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    Edited By jeff

    We originally tapped Shaq to do a little freelance work for us, but his continuing affiliation with Shaq-Fu proved to be a conflict of interest.
    We originally tapped Shaq to do a little freelance work for us, but his continuing affiliation with Shaq-Fu proved to be a conflict of interest.
    Hey friends! I don't know if you've noticed, but this whole "video games" business is getting crazy again. That's largely because we're three weeks away from the start of the Electronics Entertainment Expo. E3 will once again be the place where announcements are made and fanboy hearts are broken as the real-life announcements so rarely match up with the fake lineups and other goofball rumors that crop up before the start of the show. Either way, it's where we'll all get a look at the games we'll be playing later this year and beyond.

    That means there's a lot more to do around here. There are more games to review, there's more news to report on, and so on. As such, we've enlisted a bit of external help, and you'll be seeing some more names around here.

    The first name you've probably already noticed. Matt "MattBodega" Kessler has been doing it up real big on the trailer posting front, and we're breaking in our intern on some news, now, too. Actually, I have him working on a review, too, but you'll primarily be seeing his name on news and video stuff. Matt's working with us here at the office, which is great because it means we no longer have to walk up the street to check the mailbox. And Vinny's shoes have never been shinier!

    The other name will be popping up shortly, and it's Brad Nicholson. You may remember him from his work on MTV Multiplayer, Destructoid, or TouchArcade. He'll be continuing to do some writing for some of those outlets, but we've also tapped him to handle some additional news coverage. He also claims that he can bench 230 pounds, which sounds like a lot to me. I... don't even have a bench, let alone weights to put on a bench, so he could have said that he benches a million pounds and I'd be equally impressed. Either way, this will probably make the inevitable Brad vs. Brad showdown a bit harsher than I had originally envisioned.

    So what does that leave for the five of us living our lives down here in the basement? Well, you may have noticed that we're doing one weekly live broadcast on Thursdays, appropriately titled Thursday Night Throwdown. You can expect to see more live things like that from us here in the basement, along with more reviews and Quick Looks, the eventual return of T.A.N.G., and "wacky fun." I'll let you decide what "wacky fun" means, provided that you don't think it means "a third Endurance Run." The other big news is that we're moving to a bigger basement in the near future, which comes with some exciting new studio space that we'll be sure to use for totally ridiculous live broadcasts and all sorts of other stuff. This means "the guys upstairs" will become "the guys over there." That doesn't quite have the same ring to it, though.

    Before most of that goes down, we need to get through E3. We're still making some plans for that, which will involve podcasts and perhaps the occasional live show, in addition to floor videos and write-ups about the future of video games. Hmm. Speaking of which, I should probably finish my write-ups. I've really got no excuse not to. So join me in welcoming these guys to our list of freelance contributors, and I hope you're as excited about the idea of more stuff going up on Giant Bomb as I am. It's called growth, people!
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    #1  Edited By jeff

    We originally tapped Shaq to do a little freelance work for us, but his continuing affiliation with Shaq-Fu proved to be a conflict of interest.
    We originally tapped Shaq to do a little freelance work for us, but his continuing affiliation with Shaq-Fu proved to be a conflict of interest.
    Hey friends! I don't know if you've noticed, but this whole "video games" business is getting crazy again. That's largely because we're three weeks away from the start of the Electronics Entertainment Expo. E3 will once again be the place where announcements are made and fanboy hearts are broken as the real-life announcements so rarely match up with the fake lineups and other goofball rumors that crop up before the start of the show. Either way, it's where we'll all get a look at the games we'll be playing later this year and beyond.

    That means there's a lot more to do around here. There are more games to review, there's more news to report on, and so on. As such, we've enlisted a bit of external help, and you'll be seeing some more names around here.

    The first name you've probably already noticed. Matt "MattBodega" Kessler has been doing it up real big on the trailer posting front, and we're breaking in our intern on some news, now, too. Actually, I have him working on a review, too, but you'll primarily be seeing his name on news and video stuff. Matt's working with us here at the office, which is great because it means we no longer have to walk up the street to check the mailbox. And Vinny's shoes have never been shinier!

    The other name will be popping up shortly, and it's Brad Nicholson. You may remember him from his work on MTV Multiplayer, Destructoid, or TouchArcade. He'll be continuing to do some writing for some of those outlets, but we've also tapped him to handle some additional news coverage. He also claims that he can bench 230 pounds, which sounds like a lot to me. I... don't even have a bench, let alone weights to put on a bench, so he could have said that he benches a million pounds and I'd be equally impressed. Either way, this will probably make the inevitable Brad vs. Brad showdown a bit harsher than I had originally envisioned.

    So what does that leave for the five of us living our lives down here in the basement? Well, you may have noticed that we're doing one weekly live broadcast on Thursdays, appropriately titled Thursday Night Throwdown. You can expect to see more live things like that from us here in the basement, along with more reviews and Quick Looks, the eventual return of T.A.N.G., and "wacky fun." I'll let you decide what "wacky fun" means, provided that you don't think it means "a third Endurance Run." The other big news is that we're moving to a bigger basement in the near future, which comes with some exciting new studio space that we'll be sure to use for totally ridiculous live broadcasts and all sorts of other stuff. This means "the guys upstairs" will become "the guys over there." That doesn't quite have the same ring to it, though.

    Before most of that goes down, we need to get through E3. We're still making some plans for that, which will involve podcasts and perhaps the occasional live show, in addition to floor videos and write-ups about the future of video games. Hmm. Speaking of which, I should probably finish my write-ups. I've really got no excuse not to. So join me in welcoming these guys to our list of freelance contributors, and I hope you're as excited about the idea of more stuff going up on Giant Bomb as I am. It's called growth, people!
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    #2  Edited By Darko

    Welcome to the team.

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    #3  Edited By RipTheVeins

    Wait, why isn't Star doing his work?!
     
    Any article with Shaq head is automatically amazing, and I don't think the us users would mind if you continued referring to "them" as "the guys upstairs."

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    #4  Edited By cap123

    cannot wait!
     
    i already enjoy matt's writing

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    #5  Edited By adoggz

    what, you guys are hiring Shaq?
     
    AND A THIRD ENDURANCE RUN!!! you guys are totes spoiling us.

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    #6  Edited By RelentlessKnight

    Sweet new TANG!

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    #7  Edited By beargirl1

    i am pleased to see more dudes here 
     
    oh, and shaq

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    #8  Edited By ribeye

    good to know and glad to hear it guys, our appetite is nigh on insatiable
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    #9  Edited By wolf_blitzer85

    More stuff is good stuff!

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    #10  Edited By TheHT

    Looking forward to MattBodega's review, and the basement hop.
     
    E3 IN THREE WEEKS HECK YEAAAHHH!!!

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    #11  Edited By TadThuggish

    AWWWWWW SHIT SON

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    #12  Edited By donutfever

    No third Endurance Run during E3? What!?

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    #13  Edited By Xeiphyer
    @adoggz said:

    " what, you guys are hiring Shaq? "

    You have never seen Shaq around the office? He shows up on the wall in a LOT of videos.
     
    ALSO: E3 YEAH!!!!!!!
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    #14  Edited By plop1920

    yay more tang!
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    #15  Edited By Brendan

    Duhhhh Endurance Run?

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    #16  Edited By Hamz

    Thanks for keeping us informed, great to hear the site expanding into new areas with freelance writers and a new office.
     
    Just remember not to feed Bodega after midnight or bad things will happen!

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    #17  Edited By Derios

    TWO BRADS?!?!?
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    #18  Edited By Sil3n7

    You should just start calling Shoemaker "BS" for short so no one is mixed up.

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    #19  Edited By sweep  Moderator

    THE FUTURE!!

     
     
     
     
    Mattbodega should be a guest on the bombcast, provided you don't let him talk about Path Of Neo...
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    #20  Edited By Dontlooknow

    Congratulations on expanding! The Giantbomb is getting gianter!

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    #21  Edited By Ace829

    Brad Nicolson!? Awesome!

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    #22  Edited By evanbrau

    Sounds like great things in the future.

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    #23  Edited By fatbologna

    Nicholson's suitably Bombin' for this site!

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    #24  Edited By PlasmaMachine

    See Ryan? Don't be afraid to press the "More Fun" button.

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    #25  Edited By Rhaknar

    welcome peeps

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    #26  Edited By adoggz
    @Xeiphyer said:
    " @adoggz said:

    " what, you guys are hiring Shaq? "

    You have never seen Shaq around the office? He shows up on the wall in a LOT of videos.
    well, I know he freelances for GB but i had no clue they were hiring him on full time. I cant wait for the Shaq/Dave endurance run.
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    #27  Edited By Quarterplay

    Congrats, new guys and existing guys! I look forward to seeing what the new folks have to add to the (apparently growing) GB content. 

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    #28  Edited By AlexAlterisio

    Wait you guys are bringing Brad Nicholson onto Giant Bomb?  Nice
    So are the new team members staying on long term?  I'd have no problems with seeing Giant Bomb expand

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    #29  Edited By Jazz
    @adoggz said:
    " what, you guys are hiring Shaq?  AND A THIRD ENDURANCE RUN!!! you guys are totes spoiling us. "
    I'm pretty sure you shouldn't hold your breath for another one any time soon. 
    They need at least 4 months between them, otherwise we'll get a burn out and that won't make anyone happy...apart from the guys who hate endurance runs..or watching brad play..or both. 
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    #30  Edited By JJOR64

    :)

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    #31  Edited By dvdhaus

    Looking forward to more "wacky fun"

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    #32  Edited By trophyhunter

    I'm all for some no name guys handling the boring text stuff if that means there will be more videos featuring jeff, ryan, brad, vinny and hopefully dave

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    #33  Edited By Marz

    sounds good

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    #34  Edited By Death_Burnout

    God damnit Kessler...

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    #35  Edited By sweep  Moderator
    @Sil3n7 said:
    " You should just start calling Shoemaker "BS" for short so no one is mixed up. "
    WE ARE NOT AMUSED!!!
     

    BRAD DEFENSE FORCE, ASSEMBLE!!

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    #36  Edited By darkfury

    Thanks for the news update, guys! :D Love it.

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    #37  Edited By Titl
     the eventual return of T.A.N.G
     
    Dude, this is the best news in a long time. (not that long actually, but still)
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    #38  Edited By Myomoto

    Woah, awesome. Still don't get how you guys can make any money.

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    #39  Edited By JellyFish_Gsus

     Exciting times ahead for Giantbomb.

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    #40  Edited By wonderhare

    mind is blown

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    #41  Edited By BRG9000

    I still don't get how your site is making money, let alone growing. Is it all really a front for something? Is VInny a mob boss?

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    #42  Edited By buzz_killington

    I haven't read a word of the article, but a big ass pic of Shaq is always good news. 
     
    [minutes later, after I read the article] But if you guys work in the same space as the "guys upstairs", how can you keep fucking around all day, and pretending to work as soon as someone comes down? That means you have to actually work now. Madness.

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    #43  Edited By drowsap

    the site will get better the more help there is

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    #44  Edited By Daveyo520

    Our little site is growning up. tear.
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    #45  Edited By Slayer

    Great job everyone @ BG great job !!!
    Hopefully we get a full tour of the new place soon + welcome to all the newcomers here at GB.
    Let us celebrate this great site to many more years to come!

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    #46  Edited By TepidShark

    I am surprised he didn't say "a new challenger has arrived" given Jeff's love of fighting games.

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    #47  Edited By C2C

    Cool, Brad Nicholson is awesome on Destructoid.  

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    #48  Edited By A_Dog

    So who's Mike? 
     
    I like him. :D

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    #49  Edited By Tordah

    Sounds great!

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    #50  Edited By TheYear20XX

    Forwards, not backwards, upwards, not forwards, and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!

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