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Gaming Website Polgyon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Layoffs (kotaku.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Let's be real, it has been dead for a while.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I fell off just post-pandemic, but I came back when Gerstmann left, and it was great for a long while again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I left with Jeff, Vinny Brad n Alex, tried to come back a few times, but it just never hit the same.

Lucy & Tamoor were great since their Gamespot days, Dan came back and Bakalar/Grubb are solid. I'm sure there are others that joined after the fact, but it just didn't feel like GB without the core group. (Sidenote: hope jason is doing well with all the health stuff).

At one point I think Jan was downplaying Jeffs importance, and that may have been the last time I gave them my time.

I feel like the writing was on the wall since the last acquisition. Respect for them, trying to keep it alive, for as long as they did.

Edit: side shout-out to PackBenPack, Abby 'from 'Brooklyn' & Not That Will Smith. Ben has showed up on The Gerstmann Podcast, Abby & Will are regulars on Nextlander. Also miss Drew n Alexis. Rest in power Ryan Davis, China Truly Don't Care.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have no ill will toward Gerstmann, but there came a point where he became very unentertaining, so when I heard he was gone, it was a good signal for me to give them another try, and Grubb fit into that old Gerstmann interviewer role very well while also being a more positive guy and someone who might break some news. They had a really good group, and Blight Club was an all-timer Giant Bomb show.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, he did seem to get more negative near the end, most likely due to everything happening behind the scenes. And after Ben left, he didn't really connect with anyone left over. Him & Ben played off each-other quite well, was reminiscent of Ryan, in a way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Their video content is pretty good.