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Giant Bomb #23 | See you Space Cowboy...
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I don't think Danny's going anywhere for now, but nothing would surprise me. Patrick's tweets about joining Vice were the cold, hard truth - there are very few paths to earning more money in that industry. It would have scared the shit out of me if I went into my 30's without regular pay rises.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Remember when Jeff and Captain America teamed up to save the secret Intel? I do. Thanks to the random Quick Look tool
EnlightenedMint
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What if they make a Clicker Maker?
supermetfreud
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I can't bring myself to put ska in Jeff's playlist
ShadowSwordmaster
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It might be the hair.
I don't think any of the GB staff had high aspirations for that game though, or were there holdouts?
The different points of view regarding site success are interesting. The bulk of the GAF audience see Gamespot as going downhill fast, but they seem to have maintained most of their market share while slashing costs. Traffic at the big sites is down but it is lost to youtube, twitch etc rather than each other.
They replaced about five full time, salaried writers - who primarily churned out reviews, with a bunch of freelancers reviewing for 300 bucks a pop. And guess what - the average Gamespot reader likely never noticed. If they are reading a review, it isn't the byline. Most will skip straight to the score.
They replaced about five full time, salaried writers - who primarily churned out reviews, with a bunch of freelancers reviewing for 300 bucks a pop. And guess what - the average Gamespot reader likely never noticed. If they are reading a review, it isn't the byline. Most will skip straight to the score.
MassiveNights
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None of the QLs since Hitman last week have held my interest for more than five minutes.
Quick Looks have become so informational/a basic run through of the mechanics compared to the past. I know some people prefer that but I just feel the personality of the site is slipping a bit right now outside of the podcasts.
Quick Looks have become so informational/a basic run through of the mechanics compared to the past. I know some people prefer that but I just feel the personality of the site is slipping a bit right now outside of the podcasts.
RepairmanJack
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The only real reason I thought it would make sense for Danny to leave GS was because it seems like none of his longer projects or big ideas seem to last or get attention. If that was able to be his main focus at a new site that would maybe drive the decision?
It was all dumb speculation though. Since we can't guess at a new GB hire for 2018 might as well think about who Austin will hire.
It was all dumb speculation though. Since we can't guess at a new GB hire for 2018 might as well think about who Austin will hire.
ShadowSwordmaster
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I feel like this is what is happening more these days.
brainzelda
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Whoa I really like the soundtrack to Heart & Slash. Super upbeat, sort of a mix of Necrodancer and Sonic Adventure. Hopefully Jason plays some on the GOTY deliberations.
Piston Hyundai
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It's because he's not Terry.
It'll get better after the Engineer Update.
Well, that is true.
Cool Guy Clicker. I'm into it.
ShadowSwordmaster
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Is the stream working for anybody else?
fierrotlepou
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Nope. We should be getting the trademarked "hey, we're gonna start it a bit late" tweet soon
ShadowSwordmaster
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I don't see it on Youtube.
To be fair it's also pretty obviouly a couple of struggle weeks with multiple people taking vacations etc.
While you're not wrong, honestly it's hard to read that description and not think "going downhill fast" or "quickly becoming a much worse place to work for" regardless of how much traffic they're getting.
throwawayname
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Guess the stream is premium after all.
Kenzodielocke
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What is this new format exactly ?
ShadowSwordmaster
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I have no idea what it could be.
Why are people speculating about Danny?
Also in regards to any future pickups for Vice if there are any I would be highly surprised if Austin hired any more established games press people like Klepek. I think Klepek was just a mix of Patrick being the most accomplished "news" journalist in the gaming press, and having a friendship with him. Austin is the kind of guy that likes to elevate diverse voices, and he has deep ties in the "underground/alternative" gaming press, and I would expect any potential future hires to come from that field rather than giving already established voices a new place to work.
Also in regards to any future pickups for Vice if there are any I would be highly surprised if Austin hired any more established games press people like Klepek. I think Klepek was just a mix of Patrick being the most accomplished "news" journalist in the gaming press, and having a friendship with him. Austin is the kind of guy that likes to elevate diverse voices, and he has deep ties in the "underground/alternative" gaming press, and I would expect any potential future hires to come from that field rather than giving already established voices a new place to work.
hey give them a break, Vinny's only been doing this for.... several decades
You're not wrong there.
GustyGardens
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Not gonna lie, when Patrick's move was announced I did have a little chuckle at Austin's first hire being an established, white editor already in full-time employment.
Looks like Giant Bomb rubbed off on him after all
ShadowSwordmaster
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Nice.
Sleeping Lesson
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Does anybody else have this flickering magic at the bottom of the stream?
Yes its there. Very distracting.
Sleeping Lesson
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This is already freaking me out. Like, they're pasting shit into Paint and then it's a game!
Yeah I can't stop staring at it.
Yeah I can't stop staring at it.
GustyGardens
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For anyone that's interested; Alex Zandra Van Chestein worked on the game Chariot, which came out fairly recently on PS4, Xbox & Wii U. It a pretty decent game, too.
Here's a list of the software and other stuff they're talking about:
Here's a list of the software and other stuff they're talking about:
The 3DO Doom guy was just ahead of his time
edit: Also for a pretty good series on making a game with Gamemaker (which was mentioned on the podcast recently) check out Tom Francis's series that he put up on Youtube after Gunpoint came out.
Yeah, every time it goes away I get hopeful it'll stay that way and it never does.
Space Wanderer
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This is fuckin cool.
AuthenticM
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Why is there a grown man dressed like an anime girl sitting next to dan?
You should probably work harder on not being an asshole
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