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Posted by Jeff (3106 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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 Posted by Jeff (3106 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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 Posted by Darko (113 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Welcome to the team.

#3 Edited by RipTheVeins (1479 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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."

#4 Edited by cap123 (2475 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

cannot wait!
 
i already enjoy matt's writing

#5 Edited by adoggz (1878 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#6 Posted by RelentlessKnight (963 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Sweet new TANG!

#7 Posted by AjayRaz (12266 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#8 Posted by ribeye (411 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

good to know and glad to hear it guys, our appetite is nigh on insatiable
#9 Posted by wolf_blitzer85 (5178 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

More stuff is good stuff!

#10 Posted by TheHT (8424 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#11 Posted by TadThuggish (856 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

AWWWWWW SHIT SON

#12 Posted by DonutFever (3032 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

No third Endurance Run during E3? What!?

#13 Edited by Xeiphyer (5166 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago
@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!!!!!!!
#14 Posted by plop1920 (416 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

yay more tang!
#15 Posted by Brendan (6931 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Duhhhh Endurance Run?

#16 Posted by Hamz (6842 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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!

#17 Posted by Derios (414 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

TWO BRADS?!?!?
#18 Edited by Sil3n7 (1033 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#19 Posted by Sweep (8185 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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 Posted by Dontlooknow (24 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Congratulations on expanding! The Giantbomb is getting gianter!

#21 Posted by Ace829 (2082 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Brad Nicolson!? Awesome!

#22 Posted by evanbrau (1158 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Sounds like great things in the future.

#23 Posted by fatbologna (4 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Nicholson's suitably Bombin' for this site!

#24 Posted by PlasmaMachine (188 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#25 Posted by Rhaknar (5815 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

welcome peeps

#26 Posted by adoggz (1878 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago
@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.
#27 Posted by Quarterplay (4 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#28 Posted by AlexAlterisio (88 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#29 Posted by Jazz (2046 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago
@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. 
#30 Posted by JJOR64 (18221 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

:)

#31 Posted by dvdhaus (346 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Looking forward to more "wacky fun"

#32 Posted by trophyhunter (5804 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#33 Posted by Marz (5475 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

sounds good

#34 Posted by Death_Burnout (3704 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

God damnit Kessler...

#35 Posted by Sweep (8185 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago
@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 Posted by DarkFury (336 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#37 Posted by Titl (538 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago
 the eventual return of T.A.N.G
 
Dude, this is the best news in a long time. (not that long actually, but still)
#38 Posted by Myomoto (309 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#39 Posted by JellyFish_Gsus (743 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

 Exciting times ahead for Giantbomb.

#40 Posted by wonderhare (350 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

mind is blown

#41 Posted by BRG9000 (118 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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?

#42 Edited by buzz_killington (3532 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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.

#43 Posted by drowsap (668 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

the site will get better the more help there is

#44 Posted by Daveyo520 (6565 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Our little site is growning up. tear.
#45 Posted by Slayer (70 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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!

#46 Posted by TepidShark (951 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

#47 Posted by C2C (800 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Cool, Brad Nicholson is awesome on Destructoid.  

#48 Posted by A_Dog (720 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

So who's Mike? 
 
I like him. :D

#49 Posted by Tordah (2394 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

Sounds great!

#50 Posted by TheYear20XX (419 posts) - 3 years, 25 days ago

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

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