Sean2D2

Been regularly visiting GB for I guess way more than a decade now? I started getting into Giantbomb to fill the hole left behind by 1UP, but soon it grew into an almost daily habit, and although I don't post on the forums much (I follow the FB group more), it's been the only constant hobby community I've been apart of. I know Giantbomb isn't over, but the waves being made by this announcement could not have been bigger.

I felt I needed to at least post my gratitude for everyone leaving, and for everyone that has ever been a part of the site, small or big. I can't wait to see where Jeff leads the ship, and even though the crew is much smaller it's still full of people that entertain the hell outta me.

I'm 35, and someone in the Facebook group said something that struck me. It feels like their lifetime hobby is winding down, and maybe it's just a temporary feeling but Giantbomb and the people who make it up have become so intertwined with it, that it's like a big piece of my love for it has broken off. Having a busy schedule and a 3-year-old, I've spent the last several years following the industry and games more than I've had time to play them. And that's okay. I'm also just really bummed at this point to have never had the time or either money to make it out to PAX East or West to see a panel with everyone who is now gone from the site. Time moves on.

Thank you all, and I love this site and community because of the people that lead it.

Video games are really cool, but they're just something that happened to bring me here.

Thanks Brad, Vinny, and Alex. Good luck, and I hope your next venture brings you happiness. GiantBomb forever.

I'd really like to be able to get that Darkness Compendium! Thanks for the giveaways, Rorie!

Sometimes cereal boxes had tips on the back of them. I also had my grandma send off a bunch of Lunchable UPC codes for a Sega VHS that was tips for about 5 or 6 games. I was a little disappointed because I knew the stuff they put in for Sonic 2, but it was still a cool tape. Tips and Tricks was also a purchase almost every month for me when I was about 7. It was just a magazine with nothing but cheat codes, and new ones seemed to come out every month. It was amazing and I every time I think about that magazine it makes me really miss cheat codes.

Also, I think more games started putting in MORE content that was "hidden" once they knew fans would share the info on the internet. The rise of tip magazines, strategy guides, and internet tips all seem to come at once.

Side note: Anyone remember Game Sages? It was just a big cheat code database site. I haven't looked up a ton on the history of it, but at some point, it just turned into IGN (I think IGN bought Game Sages). That's sort of when I transitioned from realizing I could read ABOUT games on the internet (just like in magazines), and not just find cheats for them. I was bummed that GameSages was gone, but kinda opened up a whole new world. I would go on GameSages at my grandparents house before getting a PC myself and print stuff off or write it down. One time I printed off like 30 pages of stuff for Goldeneye because I had planned on selling a bunch of stuff to get a N64. The game stores ended up not offering me at all what I thought they would (a lesson learned young) so I didn't get one until many years later, but my best friend got the system and game shortly after so we used the hell out of those print outs.

Really glad to finally be able to play Windjammers!

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Metal Gear Online 2 (MGS4's Online Component).

Purchased Minecraft a while back, and just started to really get into it. Can I be added to the white-list please?

 I know giving users the ability to upload videos to Giant Bomb has been brought up before.  I realize why this cannot be a reality and how it could quickly end up costing Giant Bomb a ton of money in bandwidth and storage, as well as filing the site up with a bunch of worthless videos. 
 
An alternative could be video assignments that are given out (similar to Poptent or other video assignment sites) once a week as Quest for Giant Bomb users.  An asset package could be created with Giant Bomb logos and transitions for users to include in their videos.  The videos would most likely focus on retro games, as the Giant Bomb staff covers most recent games with some type of video content (trailers, QL, or Video Reviews).  The community could have a month to complete each assignment and the best video could be chosen by the Giant Bomb staff and then uploaded to the site and labeled as an officially sanctioned Giant Bomb Community Video.   I'm not thinking of QL type videos, or gameplay with narration.  Users would provide a history and analysis of the game, relevant trivia, it's impact (if any) on its genre, and its critical reception.  The Giant Bomb staff could lay out criteria of important areas to cover for each specific video, or just let users decide on what they feel is important.
 
Although the videos would more than likely start off a bit rough, it would be a great opportunity to provide users with assignments to improve their video editing and production skills, as well as allowing them to create a valuable contribution to the site.  Because producing videos can take a lot of time and effort these should be rewarded with much more XP than usual Quest.  The Giant Bomb staff could also provide extra incentive for more important quest ( Video Quest based on popular franchises or games that will undoubtedly get a lot of traffic) where they give the winners GB swag or promotional items relevant to the game the video assignment is based on.  If Video Quest became popular, users could start collaborating on them and could form teams based on the specific talents of each user (voice over, motion graphic editors, writers, etc.).
  
This is something I hope could at least be taken into consideration.  Even if 52 videos a year is too much space and bandwidth for user videos, I would love to see Giant Bomb at least experiment with this idea in the future to see what type of videos the community could produce.  

Steam/ BC2,/ Xfire is Sean2D2.  But it's Miss Jackson if your nasty.
I've put about 12 hours into multiplayer but don't have regulars to play with.  Add me to the list!

Does anyone else find it odd that the $20,000 Thermal Vision Binocular's come from a seller called Jack's Country Store?  Maybe they're from the future.  Someone tell them that Amazon sells Uranium!