It is weird that Dan of all people is complaining about social media stuff and smartphones when the simple solution is to just not use it.
But then he couldn't sell his shirts/brand.
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But then he couldn't sell his shirts/brand.
Twin Tails
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Sleeping Lesson
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Hey VR is pretty cool guys. I know it's not (yet) all it was cracked up to be software-wise, but when it's good it's goooood. Had some really incredible moment tonight playing paintball in Rec Room (they have GOT to play it on VRodeo, and for more than 5 minutes) and an archery game/demo called QuiVr.
Antiwhippy
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I'm waiting till vr isn't mostly about shooting things in vr.
Glitchesarecool
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vr sucks because i don't have the room or money to use it
What if it's about "shooting" "things" in VR?
nckillthegrimace
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a dollar spent on vr is a dollar I could have spent on ps2 games
BreezyLimbo
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Just give me the Konami conference
Man thatll be something. Especially since I think only Dan saw it live?
Man thatll be something. Especially since I think only Dan saw it live?
Glitchesarecool
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based on the vrodeo I feel like PS2 games are the better investment.
nckillthegrimace
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My area inexplicably has multiple retro game stores, so I've been buying PS2 games I missed, like Burnout 2 and Jet Li: Rise to Honor. I need to store up for the this fall, which has zero worthwhile console games.
Upstate NY?
Twin Tails
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New hire speculation time
Let it go.Whoa whoa whoa
nckillthegrimace
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No, Wisconsin. Apparently the market for retro games is so good nowadays that a store specifically targeted at very, very hardcore retro collectors can thrive. I went into that store and had a conversation with the guy at the counter about the VideoGamesPlus reprint of Infinite Space because they had a copy of the original printing. It was insane. It was like posting on GAF in person.
stump sock
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fuck, that sounds awful. I'm glad you made it out okay.
SatelliteOfLove
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broncobuster
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are the whoas for the wife part or the moving to east coast part?
Sleeping Lesson
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East coast part. At the very least it implies he does not see GameSpot as a long-term thing for him.
nckillthegrimace
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He was fixing an N64 while I talked to him. It was great. Okay, maybe the level of detail and knowledge was like gaf, but not the actual conversation, which was conducted by real humans and not meme-spewing snarklords. No, that happened at another store, where an incredibly disheveled customer kept asking everyone if they had seen some sort of ESPN sports creepypasta. I was very uncomfortable and only bought Hamtaro for Game Boy Color.
Then I ate at Red Lobster because I need the food I shovel into my gaping maw to reflect my internalized self-loathing, and the women in the booth next to us were talking about getting blisters from Mario Party for like 20 mintues. What the fuck is going on? Did I slide into The Wizard? Is this like when you see one ant and then you suddenly notice a shit-load of them because your focus shifted? Are games cool again? Are they art?
who is the lester bangs of game journalism
BUNTING1243
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i wonder if cbsi sees gamespot as a long-term thing
They're still doing fine numbers wise, but if media continues to be dominated by personalities, they're going to have to hire new people quick or they'll sink.
BreezyLimbo
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Its interesting for sure. Recently for Gamespot there's just been an exodus of alot of employees. Wonder what they're planning...
At the end of the Beastcast Dan said something about "having a party" over at GB West. I take that as 100% confirmation that Dan is going to GB East.
New hire speculation has to be 100% West coast.
nckillthegrimace
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It's another sign of the incoming Mario Party Party 7.
LurkerPrime
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Renew the call.
#hireodwyer
kingofthedead45
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I'm watching through the tapes now, and I can't help but notice and it's something Jeff pointed out, it seemed they had these big ideas when it came to the Internet and WiFi and few other things that just didn't pan out the way they describe it.
In, and this is me here kind of making a parallel just for the sake of making a parallel, in a way one could say they, kind of lied about some of that stuff. Was there a giant uproar about failed promises and such when the wii launch? You know in the same vein as all the no man sky stuff.
In, and this is me here kind of making a parallel just for the sake of making a parallel, in a way one could say they, kind of lied about some of that stuff. Was there a giant uproar about failed promises and such when the wii launch? You know in the same vein as all the no man sky stuff.
LiveFromKyoto
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I want this to replace 'believe' under the NeoGAF logo for greater accuracy.
broncobuster
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Well, belated congrats to Danny on the marriage!
Ninja Scooter
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Didn't you see him in a suit at E3? Dude has biz-dev written all over him.
Whoa whoa whoa
Come to Boston
EdReedFan20
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I think there is a GameSpot office in the CBSi building in NYC: https://officesnapshots.com/2015/04/14/cbs-interactive-new-york-city-offices/
No different from any other hardware launch where a couple of sales pitch ideas are pushed on stage to never really matter in the end.
EdReedFan20
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Did you see Drew's face? He was the only one there that seemed to react to that. Then again, Jeff and Brad were there at that conference in person back then.
Oh shit. Drew is the best.
Twin Tails
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The Technomancer
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Hitman has me finally convinced someone can design good enormous stealth levels again. They should get the IO team to work on another Thief
BreezyLimbo
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I think it works for Hitman, because it seems the team approached it as 'How can we give the player as many options as possible to take out a target, and how much of a 'playground' can we make it for them.'
While, the latest Thief for example, it seemed the team approached it as 'How can we make a AAA game with awesome moments'. The team behind Hitman definitely has it down on how to make a fun game.
How did I just find out about Dan's engagement now?
Was checking his twitter praying he was back in SF.
That is GB's forte.
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