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[MassiveNights]

Best case scenario here is Danny O'Dwyer moves to Giant Bomb.

 

[Teddified]

It'll be interesting to see what he brings to GBeast with new series or possibly continuing some he started in SF.

 

[Lunar FC]

These really are the end times.

 

[EdReedFan20]

RIP Mario Party Party
RIP Demo Derby
RIP Game Tapes

Maybe Mario Party Party can be saved as a PAX thing. The best one (and the one they seemed to have the most fun with) was the one at PAX Prime (now PAX West) last year. You could tell the room was electric.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Well, it'll certainly be interesting to see how it goes. I really fear for GBWest though, their energy level is going to reach a new low.

 

[Dineren]

If this move is happening I have to admit I'll be a bit happy. I really enjoyed Dan and Vinny's/Alex's interactions, they would put out some great content. It would definitely hurt GBWest in the short term though. Maybe we would get some more Rorie until they found a replacement.

 

[rbanke]

I don't listen to the GBeastcast but a Vinny/Dan combo would lure me in, Vinny with Jeff is an amazing dynamic and it seems like Dan could be a similar counterpart.

 

[wild_fire987]

Look at the amiibo.

Ganondorf

Bowser

Ness

Yoshi

Captain Falcon

 

[Megasoum]

Wait

Dan can bring Demo Derby over to GBEast!!!!

Demo Derby without Jeff is useless.

 

[popo]

Dan without the watchful eye of Jeff will be interesting.
Who will tell him no?

Management.

Dan : "This is great! I have so many plans for exciting things to do around New York City".

hands them a list

Management : "You already spent this quarters budget on a new desk. Get back in your broom closet!".

Well, it'll certainly be interesting to see how it goes. I really fear for GBWest though, their energy level is going to reach a new low.

Assuming the new hire goes there, depends on who they get.

 

[AuthenticM]

Why would Dan move to New York anyway?

Wait

Dan can bring Demo Derby over to GBEast!!!!

No way. Jeff is the most important one for that series. He's the one with encyclopedic knowledge of the industry.

 

[Mature]

RIP Mario Party Party
RIP Demo Derby
RIP Game Tapes

The latter two will function just fine without him.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Look at the amiibo.

Ganondorf

Bowser

Ness

Yoshi

Captain Falcon

The big apple

 

[alr1ght]

Dan moving to a cool guy city like NYC makes sense.

 

[mnz]

Nicely done.

I can see why he's going there but I don't know how well it's going to go. Some of the chaotic moments that GBeast bring us will be fantastic, but it's not interesting if it's chaotic 99.9% of the time. And you thought they went on random tangents for too long in the podcast before? Brother, It's going to get worse..

I don't think Dan has done any improv bits ever.

 

[avengers23]

Dan has never been a regular on Game Tapes.

Can you really be a regular of something that has run all of three episodes in five months?

 

[Salarians]

Overwatch getting DDoS'd, now what am I supposed to do with my life?

Look at the amiibo.

Ganondorf

Bowser

Ness

Yoshi

Captain Falcon

 

[AuthenticM]

Yeah, I hope this means a new hire in the West.

Hopefully it's a woman.

 

[Tagyhag]

Why would Dan move to New York anyway?

Hates SF, his GF is from Jersey, and he eventually wants to own a house.

It makes sense.

 

[MassiveNights]

So I'm guessing Dan barely confirms this tonight then just appears on whatever Friday show Vinny and Alex do.

 

[Meneses]

Best case scenario here is Danny O'Dwyer moves to Giant Bomb.

He has sounded disillusioned about stuff at his current job for a while now, I think the time is ripe for a change.

And he would fit in instantly and kinda take up Dan's enthusiastic presence.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

going to be a hard fucking sell to convince me this is a good move for the site

 

[Liquid Shake]

Cross coast Demo Derby and Hitdan. All future Mario Partys at Pax (or Dan flys in to SF to do them) and all new possibilities for Dan/Vinny/Alex content. I'm excited.

 

[Mature]

Can you really be a regular of something that has run all of three episodes in five months?

And he wasn't on the second one iirc.

 

[MassiveNights]

going to be a hard fucking sell to convince me this is a good move for the site

Depends who they get in at West right?

A new guy has a better chance of impacting the site in SF than NY.

 

[air jordans for dogs]

Danny at gbwest would make sense now

 

[stump sock]

So I'm guessing Dan barely confirms this tonight then just appears on whatever Friday show Vinny and Alex do.

it'll be on UPF if he's already said 8/5. the thing last week was probably partially due to the fact Jeff is out this week. and Dan's sense of the dramatic.

 

[Tagyhag]

Cross coast Demo Derby and Hitdan. All future Mario Partys at Pax (or Dan flys in to SF to do them) and all new possibilities for Dan/Vinny/Alex content. I'm excited.

I see no problem regarding that, their cross coasts quick looks have gotten much better production-wise.

The recent one with Vinny/Drew was great.

 

[AuthenticM]

and he eventually wants to own a house.

When did he change his mind about this?

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Y'all need to stop pretending Danny will move to Giant Bomb. Ain't happening.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

going to be a hard fucking sell to convince me this is a good move for the site

The site had been on a downward trajectory since the end of the arrow pointing down podcast

 

[MassiveNights]

Y'all need to stop pretending Danny will move to Giant Bomb. Ain't happening.

I dunno, his tweets yesterday were pretty cryptic.

 

[Tagyhag]

When did he change his mind about this?

On the AMA.

 

[BearPawB]

Y'all need to stop pretending Danny will move to Giant Bomb. Ain't happening.

Yeah, it will clearly be Mary

 

[fwpx]

Y'all need to stop pretending Danny will move to Giant Bomb. Ain't happening.

This.

 

[popo]

I'm going with Aug 29, because why not start on Judgement Day.

[–]DanRyckert 4 points 4 minutes ago
I don't feel like waiting that long.

When did he change his mind about this?

Mentioned it in this AMA. Cherchez la femme

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I dunno, his tweets yesterday were pretty cryptic.

The universe has never been so kind to me as to lead me to believe it would happen. I want so badly to be wrong.

Yeah, it will clearly be Mary

I'll take it!

 

[Tagyhag]

Yeah, it will clearly be Mary

Hell, at this point bring them both!

Fact: Gamespot will die way before Giant Bomb ever does.

 

[DrFunk]

When did he change his mind about this?

When he met a woman

 

[Ashby]

going to be a hard fucking sell to convince me this is a good move for the site

Bruh I don't even care about GB West anymore. Beast is gonna take up to the promised land

 

[Scizzy]

Am I crazy, or is Dan on the Beastcast a very awkward fit? His version of goofy is very, very different than theirs.

 

[santeesioux]

Mary would be cool, it would satisfy the people that want a woman, and she has a sense of humor that fits in with them.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

When he met a woman

Next he's going to be wanting babies and a 401k plan.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

This may seem pedantic, but I feel like the tiny studio GBEast is crammed into is physically and creatively constricting.

 

[MassiveNights]

Am I crazy, or is Dan on the Beastcast a very awkward fit? His version of goofy is very, very different than theirs.

Jeff Bakalar Reacts To Dan Ryckert could basically be its own podcast, it's going to be hilarious.

 

[Catvoca]

I've been getting a bit tired of Dan's schtick in the West office tbh, so I'm excited to see him join Beast! Vinny + Dan content is fun and Bakalar + Dan podcasts should be entertaining!

 

[Ashby]

Jeff Bakalar Reacts To Dan Ryckert could basically be its own podcast, it's going to be hilarious.

Bakalar getting demoted back into the rotating chair is gonna be worth this on its own

 

[daydream]

definitely seems like a good move for beast

 

[popo]

Narrowing that date down now, the change clue looks more likely every time.

Hey Dan met you at PAX last year, I was the drunk dude from Joplin MO. Probably a long shot but I'll be in SF 8/11-15 gonna go out drinking one night with Max Scoville, care to join?

[–]DanRyckert 12 points 18 minutes ago
I won't be in San Francisco. Sorry!

 

[mnz]

This may seem pedantic, but I feel like the tiny studio GBEast is crammed into is physically and creatively constricting.

Their situation overall doesn't look very video game site friendly.