Board 8 > Giant Bomb Topic sponsored by Fortnite with St Vincent, featuring St Vincent

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ChaosTonyV4
10/05/20 2:25:53 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQEwIxf2EQ

The mad lass actually did it.

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ninkendo
10/05/20 4:04:51 AM
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Lightning Strikes
10/05/20 4:55:38 AM
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That's awesome, well done Abby.

Also now there is a place to post this:

https://twitter.com/jea_rum/status/1309309470384599042

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bryans7
10/05/20 7:38:24 AM
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Damn that rainbow shirt is sweet, too.

Abby's the best I'm glad her dreams came true.

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GANON1025
10/06/20 12:59:40 PM
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The only St. Vincent I recognize is Vinny, who is a living saint.

but good for Abby!!

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BlAcK TuRtLe
10/06/20 1:16:01 PM
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Does this mean that we can stop listening to "Oh I didn't play any actual video games, just Fortnite. Let me talk about stupid Fortnite skins for 20 minutes again" updates every goddamn week on the Beastcast?

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GANON1025
10/08/20 2:59:31 PM
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So people at CBSi/CNet are being laid off... and they are doing it in an absolute crazy way

https://twitter.com/fiddlecub/status/1314262374162010112

Hope Giant Bomb will be OK...

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Jakyl25
10/08/20 3:48:05 PM
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bryans7
10/08/20 4:04:00 PM
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If you don't get a letter, you're laid off.

That seems insane.

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WazzupGenius00
10/08/20 4:12:51 PM
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That doesnt even make sense imo, how would you know when your last day is or any of the other info you would need to receive when getting laid off? Obviously they would get contacted in some way. No matter what though its obviously fucked to announce layoffs over a stretch of days rather than doing it all at once

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GANON1025
10/08/20 4:44:28 PM
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Looking forward to the most ominous GB Mailbag segment ever filmed

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ninkendo
10/10/20 9:49:56 AM
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Tell me one more story about the Shepard

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UshiromiyaEva
10/10/20 12:02:53 PM
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Finally getting around to the Bomcast from the 29th, and the degree to which Rorie continues to not listen to anyone and just go off on his own tangents in the middle of segments is still just....unbearable.

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ninkendo
10/10/20 12:15:13 PM
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GANON1025
10/10/20 3:11:33 PM
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He was really good on the Hotspot.

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GANON1025
10/13/20 6:23:58 PM
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These Co-op horror game videos have been really good!

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Aecioo
10/13/20 7:12:15 PM
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I'm really hoping they get some west coast people for some 4 player phasmophobia.

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Lightning Strikes
10/15/20 3:20:38 PM
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Abby is leaving :( November 30th.

Sounds voluntary but tied to the sale? Which is to say shes not going with them.

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_Harmonica_
10/15/20 3:32:25 PM
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well this fucking sucks
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GANON1025
10/15/20 3:54:15 PM
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Aww thats really too bad. Abby is cool. East is down ANOTHER person, and they never got the chance to replace.

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UshiromiyaEva
10/15/20 4:26:25 PM
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My guess is something about the sale is changing the workplace or contract in a way she didn't want to deal with.

I generally liked Abby's presence at Giant Bomb quite a bit. A lot of people gave her tons of guff whenever she showed blank spots in gaming history/knowledge...but that wasn't her role, not everyone is gonna be an old hat.

Pretty much the only time I've ever really had issue with her presence was her disastrous first GotY, but that a drop in the puddle.

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The Mana Sword
10/15/20 4:31:21 PM
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Hopefully Abby will become a full time Fortnite streamer with St. Vincent.

Ive fallen off a lot of GB content since the pandemic but its still a bummer to see people go.

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bryans7
10/15/20 4:37:14 PM
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From what Abby said, her leaving has been in the works for awhile. I wouldn't be surprised if the sale just sped it up, as she could have easily gotten a severance package to step away.

Either way, that fucking sucks. Love Abby, it won't be the same without her.

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GANON1025
10/15/20 8:30:31 PM
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ChaosTonyV4
10/15/20 8:42:14 PM
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This bums me out, man. I know it's irrational, but every time someone leaves I feel like they're taking how awesome Giant Bomb is for granted.

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ChaosTonyV4
10/15/20 8:43:06 PM
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Finally finished Series 5.

Time to watch the Series of Champions.

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ninkendo
10/15/20 9:10:09 PM
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bye bye Abby

Hopefully you can finish Rhythm Hell Fever before you leave

at the very least I can say you ended up being better than Ben

Jan still the GoaT though of that round of hires

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Aecioo
10/16/20 2:05:00 AM
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Honestly every year I feel giantbomb becoming less and less of a company. Im close to canceling my subscription - I just don't enjoy it as much as I used to

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WazzupGenius00
10/16/20 2:20:19 AM
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Abby needs to practice the tap dancing and flipper rolling games if shes ever gonna win in time

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Lightning Strikes
10/16/20 6:33:19 AM
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I think it may be time for me to say goodbye for now to the site when Abby leaves, because it really seems like this year has had a major talent drain that is unlikely to be countered soon. The new owners dont seem likely to want new hires, COVID-19 is making everything worse on that front, and it already took 8-10 months for new hires even before then. Will it be nearly 2022 by the time they bounce back? Theres also the issue of the types of games being played, Dan and Abby were into a lot of stuff that the rest other than maybe Ben werent, and on the east coast theres nobody really picking up that slack (also no millennials).

Fair play to them, Dan moving east and Abby coming on brought out effectively a new golden age of content for the site. I just worry the site can recover from everything happening at once.

Im sure Ill be back. Im not even sure Ill go! But if I were to Id rather it be on a high.

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DeepsPraw
10/16/20 8:10:04 AM
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I feel like the chances of them ever returning to offices at this point is slim, so the cross-coast issue is less relevant than it's ever been. If Red Ventures wants to chop heads, I feel like the staff could be pared down even more. Ditch Jason, Ben and Jan and maybe bring back some of the old-school dynamic with Jeff, Brad, Vinny and Alex. I'm not sure they want that though, but it would make certain fans happy

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ChaosTonyV4
10/16/20 8:18:06 AM
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At this point I wonder what Jason even does? His video output is low, Jan edits the podcast, and based on the separate conversations Brad and Vinny had about their trouble sending each giant files, it sounds like all the editors edit their own contentor at least those two do for sure.

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ninkendo
10/16/20 10:36:26 AM
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yeah if anyone leaves next it's probably him. His health is always a constant issue too

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ChaosTonyV4
10/18/20 10:40:06 PM
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So I finally listened to the Abby-leaving Beastcast, and on the cast she says she's looking for another job in anything related?

What a weird way to go? I was sad when Austin left, but I totally understood his dream of being the boss, this I don't get.

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MoogleKupo141
10/18/20 10:47:29 PM
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DeepsPraw posted...
I feel like the chances of them ever returning to offices at this point is slim, so the cross-coast issue is less relevant than it's ever been. If Red Ventures wants to chop heads, I feel like the staff could be pared down even more. Ditch Jason, Ben and Jan and maybe bring back some of the old-school dynamic with Jeff, Brad, Vinny and Alex. I'm not sure they want that though, but it would make certain fans happy


the site will barely have any content if you cut it down to those four. The staff hasnt been that small since basically day one, right? Even the very early days had four + Drew at least.
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BlAcK TuRtLe
10/20/20 9:10:39 AM
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Aecioo posted...
Honestly every year I feel giantbomb becoming less and less of a company. Im close to canceling my subscription - I just don't enjoy it as much as I used to
It's funny, the combination of Dan leaving and Abby being absolutely insufferable is the reason I cancelled my sub last year. Maybe this will result in combing the two offices again virtually, and we get more content with the core group (Vinny/Brad/Jeff/Alex) which has been sorely missed with all the new hires being garbage

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Aecioo
10/20/20 10:12:50 AM
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Yeah I won't call Abby garbage because we got the sims and the horror games being great but she's definitely been my least favorite hire. She just never seemed as tuned into gaming as the rest of the crew

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ninkendo
10/20/20 10:16:16 AM
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I think that's my main issue with her is I want GB members to be gaming focused first and really into the industry itself and the daily goings on and everything else comes later, but to her gaming was more like her 3rd hobby

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Aecioo
10/20/20 10:18:21 AM
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ninkendo posted...
I think that's my main issue with her is I want GB members to be gaming focused first and really into the industry itself and the daily goings on and everything else comes later, but to her gaming was more like her 3rd hobby

I think quarantine really showed her holes. Yeah fortnight is huge but her doing nothing but playing that while ignoring huge games that came out kind of said it all

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Aecioo
10/20/20 10:23:59 AM
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Also to double post... I feel like most of the giant bomb crew have strayed a lot from current gaming. Ben is maybe the best? But hearing someone like Jeff not be on top if whats happening is frustrating. Vinny has been sliding away for awhile since he had kids,, brad is not as great, rorie is rorie....

Ben is maybe the only one where I connect with what he's doing.

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ninkendo
10/20/20 10:24:26 AM
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Yeah I mean it's nothing really against her, I just never thought she was the greatest fit for what I wanted out of the site.

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ninkendo
10/20/20 10:28:00 AM
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Anyone with kids is definitely finding themselves with less gaming time because they have to be around their families 24/7 during quarantine

Brad probably didn't have a ton he was interested in outside of DOOM Eternal

I assume all of them will at least check out Cyberpunk

Back when Dan left it's why I was hoping they would make a go at Tim Rogers before he started Action Button because then they'd have a true enthusiast of Japanese video games which they really haven't had since Austin left.

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ninkendo
10/20/20 10:32:38 AM
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(plus the fact he's my 2nd favorite guy in the industry after Gerstmann)

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DeepsPraw
10/20/20 10:40:28 AM
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Of the three most recent hires, Abby was far and away the best, her GOTY performances notwithstanding.

ChaosTonyV4 posted...
So I finally listened to the Abby-leaving Beastcast, and on the cast she says she's looking for another job in anything related?

What a weird way to go? I was sad when Austin left, but I totally understood his dream of being the boss, this I don't get.

Yeah that's a little weird. That's the kind of things someone says when they've been laid off.

The only thing I can think of is that she wasn't comfortable with being an online personality. She rented an office so people wouldn't have a window into her living space, so maybe she wants something more behind the scenes. Not only are there people trying to tear her down, there's creeps and stalkers with MEGA albums full of every picture of herself she ever posted

Although she also plugged her twitch channel on twitter, so I really don't know.

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Seanchan
10/20/20 11:10:37 AM
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Aecioo posted...
Also to double post... I feel like most of the giant bomb crew have strayed a lot from current gaming. Ben is maybe the best? But hearing someone like Jeff not be on top if whats happening is frustrating. Vinny has been sliding away for awhile since he had kids,, brad is not as great, rorie is rorie....

Ben is maybe the only one where I connect with what he's doing.

I mean, the core crew are all old farts (for the game industry) at this point; late 30s to maybe mid 40s? Plus, many have families.

It's just the natural part of getting older that you just can't "keep up" with all the newest stuff. They're a personality driven site, so I don't see any reason why they NEED to cover all the latest games if they're not interested. They've played so much stuff that it means more to me if something new actually stands out to them.

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GANON1025
10/21/20 12:24:14 AM
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Sounds like Jeff mentioned on the aftershow that they getting new office space once it is actually safe for them to go into an office again. So, that's good news!

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BlAcK TuRtLe
10/21/20 12:24:30 AM
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I find myself caring less and less about the new stuff anyways, and the best content they put out are Ranking of Fighters, Game Tapes, and before Covid UPF.

Splitting the site was a mistake, and every hire after Dan/Jason are just the absolute pits.

In an ideal world, Alex and Vinny move back to SF, Ben and Jan get shitcanned, and they hire back Dan and Drew. Also magically find someway to resurrect Ryan

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ChaosTonyV4
10/21/20 3:17:16 AM
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BlAcK TuRtLe posted...
Splitting the site was a mistake, and every hire after Dan/Jason are just the absolute pits.

Jason is honestly, and I mean no offense to him at all, their worst hire to date though?

He seems like a very nice guy, but he just does not have chemistry with anyone.

Also I can see disliking Ben, because he gets on my nerves sometimes...but JAN? The man is a perfect fit.

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ninkendo
10/21/20 3:26:02 AM
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Lightning Strikes
10/21/20 4:03:05 AM
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Theyre all great. Abby played all the big releases until like, this year, when none of them did aside from Ben (and I dont really blame them). I struggle to think of a major 2017-2019 release Abby didnt touch. If I remember correctly, Jeff didnt play say, DMC5, and Abby did. She played more games than the vast majority of the rest of them, the notion that she was somehow less into games felt icky to me.

And while its not a competition, youre forgetting the actual best hire in the sites history, Austin. But every hire theyve made has been a good fit. Its a big of a shame Jason and Dan got split up though.

Regarding Abby leaving without a job lined up, it seems clearly (because she said so) tied to the timing of the purchase. To speculate there may be a really good severance package for not coming on board, or a specific reason she didnt want to join Red Ventures. That is the reason though.

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