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[Die Squirrel Die]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=507904

In short, CBS made CNET change one of their CES awards and a journalist quit in protest.

I'll just quote the first person who replied but thanks to everybody for the info. I didn't realise it was an OT thing.

DVR stuff seems kinda borderline for what they cover (as in it would be an OT Bombcast discussion) so I wouldn't be suspicious if nothing came up from them about it. And for as much as they are owned by CBSi, they seem far enough removed that it's not something that would really ripple back to them. Hell I don't really ever recall them talking about CES all that much, since gaming has a very nebulous presence there.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Does Funimation have community managers?

sorry, try again

 

[Mesoian]

Does Funimation have community managers?

I think Funimation is like...4 people now.

Or is that Bandai?

 

[Deadstar]

So because of this CNET thing, can we trust the top 10's from the giant bomb guys and the top 10's that were featured on the site? My whole world is a lie!

 

[Zaph]

This makes sense to me, but if that's the case they should have the courtesy (and brains) to mention such things prominently.

"Unfortunately due to a legal dispute with our parent company CBSi, we can not cover the Hopper until the matter is resolved" blahblahblah.

I 100% agree, but unfortunately legal advise often comes down at the eleventh hour (a company I used to work for once had to walk out in the middle of a negotiation due to a text that just came through from legal. Awkward).

 

[firehawk12]

I think Funimation is like...4 people now.

Or is that Bandai?

Bandai, and even then, it's basically dead.

Funimation does have community/brand managers though.

 

[Haunted]

sorry, try again

The only US anime company I could think of.

 

[Hot Coldman]

The only US anime company I could think of.

4Kids! Wait, nope, never mind.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

Pfft, like Brad would work for an anime company. He's obviously holding out until he is declared King of Anime.

 

[HamPster PamPster]

There's no money in anime any more and Brad knows that. Instead he keeps his love on the down low as he nobly translate light novels free of charge in his spare time

 

[Rapstah]

There's no money in anime any more and Brad knows that. Instead he keeps his love on the down low as he nobly translate light novels free of charge in his spare time

They're called ライトノベル (raito noberu), what the fuck is wrong with you?!

 

[slightconfuse]

Brad is going to form his own anime company.

Team Brad Animations

 

[MuddyDonut]

Brad must be bad at video games and is leaving in shame.

But this is the casual version of DmC according to cacpom!

I fear for the quick look.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

So because of this CNET thing, can we trust the top 10's from the giant bomb guys and the top 10's that were featured on the site? My whole world is a lie!

There is a simple answer to this:

Did anyone at GB ever review Dance Central 3?

 

[Anatoli Bacharach]

And for as much as they are owned by CBSi, they seem far enough removed that it's not something that would really ripple back to them.

You know how much Giant Bomb is owned by CBS? 100%. That's, like, the whole thing. They are no different than CNET in this regard.

Yeah this specific case of the DVR thing is not going to affect GB, but imagine if something similar happened with a product that's covered by GB.

 

[Haunted]

Brad is going to form his own anime company.

Team Brad Animations

Branimations?

 

[Zaph]

You know how much Giant Bomb is owned by CBS? 100%. That's, like, the whole thing. They are no different than CNET in this regard.

Yeah this specific case of the DVR thing is not going to affect GB, but imagine if something similar happened with a product that's covered by GB.

You would be naive to think there is a company in the world that would not step into editorial if something had the potential to jeopardise a massive lawsuit they're involved in.

The only thing that would change is how it's handled. And CBS could have handled this a little bit better.

 

[Kyou]

There is a simple answer to this:

Did anyone at GB ever review Dance Central 3?

John Drake really seemed to like it

 

[Pancakes]

Brad is going to form his own anime company.

Team Brad Animations

It's only a matter of time before the saga of GiantBomb becomes an anime series.

 

[Anatoli Bacharach]

The only thing that would change is how it's handled. And CBS could have handled this a little bit better.

Oh absolutely. What a disaster.

I wonder what the Tested guys would have to say about this. Hopefully they talk about it on the podcast this week.

 

[Kelas]

The caves are calling Brad to a life of true spelunking. If Brad were leaving, it would be for the caves.

 

[kai3345]

They're called ライトノベル (raito noberu), what the fuck is wrong with you?!

lol this made me laugh far more than it probably should have

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Holy shit!

 

[GolazoDan]

The Rorie has landed.

http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227156p1.html?utm_campaign=twposts&utm_source=twitter

EDIT: DAMNIT

 

[fleck0]

Holy shit!

Congratz Exective Editor!

 

[LiK]

Holy shit!

Yay

 

[Tucah]

Congrats to Rorie! Glad to see him end up somewhere (even if it's not back with GB)

 

[Dany]

cmd+f: puppies

Glad to see the man hasn't changed

 

[Mesoian]

Rorie on the geekbox means I start listening to the geekbox.

 

[netBuff]

Very cool, congratulations Mr. Rorie!

 

[Felix Lighter]

Great news! Congrats, Rorie.

 

[V_Ben]

Holy shit!

Glad to hear he's landed somewhere!

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Someone make the Matt Rorie catch-all thread.

 

[netBuff]

Someone make the Matt Rorie catch-all thread.

Such a thread would be puppy-tastic!

 

[slightconfuse]

Yay rorie

 

[Nopren]

Soooo, is it worth it reading Gamespy now?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Isn't GameSpy like the basement of the internet?

 

[Typographenia]

Holy shit!

The Rorie has landed.

http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227156p1.html?utm_campaign=twposts&utm_source=twitter

EDIT: DAMNIT

Congrats to you, Mister Matt Rorie. I'm very happy you have a place to call home again. : )

 

[strafer]

Gamespy still exists?

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Soooo, is it worth it reading Gamespy now?

TBH with the existence of Rock Paper Shotgun, no other PC gaming site is worth reading, Rorie or not.

 

[Myomoto]

Do these fuckers even care about Mondays any more?

 

[MiniBossBattle]

GameSpy gets a tab on the top just for puppies!

 

[Curufinwe]

Isn't GameSpy like the basement of the internet?

No, Dan Stapleton runs a pretty tight ship. But it's PC gaming focused so you may find nothing here of interest depending on your tastes in games.

 

[LiK]

Congratz Exective Editor!

The boss of bosses

 

[ashbash159]

Wow the GameSpy website looks like it hasn't changed design for 10 years.

(Maybe over exaggerating a bit. It does look quite old fashioned though.)

 

[Htown]

Holy shit!

fantastic!

Rorie's gone executable!

 

[BearPawB]

So happy for Rorie, he always seemed like a real genuine duder

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Holy shit!

Yay! Glad to see he's doing fine.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Congrats Rorie

Gamespy still exists?

I was kinda thinking the same thing.

 

[def sim]

Sure, Rorie, I'll add GameSpy to my bookmarks.