What if I told you I was actually Greg Miller?I never followed them over from IGN. I tried. I think I listened to the first Kinda funny podcast or two, but I was out after that. Not my thing. So, I can’t really comment on the current situation, but I can imagine it quite easily.
I don’t really like Colin Moriarty. I think he’s an arrogant pseudo-intellectual and an immature fanboy, but I respect him for speaking his mind and sticking to his guns. The way Greg Miller handled that situation ensured that whatever slim chance there was of me ever consuming any future content from Greg was snuffed out.
He is practically non-existent in my world.
Then I would tell you that I think you are annoying and weak as piss. That I am quite fond of your GAF persona though.What if I told you I was actually Greg Miller?
You should see my third personaThen I would tell you that I think you are annoying and weak as piss. That I am quite fond of your GAF persona though.
Also, you are disgustingly fat as fuck and need a tan, like yesterday.
Hi Colin.You should see my third persona
Then I would tell you that I think you are annoying and weak as piss. That I am quite fond of your GAF persona though.
Also, you are disgustingly fat as fuck and need a tan, like yesterday.
Well sadly this showed how small minded you are and not that bright,instead of pointing something constructive you went for body shaming ,yet the guy has a good life,money and a beautiful wife.Then I would tell you that I think you are annoying and weak as piss. That I am quite fond of your GAF persona though.
Also, you are disgustingly fat as fuck and need a tan, like yesterday.
Calling something fat, fat, is not shaming, it is reality.Well sadly this showed how small minded you are and not that bright,instead of pointing something constructive you went for body shaming ,yet the guy has a good life,money and a beautiful wife.
Calling something fat, fat, is not shaming, it is reality.
You want constructive? Start exercising and eat better food, fatty. It’ll do wonders for you.
Not really. We have our share of overweight people. It’s quite bad in general at the moment too. That’s what the statistics say, anyway.Agreed but I wonder, is this an Aussie thing? Certainly all the Aussies I see around London are in great shape.
Not really. We have our share of overweight people. It’s quite bad in general at the moment too. That’s what the statistics say, anyway.
I don’t go up to their face and call them “fatty fuck face”. I just don’t like when someone on the internet tries to tell me to ignore reality. Greg Miller looks like wobbly jelly. Reality.
Certainly all the Aussies I see around London are in great shape.
Really? Lol. That would be considered quite unfashionable and bogan (redneck) here. Walking around in an aussie rules guernsey, I mean.It's probably just a certain type of person then. Like, I see quite a lot of them walking around in their Aussie rules vests.
You came out of your closet with fire today. You ok?Not really. We have our share of overweight people. It’s quite bad in general at the moment too. That’s what the statistics say, anyway.
I don’t go up to their face and call them “fatty fuck face”. I just don’t like when someone on the internet tries to tell me to ignore reality. Greg Miller looks like wobbly jelly. Reality.
Well sadly this showed how small minded you are and not that bright,instead of pointing something constructive you went for body shaming ,yet the guy has a good life,money and a beautiful wife.
Looooooong day, but I’m good.You came out of your closet with fire today. You ok?
I absolutely can not stand how they are always being corporate apologists and defending anti consumer practices.
After the completely unacceptable way they treated Colin for his harmless tweet, I forever boycotted them. I will never support Greg Miller or KF again.
Then I learned about what happened when Colin did his interview (some of it anyway) - What a good friend Greg must have been, at the first sign of "trouble" he let you down hard - by trouble I meant some people typing mean things on Twitter.
Absolutely 100% correct, they are not journalists, and Greg often even says that himself.I've never been. A huge fan of Kinda Funny and stopped watching all together when Colin left. But they are not journalists. And nothing they do should be considered anything close to what real journalism should be.
Again, here's another perspective: This is how you run a business. Can you imagine running a business where you literally just shit on every company? How are you ever going to get anyone to work with you ever? They're just as quick to say "wtf EA" as they are to say "gamers please chill", you're right, it is a balance, but it's not an act. It's them giving their honest opinion without going overboard.They're hype artists trying desperately to stay sweet with the companies that give them access while also carrying a large enough fanbase to keep their Patreon account plump. It's a difficult balancing act to pull off and an understandably difficult position to be in, but that doesn't make their output any less annoying. The star wars segment was just sad.
Everyone's really quick to say that Greg betrayed Colin by not standing up for him, but no one seems to realise that Colin betrayed Greg first.
That would work if Colin's political comments were actually "controversial", they all mostly are to your political opponents, Colin is a pretty tame libertarian type conservative who made what considers a bad joke (I though it was funny). Anyway, he was depressive at that time, this was obvious if you watched their content back then he was not himself, that may not have helped his handling of his side of the situation as well, add to this what seems to be the social pressure from others in the gaming press (maybe the industry as a whole) who seem to equate conservative and pure evil. The inability of Greg to stand by his decision to start the business with Colin, when Colin had not changed his ways shows an apparent lack of spine.Your company is now free to move in the direction that you and your colleagues want, and your friend also ends up thriving in his own business. You're disappointed by this outcome, but you're even more disappointed that your best friend chose to prioritize his freedom of speech over the well being of your business which you both worked so hard for, together. This, I feel is the sentiment that I don't often see. Everyone's really quick to say that Greg betrayed Colin by not standing up for him, but no one seems to realise that Colin betrayed Greg first.
Gaming media these days is just a stepping stone into the fake news msm.
At the risk of sounding hostile, which I'm not, no shit. Of course you can't run a business by shitting on every company. Call me crazy, but I believe that there's a middle ground between (frankly, ineffective) hype man status, and total hostility. I also believe you can be mostly positive (gameXplain, Spawn Wave), or openly hostile (Yahtzee Croshaw), or anything in-between without being obnoxious, and that is where Kinda Funny is falling down.Again, here's another perspective: This is how you run a business. Can you imagine running a business where you literally just shit on every company? How are you ever going to get anyone to work with you ever? They're just as quick to say "wtf EA" as they are to say "gamers please chill", you're right, it is a balance, but it's not an act. It's them giving their honest opinion without going overboard.
Jesus fucking Christ, absolutely zero muscle mass.
Bruh...I'm a Kinda Funny best friend (that's what we call the fan base!).
One show that you can recommend the most? Preferably long podcasts in general.And with that I no longer consume their content, as there are far better alternatives for gaming entertainment out in the ether. Other channels have far more knowledge, passion, and talent which cover a much greater scope. With time being so precious, why bother with mediocrity? ACG, YellowSuperNintendo, Tarks Gauntlet, ThorHighHeels, Top Hat Gaming Man, Censored Gaming, Clemps, DrCullenPHD, Erik Landon RPG, Games of War for nostalgia, Gammalad, Jay RPG, Jrpg Jungle, LGR, Nitro Rad, Otaku Overdrive, Pelvic Gaming, Radical Reggie, Ranton, Robin Gaming, ShadowEliteHD, Super Derek RPGs, The Sphere Hunter and countless more offer what they do but in a vastly superior manner. And hell, Colin's Last Stand and Sacred Symbols is quality stuff as well. On a similar vein I find Andrea's show with her friends is ok, if a bit long. The blonde lady is quite knowledgeable and fun to listen to. But I digress. I don't mind hype but prefer there to be genuine passion from people who like me are going to be buying and playing the games rather than someone who is payed to generate hype.
I barely even register that there is a gaming media anymore.
I just browse Gaf, a tolerable subreddit or two, and watch games or channels I like on YouTube. A few aggregate news sources with no opinion writing to be found to top it all off.
Outside of Schrier, who I still question, who out there is doing legitimate journalistic investigative work, and really putting the hours in to make a great, informative product for gamers?
It’s all fucking press releases with snark, hot takes, anti-consumer sentiment, and thoroughly unsolicited political opinions attached. This topic is just the latest example.
It’s time to stop caring, and just enjoy games again. We all got hooked on gaming media, because in the 90s and 2000s, it was great, staffed with talented, passionate, charismatic individuals, and a blast to follow. But that party is long over.
Oh yeah 100% Total Biscuit was probably the last real gaming journalist we ever had who actually fought for consumer rights.
No one else will ever come close to that. Sid Alpha is pretty great but outside of that, your right. The party died a long time ago.
I miss the days of 90s and early 00s gaming mags.
Outlets like Kinda Funny make me so angry because they have single handily destroyed proper gaming journalism. Such a shame.
Fellas Fellas I'm disappointed to hear how few people are aware of the Easy Allies. These guys are truly the best in the Biz. They were the old Gametrailers crew that reformed into Easy Allies after Gametrailers was shut down. They started 3 Years ago and gaming would not be as enjoyable if I hadn't discovered them I implore you to give them a try. They are very passionate, lots of fun, and they make some of the best gaming content on the internet. These guys deserve sooo much more attention and authority than Kinda Funny.I’m not into media talking heads anywhere. Games “journalists” are literally fake news.
I used to listen to retronauts before they couldn’t resist getting political in their retro game podcast. Greg’s style on the other hand never worked for me.
In his defense nearly the entire game journalism and media industry are corporate shills.
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Outside of Schrier, who I still question, who out there is doing legitimate journalistic investigative work, and really putting the hours in to make a great, informative product for gamers?
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“Kinda Funny” is like an expansion of GameStop TV. Corporate ballwashing masqueraded as being “enthusiasts”. Greg Miller is perhaps the most unapologetic shill out there. He’ll pimp any shit and pretend that he’s interested for a fee.
It’ll be interesting to see how SJW extraordinaire Imran “Oops, I Got Laid Off!” Khan fares at a corporate apologist website and how much of a leash he’ll have to shit on half the potential audience.
Fellas Fellas I'm disappointed to hear how few people are aware of the Easy Allies. These guys are truly the best in the Biz. They were the old Gametrailers crew that reformed into Easy Allies after Gametrailers was shut down. They started 3 Years ago and gaming would not be as enjoyable if I hadn't discovered them I implore you to give them a try. They are very passionate, lots of fun, and they make some of the best gaming content on the internet. These guys deserve sooo much more attention and authority than Kinda Funny.
Fellas Fellas I'm disappointed to hear how few people are aware of the Easy Allies. These guys are truly the best in the Biz. They were the old Gametrailers crew that reformed into Easy Allies after Gametrailers was shut down. They started 3 Years ago and gaming would not be as enjoyable if I hadn't discovered them I implore you to give them a try. They are very passionate, lots of fun, and they make some of the best gaming content on the internet. These guys deserve sooo much more attention and authority than Kinda Funny.
I'm so not down on Imran joining in though. Obnoxious cocksucker from the start.
One show that you can recommend the most? Preferably long podcasts in general.
Man. All you did was describe shilling in many, many words.Hi guys! I'm a bit of a gaf lurker, I visit daily, but almost never post or reply. More importantly, I'm a Kinda Funny best friend (that's what we call the fan base!). Before you say "get outta here id107", I'd like to provide some perspective from the other side, after all, a healthy and balanced discussion requires views from all sides, right?
I can certainly understand how you may feel that way. Obviously gamers have a right to be angry for a lot of the things that companies like EA are doing, so whenever someone tries to defend those companies for anything, it can seem like they're taking sides. Having said that, my general feeling on the KF crew is that they take a balanced view on the consumers vs corporate debate - and it IS a debate! gamers aren't always right about everything, and the KF crew are in a unique position where they are close to a lot of the people who run the corporate side of things, but they're also gamers first and foremost, giving them again - a balanced overview of situations. It's true that KF often works directly with publishers, like the EA thing at E3 this year. If you feel that that compromises their views, you have every right to feel that, and they even take great care on games daily and gamescast to let everyone know of that fact and that you should "Take their opinion with a grain of salt". This doesn't mean their opinions got bought, this means they are being upfront with you of the facts.
The Colin fiasco has been discussed to death already, but again, I'd like to offer another perspective on that situation. I believe mistakes were made on both sides, but that ultimately the events began with Colin's action.
Imagine you and your best friend are in business together. Your best friend likes to tweet some very controversial things, of the political nature and sometimes provocative nature, which has the very unfortunate side effect of alienating the fans, which causes them to leave. This leads to some negative PR and is generally a bad look for the business, but you're best friends, and you ask him to please mind the fact that whether he likes it or not, his tweets do represent himself, and he represents the company. He says ok, but ultimately continues to do this over and over again. One day, your friend tweets something that is far worse than anything he's ever tweeted before, and this causes a huge avalanche of negative PR for the company. Add to this fact your friend has actually been very unhappy with the way the direction the company is heading. So he leaves the company, and you go your own separate ways. Your company is now free to move in the direction that you and your colleagues want, and your friend also ends up thriving in his own business. You're disappointed by this outcome, but you're even more disappointed that your best friend chose to prioritize his freedom of speech over the well being of your business which you both worked so hard for, together. This, I feel is the sentiment that I don't often see. Everyone's really quick to say that Greg betrayed Colin by not standing up for him, but no one seems to realise that Colin betrayed Greg first.
Absolutely 100% correct, they are not journalists, and Greg often even says that himself.
Again, here's another perspective: This is how you run a business. Can you imagine running a business where you literally just shit on every company? How are you ever going to get anyone to work with you ever? They're just as quick to say "wtf EA" as they are to say "gamers please chill", you're right, it is a balance, but it's not an act. It's them giving their honest opinion without going overboard.
Yes! How could I forget Easy Allies! Their game reviews are excellent and I can't remember the guys name but what an excellent voice and review style!
Also their investigation pieces into myths and legends of video games are just absolutely fascinating and really well researched. Here's a good one:
So yes! Thanks for the reminder!