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Kain_Highwind
04/29/25 7:05:51 PM
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https://bsky.app/profile/giantbomb.bsky.social/post/3lnl3q4f3cs2t

Earlier last week Giant Bomb suddenly stopped all streaming. In his own stream, Jeff Grubb alluded to new management coming in and not wanting content to be streamed. There'd still be content, but it'd all be prerecorded. Well, today the first prerecorded content since, today's Bombcast, came out and the start of it should be enough to show what's going on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxuU94-HeUA

Because of Fandom corporate mandates:
they can't swear on the bombcast anymore because it has to be "safe for brands" and can't break pg-13
"Mild profanity is allowed, including hell and damn"
"One total use of the F-word otherwise that bumps the rating up and makes the content not brand and ad safe"
They can't bring up Marvel Rivals anymore cause of how sexualized the characters are
They can't show games with more romantic content than kissing or show content with mature themes like death or bullying without content warnings

All to make it "safe for brands and advertising"

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:07:01 PM
#2:


Literally no fun and no horny allowed like what they did to CE and Gamefaqs. Fucking Fandom, man.

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KajeI
04/29/25 7:07:45 PM
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And those ads? Absolutely not pg-13.

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AbsolutelyNoOne
04/29/25 7:09:34 PM
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What the fuck

Fucking let them fucking say fucking fuck. How many people that aren't at least 25 are on here or on Giant Bomb. We can handle a fucking romance.

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Mad-Dogg
04/29/25 7:09:55 PM
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Kain_Highwind posted...
They can't bring up Marvel Rivals anymore cause of how sexualized the characters are
Isn't marvel rivals rated T for teen though? A whole bunch of kids already play that game, lol.

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refmon
04/29/25 7:10:27 PM
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Kain_Highwind posted...
They can't bring up Marvel Rivals anymore cause of how sexualized the characters are
lmao

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A_Good_Boy
04/29/25 7:10:55 PM
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MR is too horny for Fandom. That Venom emote and the male characters getting bbls between seasons was just too much horny.

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Unknown5uspect
04/29/25 7:11:10 PM
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Mad-Dogg posted...
Isn't marvel rivals rated T for teen though? A whole bunch of kids already play that game, lol.
No. Horny.

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Cartoon_Quoter
04/29/25 7:11:11 PM
#9:


Fuck Fandom.

Fuck. Fandom.

Go. The Fuck. Away.

You want to ruin your own shit, knock yourself out. Fuck you for buying up everything else just to destroy it. You fucking prudes.

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DuneMan
04/29/25 7:12:39 PM
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Unknown5uspect posted...
No. Horny.
Unless it's in an ad.

Then horny all you want, short of truly despicable things like *gasp* the female nipple. </s>

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:15:19 PM
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Mad-Dogg posted...
Isn't marvel rivals rated T for teen though? A whole bunch of kids already play that game, lol.
Why are you trying to make sense and logic into this? lol

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Pikachuchupika
04/29/25 7:16:33 PM
#14:


Is Fandom some kind of super family friendly company or something. Ridiculous. No wonder they brought all of these rules to gamefaqs
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ImagineUsngAlts
04/29/25 7:16:53 PM
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They about to ban talking about games that make fun of religion next?

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Kain_Highwind
04/29/25 7:17:10 PM
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and they just took the bombcast video down

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Unknown5uspect
04/29/25 7:18:12 PM
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Kain_Highwind posted...
and they just took the bombcast video down
Dawg wtf

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Trumpo
04/29/25 7:18:18 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Damn well they probably partake in horny activities

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wackyteen
04/29/25 7:18:58 PM
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Pikachuchupika posted...
Is Fandom some kind of super family friendly company or something. Ridiculous. No wonder they brought all of these rules to gamefaqs
They're just really adverse to anything that might make advertisers the slightest bit uncomfortable.

While ignoring how much their draconian rules make people not want to engage with their shit

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:18:59 PM
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lmao, the video just went forcibly private. But it had Dan Ryckert bitching about Fandom's new rules in the intro.

What the fuck seriously

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Solar_Crimson
04/29/25 7:19:23 PM
#21:


Fandom is a festering cancer.

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Ivynn
04/29/25 7:20:37 PM
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Fandumb

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wackyteen
04/29/25 7:22:21 PM
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Ivynn posted...
Fandumb
https://youtu.be/Fp_KtImYf4c

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:23:33 PM
#24:


Watch Fandom nuke this topic for bad press lol

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:25:06 PM
#25:


Did anyone save or have a reupload of the video? I didn't get to watch it too much before it got taken down

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Lonestar2000
04/29/25 7:30:20 PM
#26:


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

They are conservatives so of course they do.

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solosnake
04/29/25 7:32:51 PM
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NeonPhoenix posted...
Did anyone save or have a reupload of the video? I didn't get to watch it too much before it got taken down
it will probably be back up, they just have to make some edits. Particularly the Cleavage

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Kaitouace
04/29/25 7:32:59 PM
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As if Fandom's terrible ad-filled wikis weren't bad enough.

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Pikachuchupika
04/29/25 7:35:53 PM
#29:


I just learned that the founder of Fandom is also the founder of Wikipedia. Interesting.
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Starks
04/29/25 7:38:04 PM
#30:


Disowning more than half of the gaming industry is certainly an approach Fandom has taken.

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McmadnessV3
04/29/25 7:41:26 PM
#31:


It really saddens me to see something I used to love just slowly die a painful death from outside interference.

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:41:57 PM
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McmadnessV3 posted...
It really saddens me to see something I used to love just slowly die a painful death from outside interference.
like with CE/gfaqs too?

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LordFarquad1312
04/29/25 7:43:03 PM
#33:


Fandom is a cancer and it must be purged.

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Mad-Dogg
04/29/25 7:43:34 PM
#34:


NeonPhoenix posted...
like with CE/gfaqs too?
Mainly gamefaqs. Like in general.

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Kain_Highwind
04/29/25 7:44:21 PM
#35:


https://bsky.app/profile/nikigrayson.com/post/3lnyflj2j3c2c

gb staff member saying they're available for hiring

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:44:59 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/375b5e13.jpg

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LonelyStoner
04/29/25 7:45:51 PM
#37:


I thought GiantBomb died like 10 years ago.

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Rob_the_Ninja
04/29/25 7:46:40 PM
#38:


Its time to make a new Giant Bomb, with blackjack and hookers.
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Biofighter55
04/29/25 7:47:28 PM
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DuneMan posted...
Unless it's in an ad.

Then horny all you want, short of truly despicable things like *gasp* the female nipple. </s>

so horny is allowed as long you pay fandom enough money

what a bunch of sellouts

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008Zulu
04/29/25 7:50:27 PM
#40:


Unknown5uspect posted...
No. Horny.
Here is a game where play as a ball that bounces...
Banned for breaking No Horny; The ball looks too much like a boob.

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:50:32 PM
#41:


LonelyStoner posted...
I thought GiantBomb died like 10 years ago.
It died in like 2017 for me when Abby forced yakuza 0 out of the top 10 for fucking Dream Daddy with a terrible argument lol

Persona 4 Endurance Run is legit one of the greatest let's plays of all time. I watched that shit twice >_>

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AndyReklaw
04/29/25 7:53:03 PM
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I was a big Giant Bomb fan but when covid happened and the in-office stuff stopped I dropped off. Then everyone left and I haven't watched any of the reboot. I still listen to old bombcasts or watch old quick looks or unprofessional fridays or whatevs. It'll be sad when the site is officially shutdown but it's definitely been a long time coming.

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 7:53:23 PM
#43:


From a post on resetera

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a2a07d8e.png

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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 8:04:03 PM
#45:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMEg6mfTfF4

This is still one of my favorite bits ever >_>

"NO NO NO! Please don't shake the baby!"

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Strider102
04/29/25 8:07:31 PM
#46:


Trust and safety

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Probo93
04/29/25 8:07:48 PM
#47:


NeonPhoenix posted...
It died in like 2017 for me when Abby forced yakuza 0 out of the top 10 for fucking Dream Daddy with a terrible argument lol
Excuse me?


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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 8:15:06 PM
#48:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li24H759pEI&t=8723s

Alex Navarro saying 7 years ago that Giant Bomb would die lol (this aired in 2018)

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solosnake
04/29/25 8:25:12 PM
#49:


NeonPhoenix posted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li24H759pEI&t=8723s

Alex Navarro saying 7 years ago that Giant Bomb would die lol (this aired in 2018)
23 and a half fucking hours

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2Pacavelli
04/29/25 8:28:31 PM
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NeonPhoenix
04/29/25 8:29:58 PM
#51:


lmao, I'm watching that deleted video and Dan Ryckert says they can't drink alcohol on stream or glorify it per Fandom's rules. So then they all immediately and in sync open beer cans on stream and start drinking it.

This video is fucking great lol. I wish these guys the best of luck

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