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    #392
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,249 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    I don't know what a Tracker Mortgage is, or who Alanah Pearce is. Then again, that I'm riffing on a now 20-year-old joke with the former, likely explains my ignorance of the latter :pac:


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    #393
    Vicxas
    Registered Users Posts: 15,337 ✭✭✭✭Vicxas


    pixelburp wrote: »
    I don't know what a Tracker Mortgage is, or who Alanah Pearce is. Then again, that I'm riffing on a now 20-year-old joke with the former, likely explains my ignorance of the latter :pac:

    Showing our age here!

    Also, i have no idea who this woman is.


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    #394
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    Former IGN and Rooster Teeth staffer, has a rather wholesome Youtube channel and most interestingly (imo) runs a podcast called Play, Watch, Listen with Mike Bithell, Austin Wintory and Troy Baker where they talk about games and stuff.


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    #395
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,002 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    That's how I feel in so many of those posts in gaming humour thread.

    Alannah used to work for ign but did other stuff after leaving. She comes across as one of the more likeable ones when I've seen any of her stuff.


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    #396
    marcbrophy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,453 ✭✭✭marcbrophy


    I wasn't aware that Lana left RT :(
    I've always liked her humorous stuff and the journo stuff.
    This seems like an odd departure to me, if I'm honest.
    But best of luck to her :)


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    #397
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    marcbrophy wrote: »
    I wasn't aware that Lana left RT :(
    I've always liked her humorous stuff and the journo stuff.
    This seems like an odd departure to me, if I'm honest.
    But best of luck to her :)

    With the god awful pay and how badly you are treated it seems that most games journalist's goals are to get out of games journalism. It's a very good move for her.
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    #398
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    With the god awful pay and how badly you are treated it seems that most games journalist's goals are to get out of games journalism. It's a very good move for her.

    Well it seems US Gamer is closing at the end of the year so its hard to blame people want to move from the journalism stuff. I'd kinda be shocked if more, even larger sites don't go in the next few years. Not that influencers, etc. offer much quality in comparison.


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    #399
    wes
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    With the god awful pay and how badly you are treated it seems that most games journalist's goals are to get out of games journalism. It's a very good move for her.

    By all accounts game development pays worse than being a software engineer at a bank, with longer hours and crunch etc. I wonder if the same holds true for video game writers, when compared to a TV show.


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    #400
    Retr0gamer
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    wes wrote: »
    By all accounts game development pays worse than being a software engineer at a bank, with longer hours and crunch etc. I wonder if the same holds true for video game writers, when compared to a TV show.

    With what passes for videogame writing even if the games that are lauded for their writing *cough* Last of Us 2 *cough* I very much doubt they do.
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    #401
    Retr0gamer
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    ERG89 wrote: »
    Well it seems US Gamer is closing at the end of the year so its hard to blame people want to move from the journalism stuff. I'd kinda be shocked if more, even larger sites don't go in the next few years. Not that influencers, etc. offer much quality in comparison.

    That's the first I heard about Usgamer. I had a feeling they wouldn't last long since Jermey Parish left and am amazed they hung on for so long. Fond of a lot of the writers there, Kat Bailey is excellent and her knowledge on and taste in RPGs is excellent. Mike Williams is a writer whose taste in videogames is totally contrary to my own and yet I like reading his work and hearing his views, at least he has gotten a job elsewhere.
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    #402
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,531 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    USGamer owner also run Pax and a load of big cons and events, they'd be majorly hit by pandemic.

    Also own eurogamer, rock paper shotgun, and game industry.

    I only care about digital foundry there, and I guess they'd be fine even if eurogamer went.


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    #403
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,364 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Eurogamer is clearly a popular, busy site. But every time I went to USGamer it felt a bit like a tumbleweed village. The articles were there, but just didn’t seem to be much life in the community. They did some good work, but alas never had the sort of impact you need to stay afloat these days.

    At least there are more examples of writers / podcasters / videomakers successfully carrying on their popular projects independently after they leave bigger sites. Won’t work for everybody, and the resources of a big site are often still important for particular types of work. But good that more avenues are there beyond the traditional paths.


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    #404
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I very much doubt Eurogamer is going anywhere, same with RPS and gameindustry.biz
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    #405
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,538 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    With the god awful pay and how badly you are treated it seems that most games journalist's goals are to get out of games journalism. It's a very good move for her.

    From what I read she's wanted to be a writer in games for years regardless. Always been what she's been aiming for.

    Only started watching a few of her videos the last few months, but really enjoy her content. Hope she doesn't abandon that completely.


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    #406
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,002 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    While looking up what she did before this, found a photo that may or may not help football fans you form an opinion
    https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard/status/1134865488679297024

    So seems she's a Liverpool supporter


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    #407
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Dead to me.
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    #408
    J. Marston
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    I knew nothing about her but suddenly I think she's a horrible person.


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    #409
    Vicxas
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    I think i love her all of a sudden...


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    #410
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Dead to me.
    J. Marston wrote: »
    I knew nothing about her but suddenly I think she's a horrible person.

    Corey Barlog is also a Liverpool fan. Clearly they have decided that the only way to make GoW Ragnorok even better than the first game is to get more Liverpool fans in the door.

    Sensible move.


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    #411
    Retr0gamer
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    Markitron wrote: »
    Corey Barlog is also a Liverpool fan. Clearly they have decided that the only way to make GoW Ragnorok even better than the first game is to get more Liverpool fans in the door.

    Sensible move.

    I suppose Kratos' violence is on par with a drunken scouser/Liverpool supporter.
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    #412
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I suppose Kratos' violence is on par with a drunken scouser/Liverpool supporter.

    Really? This nonsense?


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    #413
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,249 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    I look away for 5 minutes and the thread's suddenly full of football nonsense.


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    #414
    gizmo
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    Take your sports ball nonsense over to the Soccer forum, nerds.


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    #415
    Retr0gamer
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    Markitron wrote: »
    Really? This nonsense?

    Liverpool fans: Not known for their thick skin and controlled sensitivity.
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    #416
    pixelburp
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    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    LiverpoolFootball fans: Not known for their thick skin and controlled sensitivity.

    FYP ;)


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    #417
    [Deleted User]
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    CastorTroy wrote: »
    So seems she's a Liverpool supporter
    Smell my fingers


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    #418
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Halo 4 just dropped on MCC on PC.
















    Yeah, I'm finding it hard to care as well.
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    #419
    Vicxas
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    I havent been excited for a Halo game since Halo 3


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    #420
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,939 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Vicxas wrote: »
    I havent been excited for a Halo game

    FYP


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    #421
    ERG89
    Registered Users Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Vicxas wrote: »
    I havent been excited for a Halo game since Halo 3

    I loved ODST & Reach as well but Halo 4 was a drop off in interest from me and I've not played Halo 5 but not heard good things. I imagine Microsoft have been sounding out Bungie non stop to make just one Halo game for them ever since they split from Activision.


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