StopMakingSense
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Oh god, I found myself singing the Buck Bumble song like every 15 minutes this weekend.
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Giant Bomb #14 | I'll Never Forget This!
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Oh god, I found myself singing the Buck Bumble song like every 15 minutes this weekend.
The office space is not the problem here... They only need a desk to put their laptop on and they are good to go.
The problem is the set, quicklook room and control room.Those things take forever to setup and they obviously can't buy everything twice just so that they can setup the new rooms while still using the old ones. They will need to go dark for a while to takedown the old place and setup the new one.
stump sock
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the ball to the booth at the boom
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When I say office space I mean everything: set, QL room etc. I get that setting up that equipment on another floor isn't an easy process, but as long as they are able to begin doing that job immediately after they move and not have to wait for the office space itself to be finished, it shouldn't take that long to get things up and running. Will still take weeks obviously.
Glitchesarecool
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To clarify, I have no doubt that Igarashi's kickstarter will make it. I just doubt whether or not it will actually come out.
Everyone involved has a proven track record of making and putting out games. I'm just worried about whether it'll be good or not.
Also, from pictures Gamescom looks like hell on earth. Holy shit there's way too many people at that thing.
Glitchesarecool
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I'm not sure if Dan would be unable to handle Japan, or revel in it.
There is so much going on! I need to catch up.
- Giant Bomb moving to new office space sounds awesome. I'm so used to the duders moving from time to time, I was afraid they would get too comfortable in their current setup. Since they do have to move equipment and rebuild the set, I suspect that there will be a delay similar to the moves between Whiskey offices or the move to CBSi.
- I used to follow E3 back when that seemed like something to get excited about. Nowadays, I'm pretty much just watching Giant Bomb and what they with E3.
- At the rate Giant Bomb is going, I doubt they will write even 25 reviews this year. If anyone wants to take up the bet, I would stake my avatar on it.
Glitchesarecool
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I'm glad this has already been made a thing.
BreezyLimbo
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Dans been in Japan.
excuse me?
He's already been to Japan multiple times...
TheMrPliskin
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He's already been, he hung out with Kojima and didn't talk about movies but he did sing the snake eater theme.
Glitchesarecool
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Oh.
Well I'm just dumb then.
Was this pre-GB? My knowledge of his time on other sites isn't great.
Well I'm just dumb then.
Was this pre-GB? My knowledge of his time on other sites isn't great.
You were right. Thank you.
TheMrPliskin
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Yeah pre GB, I know he went for the MGS5 Game Informer cover but I don't know if he's been any other times.
Jimmyfenix
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yip
Piston Hyundai
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glad to see brad has the proper taste in symphony of the night tracks
(never really saw why the soundtrack got so much reverence outside of that track)
(never really saw why the soundtrack got so much reverence outside of that track)
I'm guessing from Danny's Periscope stream.
Weekly feature of them trying to get back to their old office, but being thrown out each time. Ends with them moving the site to Jeff's house.
Perfect. I love internet ephemera.
GBGAF has the scoop, now no one will even be able to confirm it! (I don't know how Periscope works)
Jimmyfenix
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hot scoops
ScottSullivan
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I wonder how much giant bomb could raise in a kickstarter/patreon if it ever came down to that. Let's hope it continues to be profitable for CBS and never does. I suppose they would get sold before anything else...
bigwinnerx
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Danielle posted she's staying at Idle Thumbs and Polygon even with her move to NYC in the fall. So the people freaking out about her being the hire can calm down.
OR CAN THEY.
OR CAN THEY.
It's all a smokescreen!
Virtually no one in this thread was against the notion.
ScottSullivan
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People were freaking our abuot Danielle possibly being a new hire? She's fun on idle thumbs!
that's just what she wants you to think
All they have to do (to get me at least) is reset subscriptions for their new site and I would be there day one.
The New Hire Tinfoil Hat Brigade stops for no one!
There were one or two who weren't happy about her joining Idle Thumbs, but it's been pretty positive in here.
Master_Funk
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On to the next one.
So it's Patricia then. Glad that's settled.
bigwinnerx
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Well, not to mention I want someone in NYC way earlier than the fall.
Hot Coldman
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Living in SF sounds like a fucking nightmare. Holy shit.
And now we have literally no idea who the hire might be D:
And now we have literally no idea who the hire might be D:
Keyser Soze
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I really don't cara who the new hire is at this point
Inferno313
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Well it could be Danielle's girlfriend Patricia, who currently works at Kotaku and was the one to initially mention New York on Twitter. For some reason everyone didn't consider her and option and immediately jumped to Danielle?
Oh, she was considered. People just wanted Danielle more in the Giant Bomb Hire Fantasy League.
But it seems likely they're moving mostly because of cost of living in SF, going by Danielle's tweets. Patricia going to NYC where the Kotaku HQ is is probably also not a bad deal for her.
bigwinnerx
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I can't wait to Hot Pepper the person with questions.
BreezyLimbo
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Oh, she was considered. People just wanted Danielle more in the Giant Bomb Hire Fantasy League.
But it seems likely they're moving mostly because of cost of living in SF, going by Danielle's tweets. Patricia going to NYC where the Kotaku HQ is is probably also not a bad deal for her.
Patricia would be a bad hire. I really don't see GB hosting 'Bloodborne is really menstrual blood' articles.
Glitchesarecool
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I kinda hope the new hire just happens so the shitstorm can start and then be put behind us in the same week.
Not us, specifically, but GB.
Not us, specifically, but GB.
That theory was actually not that bad!
But yeah, she's always been very much a Kotaku writer, good and bad (she has some good articles too!). But I've never seen her do much video/heard her podcast, so can't really comment on anything outside of the Kotaku articles I've read.
But neither of Danielle or Patricia are the new hires, so onto the next ones.
Is the Hot Pepper Gaming guy a possibility?
Hot Coldman
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I mean, true
but she works for Kotaku/Gawker who are NYC-based already so it seems unlikely
nckillthegrimace
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They should probably just hire me. I recently got an iPad, so I'm totally "with it" and "hip" to the future of video games. I also understand the millennials and could probably whip something up that they'd like either in an ironic or post-ironic fashion.
Master_Funk
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I still think there is a chance it could be someone working for kotaku or polygon already based in New York, since its technically a news position.
bigwinnerx
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Kotaku did send GB a first round draft pick in the trade for Scoops.
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