Is Alex Navarro a member of Giantbomb now?

Hey,
 
I'm sure that you have noticed the influx in Alex Navarro's Giantbomb activity. He does more work than Brad nowdays doing numerous quick looks, reviews, podcasts and what not, as well as appearing on the Gianbomb Panel at PAX.  He is also modeling the new Giantbomb tshirt on the webstore.
 
So, what do you think? Do you see him as a member of Giantbomb, or as an active guest.

He's just a friend of theirs that has experience in the field and likes to help out.

He's a member of the Whiskey Media team who is easily qualified to do work on both Screened and Giant Bomb.

Alex is a dudebro 
 
he fits in the gang naturally and doesnt need an official 'GB staff' tag 
 
he's a GB dudebro

I wouldn't say that he does more work than Brad. Brad does a ton of interviews, quicklooks, Ask Me Anythings, and a bunch of other features. He's on vacation right now, so it might not seem like he's doing much this week, but Brad's a hard worker. However, Alex is getting more and more involved with Giantbomb. He's still co-hosting Screened.com though, so he's not as active as Ryan, Vinny, Jeff, and Brad, but he's getting there. I actually like Alex, and I kinda hope that he leaves Screened.com and works full-time on Giantbomb. And the way that it's looking, I think that he just might be permanently on Giantbomb, which would be awesome. I'm sure they can find another guy to fill his spot at Screened and keep Rorie company.

He might to as well be, but it's really irrelevant whether he technically is or not. We still get our funny Navarro Quick Looks, and we still get our movie goodness from him as well. It's rather pointless trying to argue whether he is, or is not, part of GiantBomb. Just enjoy him.

" He's a member of the Whiskey Media team who is easily qualified to do work on both Screened and Giant Bomb. "

" He's an honorary member? "

alex loves videogames, he works in the same office as giantbomb, and he is friends with all of them ... oh ya and he is a fan of sports games in general
 
It seems natural to me. 
 
Now they need to get the comicvine people in on the comic book games in the future =p

He is the best gaming editor IMO. I remember his Burnout Paradise review in GS and when I bought that game based on his review . Also, his latest reviews are amazing . 

Screened.com is just an excuse to have Alex on Whiskey Media.

He is a friend of the website with a lot of expirence in reviewing video game, and he still plays new video game so why not be nice and give GB a review.

" He's a member of the Whiskey Media team who is easily qualified to do work on both Screened and Giant Bomb. "

No.

Whiskey Media is a small company, and Alex likes video games. Why wouldn't he want to be on Quick Looks and play some games with his buds? :)

I like Rorie

" I wouldn't say that he does more work than Brad. Brad does a ton of interviews, quicklooks, Ask Me Anythings, and a bunch of other features. He's on vacation right now, so it might not seem like he's doing much this week, but Brad's a hard worker. However, Alex is getting more and more involved with Giantbomb. He's still co-hosting Screened.com though, so he's not as active as Ryan, Vinny, Jeff, and Brad, but he's getting there. I actually like Alex, and I kinda hope that he leaves Screened.com and works full-time on Giantbomb. And the way that it's looking, I think that he just might be permanently on Giantbomb, which would be awesome. I'm sure they can find another guy to fill his spot at Screened and keep Rorie company. "

Doesn't matter to me whether or not he's an official part of the GB team. As long as he can do both Screened stuff AND Giant Bomb stuff, then I'm happy as can be.

" He's a member of the Whiskey Media team who is easily qualified to do work on both Screened and Giant Bomb. "

"Do you see him as a member of Giantbomb, or as an active guest. "

" No. "

 I'm not getting how this is a big deal. Even if you weren't acquainted with his work at GameSpot I think it should be clear to most people that WM shifts its editorial resources around.  
 
A bit of a sidetrack here, but I'm not getting the Navarro hate that pops up occasionally. It's strange that people take to Dave (whose work I thoroughly enjoy, PC REPRESENT) better when he isn't solely a GiantBomb staffer and isn't necessarily as qualified as Alex. I guess they find Alex abrasive?
 
In any case, I honestly wouldn't mind other WM staffers doing coverage here.. I'd love to see Sara and Tony review a comic book game if their schedules permit, and it'd be nice to see Will and Norm give the more esoteric PC titles a look.

Brads on , in my opinion everybody is a Staff member of Whiskey and they work to increase that business which incorporates all of the sites, It's like a massive family sort of deal, and it works, I think there should be more crossover like this, it's great. 
 
Especially when one team member is out on or "assignment"

WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE WE DON'T KNOW DOING THESE THINGS!? LETS COMMENT ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING PATTERNS! 
 
*Waits for the hate*

It should just be one big Whiskey Media melting pot, really. There is nothing wrong with a little cross pollination.

I'd call him "a frequent guest".

Is Brad away on assignment currently? I would assume so, otherwise what the hell is he doing?

He's stated on the Screened podcast that he just likes writing about videogames as much as movies, so he might as well write reviews of the games GB doesn't normally review, like sports titles.

he's pretty much been a part of the giantbomb crew even before it started..

" He's a member of the Whiskey Media team who is easily qualified to do work on both Screened and Giant Bomb. "

Rorie>Dave>Alex=Jared>>>>>>>>>Banana mouth>Brad
 
Whatever that means.

He knows his video game, so I don't mind

" Hey,  I'm sure that you have noticed the influx in Alex Navarro's Giantbomb activity. He does more work than Brad nowdays doing numerous quick looks, reviews, podcasts and what not, as well as appearing on the Gianbomb Panel at PAX.  He is also modeling the new Giantbomb tshirt on the webstore.  So, what do you think? Do you see him as a member of Giantbomb, or as an active guest. "

I think the point of this is to find out which team Alex would be on in our fantasy baseball team.  GB or Screened?

Everyone under the whiskey media umbrella is allowed to be a contributor to the sister sites. Surprise surprise, the guy who reviewed games for a decade is helping out Giantbomb.

" Rorie>Dave>Alex=Jared>>>>>>>>>Banana mouth>Brad Whatever that means. "

"  I'm not getting how this is a big deal. Even if you weren't acquainted with his work at GameSpot I think it should be clear to most people that WM shifts its editorial resources around.   A bit of a sidetrack here, but I'm not getting the Navarro hate that pops up occasionally. It's strange that people take to Dave (whose work I thoroughly enjoy, PC REPRESENT) better when he isn't solely a GiantBomb staffer and isn't necessarily as qualified as Alex. I guess they find Alex abrasive? In any case, I honestly wouldn't mind other WM staffers doing coverage here.. I'd love to see Sara and Tony review a comic book game if their schedules permit, and it'd be nice to see Will and Norm give the more esoteric PC titles a look. "

" Screened.com is just an excuse to have Alex on Whiskey Media. "

" He's stated on the Screened podcast that he just likes writing about videogames as much as movies, so he might as well write reviews of the games GB doesn't normally review, like sports titles. "

" Doesn't matter to me whether or not he's an official part of the GB team. As long as he can do both Screened stuff AND Giant Bomb stuff, then I'm happy as can be. "

" He's just a friend of theirs that has experience in the field and likes to help out. "

More like he's member of WM and has experience reviewing games under his belt. I'm sure they'd let Norm write a review if he felt experienced enough in a particular game that the "official" staff did not.
 
In fact I would qualify Alex as a GB staffer well before I would consider Brad Nicholson one.

Alex is not part of the canon.

I don't see why it matter if he helps them out when he has nothing better to do. He gives them a hand and they get more content and reviews up on the site. 

" Rorie>Dave>Alex=Jared>>>>>>>>>Banana mouth>Brad Whatever that means. "

Spiritually, he's always been a giantbomber, since he was reviewing games along with the other folk back in the GS days.