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Can you really "sack" an unpaid intern? Their internships were ended.
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Can you really "sack" an unpaid intern? Their internships were ended.
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
Jeff saying that they're sticking to their current philosophy is good. While I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic about this, I definitely don't feel right about staying a premium member. Before, that money was going directly towards them. Now...I'm not so sure.
Riposte
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That's really sad to me.
razgriz417
Member
If they're able to keep doing what they're doing I can accept this. I'm also a big fan of John Davison so that helps, I know that dude is on the level
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
He is not going to say otherwise. That's for sure.
Things will maybe be fine at the start, but down the road, shit will probably happen. He said that they keep creative control, etc etc, but hey, when you are owned by a company such as CBS, they are the ones paying your salary in the end, so you do what they tell you to do.
If you were supporting them just to support them and not for the content, then I can definitely see cancelling. If you were there for the content, I guess you'll have to judge based on that.
Right, they aren't receiving a paycheck and internships inherently don't last forever to begin with...so, yeah.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
This is all you need to know about Van Ord.
Well, other than the fact he loves Demon's and Dark Souls <3
Yeah when tested talked about IOS/Android/Windows/Mac I would skip it most of the time for a multitude of reasons.
Lego/racoons/coffee? I'm in.
To be fair historically these things have not gone well in the past. I still don't think I've seen an example of one of these turning out well at the end the day.
shadyspace
Banned
:lol fuck. Poor kids.
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They were owned by a company before... You realize this right?
You can be pessimistic, but I'm cautiously optimistic. The site seemed really stagnant over the last year. I love what they were doing, but they didn't change/evolve/advance in any way except adding Patrick. I'm excited.
I swear I heard the exact same type of things when investors sold the company I work for (minus the separate reviews, but separate sales/project management staff instead). 2 years later and our original name and product no longer exists, were were totally folded into them and overlap was let go/left willingly. The culture is completely different, management has been fully replaced and pretty much all our worst fears came true.
Giant Bomb+CBS/Gamespot appear to be a close fit, much closer than what I went through, even if there appears to be a ton of overlap. And the gaming industry seems pretty laid back and incestuous overall. If they were looking to bulk up on staff and credibility, they definitely did that and that's about as good a lump crew as you're going to get. But I can't help but feel this news being colored by my own experiences. Not trying to overreact or anything.
Again, I def wish them the best and I hope this all works out, whatever it ends up being.
LyleLanley
Banned
Seriously, what else was he supposed to say? "We couldn't afford to stay independent and our site will eventually turn to shit."?
Not saying everything's going downwards now but when has stuff like this ever meant that 'nothing changes'. They're always saying everything's going to be the same, they're always saying that everything will probably even better now and I've yet to see that actually happen.
I would love to be surprised though.
I would love to be surprised though.
yup, the worst
EmCeeGramr
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Oh man.
GB is now owned by the same company that owns Metacritic.
GB is now owned by the same company that owns Metacritic.
killer_clank
Member
I've seen the "EVERYTHING WILL STAY THE SAME GAIZ, DON'T WORRY" too many times.
It's not like we haven't heard all of this before. 1UP getting bought out (twice), etc. This is an old song and dance and it always ends up the same way.
Just saw your other posts. Are you working PR here or what?
Probably not at first. Sounds like "members" (which now means Gamespot members) will get ad-free version of GB for now.
I say for now, because I'm not sure how long CBS will allow that to continue.
cr_blah_blah
Member
How does it make it more comforting that John Davison is heading up Gamespot now? He'll probably bail from there for another job (again) in a year or two anyways, then what?
shadyspace
Banned
Patrick truly is the game journalism industry's town bicycle.
Thank you! Justin.TV Twitch.TV thing etc... didn't work for me
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Shit will definitely happen, but Giantbomb is a site with a strong editorial voice, and their strong editorial voice is their major selling point. Coming in and tampering heavily with giantbomb would be a pretty bad way of dealing with their investment, for CBS. I mean, we already have some of the worst posters in these threads cancelling subscriptions, imagine how it'd be if something actually happened.
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Well when 1UP got bought, they fired everyone who was worth a damn on the site. That's not the case here. I'm still confident that Jeff Ryan Brad Vinny Dave Patrick and Drew can make excellent content.
There's no way it will stay Giant Bomb forever if they are moving into the same offices, there will ultimately come a point where it doesn't make sense to have these two things going, especially when both are so laser focused on one thing.
I still have hope though, with the fact that Davison seems like a good guy, and the quality of what Giant Bomb do, that whatever eventually comes out of this is more Giant Bomb and less gamespot.
I want this to end up being Pixar getting bought by Disney. I have hope.
Everyone has good reason to be sad though, this is the end of an era for sure. I'm glad I got to watch from beginning to end though.
I still have hope though, with the fact that Davison seems like a good guy, and the quality of what Giant Bomb do, that whatever eventually comes out of this is more Giant Bomb and less gamespot.
I want this to end up being Pixar getting bought by Disney. I have hope.
Everyone has good reason to be sad though, this is the end of an era for sure. I'm glad I got to watch from beginning to end though.
Arlecchino
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What are Will and Norm doing standing beside Will's brother and a walrus?
Yeah, it sounds like John Davison was instrumental in getting this to happen. What happens when he's gone?
Then again I have a feeling that all this means that if this hadn't happened, we wouldn't have had a GB in 2013. So maybe this will buy us an extra year of GB content that we wouldn't have had otherwise.
Empty Space
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WTF holy shit. They deserve it while there output is a bit anemic I love the stuff they do.
More on topic yeah GB will probably end up gone in a year or two despite what is being said now things do change when this kind of stuff happens.
Guy LeDouche
Banned
this is a fucking mindblow
really cool, excited to see how they expand. sucks Brad won't be down the hall to be the fourth chair.
they just need adam and jamie to sit in on the podcasts now. fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
oh my god the video player and the layout of the site is AWFUL.
GillianSeed79
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I'm fine with this. My only concern is that their future is now tied to their profitability in the eyes of CBS. It could be a simple case of traditional media ownership where a company wants multiple outlets. My concern is, if at some point down the road GB isn't perceived as being an asset or CBS comes to the conclusion that owning both Gamespot and GB is redundant, there is nothing to stop the new owners from simply shutting them down or firing people to save costs. Plus, who knows who will be the corporate head of CBS Interactive five years down the road. It's not like the Gersmangate guys are there anymore.
Banana Kid
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John Davison is a big part of why this doesn't bother me. I love what that guy does, and I trust him to run a website and keep shit honest.
1 minute ads before everything. sigh.
At first I was a little nervous, but you know what? Even if they get "folded into GS" or what have you, they're still Jeff, Ryan, Brad, Vinny, Patrick, Drew, and Dave. All still super rad guys that, at this point, have earned my trust. They say this is a good thing, and I believe that they believe it. Whether or not it ultimately will be has yet to be seen, but I'm excited to see what the future holds.
And damn, I could not have picked a worse day to not have access to a real computer.
And damn, I could not have picked a worse day to not have access to a real computer.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
until he quits in 6 months ?
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