• In features, this site is stacks ahead of all of them.
• In content Giant Bomb were a little behind, but with Brad and Matt posting quite a lot of articles, this is improving. Plus while there largely isn't that "professional" vibe in the video content (Today on the Spot), the team shows people how real games are played, and that seems hugely more beneficial to me.
  
• This site now has more of the past Gamespot employees from the 'Glory Days'. Add in semi-annual guests like Rich Gallop and it does almost feel as if this is the old Gamespot, but better.
  

When Alex came to Whiskey, I knew that even though he was being assigned to the movie site that just like the other Giant Bomb members he would probably be seen on other sites too. However, I certainly didn't expect reviews even though he is more than qualified! Yes for more Alex and Matt reviews here, although I also wouldn't mind Ryan formalising those TANG reviews on Screened as well. 

He works for Whiskey Media BUT on the site, "Tested" with Matt Rorie who also worked at GameSpot. He does the occasional game review as well. He isn't back bro. He is just a part of the extended Whiskey Media family.

Is he?
 
Oh, not really.

lol

He reviewed Backbreaker a while ago too, I for one am all for him chipping in now and again.

That is his second review on the site. He also reviewed Backbreaker.

" He works for Whiskey Media BUT on the site, "Tested" with Matt Rorie who also worked at GameSpot. He does the occasional game review as well. He isn't back bro. He is just a part of the extended Whiskey Media family. "

When I heard the Xbox achievement sound I was like ''What the fuck?''

" He works for Whiskey Media BUT on the site, "Tested" with Matt Rorie who also worked at GameSpot. He does the occasional game review as well. He isn't back bro. He is just a part of the extended Whiskey Media family. "

" Is he?  Oh, not really. "

" @Jayzilla said:

" He works for Whiskey Media BUT on the site, "Tested" with Matt Rorie who also worked at GameSpot. He does the occasional game review as well. He isn't back bro. He is just a part of the extended Whiskey Media family. "

He works for Screened. And he reviewed that football game that was all about physics. I think it was called Backbreaker but I'm not 100% sure. "

Also that achievement unlocked thing is cool. I may have to use it sometime.

"

That is his second review on the site. He also reviewed Backbreaker.

"

" @Tactical_Kill said:

"

That is his second review on the site. He also reviewed Backbreaker.

"

Well that is something I missed. That game looks pretty bad, but Alex did a good job in reviewing it (at least that's the way it looks like as I skim through it - I don't think I can read a full 'football' game review). "

  "we're once step closer to making Giant Bomb a site that can compete with the likes of the current Gamespot."

" @zonerover said:

Well that is something I missed. That game looks pretty bad, but Alex did a good job in reviewing it (at least that's the way it looks like as I skim through it - I don't think I can read a full 'football' game review). "

It's not very long. "

" @zonerover said:

  "we're once step closer to making Giant Bomb a site that can compete with the likes of the current Gamespot."

who cares if it can 'compete'? we all like giant bomb better as it is already

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i agree that it has experienced significant changes that have improved upon the amount of content the site offers. same number of staff numbers/ users etc not being important was the point of my message. i was on gamespot the other day looking at some of their e3 coverage and i didn't care for the members from what they were saying. they all seemed like 12 year olds (this coming from someone who has been a gamespot member since 2004 but now rarely uses) and so i wouldn't even want them to come here to ruin the cool member atmosphere that goes on. though im not trying to hog the site either! 
 
in terms of content sure they could cover more stuff, but they do cover what they are interested in and that's what gravitates people to the site whom have similar interests as jeff and the guys. i just don't want the site to turn out like all the other generic game sites, as i think being different is what giant bomb does very well.

" @JJWeatherman said:

" @zonerover said:

Well that is something I missed. That game looks pretty bad, but Alex did a good job in reviewing it (at least that's the way it looks like as I skim through it - I don't think I can read a full 'football' game review). "

It's not very long. "

You mean the game or the review? The review seems pretty long to me, although I must stress I haven't actually read it yet. "

" @Faint said:

" @zonerover said:

  "we're once step closer to making Giant Bomb a site that can compete with the likes of the current Gamespot."

who cares if it can 'compete'? we all like giant bomb better as it is already

"

I know that Giant Bomb is already great in its current form, but people were saying this before time that Brad Nicholas and Matt Kessler joined the news team, and before Alex and Matt became regular visitors in Giant Bomb content. I would argue that through growth, this site has gotten better. Does this site ever need to have the same number of staff members, or the same number of users to compete? I would argue no.   What Giant Bomb does need to have is more content covering a greater array of videogames (there are some good ones the team neglect reviewing because there's effectively only three of them doing that regularly), as well as even more video content. That surely will keep the advertisers happy, as well as the increasing numbers of  users here. "

"Gamespot and GiantBomb are two very, very different sites, and I don't think any of the staff members are thinking that the natural progression of Giant Bomb is to slowly fill their site with more and more ads and content so they can become GameSpot 2. "

One of the things I love about Giant Bomb is the laid back friendly nature of things. Listening to the Bombcast or watching Thursday Night Throwdown it just seems like a bunch of guys hanging out playing video games. They just happen to be broadcasting it for you to see. The downside to this laid back feeling is that they don't have the money or resources to go to every convention everywhere (Germany and Tokyo) and make slick television quality segments.
 
On the other hand a corporate owned site like Gamespot or IGN can have an army of freelancers covering every miniscule entertainment event (I didn't even realize that IGN had a comic and DVD section till recently) and produce incredibly slick weekly talk show segments. However, much of the soul is lost in this process. Every thing is incredibly processed and just comes across as stilted and rehearsed. Even when they're trying to be funny it comes off stiff.
 
So, both ends of things come with benefits and drawbacks. Personally I like Giant Bomb as it is. If in five years it balloons into a fourth pillar of video game journalism (IGN, Gamespot, and Game Informer being the others) then that's awesome. If it's just the original four and a group of dedicated people working around them then that's cool too.
 
Oh, and it's awesome to have Alex around full time. They really seem to be happy he's there.