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Brad, Vinny, and Alex all leaving Giant Bomb
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You seem to be implying that it was not an inconsequential amount for a news editor position.
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
I'd say this person was paid very well, not even accounting for presumable benefits.
Edit: and this was years ago. If this person quit over a little more work vs pay then that would be disappointing. I think trying to replace THAT amount via a patreon is out of the question.
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
that’s nothing for SF.
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
- founding - member, my number is different.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Post proof
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
Take it or leave it. Either way it's not going to change your life.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Does your uncle also work for Nintendo?
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
Why would I choose to not name the person and all the details? I just posted my opinion on why they probably left. I'm protecting myself.
TheMan
Member
Big Jeff gets 200 k per year
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
damn, these guys really don’t make shit. on the other hand they don’t really work either.
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
Patrick definitely got paid peanuts during that time, wonder if the new hires are near that amount. But then again who is subbing for Patrick lol
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YodaBB
Member
ME! Wait what were we talking about, again?
I think it's generally a good life rule to ignore anything anyone ever posts on Twatter - I tend to live by the Occam's Razor principle. Three people leave a company on the same day, probably fired. You're right, though, I doubt we'll ever hear for sure.
I will add, though, that anyone who keeps their GB sub (or God forbid renews) is endorsing the treatment of these 3 guys. You might not like the recent output (I certainly didn't), but the old GB would never have existed without Vinny, Brad & Alex, and it will certainly be worse without them.
Sidesalad
Member
The thing I loved about GB, was it always reminded me of the days when I was hanging out with close friends, making inappropriate jokes, and not taking ourselves too seriously.
I'm extremely weary of what this new vision is. I really like Jeff, Jason, Jan, and Jeff B, but depending on who they add, if they get caught up in the wave of woke culture, then it'll most likely be time for me to retire from watching video game content. I specifically make time to listen to the Bombcast, and could honestly use those few hours each week for other projects.
HoodWinked
Member
Jeff is cleaning his garage maybe they are relocating. I can see Vinny, Brad and Alex refusing to move, Vinny basically started GBeast so he could move back to Jersey, Brad never wants to leave his rent controlled unit and Alex is gonna Alex. Jeff B. since he's still in a CNET limbo thing probably is exempt.
CitizenZ
Banned
Take into consideration where they live, the worst places in the US for an actual human. your local Mid/small town fast food employee is making equal and living a helluva lot better.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
six figures in san francisco is basically minimum wage
Shai-Tan
Banned
from what I read he and his wife are having another baby, relocating his stuff to the garage because they needed the extra room, which led to him finally clearing out some of the junk
Fuck this guy, he's super annoying. The biggest thing he's known for is lucking into information.
Jesus is that Rorie clown still going to be at GB? This is awful.
I guess the Brad is leaving joke finally came to fruition it only took about 10 years.
Naru
Member
The Klepek years were the worst GB years in my opinion. This was the first time were I skipped listening to the Podcast from time to time. He was/is insufferable.
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Klepek was great with Ryan . They liked each other. It was good time. Abby was downfall
Sidesalad
Member
It's sad to think that this might be the last we see of Vinny. I seriously doubt that whatever he moves onto will be public facing. The Persona 4 Endurance Run was one of the best thing I've ever seen on the internet. Oh well, I can always hope that he starts a woodworking youtube channel.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Yikes, what spawns this kind of hatred to another human that I imagine you've never met?
Krathoon
Member
Some of their funniest stuff is when they struggle with playing video games or deal with the absurdity of video games.
I liked it when Vinny played through Bioforge. Also, Spookin' with Scoops was good.
I do wonder if they got canned and executives are trying to bring in new blood.
I liked it when Vinny played through Bioforge. Also, Spookin' with Scoops was good.
I do wonder if they got canned and executives are trying to bring in new blood.
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Xdrive05
Member
I got to thinking, where I live in the metropolitan midwest, not only are those salaries perfectly normal and reasonable for a professional gig, they are actually a touch high by maybe 10k or so. You can live very comfortably raising a family in a very nice neighborhood for any of this salaries. And most of these people are either unmarried or both are working.
Jeff mentioned in the bombcast that at one point they were having talks about moving to suburban Ohio in order to keep the company solvent. Since all of this stuff is online anyway, is there any reason they would still have to work in Silicon Valley adjacent locations? It’s the fucking Internet. It functions just as well in low-cost of living cities.
Sometimes I think these companies are more wedded to the culture they swim in, than they are to their business pursuits and their fans/customers.
Ryuji Goda
Member
I watched the final stream. You can call me a bitch but I'm actually really sad about this whole thing. I never thought I would miss people I've never met. I guess it still feels like you know them or something.
Ryuji Goda
Member
Yeah, that's true. For a big chunk of my life I have been really lonely and podcasts really help with that.
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BertleTheTurtle
Member
Now if only we had this GB last year.
CitizenZ
Banned
I never really got the reason for PK dislike. I dont agree with really a lot of any of his views, but he was harmless and total respect as he has done the grind for decades now. He also is a lot of really good videos including one of my favorites:
DarkestHour
Banned
Seems like plenty of money to me to play fucking video games and tell people your opinion on them
chriskun
Member
Its definitely doable here. You might need to make some sacrifices but you can live pretty comfortably on that salary.
Virt McPolygon
Banned
This was my guess. Raging fires were close to his home last year(I believe he had to evacuate IIRC) and fire season is expected to be potentially worse this year due to drought. With a baby and a new one on the way, bailing outta the area would be a huge relief.
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Reallink
Member
Those are all very solid salaries. Where do you live and what do you do to expect a 20-something with a BA in Journalism to start out at more than $50K? His Giantbomb salary was 10 years ago and he was a fresh hire with only a few years experience, 65K was generous. It's now a decade later, and all these guys have many more years of experience and seniority. They likely all earn $80K at minimum, Vinny and Brad are probably around $100K or higher. That would put them in the top 10% of individual earners.
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SCB3
Member
Yep, I got let go from my last Company at the beginning of the pandemic last year because they wanted to close up one office, but the thing is, the whole job could be and was done at times remotely, they just wanted everyone in London
Sidesalad
Member
I see a lot of people on here saying this, but I really don't think Jeff gets enough credit for the job he did. Was GB different after Ryan passed away? Of course, but whether it was better or not is subjective. They still produced hundreds of hours of enjoyable content without Ryan.
Krathoon
Member
I may be too harsh. Jeff did a good job running things. Who knows? We may have been in the same situation if Ryan was around.
bender
What time is it?
It's no disrespect to Jeff or anyone else really but Ryan and Dan seemed to be the biggest "idea" people that the site ever had and were always wanting to try new concepts.
DaleinCalgary
Member
Giant bomb could in theory be based in the middle of Kansas and nobody would know better.
Sidesalad
Member
Yeah, we'll never know. With how quickly content creation trends change now a days, nobody lasts forever. It's a constant fight to stay relevant, and eventually, everyone loses.
BigBooper
Member
They got paid for the old GB output.
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