Haunted
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Didn't Kessler get fired?
Sitting next to a likable guy and comedy genius like Patrick, there's no way for Alex to win.
They should've seated him next to Ryan or something so they could be obnoxious together.
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They should've seated him next to Ryan or something so they could be obnoxious together.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
I see what you did there.
Keyser Soze
Member
I thought all interns were just let go, or said goodbye to, what ever the phrase is to drop someone that does not get paid, when they moved to CBS
I'm pretty sure the interns were paid minimum wage. They said so a couple of times. And yeah they just stopped having interns at some point. Most of them were going back to school I guess anyway.
Haunted
Member
Trick is top tier, I won't hear otherwise.
slaughterking
Member
Tricky is a totally alright dude, but comedy genius? When was that?
Broder Salsa
Banned
Shouldn't keep us from hating on him.
Really? I remember them saying they didn't pay them several times.
Haunted
Member
True, likable guy with infectious laugh is a better description.
Also you can't hate on the only GB member who brings the scoopz.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Constantly F5ing Kotaku is a good thing now?
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Oh please. Patrick does a lot of good investigating and puts effort in to his stories. To claim he just rips off Kotaku is more retarded than liking Kessler!
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Patrick is interesting and brings a different perspective/role to the site. It is a good thing that he is with the site and on the podcast. He has his problems; he can be a bit subservient to the opinions of Jeff and Ryan, and he possesses the irritating habit of making his point and rather than providing further elucidation, he repeats the initial point with different phrasing. But as I said, I still enjoy his presence on the site. Every member of Giant Bomb* have their own idiosyncracies and annoying habits, but I guess that is true of everyone, but with the site it is only a one-way experience.
*Except Vinny
*Except Vinny
cr_blah_blah
Member
Patrick is one of the few people in the industry who seems like he genuinely cares and puts effort into stories. To compare him to Kotaku in any way is completely wrong.
Keyser Soze
Member
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Yeah, most left when they went back to school but I think they were hoping to come back this summer prior to the buyout (Ben mentioned it in a fighting game thread a while back)
Don't shake, don't shake, don't shake, don't shake the baby.
Haunted
Member
oh please
He has an insane, frothing hate-on for Patrick, it's not really worth getting into.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
Let's not say things we're going to regret.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Woah now. WOAH.
Let's not start some Shane hate in here.
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Let's not start some Shane hate in here.
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Alright, let me reintroduce you two...
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
It's not hate, it's the feeling of looking at a jig saw with one piece out of place, if pat where at IGN I would happily never think (or post about) him again.
So being phony is better than being an asshole? That is, if it's even phony to realize that just because you dislike something doesn't mean that it should be changed to suit your whims.
And I would enjoy the site more if Jeff wore his Soviet hockey jersey more, but I realize that some crazy people are deeply offended by that so I'm okay if he doesn't.
Haunted
Member
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Ryan
"And there's a new update to Xbox live--"
Shane
"Does it make it free... oh have you heard about that new 1st party Sony game? let's talk about that."
RomanticHeroX
Member
Mangod plus the Bombcast, that'd be like a dream come true.
Haunted
Member
Some of the Mark/Ryan/Luke/Shane exchanges were awesome.
I'm sure it's been mentioned often before, but I consider GB to be the inofficial successor to 1up in terms of personality-driven games journalism.
Felix Lighter
Member
Wishing someone to be fired is some truly hateful shit. Obviously, firings are necessary sometimes and some people deserve to lose their job but hoping someone has to deal with unemployment in the current job market because you're not a fan of their personality is beyond petty.
pharmboy044
Member
Of course why would a supposed pro Sony personality join a supposed mostly pro 360 site?
Cerebral Assassin
Member
What? Are you being serious?
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
With PS4 rumours hitting now is the perfect time to have Shane on the podcast. It's fate.
Haunted
Member
Is Shane even friends with any of the GB staff?
Banana Kid
Member
I think it's been established that Shane is friends with Brad, so maybe this can actually happen!
MANGOD BOMBCAST 2012
MANGOD BOMBCAST 2012
If you're above the age of 11 and you really think websites are biased towards a console manufacturer, you should probably just kill yourself.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
GB were on 1UP Yours one Christmas, 2008?
Brad, Ryan and Jeff, I think it was. Brad is friendly with Shane and Garnett, for sure.
Haunted
Member
Done deal, get him on the Bombcast as a guest.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Has he ever done any Bombcasts?
slaughterking
Member
He was on one of the e3 Bombcasts IIRC.
Broder Salsa
Banned
Well if we ever needed someone to be completely retarded about silent hill... He makes Patrick and Ryans talk about Downpour seem great in comparison, which is no small feat. Must admit that I loved 1up yours though.
Banana Kid
Member
He showed up in a video once, I think when he was still at Ignition. But that's the only time he's been on the site.
Keyser Soze
Member
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Just this Quick Look I believe.
Seems like BLACK DRAGON is the only 1UP guy to be on a Bombcast.
Hot Coldman
Banned
:lol
RomanticHeroX
Member
He's been on at least one E3 podcast.
You're going to call another poster's maturity into question and then follow it up with: "you should probably just kill yourself". Good joke.
The GiantBomb people are biased towards 360 and that's fine. They play more 360 games and largely ignore PSN except for big releases. It's okay to call a spade a spade.
Might as well call the entire video game industry biased toward the Xbox 360 too then, considering that's the console they send review copies out for 9 times out of 10.
Most multi-platform games look better on the 360, makes sense for publishers to do so. That doesn't contradict my point about PSN in the slightest though.
pharmboy044
Member
He was there to promote El Shaddai.
I think PSN does get ignored to some degree but I'm not sure whether it has everything to do with their preferences. I mean they didn't even play Joe Danger. On the other hand games like Closure hardly even get interest on a large site of hardcore gamers like Gaf. Its hard to know whether they are just covering stuff people want to see or whether them not giving coverage is shaping their audiences opinions. I took the time to actually play the demo for closure and it was not interesting to me.
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