Jeff alluded to not having any higher-ups looking out for them - which was most likely Davison's job.
It's all worked out pretty damn well though. Hopefully they can keep moving - more travelling please!
Sleeping Lesson
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Weeks, months, half a year... what's the difference!
I was bummed that John left. And you're right, Zaph, I knew there was a reason I thought Jeff didn't know. Davison never stays long anywhere, which is a shame but also a bit strange. Seems like at some point people wouldn't want to hire him.
[EDIT] John left, not Jeff.
I was bummed that John left. And you're right, Zaph, I knew there was a reason I thought Jeff didn't know. Davison never stays long anywhere, which is a shame but also a bit strange. Seems like at some point people wouldn't want to hire him.
[EDIT] John left, not Jeff.
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oh, the chili cast is also when Jeff discusses his experience with Journey. I can't wait to hear it again.
Sleeping Lesson
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Oh, what a bummer. John works at Zynga now.
Also, his twitter bio is funny:
Also, his twitter bio is funny:
Yeah, I guess the place he jumped to after Gamespot didn't work out and unfortunately he's done so much jumping that there are very few places for a person of his level to go to.
Give it 3 months and he'll be somewhere else.Oh, what a bummer. John works at Zynga now.
Also, his twitter bio is funny:
Edit: Scratch that. He has moved on. Looking at his Linkedin profile it seems like he doesn't work at Zynga anymore and he advises for a couple smaller companies.
shadyspace
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Vinny is really terrible at this Masterplan game.
I was talking about him leaving Gamespot. He never seemed bitter about the people working there or the site in general, only about the management running things.
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Ah yeah,I was actually referring to the "there may have been a period where he had a different view" part
Ah. You were responding to me talking about the two choices of where Giant Bomb could land after Whiskey died, so I figured you were talking about modern Gamespot. I assumed by "back then" you meant the dark period before Dan and Jason got hired.
No, I actually do wonder if there was a time during that dark period where Jeff would have rather been at B&B rather than Gamespot.
stump sock
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I don't know, so far this is pretty much what I expect from Vinny
but what about JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY?!?!?!?!?!?!
HOW CAN WE TRUST EL JEFE IF HE IS SPONSORED BY A GAME HE LIKES LIKE...................
FOLLOW THE MONEY
EnlightenedMint
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Wait, really? Didn't know that was happening today. Who is confirmed for the car?
Glitchesarecool
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Mixlr.
Wait, they're driving to E3 today?
I thought they weren't going until Saturday?
UPF is going to be mighty interesting.
Huh, they're driving on Saturday aren't they?
EnlightenedMint
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You know this might not be the drive to E3 I'm not sure anymore lol
I think you have mistaken it for Jeff's daily drive to work Mixlr listen.
RepairmanJack
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Definitely not the drive to E3. :lol
EnlightenedMint
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I thought it said "LIVE E3 DRIVE", E3 is making me delusional.
Glitchesarecool
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bwahaha
They bought Giantbomb for the engineering team because Wikia was becoming the most popular gaming site/s on the planet.
If it wasn't for Giantbomb's subs having a higher turnout than most other websites they probably would have merged or cut Giantbomb by now.
Almost every single comment on every Giantbomb news story or video is by a premium user. There aren't many websites where you could say the same, Crunchyroll may be the only exception.
OdysseusVA
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ban Sat0ri pls
stump sock
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nintendo plz do the right thing at e3
Deep.
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every drive might be a drive to e3 but not every drive is a drive to del taco
Life is what happens while you're busy making E3 plans.
Glitchesarecool
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fuck that band calling itself twin peaks, i actually got really excited
The engineering team didn't go to CBSi. They scattered, with a couple going to BermanBraun for a year. CBSi got two designers (Dave/Alexis) and Ian. The existing CBSi engineers had to reverse engineer GB and CV into php within 12 months, with very little access to the original python source because BB bought that.
That seems dumb considering that BB had no intentions of turning any of the sites into anything more than blogs.
I thought BB just acquired the equipment and PCs? Isn't that why GB had to order a ton of new gear like tricasters? Didn't Vinny complain about how in a big company he had to sign 4 release forms to get a cable instead of just billing it like he did in the Whiskey Media days?
santeesioux
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Does anyone know if the talking over the E3 streams will be live on Twitch too? I can't get live GB stuff on Youtube or the GB channel on my Roku, but I can with Twitch and I'd prefer to lay around on my couch than sitting at my computer watching them.
stump sock
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It was last year, anyway
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