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[AzureSkies]

It's a real shame, as for MMO news I love massively.

Here's hoping they aren't affected too much

 

[The Real Abed]

Will be sad to see it go.

Though to be honest, I don't think I've been to the site since Chris Grant and Justin & Griffin McElroy left.

I didn't even know Griffin was at Joystiq. I love his stuff on Polygon when he does the Overview videos.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Meanwhile while all those great people at Joystiq lose their jobs, some kid is going to make all their salaries combined by screaming at Five Nights at Freddies.

 

[Fox318]

Huffington killed most of the AOL blogs off because she wanted to run her underpaid blogging system she uses for the post.

 

[Fjordson]

I didn't even know Griffin was at Joystiq. I love his stuff on Polygon when he does the Overview videos.

He's great. He mostly came into his own after Joystiq, but I still liked him there.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

This is pretty terrible news. They were one of the good ones

 

[kyser73]

My first reaction was 'AOL?'

then

'Are they still throwing out free CDs?'

Then

'I'm sad for Joystiq even tho I rarely went there.'

 

[clav]

Very sad if true. I actually wrote for Joystiq...well, kind of, anyway, I was part of the "DS Fanboy" and "Nintendo Wii Fanboy" offshoots...in 2006 and 2007. Awesome job.

Ludwig Kietzmann and Jessica Conditt are both incredible writers. I hope I get to keep reading their stuff somewhere.

I met Ludwig in person at a meetup back in E3 2007.

Marvelous guy.

Sad that Joystiq is shutting down.

 

[sora87]

Wow, there's literally only Eurogamer and Gametrailers left that are worthwhile now. Sad to see them close shop if it happens.

 

[WickedCobra03]

Will be sad to see it go.

Though to be honest, I don't think I've been to the site since Chris Grant and Justin & Griffin McElroy left.

I still visited the site, just not as regularly when the podcast, Grant and the McElroys left.

I think what really stopped me from visiting was google reader shuttering. That killed a lot of my daily reading stops.

 

[funkystudent]

TBH honest I couldnt name you a single member of the current staff but I just like the site because it does a good job of giving me news and reviews without a bunch of overbearing and opinionated personalties like Polygon and Kotaku do.

 

[PeskyToaster]

I hope WoW Insider isn't going anywhere. That was like my GAF when all I played was World Of Warcraft.

I just looked up my old username there and all my comments on WoW articles...the memories.

 

[ksdixon]

When was the last time AOL did anything worthwhile? 1999?

worthwhile as in noteworthy? it's a negative reply, but in 2001 their merger with Turner/TimeWarner killed off WCW.

 

[joeygreco1985]

Official: https://twitter.com/Sliwinski/status/561228941302984704

 

[Chitown B]

this sucks. I go to Joystiq every day. It's a very light site that loads fast and gets right to the news. All other sites are super heavy and I just want the facts, not load times and popups.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Joystiq @joystiq · 3m 3 minutes ago
Anything less than the best would have been a felony. Thank you for joining us. Good night, good luck! We're closed

 

[pelican]

Such a shame. I liked the site. Hope everyone lands on their feet.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Hey, guess what's back....

 

[Tevos]

This is so confusing.

Massively reborn as Massively Overpowered: https://twitter.com/MassivelyOP

Joystiq & Engadget merge as "Joystiq X Engadget" http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-x-engadget/

what is even happening?

 

[plutoknight]

This is so confusing.

Massively reborn as Massively Overpowered: https://twitter.com/MassivelyOP

Joystiq & Engadget merge as "Joystiq X Engadget" http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-x-engadget/

what is even happening?

Sounds like they just merged Engadget and Joystiq, and probably split staff from Joystiq proper into the other two expenditures (though, maybe they all got canned, too, since they've been posting CVs and REsumes on FB all week)

At least they kept Jess. She's great.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

This is so confusing.

Massively reborn as Massively Overpowered: https://twitter.com/MassivelyOP

Joystiq & Engadget merge as "Joystiq X Engadget" http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-x-engadget/

what is even happening?

I assume Engadget have picked up the name/some of the staff, while Massively Overpowered picked is a new venture from other staff.

 

[AwShucks]

This is so confusing.

Massively reborn as Massively Overpowered: https://twitter.com/MassivelyOP

Joystiq & Engadget merge as "Joystiq X Engadget" http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-x-engadget/

what is even happening?

We knew Joystiq was "merging" with Engadget.

 

[Einhander]

I didn't visit Joystiq a lot. I got tired of the blog style game sites. I only get game news from Gematsu and GAF now, and I visit Giant Bomb for video content.

 

[Josh5890]

Yea, I've been checking Joystiq everyday for a long time. I remember typing in pspfanboy.com (or whatever it was called). Too bad the website is going away. Between joystiq and 1up, I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

 

[BUNTING1243]

AOL/ex-AOL salt is real

 

[Azzurri]

As long as I can read Massively(OP) I'm a happy MMO'er

 

[Suzushiiro]

This is so confusing.

Massively reborn as Massively Overpowered: https://twitter.com/MassivelyOP

Joystiq & Engadget merge as "Joystiq X Engadget" http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/03/joystiq-x-engadget/

what is even happening?

And WoWInsider is reborn as http://blizzardwatch.com/

 

[Piston Hyundai]

It's the new home we're creating on Engadget dedicated solely to gaming coverage. Not game coverage, but gaming coverage -- that's an important distinction. We are not in the business of providing press release regurgitations, trailer-based marketing for big-budget games or previews based on carefully scripted PR events. That's game coverage for the most part. Gaming coverage should aim to cover the intersection of life and games: how the medium impacts us as human beings.

I just-

I just want quick news headlines to scroll through.

 

[joeygreco1985]

So if I'm reading this right, AOL retained a few people to run quasi-joystiq over at Engadget and people are passed about it? Or just confused?

 

[JMDSO]

This makes me sad.

Joystiq was pretty much the only gaming related site I went to.

 

[Big-ass Ramp]

AOL/ex-AOL salt is real

Judging by the recent talent loss from The Verge, I don't know if working for Vox is that much better.

 

[Chitown B]

I didn't visit Joystiq a lot. I got tired of the blog style game sites. I only get game news from Gematsu and GAF now, and I visit Giant Bomb for video content.

interesting. I only like the blog style. Easy to read, mostly text.

 

[Kerned]

So if I'm reading this right, AOL retained a few people to run quasi-joystiq over at Engadget and people are passed about it? Or just confused?

If by "a few" you mean "Jess Condit," then yes.

 

[Chitown B]

If by "a few" you mean "Jess Condit," then yes.

uh didn't Ludwig just post the article?

 

[Kerned]

uh didn't Ludwig just post the article?

Looks like Ben Gilbert's byline to me.

 

[Takao]

I just-

I just want quick news headlines to scroll through.

oh, so engadget x joystiq is kotaku x polygon

 

[johny_dmonic]

so my engadget feed will be including gaming posts from now on? and my joystiq feed will be gone? this will be confusing.. >_<

 

[Chitown B]

Looks like Ben Gilbert's byline to me.

There is No End
by Ludwig Kietzmann

hmm

 

[SparksterMeta0]

so my engadget feed will be including gaming posts from now on? and my joystiq feed will be gone? this will be confusing.. >_<

I remember a few years ago that I had at least three feeds on my browser's shortcut bar. One for Wii, one for Xbox 360, and one for PS3.

 

[Rafterman]

As long as I can read Massively(OP) I'm a happy MMO'er

Yep, this was the only one I really cared about, hopefully the new site is as good.

Edit: NM, looks like Massively Overpowered is just a podcast series, no articles. Bleh.

 

[Kerned]

There is No End
by Ludwig Kietzmann

hmm

Oh, that? I don't think there is any implication that Ludwig is staying on, unfortunately. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Darkrider]

I just saw the post on Joystiq and am pretty bummed. I really got into the site when Justin, Chris and Ludwig were all there together. I enjoyed their Podcast and think it was one of the most entertaining at the time.

I've still continued to visit joystiq, although with less frequency of late. I definitely wish those guys the best and good luck in all future endeavors.

Thanks.

 

[Compsiox]

I started with the gameinformer site (I know but I thought they were on time with their news)

I then went to Kotaku which was and still is disgusting.

Then I discovered GAF.

I now only visit Reddit and GAF and official development blogs for certain games.

 

[TxdoHawk]

So basically, they fired 90% of the staff and the leftovers are going to troll for hits. That's what I hear when I read bullshit like "the intersection of life and games". What a shame.