Gamespot fuse?

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#1  Edited By tyxja

So I just got an email from gamespot asking me to join and take part in this new "FUSE" profiling awards thing. I know they had some sort of accomplishment system before but this whole new "FUSE" thing is a little to close to the new giantbomb quest system. I DOUBT they ripped them off but it is a weird little coincidence.

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#2  Edited By KaosAngel

....oh yeah!  I forgot how many GS threads we used to get here before, great to know we got one again!  
 
これはなぜ。。。

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#3  Edited By Vinchenzo
Repeat thread. 
 
I can promise you that the "Search" function is a useful feature.
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#5  Edited By bacongames
@tylerjacob:  People WILL bitch and rally behind their favorite team but really...shit like this happens all the time on the internet.  Besides think of all the hundreds, nay thousands of users on GameSpot that would use this because GB isn't a thing for them.
 
Not only that but from what I can gather, they are reaching out to a company that collects this kind of data anyway so it's not like the market isn't already there to distribute it.  Hell this kind achievement stat tracking thing has been going on the PC for quite a few years now, most notably Steam (they just don't have S-Ranks really).
 
Great to all those people who are active in GS's community but not here.  However I'm already invested here and the interface on the site is better than GameSpot's in my opinion.  I'm not going to start bashing them because I have no reason.  I'm listening to The HotSpot right not for fuck's sake.
 
EDIT:  Aw shit.  I hate it when I post as first person in repeat threads.  Bah whatever, delete the shit or whatever.
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#6  Edited By Astras

It makes me laugh that gamespot really thinks this is what will crush giant bomb.. the people who work there just really dont get it.. some of them never did and the ones that are atill there never will.

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#7  Edited By tyxja

Hey I'm not taking sides at all here lol. I just thought it was a funny coincidence seeing how giantbomb got its roots. There's no way I'd move back to gamespot for any reason, but it's not like both sites can't live in the same world. I agree with you in that this sites design is far superior to gamespot's. 
 
 
I'm sorry I didn't search this topic, I didn't see it on the first page at a glance so I just assumed no one but myself cared to post it. 
 
 
Also though I can't help but notice the first guy didn't even read my post lol.

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#8  Edited By Xeiphyer
@Astras said:
" It makes me laugh that gamespot really thinks this is what will crush giant bomb.. the people who work there just really dont get it.. some of them never did and the ones that are atill there never will. "
I very much doubt this has anything to do with GiantBomb. Most likely its just a better way to get more page views, therefore more ad dollars. GB's is done for fun (mostly), although I'm sure they thought ahead to when they get some ads on the site again.
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#9  Edited By Astras
@Xeiphyer: 
Yea, it baffles me how they make any money at the moment.
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#10  Edited By Red12b
@Astras said:
" @Xeiphyer:  Yea, it baffles me how they make any money at the moment. "
The power of thought. 
  
Have you seen this dude, they explain their ad model 
 
  
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#11  Edited By arkasai
@Red12b: Fucking eye blasters!  Great video, thanks for posting it, I was in the dark about GB's financial model.
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#12  Edited By Astras

Yep, didn't get it either.. it's cleared it up!

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#13  Edited By Red12b
@Arkasai:  
I love that video, Jeff cements his awesome.  
 
Fucking Eye blasters!  
 
WERE GONNA FUCK YOUR EYES! 
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#14  Edited By Red12b
@Arkasai:  
I love that video, Jeff cements his awesome.  
 
Fucking Eye blasters!  
 
WERE GONNA FUCK YOUR EYES! 
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#15  Edited By tyxja

Jeff is brilliant lmao. I laughed so hard when he said "they're gonna buy our shit WOO!"

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#16  Edited By Astras
@tylerjacob said:
" Jeff is brilliant lmao. I laughed so hard when he said "they're gonna buy our shit WOO!" "
He's got a bit of a fat head tho, you have to admit!
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#17  Edited By damnboyadvance

Apparently, Gamespot also recently put out a Gamespot App on iTunes. They're a little late, aren't they?