I don't get to see all the content produced, so the content was really interesting and novel to me.
Thinking about the 19 point rating scale gives me a headache.
@mistzero: hey, i'm that dumb interviewer in the video! message me and i'll send you some info about the stuff NYU has lined up, if you want.
Man, that moderator is REALLY handsome.
I call bullshit. *picks up phone and dials 28557448* It's ringing......... -_- *hangs up phone*
The host asks Jeff at one point if he sees written games coverage moving away from reviews and more toward more serious articles exploring their meaning and what not, and Jeff hesitates before answering to the affect of, "sure, maybe."
I don't know about you guys, but Jeff's "Jar Time" videos are essentially this in video format (which I think occurred to Jeff, by the look on his face, but couldn't find the way to express it).
Jeff, in my opinion, has his finger on the collective pulse of gamers. And it's the unspoken tragedy of the loss of Ryan that has required Jeff to spend more time on the business side and less on his sharing his thoughts on the industry.
This was great. The PAX Panel was great. The GDC live stream was great. I feel the old Bomb burgeoning back. Ryan's smiling down on all of it. Can't wait for the future plans.
Raid!?
@dryker said:
Heff, in my opinion, has his finger on the collective pulse of gamers. And it's the unspoken tragedy of the loss of Ryan that has required Jeff to spend more time on the business side and less on his sharing his thoughts on the industry.
That's a real shame, really. I come to Giantbomb to see Jeff be Jeff the crazy video game guy, not Jeff the businessman.
I hope he can lock up the business end of things and return to the good old days of GB where he had all the time in the world to do an endurance run, post on forums and just talk about video games.
Great video! Obviously Jeff has a voice on the site, and has mentioned this stuff before, but this was a cool way of seeing his perspective on how things are going on this site in long form fashion and when it is not directly attached and related to a different subject and discussion. (the last thing like that was a Whiskey Media Radio Show from years ago?)
The guy hosting did an alright job. I give him credit because it's hard to ask questions, give prompt replies and keep everything under control. Not enough experience but a good show nonetheless.
@hollitz: shots fired at PAX panel. You're right though, when people try hard to be funny it sort of kills a show.
I've never been to Pax and I've never watched any video outside of the GB ones from previous years, but I have to say, if what I saw from the twitch streams this year is any indication the people asking questions were more natural, comfortable and funny than the people behind the desks. Every time I turned the stream on, if it wasn't JWong selling monitors (itself a very poorly produced cringeworthy piece of video) it was the worst panel I've ever seen in my life. Every single time it was the absolute worst thing ever.
I'm guessing it can't be that bad all the time, as there's about to be a 4th pax, but what little I saw was terrible.
Really happy to hear Jeff acknowledge the wiki and all, as you would otherwise suspect it was about ready to be put to pasture. However, I feel like Jeff has long aired his aspirations for the wiki and yet it's been stuck in the same state for so long now. I'd like to hope these new workings within the wiki will be implemented sooner rather than later; maybe when they at least finally hire these new staff members.
Yeah I agree, but I honestly think they don't have the resources to improve the wiki. So much of that was Dave and the other Whiskey engineers and designers. I don't think we'll see a significant move to improve the wiki in quite some time. I can't even remember the last time I edited anything. Also it's kind of the same way with a lot of the proposed changes he's discussing. We'll see I guess, but I really don't see Jeff writing long-form criticism, for instance.
Really fantastic talk. It's great to hear a lot more up-front info about the future of the site; stuff we've only heard light rumblings of beforehand.
And Jeff really knows how to speak in just about every environment; dude is talented as heck. I hope GB can sort out the business end of things soon so that he can go back to doing more of what he's good at.
@tothenines said:
lol did the dude in the beginning just say queer people?
As I understand it, "queer" has become a kind of catch-all term for people not confined to "traditional" binary gender roles, inclusive of LGBT and a whole spectrum of other social-sexual identities. It's been reclaimed and mostly lost its power as a derogatory word.
I'd care about giantbomb a lot less if a bunch of freelancers I didn't care about started writing reviews I didn't want to read.
My hope is that they don't use the freelance budget for reviews but instead use it to pay people to write long-form articles about games/game related topics. You know maybe have a former dev write a series about making games, or some big Sega 32x fan write a big article about the 32x.
Yes, great talk!!! Especially the DRM stuff... The time is not now, I suppose. And dont review all the Naruto games pls. Dont waste your time. Thanks for the stream!!!
@robothamster: nice!!! Hope you enjoy the talk!!
lol "women, people of colour, queer people & transgendered people " pretty sure one of those isn't PC
You're wrong.
I'd care about giantbomb a lot less if a bunch of freelancers I didn't care about started writing reviews I didn't want to read.
My hope is that they don't use the freelance budget for reviews but instead use it to pay people to write long-form articles about games/game related topics. You know maybe have a former dev write a series about making games, or some big Sega 32x fan write a big article about the 32x.
I hope so. But didn't Jeff say "give patrick freelance money" which sounds pretty bad. Might as well rename the website to Kotakubomb if that happens.
URN BREW? What the fuck?
Seriously though, speaking as a Scotchman, the secret of Irn Bru is not only is it not made from girders, it's also not that good of a drink.
Seriously, IRN BRU is uh-mazing.
This is honestly one of my new favorite pieces of content.
The talk was top-notch, and man, the questions were incredible! Probably the best Q&A I've seen in ages. Really insightful questions that got Jeff talking about some complex and big issues. Gave some really solid and thoughtful responses that reminded me of why I keep coming back here. Guy knows the industry and culture like no one else in the enthusiast press.
I'd care about giantbomb a lot less if a bunch of freelancers I didn't care about started writing reviews I didn't want to read.
My hope is that they don't use the freelance budget for reviews but instead use it to pay people to write long-form articles about games/game related topics. You know maybe have a former dev write a series about making games, or some big Sega 32x fan write a big article about the 32x.
I hope so. But didn't Jeff say "give patrick freelance money" which sounds pretty bad. Might as well rename the website to Kotakubomb if that happens.
No, don't be stupid.
I love seeing the GB staff give talks or conferences about their respective experiences with the video game industry or various other topics outside of their own work environment. Awesome work!
@manicmyna: Actually, those are all the preferred terms.
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