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Giant Bomb #23 | See you Space Cowboy...
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Lit af fam
I believe the new format for the Bombcast is so it takes less time to produce, theoretically leading to more video content.
SandwichMeat
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After a month Dan puts up a premium video (sponsored by totinos) where he explains why he must return to SF
Half the community unsubs en masse
Huh.
Glitchesarecool
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What if Mario Party Party with the east crew though.
soundscream
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I could see him in Hoboken, but I don't think JC would be his scene. Plus from the way he was talking on the podcast after the 4th of July I think he would prefer to live in the burbs.
Without Jeff it's pointless.
MPP with Alex, Vinny, Dan and Bakalar would be sooo good.
Master_Funk
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I do hope they do video and Audio because I just don't engage with written journalism. I'd rather hear it via podcast.
Gozer the Gozerian
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I heard that Kessler is quitting Sony to fill the empty GBWest chair
Twin Tails
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then it would suck
I heard that Dave Snider was asked, but they couldn't get him to stop playing dota
Would make sense with brad leaving
Patrick's career move to Kotaku didn't totally pay off.
Leaves GB for 2 years at Kotaku.
In the mean time his replacement joins GB and then leaves after a year or so to run his own site.
Patrick's new boss is his old replacement.
Mind, you can't blame people for getting out of Kotaku. I doubt he will be the first. I am not sure Vice Gaming is as well set up for remote editors as Kotaku was though.
I am still not sure how Austin got an EIC gig so soon. Must have been right place at the right time. That dissertation is never getting finished now.
Leaves GB for 2 years at Kotaku.
In the mean time his replacement joins GB and then leaves after a year or so to run his own site.
Patrick's new boss is his old replacement.
Mind, you can't blame people for getting out of Kotaku. I doubt he will be the first. I am not sure Vice Gaming is as well set up for remote editors as Kotaku was though.
I am still not sure how Austin got an EIC gig so soon. Must have been right place at the right time. That dissertation is never getting finished now.
moffattron9000
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Only if it starts from Mario Party 1.
Right place right time undercuts just how smart Austin is
Now I'm up in Boston but I grew up outside of AC/Ocean City. So I'm pretty far down there.
Sleeping Lesson
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Congrats to Patrick, I hope they have a podcast.
BUNTING1243
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a quote from one dave snider on reddit:
it's really a bummer how much the tech side of the site has fallen apart since dave and alexis left. they were doing really cool stuff with the design and it would've been cool to see them continue iterating on that. it feels like the site hasn't gotten a basic design update in forever, much less making features like search or video navigation any good
it's really a bummer how much the tech side of the site has fallen apart since dave and alexis left. they were doing really cool stuff with the design and it would've been cool to see them continue iterating on that. it feels like the site hasn't gotten a basic design update in forever, much less making features like search or video navigation any good
HappenstanceUK
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It always seemed like the engineers and designers got the short end of the stick by moving to CBSi. Dave probably would have still left to create Webhook but I always got the impression that the decision was made a lot easier by the way CBSi do things, same with Alexis.
GustyGardens
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Patrick moving over to VICE is a great get for Austin. He's really building something special over there, and I can't wait to see it fully fleshed out. Patrick did some great stuff over at Kotaku and had a big hand at changing the site for the better, I think. Going over to Project Austin was such a no-brainer because it's a perfect fit.
Good luck, Patrick!
As for Dan, we all knew he was moving to the east coast, but this whole bit that he's doing is hilarious, if only for the folks that are getting genuinely upset. I'd be pretty OK if they decide to keep the staff as it is. I can't think of a reason why they'd need to hire another person.
Good luck, Patrick!
As for Dan, we all knew he was moving to the east coast, but this whole bit that he's doing is hilarious, if only for the folks that are getting genuinely upset. I'd be pretty OK if they decide to keep the staff as it is. I can't think of a reason why they'd need to hire another person.
I swear the last two times an engineer mentioned work was being done on the site, it was for ad integration. Outside of chat load balancing for e3, I don't think any actual improvements happened.
Have to imagine it's hard for CBSi to attract engineers in SF when there are so many better places to work and they're flush with VC money.
Dave, Sean and another engineer basically bailed from their post-WM jobs on the same day, which was obviously a contractual length written into the sale, and says it all really. Can't blame them, why hang around less ideal companies when there are so many opportunities?
CBSi clearly has no interest in their engineering staff. Lots of turnover there shows that clearly there is something bad going on or they are treated quite badly. My guess is a little of column A & column B.
Sleeping Lesson
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More than a redesign, more than better search and filtering, I just want a better live and regular video player.
Human Trashcan
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Vice getting Scoops tells me they're serious about covering games from not just an editorial thinkpiece-y angle, but also breaking news. I'm pretty excited to see who else they end up getting. I hope they do a podcast, at any rate.
Patrick's staying in Chicago though right? I mean he just bought a house.
Patrick's staying in Chicago though right? I mean he just bought a house.
Summer is actually just the worst season of the year
I just want to be able to see the schedule when I'm on my phone..
Twin Tails
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Yes he is staying there. (Said on stream.)
Salty Catfish
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Yup, someone asked him about this on Twitter yesterday and he said he wouldn't have to move for the new gig.
Sleeping Lesson
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We might have had this conversation before, but setting your mobile browser to Request Desktop version will show the schedule while also formatting it to mobile. I've heard some say this doesn't work for them, though.
Summer sucks and I hate it. Worst season. My feelings on this have galvanized since moving to Texas.
soundscream
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Some websites have some extra bullshit that knows you're on mobile and won't change for some browser's. My last phone had that issue, even though I requested the full version in settings. My current phone makes me take an extra step to get the full version. Rottentomatoes is also bad about this, their mobile site is the worst.
TheMadMan007
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Wow, Patrick and Austin at Vice... that's awesome, so many sites have died lately, it's nice to have one actually pop up and as much as I didn't care for the written content of theirs, I am excited to see what they do. Hopefully first thing is a podcast.
Sleeping Lesson
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I've tried this. Doesn't do nothing.
Lame. I don't know why they don't show the schedule on the mobile site, it's silly.
RepairmanJack
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This was the first thing I thought of too. Patrick seems to really like podcasts (and since he doesn't seem to be doing his horror podcast anymore) so hopefully they do something with that and the new site.
Exterminieren
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Both Patrick to Vice and Dan to Beast are great news- Austin gets to build the Retirement Home for Old Duders with one of the best investigative journalists the industry's got, and Dan gives the Bestcast the shot in the arm it's needed since Austin left. Hope the West hire goes through relatively quickly, and it's someone who gives that lot the alternative perspective and the jolt of energy that they'd benefit from.
Creasing.
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