Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
Are you talking about that post where he said he was leaving for REEE?
I thought that was a joke.
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Game Informer staff hit with layoffs
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I thought that was a joke.
Bootyful
Banned
Oh it was? Nevermind what I said then lol
The Scrivener
Member
"Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a games journalist?"
"No. Have you?"
"No. Have you?"
Bootyful
Banned
I think it's supposed to be Michael from GTA V, not Conan.
HeresJohnny
Member
I did not know this. Was feeling bad for the guy but now he can go have sex with himself.
HeresJohnny
Member
Wow, I didn’t know about this either. yeah I have zero sympathy for this guy.He also led the charge against THQ Nordic:
The Industry Refuses To Hold Itself Accountable And THQ Nordic Proves It
THQ Nordic showed this week that we all move on and forget faster and faster.www.gameinformer.com
Kacho
Member
Yeah, I remember him on GAF years ago. Pretty sure his name was Shocking Alberto and he took himself super seriously.
Nah he's talking about Imran.
No one here is going after anyone though. People like Imran used their position to attack gaming companies and push through their own agendas. I don't wish the dude any harm and would never call for him to be fired, but I can't say I am exactly sad to see him go.
My company is going through a layoff period now so I know dealing with that sucks. It looks like he bounced back quickly and got a job at another site, so good for him.
TrainedRage
Banned
They brought this on themselves. The magazine has been dropping in quality for years. So many political opinions now. Push for SJW values. Whamen in gaming features. Like 6 pages only of reviews and previews.
It's a glorified advertising magazine with some social justice virtue signaling sprinkled on top.
Fuck em. I could do most of their jobs part time after I get off my regular job.
It's a glorified advertising magazine with some social justice virtue signaling sprinkled on top.
Fuck em. I could do most of their jobs part time after I get off my regular job.
The responses to some of the mail would be quite vicious as well if I remember right.
BlackOlivesMatter
Banned
Fuck em, learn to code or make fries.
Aretak
Member
These people's jobs had no value to begin with. They should count their blessings that they managed to steal a living for as long as they did, whilst simultaneously abusing that position to make other people's lives worse. In a just world they'd be flipping burgers, as their talent level merits. Maybe now they'll have to. Fuck them and fuck you.
TrainedRage
Banned
They almost always give some passive aggressive reply to any mail that is even slightly negative.
I'm fine with them not existing. It would be great to see a new gaming magazine.
xool
Member
tbh videogame journalists have always abused their power (right to publish a reply) like that since they were first invented .. I can remember as far back as Crash (~1982) and AmigaPower (early 1990s) .. somethings never change .. and I can remember them being far worse in the past [edit - their usual defense is that "it's in fun" .. if people don't like it]
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joe_zazen
Member
Haha, me too.
ReBurn
Gold Member
While I would never wish someone to lose their livelihood, this is a person who revels in others losing theirs because he disagrees with them. Typical cancel culture follower. Soapboxing about empathy isn't really appropriate when talking about someone who has shown on more than one occasion that they don't have any empathy of their own.
Also, when it comes to layoffs there are two groups that tend to get cut first. People who are highly paid for a position and could be replaced with a lower paid individual, or someone who isn't as valuable contributor as others on the team. He's not likely the former, so I'm guessing he was the latter.
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If they're good enough they'll find a new job then no? I hope you lose your job btw.
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spookyfish
Member
I'm sorry they lost their jobs, but if they really think this situation came "without prior warning" ... they haven't been paying attention.
Caffeine
Member
ye gamestop has been doing bad for over a year and a half now and they are a subsidiary idk how they couldnt see that a mile away and lined up new jobs else where.
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Dragon Lord
Member
It may not be GI's fault, but someone should have at least given these folks some warning if possible. Then again, perhaps the writing was on the wall, as it surely is now for those who are still on staff.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Damn. Ben Hanson leaving at this point means it's basically all over, not to be dismissive of the rest of the staff still there.
joe_zazen
Member
he is leaving for that sweet sweet patreon monies. I think he’ll do fine as he has a sense of humour and good presence. Minnmax is his new thang.
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joe_zazen
Member
naw, the guy who sounds kinda gay is taking over hosting and he is ace.
brap
Banned
Goddamn everybody's jumping ship. RIP GI. I'll miss Ben Handsome.
Damn, all by ex-gi guys. nice.
Leo?
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Its dying because the coverage is just trash these days.
Back in the day, you bought a games mag, and it had literally dozens of reviews in it. There was actually a steady amount of content to browse often about games you were unaware of. It was all pretty shallow and disposable stuff, but then again so are most games really. The key thing was the volume and breadth of titles covered that ensured it appealed to a broad spectrum of the readership.
These days most sites do a handful of reviews a month and pad out the rest with "news" articles that are either re-worded PR releases of some sort of click-bait based on whatever's controversial. Some sites do longer-form pieces admittedly but they tend to be few and far between.
To add insult to injury there is the constant proselytizing about politics and culture, which thanks to its inherently divisive and partisan nature is always going to turn off as many readers as those it appeal to. Especially as the extent of the diversity in the polarity runs the gamut between progressive, and painfully progressive.
How could this possibly fail... /facepalm.
The way I see it, they'd do much better by simply offering broad spectrum coverage, but keeping it short and snappy (think capsule reviews) and free of editorializing and polemical crap. Most people are interested in scores, not what the reviewer had for lunch that day.
If individuals writers want to talk about that sort of stuff, give them blogs. Because by trying to do both they are simply getting in their own way.
More games come out each month these days than at any time in gaming history. Even if the site is tied down to a particular platform there are weekly releases on digital storefronts, and if not there's literally a ludicrous amount of stuff constantly coming out once you factor in PC and mobile. There is more than enough content within the ecosystem to support such an approach.
And the best part is that its the antithesis of the loose, but long-form coverage that youtubers, streamers and the like offer.
Back in the day, you bought a games mag, and it had literally dozens of reviews in it. There was actually a steady amount of content to browse often about games you were unaware of. It was all pretty shallow and disposable stuff, but then again so are most games really. The key thing was the volume and breadth of titles covered that ensured it appealed to a broad spectrum of the readership.
These days most sites do a handful of reviews a month and pad out the rest with "news" articles that are either re-worded PR releases of some sort of click-bait based on whatever's controversial. Some sites do longer-form pieces admittedly but they tend to be few and far between.
To add insult to injury there is the constant proselytizing about politics and culture, which thanks to its inherently divisive and partisan nature is always going to turn off as many readers as those it appeal to. Especially as the extent of the diversity in the polarity runs the gamut between progressive, and painfully progressive.
How could this possibly fail... /facepalm.
The way I see it, they'd do much better by simply offering broad spectrum coverage, but keeping it short and snappy (think capsule reviews) and free of editorializing and polemical crap. Most people are interested in scores, not what the reviewer had for lunch that day.
If individuals writers want to talk about that sort of stuff, give them blogs. Because by trying to do both they are simply getting in their own way.
More games come out each month these days than at any time in gaming history. Even if the site is tied down to a particular platform there are weekly releases on digital storefronts, and if not there's literally a ludicrous amount of stuff constantly coming out once you factor in PC and mobile. There is more than enough content within the ecosystem to support such an approach.
And the best part is that its the antithesis of the loose, but long-form coverage that youtubers, streamers and the like offer.
joe_zazen
Member
yeah, leo. He has lots of great stories because he has been in the business for so long.
Scopa
The Tribe Has Spoken
joe_zazen
Member
you might be right, bad with names.
bumleforce
Member
Most game journalists seem like weak people. Like I love. Ryan mcafre from ign but I think if id met him I would be disgusted in 10 min. They all seem like sjw pushing kids
Roufianos
Member
Ryan is one of the few people at IGN who actually interacts with Colin Moriarty so I doubt he's that much of an SJW.