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[Nibel]

This is a weird thing to post.

After 7 awesome years, today is my last day at Harmonix.

He wrote a big blogpost at Tumblr, check it out

Source (John's tumblr)

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Crazy--just saw him dancing on the show floor in Microsoft's area at E3 the other day.

Hope he has something cool lined up.

edit: just read the Tumblr. Looks like he doesn't have anything lined up. I guess he was part of the group who got laid off? Seems crazy.

 

[Eoin]

Joining Giantbomb?

 

[BronsonLee]

Thank god I checked didn't post my thread! That's what I get for trying to add a bunch of other links like a pill

From the sounds of it, he got laid off too
Hope he lands on his feet quickly

 

[VeryGooster]

New Diet Coke spokesperson confirmed.

Best of luck to the guy!

 

[newjeruse]

Heading to Giant Bomb I assume?

Edit: Didn't realize Harmonix went through a series of layoffs recently.

 

[oti]

I've heard he's the new dance model for ALL Just Dance videos.

 

[LQX]

Maybe he will land at GiantBomb. For some reason they have a HUGE boner for this guy. Nearly every other episode I hear his name.

 

[LiK]

He's the face of Harmonix to me. Very sad.

 

[toymachine]

Ultimate Twist: Hired by Activision to promote new Guitar Hero

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Go to E3 and promote our products!

Welcome back. You're fired.

 

[Alucrid]

Joining Giantbomb?

Heading to Giant Bomb I assume?

Where can you reach me?

As always, you can holler at me on twitter @johntdrake and tumblr at johntdrake.tumblr.com.

If you’ve got a position that you think I’d be a good fit for, I’m on LinkedIn here.

If you need to send me a note, you can always email me at johntdrake@gmail.com.

no?

 

[GitarooMan]

Wow, even though he was fairly dismissive on the Giant Bomb panels at E3 of the Harmonix presence at the show, there was no indication this was going to go down.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Good luck to wherever he ends up. Super cool personality, always love whenever he shows up with the Giant Bomb dudes.

Spoiler

If he is somehow joining the crew full-time this will be absolutely unbefuckingbeliably cool.

 

[Htown]

will this be reflected on Drake Tracker?

 

[vg260]

Bummer. Loved the Harmonix gang. Best of luck.

 

[BUNTING1243]

New spokesman for Just Dance?

 

[darkside31337]

Sounds like he got laid off.

Unless the whole looking for a job thing is subterfuge for him joining GB NY. Either way I hope I get to see him in more dumb videos in the future.

 

[Delta Assault]

Giantbomb NY?

Giantbomb NY.

 

[kadotsu]

He's a good PR spokesman, maybe Disney will snatch him.

 

[Tripon]

Didn't Drake run the kick starter? Pretty scummy that Harominx made him run and promote it and they won't let him see the project through.

 

[backflip10019]

Damn, sorry to hear that. He's always seemed like a cool dude.

 

[Squire]

Good luck to him.

Maybe he will land at GiantBomb. For some reason they have a HUGE boner for this guy. Nearly every other episode I hear his name.

He's their friend, dude.

 

[newjeruse]

Didn't Drake run the kick starter? Pretty scummy that Harominx made him run and promote it and they won't let him see the project through.

Well, in fairness, he wasn't running it in a volunteer position. That was his job.

 

[Recall]

Maybe he will land at GiantBomb. For some reason they have a HUGE boner for this guy. Nearly every other episode I hear his name.

It's called having friends.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

join giantbomb ny they have infinite diet coke

 

[JamesSaysRelax]

join giantbomb ny they have infinite diet coke

 

[Thousand]

How desperate is Harmonix that they have to fire their best pr guy?

 

[Blueblur1]

Some people haven't read his post, I see. Whatever happens I hope he lands in a prominent position where he's still in the public eye and able to continue being eccentric and funny in Giant Bomb videos and live streams.

 

[DrZeus]

That sucks I always liked drake.

Off topic: Who's the red head?

 

[K.Sabot]

Disney Interactive

John V x John D OTP

 

[PaulKersey]

Sucks. Really enjoy when he pops up in GB videos. Would love it if he did join the crew.

 

[LQX]

Good luck to him.



He's their friend, dude.

It's called having friends.

A friend in the business they pass judgement on. Regardless, I get that he is their friend but but his name comes up a whole lot on the podcast. They're in love with him.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I find this very surprising, he seemed to be one of the lead people at Harmonix, and a mainstay after he survived the first round of Harmonix layoffs. It's a brutal layoff, right after E3 and after he crusaded so hard to promote Amplitude.

I like him ever since he created the Barkerville jam. Before that he seemed more like a charismatic PR guy, but ever since the Barkerville thing I realized that he seems a bit more personable and genuine than the others.

I'm sure he'll land on his feet, but I still wish him good luck.

 

[funkystudent]

That sucks. He busted his balls turning around that Amplitude kickstater which is the only good thing the company has right now.

Harmonix is really not in a good place.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

It's time for him to achieve his rightful destiny and team up with Johnny V.

Sucks to hear about him losing his job though. He's good people and I hope he lands a new gig soon.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

How desperate is Harmonix that they have to fire their best pr guy?

I imagine things are looking pretty grim over there. They are a game company that bet heavily on music games and Kinect.

 

[shwimpy]

Harmonix is now dead to me.

Disney Interactive

John V x John D OTP

Yes please!

 

[Darklord]

Oh no! That sucks.

 

[OdysseusVA]

Best of luck to him

 

[Tripon]

Well, in fairness, he wasn't running it in a volunteer position. That was his job.

They could at least budgeted his salary into the kick starter. Eh. Whatever.

 

[Eterniti]

Whoa. This is surprising. I mean he's the Harmonix employee that I recognize the most.

Best of luck to him. I hope he lands a job soon.

 

[toymachine]

That sucks I always liked drake.

Off topic: Who's the red head?

@JessaBrez

 

[puffyshirt]

I bet a lot changed for Harmonix the day MS announced they're dropping the Kinect.

 

[Deadstar]

Joining Giantbomb?

Yeah, later this month probably.

 

[Snapshot King]

This is confusing. The first person I think of when I think of Harmonix is John Drake. Sucks man.

 

[Zomba13]

And just after doing all that work with the Kickstarter

Maybe he's the new GB hire?

 

[Bedlam]

Yeah, he kinda was the face of HMX for me as well. His enthusiasm and charisma worked really well for the kind of stuff they did. This is just another step for the company into irrelevance as far as I'm concerned. And I'm sure he'll land on his feet.

 

[chickdigger802]

what did he do over there? PR?

 

[pje122]

@AndreaRene

Really...? What happened to her?