We cannot be happy those people lost their jobs regardless of our difference of opinions. Those were great editors. Plus, I believe they were have fired because they were the people we least saw during video streaming. Gamespot may shift to a all video streaming site someday and to be fair, Chris Watters, Shaun McGinnis and Danny ODwyer are more at ease in front of the camera but Mc Shea, Caro and Maxwell all were super editors and I loved to read their reviews and articles. What a shame...
I think you got that backward, both Caro and Tom and many of the others let go were part of Gamespot's "on the spot" days with Ryan Davis also, so i think this is a move away from shows, video reviews and towards a more "polygon" style site where its all pretty much written reviews, except of course for a few regular shows like The Lobby and The point, but it looks like Gamespot is gearing down to be a site handle by a lot less staff.
I quote :
"No reason has been given for the layoffs, but the market has shifted dramatically over the past few years with the rise of video content, which has placed pressure on high-traffic. Interviews and gameplay on YouTube began to shift the attention away from editorial, shortly before livestreaming, particularly Twitch, arrived on the scene. Twitch.tv has surged to a global rank on Alexa of 238, beating out GameSpot and IGN, in terms of total traffic.
Although GameSpot and others sites have adapted to include video content as part of their weekly production, it’s been a difficult battle to compete against the likes of YouTube and Twitch.
Google recently acquired Twitch for $1 billion, a move that appear to be right at a time when livestreaming has become mainstream with its addition to the console and mobile markets. How the move will affect the site is yet to be determined.
It is unclear if GameSpot will replace its employees, or if some sort of merger, potentially with affiliated site Giant Bomb, will be made."
Have you seen Carolyn or Maxwell in recurring live shows ? not that much, maybe an appearance or two in Multiple Players or the Lobby but the main protagonists of these shows are the ones staying on board.
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