That's on the same level as if Jeff himself were leaving. Granted, he's not one of the Core Four, but Drew is as integral to Giant Bomb's identity as anybody.
Godspeed, man. I look forward to your newfound meme fame landing you a role as Raiden in the eventual Metal Gear Solid movie.
Mannnnnnnn...Gonna miss ya Drew. It's to be expected though. Much like Kish, you can't be that good at your job and gain so many new skills and not have to push yourself to do something new eventually. Excited to see whatever he's up to next. Thanks for all the wonderful entertainment!
If anyone is new to Premium and hasn't watched the special slideshow video from Drew's trip to North Korea, do so. I still put it on once or twice a year and it's always a delight.
I hope he'll go on to do something crazy involving tricasters and airplanes. Really sad to see him go since he, Dave and Vinny seemed to be the only ones whose taste in games matched my own.
Drew's behind a lot of my favorite content on the side.
Hey Drew, hopefully you're reading all these great comments on wishing you well on your next endeavour!
Personally, you were (ARE until the 3rd dammit!) my favorite of the GB personalities. You found a really great niche in the group as someone into gaming, but as something you do between your other hobbies. The games you would bring to the table on UPFs or QLs were always these really bizarre gems that were a ton of fun watching you attempt to figure out through taking notes and play.
Between your interests in fitness, a/v tech, flying, camping, and everything else, you really showed a great picture how to balance gaming with everything else to create what sounds like a really fulfilling and interesting life. I'm sure everyone at GB is going to miss all that you do in front of, and especially behind the camera. I wish you all the best, and plan on continuing to follow what you're up to if your next chapter is a public one.
Best of luck out there, Drew! I hope the world of memes and planes is good to you! It's been a pleasure to have you here, and more of a joy every year as you've been more and more in front of the cameras. Your playthrough of the Metal Gear Solid series with Dan wasn't just fun to watch, it also made me discover a whole series of games that I had missed.
Good luck Drew for your future adventures. It's been great to see you be part of amazing GB features and I always enjoyed the diverse topics you brought up. Thanks and will look forward to whatever you do next.
This is a real bummer. What does the future of Giant Bomb look like? There's less and less people and it seems to take several months (years?) to hire new crew. Hopefully there are qualified and cool people out there but I'm wondering why Jeff just hasn't found anyone suitable.... there's none left?
Bummed, excited, etc, like everyone else. But I'm also glad I can report elusively that Drew's next gig is transforming into a being of pure light and energy and ascending into the clouds. We all knew it would happen; the flying lessons were just a ruse.
Gotta capitalize on that meme fame while he can I suppose.
Good luck Drew, you will be sorely missed around here. I hope you'll at least find time to come back for Extra Life like Alexis (and hopefully Mary.) Those have always been a highlight of your time here.
Thanks so much for everything Drew! I've been a huge fan since the basement days in Sausalito way back when the OG Endurance Run (Remember episode 50?!?) was going on and people were trying to drink cans of Coke quickly. I'll support whatever it is you do next 100%!!!
Make sure to make good use of that Street Fighter Snuggie!
Man, this hurts a ton. Hopefully everything is okay over on the West Coast. Between Drew leaving, Dan switching coasts, and a slew of technical issues lately it's just felt...off. I'm sure they'll straighten the ship's path soon though.
GB is about the closest thing to TV I watch anymore. When people leave (by choice or otherwise), it is basically like having and integral character written off your favorite show. While I wish you the best, I still hope you pull an Andy Richter and have to come back.
I guess becoming a meme is the fueler of dream? @drewbert
I will really miss Drew being a part of Giant Bomb. We both like history(specifically WW2/Band of Bros) and Counterstrike, and I felt I could relate to him the most out of the crew. As much as sudden change sucks, Drew is alive, and gets to choose how to live. I wish him the best, and look forward to seeing what he does next. I have a small certification in Video Production, and I can see what an enormous talent Drew is in his field. We are talking prodigy levels. He will do great things.
If anyone is new to Premium and hasn't watched the special slideshow video from Drew's trip to North Korea, do so. I still put it on once or twice a year and it's always a delight.
That and Drew playing Lego Island on UPF were literally the first two things I watched when I went premium...damn, I'm gonna miss him so much.
Man, I've been having a pretty meh couple days, you know nothing actually serious but just not a great week by any means. This has definitively put this week (and probably the rest of the month) into the bad week column. It wasn't long ago I was reading the Mary Kish thread and saw someone mention how all these video producers were leaving and their hope that Drew wasn't soon around the corner. I really didn't think it would actually end up being this soon around the corner.
That being said I do wish the best for Drew in the future, Drew always had a way of inspiring me, always had these under the radar jokes that would make me chuckle, and just so many moments during my short 2 1/2 years here that I will not forget for a long time to come. I also owe Drew thanks for getting me into F1, I had never really considered watching it, and thought I would find it boring. Through Alt F1 I gave it a chance and it's now a huge part of my life, I went from never watching to watching every practice session, qualy, race and the pre and post shows that sky puts on, over 10+ hours most race weekends.
Anyway I really just wanted to show my appreciation for Drew and thank him for everything and wish him the best in the future!
p.s. Demo Derby/Game Tapes is going to feel really weird to me without Drew there
Certainly sad to see him go, but I guess the small silver lining is since his last day is the Switch launch, we should have a nice, long stream to see him off with.
I mean, as soon as he became a meme it was only natural that someone would poach him. Hollywood probably.
In all seriousness though, Drew has very much been part of the glue that has held Giant Bomb together for years. His wry wit, his personable enthusiasm for almost everything. Before Metal Gear Scanlon, I'd never understood Metal Gear at all, and alongside Drew I learnt the series lore. Other highlights include Mario Party (obviously), The Giant Bomb Flight Club, Extra Life, the hundreds of quick looks and Drew's North Korea debrief. He will be sorely missed from Giant Bomb, and I wish him all the best of success for the future.
While I've been watching GB content for awhile, Metal Gear Scanlon was the sole reason I became a premium member, he's also why I can listen to countless hours of F1 talk yet I hardly watch the sport at all. And Flight Club, man. Flight Club!
All in all, good luck in your future endeavors Drew. I'm sure it'll be awesome and I can safely say we all look forward to it, even if your charm and handsome, meme worthy good looks aren't here any more.
Drew can literally do anything now that he is leaving. It's exciting to see where he ends up. I'm kinda hoping it's not video game related, to be honest.
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