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[Fleet_of_Foot]

Clearly you weren't here for 1UP Apocalypse

Alex Navarro is going full time with Giant Bomb, I'm sure you guys love that right?!

I was. You know what? I GOT OVER IT PRETTY QUICKLY.

 

[McBradders]

I really don't know how to feel. How dare they make me care

 

[DaBuddaDa]

I can't listen to the stream so if someone can answer this I'd appreciate it:

Are Drew, Dave, Vinny, Patrick, Ryan, Brad and Jeff all still going to be producing content for a website called Giantbomb.com in the future?

If yes, great. If no, FUCK.

 

[kingocfs]

Tested is going to be pretty awesome now, huh? They're coming out looking like the biggest winners of this whole ordeal.

 

[chickdigger802]

cool baby????

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

Giant Bomb and Tested were the dream team. The dream is dead.

pretty much this. seeing the guys split just ruined my day.

 

[R2D4]

 

[Ghost]

WTF MYTHBUSTERS ON TESTED?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WL...DvjVQa1PpcFPlvbqcEuKJYswOp-KMCjtrCf1umz6xxFw=



I did forget that John Davison is at Gamespot now, I have some hope, still, end of an era though...sad

 

[Jokab]

Seems like everyone in that room is coming.

Dave said "We are doing some awesome things on the engineering side" so it sounds like he's indeed coming.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Luchadeer coming? Crisis averted.

Lose: Rorie, Will, Norm, Gary

Gain: Alex (fulltime), John Davison



notlikethis

 

[alr1ght]

Where is VINMAN?

 

[Felix Lighter]

Dave staying is good news. Still bummed about the Tested/Giant Bomb split and I have a hard time imagining how being bought by a giant publicly owned company will help their content. We'll see.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Tested is going to be pretty awesome now, huh? They're coming out looking like the biggest winners of this whole ordeal.

Yep, seems like Tested will go from strength to strength

 

[Akia]

WHAT ABOUT DREW?

 

[drhankmccoyphd]

I'm so confused. Does this mean Whiskey Media is no more? No more premium membership for both GB and Tested?

 

[Arlecchino]

This is becoming incredibly cyclical.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WLG8_dfX9M

 

[Eterniti]

Well, as long as Giant Bomb is kept the way that it is, I'm okay with it.

Giant Bomb with actual funding can only be a good thing and, while I don't care much for GameSpot (even with John Davison's guidance), I'm glad that someone recognized how important Giant Bomb is.

I just don't want to be pelted with too much advertising. Please.

 

[jvalioli]

Jeff just needs to say what prevents what happened to him before from happening to him again. That alone would ease a lot of worries.

 

[JAVK]

I think Jeff has Stockholm Syndrome.

 

[MrDaravon]

‏ @alex_navarro

It's more like we're going back to the bar where we met the abusive lover, but there are brand new, kind people we're sleeping with now.

Also worth mentioning that the regime at CBS is very different than when we all left. It's not like we're going back to an abusive lover.

.

 

[Patryn]

He seems pretty honest to me so far. Maybe he's convinced that it's not the same company anymore?

I think people are "reading between the lines" too much at the moment.

I do believe that he realized that long term the subscription model wasn't going to work.


EDIT: Sounds like Whiskey Memberships will be transformed into Gamespot memberships.

 

[Kandrick]

I can't believe Jeff is praising cbs/gamespot.

They will be under a big company umbrella = shit. Screw that.

 

[Majine]

Wtf mythbusters X Tested

 

[MiniBossBattle]

What about Drew & Vinny?!

 

[Backfoggen]

WTF MYTHBUSTERS ON TESTED?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WL...DvjVQa1PpcFPlvbqcEuKJYswOp-KMCjtrCf1umz6xxFw=



I did forget that John Davison is at Gamespot now, I have some hope, still, end of an era though...sad

WHAT IS GOING ON

MY BRAIN CAN'T HANDLE THIS.

 

[luoapp]

Lose: Rorie, Will, Norm, Gary

Gain: Alex (fulltime), John Davison



notlikethis

John is a cool dude, I am liking it.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

I'm so confused. Does this mean Whiskey Media is no more? No more premium membership for both GB and Tested?

YOU'LL lose access to Tested and Screened but be a GAMESPOT MEMBER NOW WOOHOO

 

[slaughterking]

I should be a Gamespot member? I didn't ask for that. :I

 

[DyslexicAlucard]

Oh, as a gold sub I get to be a Gamespot sub. Oh joy. How generous.

 

[Barrett2]

I can't believe Jeff is praising cbs/gamespot.

As opposed to what? Hey, this is my new boss, he's a piece of shit.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

I don't want to be a fucking Gamespot member. I don't want them to have my email and credit card. This is horseshit.

 

[Risible]

Ok, this is a joke. It has to be. The whole "you will be a member of Gamespot now, Premium Subscribers." It HAS to be.

 

[Brobzoid]

it aint the apocalypse people.

 

[Qwomo]

holy shit mythbusters

 

[denshuu]

No more independent GB means shit GB :/
We'll see.

GiantBomb was never independent. They were owned by Whiskey Media. Now they are owned by CBS Interactive.

 

[alr1ght]

R.I.P. 03.05.2008 - 03.15.2012

 

[Chuck]

So much bullshit out of Jeff's mouth.

 

[firehawk12]

I don't understand this since I'm late. Are they going back to GameSpot or is Giantbomb still a separate site like IGN and 1up?

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Matt Leone doesn't work at 1UP anymore.
I CANNOT TAKE THIS DAY

 

[chickdigger802]

Mods change the thread title.

 

[cr_blah_blah]

Everytime I hear the word "Gamespot" it feels crappy.

 

[Power Glove]

wait wait... oh gosh.. *faints*

 

[SteveWinwood]

Vinnys still got it!

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Is Vinny still going to stay with GB? COnfirmed?

 

[Karkador]

It sounded like Vinny was stifling laughter as Jeff was talking about Gamespot praise/memberships

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

MY HEAD IS FULL OF FUCK.

 

[def sim]

This is nuts, but I'm interested in what's coming. Set schedules and constant updates will be a required thing now, so silver lining right there.

 

[Helmholtz]

Pretty hilarious that they're joining Gamespot of all places.
But honestly, to me this just means they'll be producing a lot more content with possibly more quality. If it stays honest and funny I'm fine with it.

 

[jbug617]

Tested and Mythbusters is great.