Hey, the other hiring thread was months old and suffered from the forum issue of "clicking on the last topic page doesn't actually take you there," so I'm going to lock that one. Feel free to welcome Dan Ryckert and Jason Oestreicher, who join us from their previous gig at Game Informer. You can get an introduction to them in the latest Giant Bombcast.
Giant Bomb hires Dan Ryckert and Jason Oestreicher
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Welcome to the team, guys! Glad to have some new butts to finally fill the empty chairs in the SF office.
Any duders who have been following these guys should post their favorite moments here for those like me that only have a fleeting familiarity with them. Everyone who knows them seems stoked to have them aboard, and you should share with the community just why that is!
Man, this is going to be at least another two weeks of learning to differentiate between Dan and Jason's voices on the Bombcast. Took me a month with Jeff and Ryan (yeah, laugh if you want).
But sincere congrats!
Hey, the other hiring thread was months old and suffered from the forum issue of "clicking on the last topic page doesn't actually take you there," so I'm going to lock that one.
Two things:
- Is this bug being worked on?
- Does this mean the Anime thread is no more?
A little disappointed they didn't go for the business acumen Benjamin Peezy could have offered, but welcome aboard nonetheless!
Hey, the other hiring thread was months old and suffered from the forum issue of "clicking on the last topic page doesn't actually take you there," so I'm going to lock that one.
Two things:
- Is this bug being worked on?
- Does this mean the Anime thread is no more?
The anime thread will never die (even though I have no extra time to watch anime)
It's gonna be fun watching Jeff get his ass kicked in fighting games.
Wow I didn't even think about that...even MK?
Hey, the other hiring thread was months old and suffered from the forum issue of "clicking on the last topic page doesn't actually take you there," so I'm going to lock that one.
Two things:
- Is this bug being worked on?
- Does this mean the Anime thread is no more?
The anime thread will never die (even though I have no extra time to watch anime)
The bug is a bit annoying but it's a part of the underlying way that the forum works. Very long threads often see numerous messages deleted from them, but these are soft deletes, meaning that staff and mods can still see them. Since we hide those messages for regular users, though, the count gets confused the longer the thread gets and the more messages are deleted. Still need to figure out a good solution.
Pssssssssssssssssssssssssst @rorie You spelled "Ryckert" wrong.
People might say Jeff knew from the start that he was going to hire an old buddy with similar tastes, but that wasn't the case! Dan Ryckert enjoys television, I've even seen him pop up in an AV Club Game of Thrones chat.
#GameChanger #GameChanged
@rorie: You spelled Dan's surname wrong, which is surprising given the difficulty of Jason's!
@karlpilkington: @development: Whoops!
But sit him in front of any non-Mortal Kombat fighting game and he becomes, well, mortal. :P
Anyway, welcome, Dan and Jason. Or Jason and Dan. Danson. Jasda.
@rorie: You spelled Dan's surname wrong, which is surprising given the difficulty of Jason's!
They're both hard.
In fact, it seems like the surnames are getting harder and harder with each new hire :o
I look forward to getting to know Dan and Jason, and I'm excited to see fresh perspectives. Cheers, all!
Man, this is going to be at least another two weeks of learning to differentiate between Dan and Jason's voices on the Bombcast. Took me a month with Jeff and Ryan (yeah, laugh if you want).
But sincere congrats!
I remember that period vividly. "They're both funny, so I guess it doesn't really matter."
In fact, it seems like the surnames are getting harder and harder with each new hire :o
Making me, a person from a culture whose language no Earthling has any exposure to, the perfect candidate for the next round of hires!
Welcome to the team Dan and Jason. Can't wait for the increased fighting game and wrestling coverage!
If only Dan Ryckert was a woman.
Don't worry, just like what happened in this thread, Photoshop can fix that.
I came here just to see complaining about them being white and male.
That will not happen here. The expressed purpose of this thread is to congratulate the new additions to the Giant Bomb family. Anything that is not this will not be allowed.
So glad it turned out to be Ryckert. I was going to be so mad if their trolling was actually just trolling.
I look forward to getting to know Dan and Jason, and I'm excited to see fresh perspectives. Cheers, all!
Man, this is going to be at least another two weeks of learning to differentiate between Dan and Jason's voices on the Bombcast. Took me a month with Jeff and Ryan (yeah, laugh if you want).
But sincere congrats!
I remember that period vividly. "They're both funny, so I guess it doesn't really matter."
You guys should listen to an episode of MBMBaM. I've listened to dozens of episodes and I still occasionally mix up Travis and Justin.
Also WE NOW HAVE A RIBERA JACKET ON-STAFF.
I came here just to see complaining about them being white and male.
That will not happen here. The expressed purpose of this thread is to congratulate the new additions to the Giant Bomb family. Anything that is not this will not be allowed.
Thank you for this. Seriously. Thank you.
And congrats to the new guys! I look forward to judging your every word with narrowed eyes and impossibly high expectations.
Just kidding, of course.
But sit him in front of any non-Mortal Kombat fighting game and he becomes, well, mortal. :P
Anyway, welcome, Dan and Jason. Or Jason and Dan. Danson. Jasda.
To be completely fair to Jeff, even just being decent at fighting games is often not easy. The amount of dedication required to be legitimately good is beyond the means of most mortals.
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