[UPDATE] Giant Bomb Premium Accounts On Sale

[UPDATE]: Monthly users who have been active for over six-months will get the email from GameSpot later this week as well. We can't open this up to all monthlies for the obvious reason that then non-cool duders (known simply as "dudes") could exploit our system and just buy for a month.

Hey duders. Just a quick note to let you know we've moved our login system from auth.whiskeymedia.com to auth.giantbomb.com. Update those bookmarks or something!

We're also approaching the deadline we set during our pancakes talk to give away free GameSpot Total Access plans for all Giant Bomb premium members who are still active on April 15th April 19th (I added a couple extra days for this promotion). It's our way of saying thanks, and giving you the opportunity to check out GameSpot ad-free for the rest of the year. For those of you who want to still get in on that action, we've set up a $35 sale that lasts till Wednesday night that will still get you the GS coupon as long as you sign up before Wednesday 11:59PM PDT. If you're already an active member, you might want to pick it up to extend your membership another year at a cheaper price.

In any case, here are the major details you need to know.

• If you're already an active premium member of Giant Bomb, there's nothing you need to do. You'll get an email later this week (prolly Thursday or Friday) from GameSpot with a coupon code. You can apply that code to any account you have over there, or set up a new one.
• For those grabbing a Giant Bomb subscription this week for the first time, you'll get an email immediately to give you access to Giant Bomb and Comic Vine. Then, later this week you'll get another email from GameSpot with a separate coupon code for use there. Again, it's optional and you can apply it to any GameSpot account you have, or set up a new one.
• Lastly, this deal does not come with a T-Shirt coupon. If you really want one of those, you can still sign up for a normal subscription at the regular $50 price. You'll still get the GameSpot code later this week as well.

Have no idea what a GameSpot is? These two guys sure do!

yay

Didn't know they were doing this. Sounds to me like a pretty good deal, except for the part about not getting a Giant Bomb t-shirt.

Blonde Ryan!

Sweet. Can you still gift memberships?

GOOD TIMES!!!!!

Pull the trigger already, you poor fucks. It's totally worth it!

ryans hair is blonder than gokus hahahaha!!!

Ryan- You should dye you hair blonde if you get enough subs!!!!

Fucks sake, a sale three days after I finally get a membership here...

>_<

Wow that video really bummed me out.

do these guys even still work at gamespot lol
narutovegetaDboy 5 months ago 33

From the video comments. The "33" signifies thumbs up. Easily the worst YouTube comment I have ever seen, and it's the top voted.

On topic, the whole GSpot total access thing might be well intentioned, but dude I could not get less of a fuck what Gamespot does ever.

Is blonde Ryan part of the premium membership?

No thanks. For all the good John Davison is apparently doing, that site is still atrocious.

These two guys no longer work at Gamespot. Jeff got fired for his review on Kane and Lynch. Soon after Ryan left and then they started up the website GiantBomb, which is very popular now.

That video is more likely to convince me to sign up than the sale.

Bleached hair is coming back.

No PayPal? No deal.

I honestly think this is the first time I've seen Ryan with blonde hair... weird

Christ. "Just say no to ass games. Don't let them do this to us. Please.". That brought back some memories. Ryan freaks me out in that video, he looks like a completely different person.

EVERYONE IS BLONDE NOW

Oh man, that was the first ever video of Jeff and/or Ryan I saw on Gamespot!

That has always been my favorite video game review ever.

@Tan said:

Wow that video really bummed me out.

It actually scared me, hah, emotional roller-coaster!

I'm solid until like 2014 or something so I'll wait for the next one!

oh even if you have a premium account click that link!

@CaLe said:

I'm solid until like 2014 or something so I'll wait for the next one!

Same :P

I think I'll just wait for my current sub to run out and renew later once they reveal the next set of member's shirts. The coupon idea was my suggestion to Daniel a while back, so I kinda feel obligated to use that method.

Oh my god. Ryan Davis with bleach-blonde hair...

justsaynotoassgames.com

Wow, I guess those two still thought it was the 90s or something, in 2003. Jeff and Ryan look a lot better today...

what is with their hair?

I am glad I waited to resubscribe.

@SamFo said:

Sweet. Can you still gift memberships?

Yes. Through the same sale.

Bleach that shit.

Times like these are when I wish I had a credit card instead of only Paypal.

I say no to ass games.

well i am now subbed up till sept 2014 :P

I'm already a member to September 2013. Would it be ridiculous to up it to 2014?

@Milkman: i just did lol

YES A GAMESPOT TOTAL ACCESS ACCOUNT FINALLY MY LIFE IS COMPLETE.

God damnit. Couldn't do this a month ago when I actually had to renew the subscription?

Though I do like my new t-shirt... Nevermind then.

This is ... oh god, this is scary.

And who has a gold medal now? This guy. This one right here. 8)

I'm gonna hit Gamespot for the first time in five years and find me some more old ass videos of Jeff and Slim Shady.

Can you give away the Gamespot code we get e-mailed or will it be tied to our e-mail? I have no desire to visit that site so I might as well give it to someone if I can.

Hmm... why can't GB just absorb GS wholesale and get it over with?

Thanks to me being lazy and not doing tax returns for 3 years, I'm currently floating in dat scrilla, so I am now not going to be a not-member until 2014 (until the next sale, where it will probably increase another year. It's a vicious cycle.)  I spend almost no money nowadays so might as well re-up for this since it's on cheap. 
 
Edit: Dave you should add turkey gobbles like the thanksgiving sale for when people successfully pay. 
 
Double Edit: Does this mean I now will have 2 years of GS premium as well?

Now I can enter those contests on On the Spot!