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Mitch Dyer is leaving IGN
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Montreal can only mean working for a gaming company. Good for him!
pasta_fire
Banned
Glad to see Mitch getting off of that sinking ship.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
That would be a step up?
RealityPales
Member
Figured he'd only leave IGN for a post at Xbox.
Nightengale
Member
Ubisoft or Bioware?
I love how Montreal is only known for Ubisoft haha
we also have WB, Square, Bethesda, and a billion other companies
TheCowboyPoet
Member
Wow, I hope you can readjust back to Canadian life.
Goldenroad
Member
I hope this isn't the end of Rebel FM, but I guess I can't blame you Americans wanting to get Mitchy D the hell out of your country. I wonder if it's Eidos, Ubisoft or EA that he's going to.
Thewonandonly
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dang going to miss him on unlocked. Wish him best of luck 
I love how Montreal is only known for Ubisoft haha
we also have WB, Square, Bethesda, and a billion other companies
Yeah, but Ubisoft seems the most likely to hire a journalist to run some new gamer centric community thing or their PR arm in general.
EA/Bioware is there for Mass Effect iirc.
Imp the Dimp
Member
People from the press transferring to the games industry always struck me as strange
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Why? Probably was their dream from the start and likely pays better.
SEGAvangelist
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It often seems like journalists use writing for publications/websites as a stepping stone into the industry.
Goldenroad
Member
It seems like, in general, people use jobs as stepping stones to better paying jobs....and I don't begrudge anyone doing that.
metsallica
Member
Cool. Mitch is good peoples. Ubi, S-E, or WB?
BUNTING1243
Banned
Mitch is great! I hope whatever he's moving too is great. I'll miss him on Rebel FM, although I kinda honestly hope they just call it quits. He basically saved the show
Dick Justice
Banned
Good luck to him and his naked eyes
Yeah, he'll be a good fit down at Ubisoft.
superNESjoe
Member
I did the same thing. It's pretty common, people in the press/media portion of this industry are there because they love games and they love the industry. It may not be your initial intention, but eventually you do want to dig deeper into the rabbit hole.
Bits N Pieces
Member
1UP was crazy with how they all got jobs in the 'industry', good jobs at that!
The Dutch Slayer
Member
Its because its the only way up for them.
Most "journos" can't support a family in San Fran/other expensive city in their 30's.
There is no other place to go for them then into the industry.
That is just the main problem with all enthusiast press in any industry, once your "done" and made your "mark" you move up to that industry because you have no where also to go.
Life in the USA is just to expensive and not enough job security not to take these kinds of jobs.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Yes, this is exactly how I feel about it. Not saying it's wrong but it doesn't exactly reinforce my trust in gaming reviews, I'm sorry to say.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Alpha Phoenix
Member
Eidos Montreal?
Aressa
You can't die before your death
metsallica
Member
Also I guess this is the end for Overclocked? And learn how to use Skype, ARTHUR.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Best of luck Mitch whatever you do.
adamantypants
Member
LOL
Mentioning he's leaving IGN, fine. But using this as a springboard to find your girlfriend a roommate to your 48 thousand Internet followers is probably not the best idea, especially because you're moving to another country.
Mentioning he's leaving IGN, fine. But using this as a springboard to find your girlfriend a roommate to your 48 thousand Internet followers is probably not the best idea, especially because you're moving to another country.
bananafactory
Banned
He's moving out because of this job and she will need a new roommate. What's so awful about him reaching out?
Gray Matter
Member
Lots of crazy people out there.
Why would you advertise it to the internet? The same internet that makes death threats to notable "grills" daily?
bananafactory
Banned
Plenty of people post roommate ads on the internet/ online. It doesnt mean you are giving your address out to them all. Just canvassing a larger group for potential finds
I actually like Mitch Dyer a lot. I'm interested to see some new blood at IGN.
It really isn't. It's pretty common to see any journalist move to PR. It helps a lot to come from a journalist background(You know people and what to expect) and it's almost always much better pay.
It really isn't. It's pretty common to see any journalist move to PR. It helps a lot to come from a journalist background(You know people and what to expect) and it's almost always much better pay.
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