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[DidntKnowJack]

At least he sounds excited about an upcoming venture. It sounds strange to hear him leaving GP so soon, but if opportunity knocks, you answer the door. Good luck to you, Mr. Davison.

 

[Akia]

GUYS THIS IS HAPPENING!

Lemme know if you'd like to swing by the Bombcast sometime soon! We have a particular affection for game writers between jobs.

would love to. You guys are in the city now, right?

 

[Gomu Gomu]

@taswell would love to. You guys are in the city now, right?
http://twitter.com/jwhdavison/statuses/21528601431

AWWWWW YEEEEAAAAAH.

 

[I AM JOHN!]

 

[Giolon]

Well that was fast.

 

[Gomu Gomu]

http://i35.tinypic.com/os7fj9.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
So, what is you next big move? EGM?[spoiler]:p[/spoiler]

 

[Pikelet]

I bet Jeff Green is mega-pissed about John stealing the limelight. Hard act to follow for the bombcast though

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Now if we see "Shane Bettenhausen leaves Ignition" and "Luke Smith leaves Bungie," we'll really have something here.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Nah, I think Shane loves his job:lol .

 

[GhaleonQ]

Surely, based on past comments, it's another magazine. I think that we can guess which one.

 

[Vinterbird]

Surely, based on past comments, it's another magazine. I think that we can guess which one.

iPad only.

 

[V_Ben]

Wow, that was quick. Can't wait to see where he ends up

 

[Lunchbox]

go to shacknews and be the 4th chair at weekend confirmed

 

[GhaleonQ]

iPad only.

...Knowing Davison's assumptions about desire for and reach of cutting-edge technology, you might be right.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Nah, I think Shane loves his job:lol .

Convincing people to buy sub-par products really must be rewarding in its own way.

 

[duk]

man this guy jumps around a lot

 

[Barrett2]

Good luck to him. I've only heard good things about what he's done with the magazine.

 

[Chris_C]

Davison *rocks*

Love the guy, and his work with GamePro was fantastic. One of the best game mags/sites out there now. Excited to see what the future holds for him.

Agreed, in his short time there he totally turned Gamepro around and made it one of the few gaming sites I bother to visit.

Would like to see him get back together with Green.

 

[LiK]

Wow, that was quick.

 

[StuBurns]

man this guy jumps around a lot

Has he not just left his second employer in over ten years?

EDIT: Oh, he also did WhatTheyPlay, forgot about that.

 

[Jibber Hack]

Just about the time my Gamepro sub is going to be up. I liked the mag for the most part, but their new reviews section is a bit iffy. It reminds me of those days when I was a fanboy compiling praise for my favorite titles.

 

[cuyahoga]

Pretty sure he's not going to EGM.

 

[El Sloth]

The amount of job movement within the industry is near comical.

Seriously. Seems like we have a thread like this every day.

 

[RadarScope1]

Good thing I didn't subscribe, else I'd be really disappointed instead of kind of disappointed. Good luck John!

.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Damn. If only print media wasn't dead.

 

[Calcaneus]

The man completely turned around Gamepro. Davison knows what he's doing.

 

[Sipowicz]

Taking a laughable institute into a good one? Their site is great now.

it looks the same as ever to me. although to be fair i've barely visited it in the past. in terms of quality my impression from has always been that it was/is a pretty terrible magazine

 

[lastplayed]

The amount of job movement within the industry is near comical.

It's probably nothing compared to the retail and hospitality industries. Even IT would see a similar amount of movement. Seems quite average to me.

 

[Sinatar]

Convincing people to buy sub-par products really must be rewarding in its own way.

No different then what he did at EGM.

 

[Magnus]

Who?

 

[StuBurns]

it looks the same as ever to me. although to be fair i've barely visited it in the past. my impression from has always been that it was/is a pretty terrible magazine

I can't speak to the quality of the magazine, only the material on the website, and I think it's seen a significant improvement. The mag could be identical beyond the layout for all I know, I've seen an issue or two of since he took over, but nothing before so I can't compare. It's no Edge, but then, nothing is. Gaming magazines have never been a shining example of excellence.

 

[Moussi]

2 weeks of bombcasts of the forevers? fuck me.

 

[Niblet]

2 weeks of bombcasts of the forevers? fuck me.

This 10 times over.

 

[dLMN8R]

The man completely turned around Gamepro. Davison knows what he's doing.

Yeah, my fear is that perhaps his amazing turn-around for the mag has led to less-than-stellar turn-around from the business end :-(

Please don't change from here, GamePro!

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Yeah, my fear is that perhaps his amazing turn-around for the mag has led to less-than-stellar turn-around from the business end :-(

Please don't change from here, GamePro!

This thought came to me, too. It's TOO good, ya know?

 

[Firestorm]

go to shacknews and be the 4th chair at weekend confirmed

Your wish is his command:

@jwhdavison any chance of seeing you on weekend confirmed

@Coffeym doing it live at PAX in a few weeks

 

[USD]

John Davison was at GamePro? Heh, news to me. :lol

 

[GDJustin]

o.0

That was FAST. I don't have any "inside info" on this, but I do know as recently as 2-3 weeks ago he was making longterm editorial budget-type plans for GamePro. Weird.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Wait, what's with the flood of praise for Gamepro now? I haven't read the magazine in years so I'm out of touch with it, and very surprise to see GAF of all places praising it. Is it really that good?

 

[Ataturk]

I hope to be hearing him on Weekend Confirmed soon. It will be good to hear about all the iphone games and free-to-play MMOs of the past few months...

 

[Firestorm]

John Davison was at GamePro? Heh, news to me. :lol

Wait, what's with the flood of praise for Gamepro now? I haven't read the magazine in years so I'm out of touch with it, and very surprise to see GAF of all places praising it. Is it really that good?

There were quite a few topics on the new design and editorial direction of the magazine and it was directly attributed it to him.

 

[Flavius]

Wait, what's with the flood of praise for Gamepro now? I haven't read the magazine in years so I'm out of touch with it, and very surprise to see GAF of all places praising it. Is it really that good?

Yes. Best gaming magazine on this side of the pond, without question. Agree with the comments on the reviews section (although they just introduced their "old-is-new-cribbed-from-the-old-CGW" approach last issue, so it may be on the rise in terms of quality), but everything else was golden.

He planted the seed, I think (hope?) he left a lasting impression. Definitely pick it up on the newsstand, if you get a chance.

 

[thetrin]

Do people stay in a company for more than a year anymore?

 

[Beth Cyra]

Given the fact that John is probably one of only three gaming media personalities that I ever really respected apart of me hopes he would do something that I could find myself able to hear his thougths and opinions.

To bad his first none Gamepro gig is Bombcast.

 

[Woo-Fu]

Do people stay in a company for more than a year anymore?

Any reason they should if they have better opportunities?

 

[FStop7]

He's joining Jeff Green to start a new venture that will dominant the gaming scene for years.

don't play with my emotions, man.

don't do it.

 

[Vanillalite]

Surely, based on past comments, it's another magazine. I think that we can guess which one.

This is John Davison we are talking about here. You gotta understand at this point in his career with his resume he's only gonna be at top level positions. I'm honestly not sure where'd he go cause I don't know anywhere that's got a position open like that for someone of his ilk.

 

[Flavius]

I have this tingling sensation that it's going to Apple products. I could see him making a compelling pitch in that direction, and convincing some folks to let him have a go at it.

 

[Vanillalite]

I have this tingling sensation that it's going to Apple products. I could see him making a compelling pitch in that direction, and convincing some folks to let him have a go at it.

Wouldn't that mean he'd be working with Matt Casa?

 

[skip]

geoff greene and jon davidson are welcome to write for EGM anytime they wish. they are good friends!