StopMakingSense
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Also, to think he AND Giancarlo are going to be working in the same building.
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CBS Interactive (GameSpot parent company) buys Giant Bomb
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Also, to think he AND Giancarlo are going to be working in the same building.
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Deleted member 13876
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Can't wait for How I Met Your Gerstmann.
krameriffic
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Is it surprising that serious gamers are cynical about corporate presence in all walks of gaming media? You know how people on here feel about this kind of shit.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
Broder Salsa
Banned
He won't go down that road again. He will move to Russia and team up with gamebomb and get all the exclusive reviews months before shit like gamespot and giantbomb.
Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
Holy shit
The Dutch Slayer
Member
Still, understandable that a company wants to grow but man that story is just terrible.
Even its not a 1 to 1 correlation, my mom is a doctor and she has been telling me that work stress is clearly a big factor when it comes to your health.
AcceptableGhost
Member
This is probably the most surprising news in gaming that is going to happen all year.
funkystudent
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Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
amazing
Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
HOLY SHIT haha
look at the date even, almost a year to the day
krameriffic
Member
Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
Fascinating. I don't know much about Patrick's history, and it's too early to write GB off due to this event, but it's funny all the same.
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Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
lol
Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
Potatoes!
killer_clank
Member
I really hope Jeff doesn't try to sugarcoat/misrepresent what happened when he was fired.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Gertsmann said:
Was this sarcasm? I assume this is sarcasm.
Infinite Justice
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Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
almost been a year too...lol
Good luck to these guys though and i hope they can be the ones to clear up the doubt and not be another victim.
No its serious, the truth will finally be known.
It's not. They've said that he and John Davison are going to sit down and tell the full story. With him coming back, it allowed for the NDA to be lifted.
StopMakingSense
Member
Nope!
Ya I'm surprised he didn't jump on the GB train with alex. I don't really see much of a future for screened the way it is now. He seems to be taking it somewhat well over twitter, but I don't know. He is really the odd man out in this situation.
IC_Champion
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You have a point, and I agree with you. I feel the same way about movie studios and videogame development studios. At one time, they were independent, then that's when these companies were monopolized into larger corporate conglomerates.
Same thing with any small business. Sad thing is, like small video game sites, are being enveloped into corporations, which is bad for people trying to make their own business.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
If I take anything away from today, it's the terrible fact that no, a site like Giantbomb, even as wonderful and unanimously supported as it was, can't keep existing independently in this marketplace. That's an absolute bummer to me.
But this John Davison talk is going to be massive. I have this vibe like it'll be the scene at the end of 2001, where Dave disconnects HAL and the video screen plays what's really been happening all along, hahaha.
But this John Davison talk is going to be massive. I have this vibe like it'll be the scene at the end of 2001, where Dave disconnects HAL and the video screen plays what's really been happening all along, hahaha.
Quadraphonic
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Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
Shit like that justifies keeping around images forever...
So good.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Weird. I never went to gamespot or knew of Gertsmann until that mess all happened. So, what was Davison at the time? Would he have been the one to drop the hammer? If so, that seems like it could be pretty awkward.
I don't think the other guy was any part of it. I imagine Jeff is going to be doing most of the talking about the incident. Then the other guy will reinforce why it won't happen again.
Jeff has too much class to really go in hard on the people who fucked him, though. It's not going to be as interesting as people think, I believe.
StopMakingSense
Member
No, Davison joined Gamespot relatively recently. The people who fired Jeff aren't around anymore.
He was working at 1UP/What They Play. He had nothing to do with GameSpot back then. He's a main figure in the glory years of 1UP.
EternalGamer
Banned
So what IS happening to Rory?
If I take anything away from today, it's the terrible fact that no, a site like Giantbomb, even as wonderful and unanimously supported as it was, can't keep existing independently in this marketplace. That's an absolute bummer to me.
But this John Davison talk is going to be massive. I have this vibe like it'll be the scene at the end of 2001, where Dave disconnects HAL and the video screen plays what's really been happening all along, hahaha.
same here. a site with no video content and some writers can get by.
But the amount of stuff they put up that requires multiple video editors, multiple writers, travelling to events, etc, just requires more money.
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Anyway I hope they don't lose their soul over this.
ThatObviousUser
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Every gaming site/publication that Patrick joins, shortly thereafter shuts down. Its not anything he does, just bad/odd luck. However its happened so often that when him joining Giantbomb was originally announced, I promptly saved this little image:
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Neuromancer
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Who said that?
The Dutch Slayer
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Yes.
Well he did say awhile back that he was not fired because of the review.
shadyspace
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Haha, they gave Brad the same phone number.
I wonder if there's going to be a Tested podcast today. Oh God, I would freak out if Jamie and Adam were guests.
Norm said there is. They record today
I wonder if there's going to be a Tested podcast today. Oh God, I would freak out if Jamie and Adam were guests.
They were recording an hour ago, so I think there will be a podcast. Can't wait to hear more info on the Mythbusters stuff.
Dave Snider @ GB chat said:
Hooray!
Nihilistic Monk
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They're going to have to lay it all out in the open if they want people to be cool with this.
I cancelled my Gamespot subscription the day this happened deleted my account and never looked back. Haven't been to Gamespot again since.
They need to sell that things have changed and that this will work.
I literally have no knowledge of what Gamespot has been doing post 2007, who works there and what the average gamer thinks of them. I was livid with what happened to Jeff, and voted with my wallet and my hits, so we'll see.
Will certainly be interesting to watch. I can't wait to get the lowdown.