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[ThreePiMatt]

My Beatles Rockband set is like a disease that I can't get rid of. Gamestop obviously won't take it. I put it up for free pickup on Craigslist with no takers. But it would feel wrong to just throw it in the trash.

While I always liked the idea of Rockband/Guitar Hero I'm not terribly sad they're gone, especially now that I've transitioned into full on Rocksmith.

 

[alr1ght]

Why don't you ask NY Vinny Caravella who it is?

 

[Ghost Dad the Whip]

I'm not familiar with Shane, has he been on the Bombcast before?

Shane was part of what I would call the first wave of video game podcasts, he worked for 1up and EGM as a writer/editor/podcaster before the great 1up decapitation of 200?

 

[Kelas]

Female Vinny.

Search Vinny Caravella on twitter, and it will pop up on first page,

Oh man.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Why don't you ask NY Vinny Caravella who it is?

Week ago from today got fired from my job n haven't stopped thinking about it since then

Holy shit, now it all makes sense

 

[Tregard]

Why don't you ask NY Vinny Caravella who it is?

"Week ago from today got fired from my job n haven't stopped thinking about it since then"

So he's available...

EDIT: Goddammit, Fantastapotamus!

 

[Keyser Soze]

Holy shit, now it all makes sense

I knew Greg fired Vinny. I could see it in his eyes on the Pizza Show.

 

[TraBuch]

So what's Seth Killian been doing since he left SSM? I think GB needs a fighting game editor.

 

[Lijik]

New York has highlander rules, there can only be one Vinny Caravella at a time

 

[Zaph]

Has Cara Ellison been eliminated as a contender at this point? I remember her name coming up in the beginning, but I haven't heard about it since.

Carrie coming on board would be INCREDIBLE. She is awesome and already has chemistry with the crew. On the other hand, the weekend-crew would produce a staggering amount of Jeff/Carrie fanfiction.

I'm not familiar with Shane, has he been on the Bombcast before?

Unless she already has a work permit/visa, she ain't getting the job. They were never going to go through the visa process for anyone, it would delay the hire by months and potentially be declined because they'd have to prove why they can't hire a US citizen.

 

[Doopliss]

Shane Bettenhausen posted this on Twitter...

http://i.imgur.com/je5ikgsl.jpg

100% means he has thrown his name into the hat for Senior Editor. 100%

But it would raise many questions, hiring someone who has worked for Sony for 8+ years.

 

[komplanen]

The Carrie Cu-Cou-Cuscus... Carrie Gamespot would be a good hire. Not some fucking Youtuber.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

But it would raise many questions, hiring someone who has worked for Sony for 8+ years.

And lives in Japan if I'm not mistaken

 

[EmptyCanO'wupass]

Has Robert Ashley been ruled out as a potential editor? Is he still doing games stuff?

 

[Keyser Soze]

But it would raise many questions, hiring someone who has worked for Sony for 8+ years.

And lives in Japan if I'm not mistaken

Jeff sent Kessler to Sony as an inside man to bring Shane to Giant Bomb.

What is so hard to understand?

 

[BearPawB]

Has Robert Ashley been ruled out as a potential editor? Is he still doing games stuff?

Has Rick Astley?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

The Giant Bombcast with Shane Bettenhausen: learn about how Sony has a secret unannounced game that will change everything but nobody can say anything yet, every week for the next three years.

Frequent discussions on magical next gen rumble.

 

[John Rabbit]

Has Robert Ashley been ruled out as a potential editor? Is he still doing games stuff?

are people just tossing out any name they can think of?

 

[Kerned]

are people just tossing out any name they can think of?

I'm starting to think so.

 

[AColdDay]

Has Robert Ashley been ruled out as a potential editor? Is he still doing games stuff?

"We are proud to announce Robert Ashley as our new Senior Editor. In addition to his years of writing experience, he will be taking over hosting duties for the Bombcast, which will now be bi-yearly instead of weekly."

 

[jgminto]

The only youtube person I'd want to see hired would be supergreatfriend. He has a great speaking voice, can carry a conversation solo on a live stream and has mad editing prowess. His Deadly Premonition LP is far and away the highest quality LP I've ever seen. No idea if he even applied of course.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

Did Condoleezza Rice turn down that commencement speech because she got a job at Giant Bomb?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Jeff sent Kessler to Sony as an inside man to bring Shane to Giant Bomb.

What is so hard to understand?

Giant Bomb goes international. Giant Bomb Japan is just the start.

 

[alr1ght]

They're hiring Luke Smith and Shane Bettenhausen. Podcast name changed to Halo Wars.

 

[funkystudent]

Jeff sent Kessler to Sony as an inside man to bring Shane to Giant Bomb.

What is so hard to understand?

Nah son. You dont send rough, tough espionage expert like Matt Kessler in unless you are going for something big.

Giant Bomb has hired Jack Tretton

 

[EmCeeGramr]

They're hiring Luke Smith and Shane Bettenhausen. Podcast name changed to Halo Wars.

It's weird thinking back to old 1UP podcasts and 1UP Show videos where they openly poked fun at their own rather obvious (and human) biases and preferences. Nobody really does that much anymore except maybe Giant Bomb guys pointing out that Brad likes Dota a whole lot, or... I dunno, Jeff hating some beloved 20 year old game.

 

[Chuck]

any art of the one emailers speculated looks of the gb crew?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

The Giant Bombcast with Shane Bettenhausen: learn about how Sony has a secret unannounced game that will change everything but nobody can say anything yet, every week for the next three years.

Frequent discussions on magical next gen rumble.

Multiplatform game comes out, Brad is talking about playing the PC version.

Shane: It's not on PC.
Jeff: Yeah, PC, Xbox One, and PS4
Shane: Guarantee you it is not on those systems, only PS4.
Brad: Shane, I'm playing it. It's on other systems. The review copy we got in was for Xbox One.
Shane: Well, wait and see, I guess, but I promise it's a PS4 exclusive.

 

[Zaph]

All jokes aside, isn't Jack Tretton going to be on Spike's E3 coverage? Potential to get him on one of the GB night shows...?

 

[Keyser Soze]

are people just tossing out any name they can think of?

I'm starting to think so.

If I can be serious for a moment... based on the timing of everything, and the fact it is a "Senior" position, I think Carrie is the best possible guess we have right now - but still a guess. Lots of little things seems to fall in place to make it more than a pie in the sky guess.

 

[MiniBossBattle]

Did Rorie ever resolve his warm soda issue? Is is normal for workplaces not to have free beverages?

 

[Myggen]

If I can be serious for a moment... based on the timing of everything, and the fact it is a "Senior" position, I think Carrie is the best possible guess we have right now - but still a guess. Lots of little things seems to fall in place to make it more than a pie in the sky guess.

If I'm not mistaken, Carrie said on a GB PAX panel (or at least some kind of GB content) that she couldn't go back to journalism after being in cevelopment, because she would find it too hard to be critical of games after she'd seen the dev part of the industry. Granted, that was a few years ago at this point, but still.

Would love for Carrie to be the new hire though. And Jeff pretty much guaranteed more outlandish speculation by confirming that the position had been upgraded to Senior Editor. So it's all his fault, really.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Did Rorie ever resolve his warm soda issue? Is is normal for workplaces not to have free beverages?

No office I've worked at has ever had anything for free beyond tap water. Days where they'd give us food or drinks were rare and intended to be treated as special.

 

[RE_Player]

No office I've worked at has ever had anything for free beyond tap water. Days where they'd give us food or drinks were rare and intended to be treated as special.

Don't they get 25 cent sodas? That's not bad.

 

[Ken]

what is the thing in the thumbnail for the new alt-f1

i'm hungry

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Don't they get 25 cent sodas? That's not bad.

Yeah, I believe they do. Which sounds great, but such is the benefit of working for a large corporation that focuses on entertainment.

 

[Archaix]

Did Rorie ever resolve his warm soda issue? Is is normal for workplaces not to have free beverages?

Companies I've worked for have had water and coffee at most, except for one that stopped buying coffee after more than 20 years of providing it. The employees promptly rebelled and last I saw the management team their skulls were being polished by crazed mailroom clerks up since 3AM..

 

[Kerned]

If I can be serious for a moment... based on the timing of everything, and the fact it is a "Senior" position, I think Carrie is the best possible guess we have right now - but still a guess. Lots of little things seems to fall in place to make it more than a pie in the sky guess.

I agree with you on that. Of all the names being tossed around, hers is the most plausible by far. Her or Condoleezza Rice.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I agree with you on that. Of all the names being tossed around, hers is the most plausible by far. Her or Condoleezza Rice.

Rice is on the board for Dropbox, which is also based in SF.

Makes sense.

 

[MiniBossBattle]

I consider myself lucky but funny enough I quit drinking soda almost 5 years ago. My wife's old work had meals provided/cooked there if they worked late or are in meetings.

 

[randomlyrossy]

If I'm not mistaken, Carrie said on a GB PAX panel (or at least some kind of GB content) that she couldn't go back to journalism after being in cevelopment, because she would find it too hard to be critical of games after she'd seen the dev part of the industry. Granted, that was a few years ago at this point, but still.

Would love for Carrie to be the new hire though. And Jeff pretty much guaranteed more outlandish speculation by confirming that the position had been upgraded to Senior Editor. So it's all his fault, really.

Not to get into the debate of video game "journalism" but even if we consider what most games writers do to be journalism. That's not what joining GiantBomb would be, there's not really a lot of critique outside of the occasional reviews, it's mostly just shooting the shit.

 

[Chance Hale]

I miss soda, cut it out a few months ago when I started running. Working well though, 5'10 and 155!

Warm soda is definitely one of the most disgusting drinks out there though.

 

[Keyser Soze]

If Carrie Gouskos is not Senior Editor, then I will change my avatar to something from The Big Bang Theory for two full months.

There... now I am fully invested in this nonsense!

 

[strafer]

bring back the old crew

 

[Lijik]

We're all going to feel mighty dumb when its a petman on loan from google

 

[MiniBossBattle]

I hope its Half-Asian Drew from the last Bombcast.

 

[John Rabbit]

If I can be serious for a moment... based on the timing of everything, and the fact it is a "Senior" position, I think Carrie is the best possible guess we have right now - but still a guess. Lots of little things seems to fall in place to make it more than a pie in the sky guess.

if anything, given the timing of events, Anthony Gallegos would be a solid guess. and honestly i can see his personality mixing really well with the crew.

 

[OdysseusVA]

It's Danny. It has always been Danny.

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=827410

Carrie? :O:O:O

Problem is once your at a not press job in the industry I don't think that you want to go back, salary is worse and no real room for go anywhere.

Don't get me wrong I would love it but I don;t think so

 

[MKP64]

Its Kevin Pereria