But how do you buy the bombs?

     For a while now I've been wondering how exactly gaming news sites get the greenbacks to fund the site and all the costs that come with the job. Gaming is undoubtedly one expensive hobby, so how do you guys pay for all this great stuff? I can see how other sites are ad-based, but I rarely see an advertisement for anything on this site, so wheres the money come from?

They midnight as train robbers.

"They midnight as train robbers."

Obviously they're taking money from beverage companies. I heard that after last week's Bombcast, the company that makes the bird-nest soda had a HUGE stock bump.

Well thank God I was totally expecting a bunch of crazy conspiracy theories... But can ANYONE give me  a serious answer?

It's a secret to everybody.

Dudes send them games.

LIKE PRINCESS DEBUT!

They got lots of cash?

Maybe they arent making money, maybe there just losing it waiting for an advertisment deal which they can beleive in and that dosent become too intrusive for the communtiy?

They broke all of their piggy banks open and out came a website. 

Occasionally advertising, and the Giant Bomb Store.

I would be good if they gave an option we could flag in our profile to recieve more ads. Id gladly see more ads if it meant a bit more cash for the guys, and if people arent happy to look at it then deflag there account.

Never thougjt of it. They have some expensive equipment In their office. And I guess the traveling, the servers, the gnomes who work upstairs and all that stuff isn't cheap. Good question indeed.

I recently had the same conversation with a friend about Penny Arcade. They're able to donate to Child's Play, run their website, and host (soon to be) two PAX conventions per year.

Pretty amazing considering they simply make money from their personalities.

They're a startup. They invest money at first, profits come later. Except to see more ads as the traffic for the site grows. The first step with any website is to build a loyal userbase, that takes time and money.

"They're a startup. They invest money at first, profits come later. Except to see more ads as the traffic for the site grows. The first step with any website is to build a loyal userbase, that takes time and money."

"Meptron said:

"They're a startup. They invest money at first, profits come later. Except to see more ads as the traffic for the site grows. The first step with any website is to build a loyal userbase, that takes time and money."

This. Any website that spams ads from day one without proving its content or supporting its users is doomed to fail. By not displaying ads for the short term they are actually making more money in the long term. Besides, it's common practice for venture capital agencies to allow at least 1-2 years of free development before requesting payments. I wouldn't be surprised if GB was still ad free a year from now. "

What Meptron and Geno said, plus the whole "having financial backing from Whisky Media" thing probably doesn't hurt, either.

Biff actually explained all this a long time ago in the millions of other similar threads:

"Biff actually explained all this a long time ago in the millions of other similar threads:

Ryan does porn...

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They dreamed a little dream and wished upon a star. Dicks.

"They're a startup. They invest money at first, profits come later. Except to see more ads as the traffic for the site grows. The first step with any website is to build a loyal userbase, that takes time and money."

You know every game that got 5 stars? Bribes.

They run coke across the border under the guise of a traveling taxidermy business. I mean, whose going to want to do a cavity search on a dead squirrel?!

Wow, there's a new post every month asking this question...

"They midnight as train robbers."

It is "moonlight." Though Midnight Train Robbers could be a pretty cool game.

"Wow, there's a new post every month asking this question..."

"It is "moonlight." Though Midnight Train Robbers could be a pretty cool game."

I can definetly see the Quick Looks being some form of advertisement but the thing is they still say the truth about their opinion on what they are "looking at quickly".  They were negative about RE5's multiplayer and Dragon Ball Evolution so that wouldn't be too great for advertising...