Jeff said both on his tumblr and on the latest bombcast that they couldn't hear shit. They couldn't even hear themselves around the table.
Having been in the room during the panel, I can say that the sound for that panel was literally the worst I've ever heard for a PAX panel. Rewatching it online, I probably missed at least half of what was said.
I've never heard a room echo that much, and all the audio was terribly blown out.
On another topic, I had a sobering thought this morning: I'm seeing people talk about Rab and Cara, and I realized that I'm dreading when they announce the next hire. That's going to be a dark time for Giant Bomb, and I really hope they're better prepared for the controversy and attacks that are going to follow.
In all seriousness, I see almost no way that it doesn't become a huge shitstorm, for at least a short period.
And you know what? That kind of sucks that it's going to be that way.