Giant Bomb Thread #4: A thread of perceived slights

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That new show was kind of meh. Did we really see more of SimCity or Tomb Raider, did these games not get enough coverage already?
 
Drakeon said:
Guys, guys, it's their first show, let them figure it out first. Don't kill it before it gets any good, it could easily become a great segment (haven't watched much of it yet myself to form my own opinion).
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I have no personal ill will towards the guys at gamespot.

I've seen some of their videos/read some of their stuff/heard some of their podcast stuff over the last year and change out of curiosity. It has ranged from meh not for me to oh god this article is so bad how was this written by a human.

I simply don't really want to see/hear/read their stuff, hence why I basically never go to their site.
 
Ventilaator said:
I was okay with adding Gamespot dudes at first, because that means that they can probably find someone who knows what they're talking about to play the games. And then baseball and Naruto happened.

...why are the Gamespot dudes there?
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I imagine they are trying to convert Giant Bomb video watchers, whom I assume consume a lot of video content, in to also watching Gamespot video content.

It's like when Jon Stewart used to talk to Stephen Colbert before the latter's show started so people didn't change the channel, except in that situation, both those guys were talented.
 
Thought this would be a premium thing..checked it out when I realized it wasn't. Dat terrible Gamespot crew lol. Seriously, cringe worthy. Also who's that bald guy, isn't John Davison the head of Gamespot?
 
I don't use twitter nor do I care enough to click that link so it'll remain a mystery for the rest of my life. I just find it funny when GB came to GS it was Davison there ushering them in and now he's already gone.
 
Davison went to make iOS games. His company worked on that four square-esque RPG game that people were talking about a while ago.

And, I haven't checked out any Gamespot content in ages, but Justin has always been like that as far as I can remember.

I had no idea he was EIC though. I remember Ricardo left, but I guess Ryan Macdonald left as well?
Ah, straight from Jeff: http://jeffgerstmann.tumblr.com/post/42451661452/whats-up-with-ryan-macdonald-you-guys-seemed-real
I guess GameSpot has an esports thing like IGN used to have?
 
ShockingAlberto said:
I imagine they are trying to convert Giant Bomb video watchers, whom I assume consume a lot of video content, in to also watching Gamespot video content.

It's like when Jon Stewart used to talk to Stephen Colbert before the latter's show started so people didn't change the channel, except in that situation, both those guys were talented.
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Seeing that gamespot is the site with the bigger traffic (well, assuming here) couldn't it be the other way round too?
 
Antiwhippy said:
Seeing that gamespot is the site with the bigger traffic (well, assuming here) couldn't it be the other way round too?
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Granted, I was making the assumption that Giant Bomb video consumption (which is not necessarily the same thing as traffic) was higher and more consistent than Gamespot, but I am not sure that's a particularly rash assumption to make.
 
I'm not sure I understand the point of the new show when quick looks for new releases fulfill the same function and also go a bit more in depth. The Vinny Showdown Effect part was pretty hilarious though.
 
Antiwhippy said:
Though seriously, I find it funny how antagonistic most of you think the relationship between the 2 brands are.
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We don't think it's antagonistic between them, we just remember being told "don't worry, GB will be GB and that's that." Well.........like someone above said. This essentially replaces quick looks for the new games. So, all quick looks will be done like this?
 
Not sure if this is the right thread but I just started listening to the bombcast with the most recent show being my first. Was wondering what some good episodes were to go back and listen to.
 
RepairmanJack said:
Not sure if this is the right thread but I just started listening to the bombcast with the most recent show being my first. Was wondering what some good episodes were to go back and listen to.
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They're all good, though I don't know how relevant you want them to be. Personally I don't know how people go back and listen to old shows, what's the fun in listening to people talk about shit that's already happened/known.. but I'd say go back 2 or 3 months, maybe their goty stuff from last year.
 
worldrevolution said:
They're all good, though I don't know how relevant you want them to be. Personally I don't know how people go back and listen to old shows, what's the fun in listening to people talk about shit that's already happened/known.. but I'd say go back 2 or 3 months, maybe their goty stuff from last year.
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For the most part I'm always behind on gaming anyways so hearing about old gaming news or hearing them talk about older games wouldn't really bother me too much. Though I actually liked them not talking about games the most out of the more recent show.
 
worldrevolution said:
We don't think it's antagonistic between them, we just remember being told "don't worry, GB will be GB and that's that." Well.........like someone above said. This essentially replaces quick looks for the new games. So, all quick looks will be done like this?
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I don't see it replacing quick looks at all. This is more of a cliff's notes version. Probably for people who think the quick looks of today are too long. Also covering games that they probably don't really give a shit about.

I don't think they're dumb enough to replace daily videos which helps them generate huge traffic everyday with just a single long form video.
 
worldrevolution said:
They're all good, though I don't know how relevant you want them to be. Personally I don't know how people go back and listen to old shows, what's the fun in listening to people talk about shit that's already happened/known.. but I'd say go back 2 or 3 months, maybe their goty stuff from last year.
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Which is why the off topic stuff is great. Timeless and funny.
 
RepairmanJack said:
For the most part I'm always behind on gaming anyways so hearing about old gaming news or hearing them talk about older games wouldn't really bother me too much. Though I actually liked them not talking about games the most out of the more recent show.
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Gah I can't stand how long their non-game talk has gotten..but anyway, yeah even if you go back to goty and start their you have like 15 hours of podcast there plus every week since the new year.
 
worldrevolution said:
They're all good, though I don't know how relevant you want them to be. Personally I don't know how people go back and listen to old shows, what's the fun in listening to people talk about shit that's already happened/known.. but I'd say go back 2 or 3 months, maybe their goty stuff from last year.
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It can be really funny to listen to really old podcasts (I'm halfway through 2008 right now). They expect new consoles for the next year and make a ton of crazy predictions that never happened.
 
Megasoum said:
It can be really funny to listen to really old podcasts (I'm halfway through 2008 right now). They expect new consoles for the next year and make a ton of crazy predictions that never happened.
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I mean if you guys enjoy it, great, I just have zero interest in people talking about completely non-relevant stuff. Maybe if I started playing a game now and wanted to go back and refresh my memory of what they thought of it..but I doubt that since I don't play a lot of the stuff they do heh.
 
worldrevolution said:
I mean if you guys enjoy it, great, I just have zero interest in people talking about completely non-relevant stuff. Maybe if I started playing a game now and wanted to go back and refresh my memory of what they thought of it..but I doubt that since I don't play a lot of the stuff they do heh.
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Bah, for me it's mostly to have background noise at work.
 
Megasoum said:
Bah, for me it's mostly to have background noise at work.
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When I need background noise I put on their quick looks or something like this Wednesday thing because I wouldn't want to actually watch them play anything anyway, just hear them.
 
My problem with the show had nothing to do with the GameSpot guys. For me it just seemed redundant for the games that they care about because we'll inevitably get QL for those games. At the same time, when it comes to the games that they have no interest in, it's not all that informative, which makes sense considering the format. Even with that said, it wouldn't really bother me but it was quite long and seemed to require more planning and effort than their normal weekly live shows and if it was done weekly, I have a hard time imagining it not cutting into the features I appreciate more.
 
Limit said:
each Wednesday GB and gamespot crew get together and play a few games that are either spiritual and/or direct prequels to games being released during current week. Juxtaposition old and new games and talk about transformation of characters, gameplay, or just reminisce. Thematically this is much more interesting than the setup of this current Wednesday show and will also facilitate it in acquiring a much needed focus.
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Name of the feature: "If You Liked ____, Then You'll Like ____".
 
If this is the start of CBSi trying to integrate their two major sites together, then fuuuuck Giant Bomb premium subscriptions and content. Let CBSi subsidize everything, not the user.
 
Yeah, outside of Caroly's voice and Patrick's feigned and exaggerated ignorance the people on the show were fine, I just don't see the point of this show.
 
Felix Lighter said:
My problem with the show had nothing to do with the GameSpot guys. For me it just seemed redundant for the games that they care about because we'll inevitably get QL for those games. At the same time, when it comes to the games that they have no interest in, it's not all that informative, which makes sense considering the format. Even with that said, it wouldn't really bother me but it was quite long and seemed to require more planning and effort than their normal weekly live shows and if it was done weekly, I have a hard time imagining it not cutting into the features I appreciate more.
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redundant is the best way to describe this show.
 
I still like the idea where they play all the games that they would never even quicklook. All the small/shitty/potentially hilarious/potentially awesome. 5-10 mini quicklooks, all in one video.

Don't do the big releases and I like it
 
Unbearable. I stopped watching to comment at :31 seconds, but the audio kept running for a minute or so while I was suggesting my distaste in the inclusion of Gamespot people. It was terrible!

Like someone else said, I feel a merger coming on... I feel gross now! Giantbomb was what Gamespot was trying to be in 2005-2007, we don't want to go backwards here folks.
 
ultron87 said:
I literally can't tell who is kidding and who is being serious anymore with their criticisms.
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For real, there are some real overreactions. I was initially disappointed that the show was a cross-over, but in the end I enjoyed it. It was almost like having Happy Hour again, but every segment was about playing games. :P

I do miss that Whiskey Media family feel, so if Gamespot and Giant Bomb wind up building that chemistry and crossing over here and there I'm okay with that. I don't think this signals some distant merger/the death of Giant Bomb or something.
 
Tell me about your favorite naruto. lol

Vinny loading up sleeping dogs is hilarious.

Kind of wish they go someone who knows about sports games to do those segments than Patrick going WHat is baseball
 
Antiwhippy said:
Seeing that gamespot is the site with the bigger traffic (well, assuming here) couldn't it be the other way round too?
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If anything, unlike the old Gamespot days, I hardly know any of these personalities - maybe CBSi is trying to get these Gamespot dudes to become more natural and have a tighter grasp on their community. So want Giant Bomb guys to help them with that?

Which for Gamespot would not be a bad thing at all.
 
Maybe this will be their way of Quick Looking new releases so they can use other time during the week to get back to doing the stuff that people seem to love like Breaking Brad, Flight Club, Random PC Game, etc.

Or, using that extra time to look at old games for the Encyclopedia Bombastica stuff. Who knows.
 
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