GameRoulette

Maybe they would have actually lived that "move to Ohio where everything is cheaper" fantasy.

Perhaps they would have pioneered the streamer house concept?

It's hard for me to imagine a scenario where Ryan would have given his blessing to semi-returning to Gamespot.

Or maybe he would have? Maybe he would have found the whole thing funny. Ryan was able to find the funny in lots of things.

It is interesting to speculate on, though.

"NOBODY WINS"

Hip Tanaka now & forever.

@landhawk: Came here to say this. RORIE!!!

Also, in general, I feel like GB is so personality-driven that even if the brand itself were to shut down, the crew could take their following elsewhere without much difficulty (unless there's some weird noncompete language in their contracts or something).

I got into Fortnite starting with Chapter 2, Season 2 (a.k.a. the start of COVID). As an ex-WoW player, the feedback loop of "do challenges, unlock cosmetics" was pretty familiar to me. Fortnite additionally seems to be a little less of a life vampire, although keeping up on the battle pass can easily become a daily chore.

I didn't really plan on buying the Season 4 battle pass, but when they went all in on cool Marvel skins I re-upped. The game is well-made. It reminds me a little of UT99. You don't have to learn a whole bunch of different classes/characters -- every "character" plays the same. The high-end game is a bit off-putting with its speed wizard architects, but I still have fun doing dumb dad gamer things and placing somewhere in the top 10-20 almost every match.