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It's interesting to think about. We've been seeing the old ad market paradigm die a slow death for probably over a decade at this point. As it does, people attached to the big media brands continue to spin off into smaller, Patreon and podcast ad (BlueChew, Manscaped, HelloFresh, MyBookie, etc) supported outlets.

It seems like he's suggesting that the small niche outlet thing is not The Final Paradigm (because nothing is), and at some point, market and environmental forces could make larger, more ambitious efforts more sustainable. Maybe someone will figure out how to make enough money and find enough demand to justify building and maintaining something bigger. What that "something" is is unclear. Having listened to Jeff talk about this stuff for a very long time, I think the "something" for him might mean bigger outlets organized for both personality-based and professional coverage. Not a carbon copy of Gamespot and IGN in their primes, but maybe something with similar capacities.

Beyond video games, we're seeing a lot of things breaking down in a lot of places. On one hand, we could catastrophize over everything burning down. On the other, we can begin to creatively imagine what possibilities we have to build The Next Thing after the dust settles.

One of the most predictable flops in gaming. It sounded like a bad idea when they announced it. Konami's behind it. And Silent Hill has infamously gotten no respect from Konami in years.

this is the funniest post i've seen on the giant bomb forums.

I can't believe they named the company Game Mill.

Can't wait for Evergrace. The only time I've seen a copy of that game in the wild, they were selling it behind the counter at a CVS. Weird.

look at the bright side: at least you're seeing the front and not the back.

Diatribe time:

The older I get, the more bizarre it feels that we trust 17/18 year olds to plot out their futures by picking their own college majors. Many have never paid rent, never paid a bill, and some have never held a job. The vast majority don't even know themselves or have a solid sense of what they want out of life. So we end up with people who pursue pre-law and later law school who find themselves made miserable by the workload of a career lawyer. And we end up with people who pursue degrees that are fun for 4 years but barely help them find stable, livable employment after that.

I wouldn't advocate for taking the option away from them, but it's a major decision with huge financial and life consequences that we give to young people who are usually taking shots in the dark.

And to add to it, public universities, despite their public funding, are always looking to increase revenue and raise enrollments. So they offer and advertise degree programs that are "in demand" without real concern for the long-term usefulness to the student.

E-Sports degree programs seem, to me, to be predatory in intention and too narrowly-defined to be generally useful. If you want to work in the E-Sports business, get a business/marketing/finance/etc degree and try to get internships in the e-sports space. A degree that's more broadly defined will give you flexibility in case you decide you absolutely hate the E-sports business in 5, 10, 15, etc years.

Get hype

I thought it was a really good Quick Look, but if you're offended by videos of people you don't know, then I guess it can't be helped.