Giant Bomb at Nite: Night 1

Years ago there were several night shows at GDC and E3 that were more existential about the show and state of games, then the last few years the shows were more just about games that the panel had seen. It was nice to have more existential chats again and Grubb did a good job guiding them.

Abby and Lucy brought up the fact that the current show is mostly bringing in journalists and people who already get codes for games, and only certain people were allowed into the show, I thought that was interesting, I wondered what the status of people like Gerstmann or the Nextlander guys is, having gone thru the age where they were just internet guys, not real print media, to working at big established internet sites, to being known personalities that are essentially just doing their own fan stuff on the internet, how are they categorized by these sorts of events?

I think they're just categorized as media. I do wonder what the cutoff point is in terms of recognizability was, though obviously Jeff went and I'm going to guess if Nextlander wanted to go they'd have gotten in too, though I never really looked into that.

Everything about this was amazing - so glad to be forkin' again. Loved the panels and discussions from tons of people. Each panel is a must-hear. Best news out of SGF is that Grubb IS still going to get his long hair back. I feel bad about the issues Windbag started running into. (side note, where can I get the music he uses? that stuff would go great on my workout playlist!).

Jason Schreier does *not* sound how I imagined!

Seeing Grubb open up the show in the single chair with his short hair and goatee giving me Ryan Davis nostalgia

The Windbag in between the segments was absolute mastery. What a show!

@jstaunton: you should listen to his great podcast Triple Click!

@sasquatchdoobie: nah he is just a goober.

glad the couch is back! nothing is as bombastic and rambunctious as an unprofessional kEy3

Final segment was the most fun/chaotic thing since Dave Lang's phone number was given out live. Excellent show all around but the finale definitely helped seal the deal.

Just got around to seeing that last segment, and I didn't know the weirdo level could get this high. WTF is it with people in the games industry and food?

Who is fake Mike Mahardy in the last segment?

this is the only one i have listened to so far. i think Grubb's a decent host - maybe the guests don't make as much sense "as a group" as in previous years but he manages to bring them all in to get a say! However I think he needs to learn when to shut up and let people just talk. When a Black man is talking about how difficult his time in the industry is, maybe that's not the time to but in with your jokes about how you don't have the same problems!