Jeff Gerstmann Heads to New York, Takes Questions

Nailed it.

@jamessmarion: Just wanted to thank you for hosting this talk! I wasn't at the event, but having finally watched the archive, I appreciate that yourself and the attendees were largely big fans of Jeff and Giant Bomb's work, but everyone involved was able to have a cogent, interesting discussion about games without fanboying out. It was really refreshing in contrast to the really embarrassing Q&A sections after most Giant Bomb PAX panels.

That was great! II'd love to see more of these types of Q and As on the site.

man, fantastic talk....thats all i can say. fan fucking tastic.

Lots of intelligent questions being asked and equally intelligent answers from Jeff. Reminds me why I love that duder. Good stuff.

I really enjoyed that talk and the Q&A was was actually tolerable!

Awesome talk, a lot of cool and interesting things were talked about.

I wonder if there are any places like this NYU Game Center out in Southern California. The events they mentioned in the beginning sound super interesting.

Awesome, much better crowd than the typical PAX panel especially the questions. Professor Gerstmann???

That was great! Awesome insight and good conversation about games and also hearing more about the potential Giant Bomb has to grow gets me excited. Great job Jeff!

This is great. I can listen to Jeff talk about games all day.

It is definitely pronounced "Iron Brew" Not, "Urn Brew"

@dylanfill: Cool. Super jealous

@supermacguyver: I think the difference is that the people in attendance were asking questions out of genuine interest and not to get a rise out of the community.

Really great watch. I love the Bombcast and the live shows but I also love seeing Jeff talk "out of character" as it were. Smart duder he is. I hope I get a chance to meet and chat with him some day. Thanks for posting it!

Just got to the bit about the Transistor footage and God damn, @jeff, I don't care if you have to get Patrick back in the hot dog suit workin' the late night streets of Shytown for tha scrilla, get Vinny and Drew all the time and support they need to make a mini-series out of that!

Woooh. Great talk. I sometimes do feel like I could quit my current studies and try and make an indie game but the iteration and slaving away on it is just not appealing. But more power to those that do make games. You men and women are most admired.

Fantastic video. It was so nice to see Jeff answering questions earnestly in a semi-formal environment. I love the way he generally composes himself, but sometimes his casually jaded demeanor can make it difficult to gleam genuine information and opinions from his responses. For people interested in video games and the industry, this might be the most informative videos I've ever seen. Well done!

Very enjoyable. Always good to hear you talk Jeff. Hope you guys come out to PAX South next year!

This was a joy to watch! Jeff's responses were full of thought and insight, and the question askers were mercifully low on the cringe-quotient.

This has been a fantastic watch. I could listen to Jeff talk about games for ever, so knowledgble, thoughtful and with a great bullshit director. I really hope these hires come off and they can get someone new for him to spark off around the office.

Jeff Gerstmann is a hero of mine!

Interesting questions, great look into where Jeff is going with the site.

this was an amazing talk!

I hope Jeff does write a memoir. Sooner rather than later.

@euandewar: Yep, it's like watching Stephen Colbert away from the Report, but less extreme of a shift. Jeff's a smart guy.

Haha Yoshi's island is the best

I really like Jeff when he's given a platform to speak outside of the Giant Bomb offices. He steps down the "always on" element of his public persona that things like the podcast really accentuate and he comes out with some great levelheaded stuff.

Not to say the rest of the time he's just spouting bullshit, I just particularly like him in these circumstances.

Great talk. A joy to watch.
Cements the fact that Jeff is really knowledgeable on this subject matter.

Good stuff.

Sweet interview. Looking forward to the days when GB features articles of critique and analysis of games.

That was an awesome talk ! Really enjoyed what Jeff had to say

I sooooo wanted to go but I had plans I couldn't break :( Glad it was covered on video.

Some really good questions. Did Alex have an interview too? or Q & A?

Awesome stuff all around. I can't wait to see where this site will go. So many super exciting things to look forward to.

Wow, this was so great! Huge thanks to everyone involved! The host was excellent, great Q&A, good audience. Thank you

This was great!

Thanks Jeff + NYU:GC

I was afraid this wouldn't be posted. Awesome.

That was a great interview, and the audience had great questions. Jeff is such a pro.

Really cool to see you talk openly about the 2007 stuff. Great talk Jeff !

Awesome talk. Jeff is so quick with a great answer and then some. And yes, the questions were very good. I almost feel like the convention questions need to be screened to weed out the dumb "how do I get your job" garbage.

I've been thinking for at least a couple of years how cool it would be for a documentary or book to be made detailing the history that the GB staff have had in the industry from their perspective and from people that have worked with them. Also this video was real awesome thanks for posting it and I'm glad it was recorded.

When he went into the dark alternate future of what would've happened if he stayed at Gamespot, it almost makes you glad that he got fired. It really seems like a positive thing in the end.

Jeff is very good at voicing his opinions on about any topic. You can tell by the way he talks that he knows a lot about the industry and it has taken him literally years of experience to get to this point. This talk was fantastic! Giant Bomb, as always, is in great hands.

I'm glad it all started with Kids in the Hall.

Great work as always Jeff!