I just noticed the other day that Rorie's blog was still in my bookmarks. So I clicked on it, and was kind of disappointed to see he hadn't updated it in a while. Well, after about 2 minutes of internet sleuthing, I found out that Rorie has been writing for the last couple of months. I had no idea! It looks like he's reviewing games now. After all of those years of game guides and movie reviews, it looks like the two skills have now converged. He's freelancing on GamesRadar and Gamespot now.
Any chance he comes back on over to the Bomb?
Hell Yeah! review
Medal of Honor: Warfighter review
Need for Speed Most Wanted review
Lego Lord of the Rings review
Assassin's Creed 3 game guide
Matthew Rorie
Once a GameSpot editor and then a Marketing and PR Producer at Obsidian Entertainment, Matt Rorie worked alongside Giant Bomb at Whiskey Media website Screened, and is now Product Manager for Giant Bomb. Matt's got faith of the heart; going where his heart will take him.
What's up with Rorie?
I can confirm that as of last week he is still Properly Petting Puppies.
@Blackout62 said:
I can confirm that as of last week he is still Properly Petting Puppies.
Well that was more disturbing in text form than his more affable spoken form.
@freakin9 said:
@Blackout62 said:
I can confirm that as of last week he is still Properly Petting Puppies.
Well that was more disturbing in text form than his more affable spoken form.
Oh my -
That definitely does come off as super creepy written out like that!
@Blackout62 said:
I can confirm that as of last week he is still Properly Petting Puppies.
This is actually pretty funny. Rorie is such a fuckin' goofball.
Well if they are ever in a position to expand, I would think he would be on the list of possibilities...I MISS THE GUY
@TheKramer89 said:
@Blackout62 said:
I can confirm that as of last week he is still Properly Petting Puppies.
This is actually pretty funny. Rorie is such a fuckin' goofball.
That is fucking great. Followed.
@Blackout62 said:
I can confirm that as of last week he is still Properly Petting Puppies.
How is this a thing? LOL
I'm slow to the party and didn't even realize Rorie was gone. Why'd he get let go/leave? He's got such a great personality. Best of luck to him wherever he goes...
@JasonR86 said:
I feel bad for the guy. He really got fucked over in the Whiskey Media buyout.
Yea, its a real shame. He seems to be one of the only ones to really get screwed.
Here I go being a dick again, but I don't know why he wasn't hired over Patrick in the beginning to cover news, blogs, and reviews. He is a great writer, and is loved by almost all of the community. I really don't hate Patrick, but I never felt he really 'fit' in.
@Bucketdeth said:
Here I go being a dick again, but I don't know why he wasn't hired over Patrick in the beginning to cover news, blogs, and reviews. He is a great writer, and is loved by almost all of the community. I really don't hate Patrick, but I never felt he really 'fit' in.
Patricks started off rough but fits in well now.
But Rorie could replace Alex anytime. Alex is a dick and an awkward creep when he gets on camera.
@McGhee said:
@Bucketdeth said:
Here I go being a dick again, but I don't know why he wasn't hired over Patrick in the beginning to cover news, blogs, and reviews. He is a great writer, and is loved by almost all of the community. I really don't hate Patrick, but I never felt he really 'fit' in.
Patricks started off rough but fits in well now.
But Rorie could replace Alex anytime. Alex is a dick and an awkward creep when he gets on camera.
Take that back!
Alex's endless reservoir of snark is a good counterpoint to someone like Vinny's more happy-go-lucky vibe.
It's not super balanced because Alex can't do much video work, but I think his (written) voice provides a nice change of perspective from the other guys.
Plus, the Rorie-Navarro team was pretty great back in the ol' Screened days. It would be awesome if that partnership was re-forged in the anvils of Giant Bomb.
Rorie's annoying as hell and ruins conversations. I feel bad for him, too, but feeling bad for him is not reason enough to want him aboard Giant Bomb. Hope he stays far away from the site.
@zoozilla said:
@McGhee said:
@Bucketdeth said:
Here I go being a dick again, but I don't know why he wasn't hired over Patrick in the beginning to cover news, blogs, and reviews. He is a great writer, and is loved by almost all of the community. I really don't hate Patrick, but I never felt he really 'fit' in.
Patricks started off rough but fits in well now.
But Rorie could replace Alex anytime. Alex is a dick and an awkward creep when he gets on camera.
Take that back!
Alex's endless reservoir of snark is a good counterpoint to someone like Vinny's more happy-go-lucky vibe.
It's not super balanced because Alex can't do much video work, but I think his (written) voice provides a nice change of perspective from the other guys.
Plus, the Rorie-Navarro team was pretty great back in the ol' Screened days. It would be awesome if that partnership was re-forged in the anvils of Giant Bomb.
I use to love the old Screened podcast. I was just using a little snark myself. heh
But seriously, I hate Alex in video form.
But Rorie? Oh how I miss Rorie's drunken time on the Friday show or the Screening Room.
I know it's pretty futile to throw out something like this, because we might never know. But what if Matt doesn't want to work under his (presumabley) pretty close friends and former collegues. Or Jeff and Ryan might see problems working with him. On a business level, Giant Bomb can't always be run like a big group hug.
I'm just speaking from my own perspective, since I would have (and did have) huge problems being bossed over by a friend.
But let's hope I'm wrong and that Rorie shows up here one day.
@Christoffer said:
I know it's pretty futile to throw out something like this, because we might never know. But what if Matt doesn't want to work under his (presumabley) pretty close friends and former collegues. Or Jeff and Ryan might see problems working with him. On a business level, Giant Bomb can't always be run like a big group hug.
I'm just speaking from my own perspective, since I would have (and did have) huge problems being bossed over by a friend.
But let's hope I'm wrong and that Rorie shows up here one day.
Wasn't Jeff already his boss when they worked at Gamespot? They also worked alongside him for years at Whiskey, so if there was a problem, I'm sure it would have come up by now. Ryan sure didn't seem to have any problems with Rorie during the numerous Happy Hours.
Honestly though, who knows why he never made/was offered the jump to Giant Bomb. Could be plenty of reasons that we'll most likely never know.
@Bucketdeth said:
Here I go being a dick again, but I don't know why he wasn't hired over Patrick in the beginning to cover news, blogs, and reviews. He is a great writer, and is loved by almost all of the community. I really don't hate Patrick, but I never felt he really 'fit' in.
Yeah same, Rorie would have been a way better fit. Patrick is annoying and comes off too pretentious at times.
Maybe now that Jeff is dead Rorie can join.
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