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There Are Four LightsVancouverRegistered User regular
There Are Four LightsVancouverRegistered User regular
From the pod today:
Alex, Brad, and Vinny, you will be missed!
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Alex, Brad, and Vinny, you will be missed!
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My sub is set to renew on the 13th and the only reason I'd keep it now is to be able to watch all of the premium content (that interests me) that I haven't gotten to yet. However, if all of that goes free in the next week or so I can safely save my money.
I'll also need to find at least one new gaming focused podcast because Giantbomb and The Beastcast were the only two I listened to every week for almost 10 years.
This is lowkey making me really sad deep inside
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
I can't tell if this is because:
A. I really care about these people and want to know they're "ok"
B. I really care about the site and want to know what happens to it
C. I'm paying for premium and feel I'm "owed" some insight.
I'm going to go for a walk instead.
I guess I'll listen to one last Bombcast, since it's just going to be reminiscing.
My guess? This wasn't planned. The talk of a 6 month bonus payout clause may be true, but it seems very sudden, and that perhaps they weren't prepared for it. Red Ventures may be the one pulling the bonus parachute, paying them out, and then pushing them out the door. It's not an uncommon tactic. Jeff is usually a pretty prepared guy and saying they will have a statement later this week just screams of sudden corporate reaping.
welp thats that then.
seriously doubt it, in the video clip above Jeff says they've been talking about it for weeks. GB just isn't 'professional', there is no internal HR, etc. This is one of the reasons it's great btw.
So basically they stuck around as part of a business deal when she got sold and now that the timeframe is up they're out.
It's a hypothesis at any rate but I mean, it makes sense.
1: Vinny and Alex were not going to get a new studio in NYC/Jersey, with the bonus guess of being ask to move back to SF
2: GB and GameSpot getting rolled together, with Jeff as the head. Explains why the video production guys and general support wizard Rorie are staying.
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edit - omg
Edit: Complete speculation here.
announced it ....yesterday?
Okay, this one did it. Now I'm actually crying.
Yeah I just saw the tweet. I doubt he'll be too forward-facing in the near future then, he mentioned a few times that he'd like to be more present for his kid(s)
probably zero.
vinny has 2 children.
There’s so much past premium content I’ve been exploring like Vinnyvania and Metal Gear Scanlon so while it’s a bummer, I’m sure I’ll be able to enjoy plenty until my sub runs out next year. I’m very curious of Brad will focus more on the Tech Pod and what else he and Vinny might do.
Between things like Jan's storytime on the latest UPF, and Bakalar's recent job change, I was feeling pretty optimistic about the future of GB too.
At the same time, I will say, there was a segment or two in the latest Hot Spot about the future of the industry, where they all just seemed uncertain and a bit down about it.
Who knows. This is a huge bummer though. One of the few video game sites/podcasts I regularly check in on these days. Definitely hope for the best for all of these folks, but man, this is a big 'ol gut punch I wasn't expecting today.
this was very poorly planned and I get Jeffs explanation but like
....not good enough?
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