I understand that, I guess I am surprised more cities aren't like London where people get paid 'more' because the cost of living is so high there.
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Alannah Pearce (Daily Fix presenter/writer) leaving IGN
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I understand that, I guess I am surprised more cities aren't like London where people get paid 'more' because the cost of living is so high there.
I had been wondering where he was these past few weeks. I'm only just now finding out about some of the IGN staff unfollowing him on Twitter. I really hope it's nothing serious. Marty was one of my favorite personalities there.
Just to put San Francisco into perspective, there's currently a thread in the OT that mentions that in some counties there a six figure salary is low income. IGN couldn't realistically pay everyone that works there a six figure salary.
I don't watch much of IGN's content but I do follow Alannah's YouTube channel and think she has a good presence in front of the camera. It's sad she's leaving IGN but that means she can follow her ambitions. Good for her.
Members of the game press in general have been making the leap to game publishers and game developers seemingly since the dawn of time but I definitely think that's ramped up in recent years. As someone who enjoys her work it would be a bummer if she made the leap but I could hardly blame her as I'm sure it would pay much better than IGN.
Wow, that's wild. I've been listening to fewer IGN podcasts lately so I just assumed that I hadn't heard from Marty very much because of that. I wonder if something happened that IGN legally can't really act on so they just have to wait for his contract to run out? Weird either way. He always seemed like a pretty cool dude so hopefully he didn't do anything gross/creepy.
Man, the Marty stuff is stressing me out. I always thought he seemed like a decent guy :/ Him and Alanah were super close too. All of the unfollows definitely make me think that something bad happened.
Huh, of all the places under RT I'd have never expected Funhaus.
But thats cool.
Jesus Christ. That is insane! Fair enough then, I would also get the fuck out of San Francisco if I were her.
Working for IGN isnt fun. Now she will work at funhouse... good move. Also this E3 she showed me how smart she was.
She's so beautiful and loved her content. Hope she stays in the industry...
I don't believe in luck, best wishes...
I don't believe in luck, best wishes...
I guess the trend is you work at IGN to get face recognition (obviously BIG gaming site, lots of exposure) and then you move on to make real money via the youtubes in some manner
But yeah, being based in San Fran, IGN probably can't pay its people near enough to keep them around.
But yeah, being based in San Fran, IGN probably can't pay its people near enough to keep them around.
Definitely will be missed, she has a great passion for the industry and truly loves all games and genres, so she'll definitely do well wherever she goes. Most likely she got enough exposure from her IGN gig that she realized she could make a bunch more money going independent, that's what Naomi Kyle did and it seems to be working out well for her.
Man, I hope the actual story behind it isn't as bad as it seems.
Alannah is cool, hope she does well.
I don't understand at all why so many games outlets are out in California. Especially EZA having to split money 9 ways (10 ways since I'm sure some goes to upkeep and updates), how is it even possible to live on that? Everyone should move out to Austin. :)
I don't understand at all why so many games outlets are out in California. Especially EZA having to split money 9 ways (10 ways since I'm sure some goes to upkeep and updates), how is it even possible to live on that? Everyone should move out to Austin. :)
Honestly, I don't know why anyone would want to live in that area with the astronomical cost of living. I can't imagine IGN pays that well but maybe I'm wrong.
I think she canceled her Patreon. She said she was going to announce where she was heading later on. I'm guessing it's something a lot better than working at IGN.
I would bet love interest, but I might be wrong.
Alannah is a very attractive women and the two of them being so close and always telling stories of how they ended up drunk together. Just saying, things happen.
True but we on a forum are not in the position to make assumptions. That's a shitty thing for people to read on the internet.
Either way, she's a very talented writer and will succeed wherever she goes. Apparently, this job also will make her Patreon obsolete which is great news; Patreon is awesome for groups but for individuals, it must be super tough.
All my favourites are gone basically. :(
I stopped following NVC since the new guy is hosting, and Alanah was one the best guest for all their podcasts considering how knowledgeable and unbiased she is.
I will always remember her for this
I stopped following NVC since the new guy is hosting, and Alanah was one the best guest for all their podcasts considering how knowledgeable and unbiased she is.
I will always remember her for this
I meant in relativity to other games media people, but yeah that's still Chump change compared to the cost of living.
If you look at IGN's turnover history, usually people work there in their early 20s, then move on to other places. Outside of people in management positions, very few people stay at IGN past their 30's.
They look nothing alike lolFirst time I saw Alannah I had to do a double take because I honestly thought it was Emma Roberts.
I would think that if it was really bad, IGN would've parted ways with him immediately and not let him linger around, especially after the Vince/Kallie situation where they let things drag on.
Well, I am not sure if working with IGN is such a great job, but I really like her, since those times when she called mom of one her's harasser. That was cool move.
Do Brian Altano and Max Scoville still work there?
I would say Marty Sliva, but a lot of these theories people keep throwing around about his recent drop in social media presence makes me worried.
This wasn't always a problem, the timeline of their increase of losing talent goes hand and hand with the issues the Bay Area is facing at the moment as far as housing and income are concerned. It's a problem I along with everyone else my age in this area are facing.
I don't believe they get paid much, plus being in San Fran isn't cheap. Plus people are looking to leave San Fran these days.
I've just recently watched a few Beyond vids and she was pretty good on there.
Unfollowing coworkers on twitter lol.. It's like high school tier passive aggressiveness.
San Francisco is comically expensive. The whole Bay Area has shot up in pricing over the past 4 or so years as far as housing in concerned. The rent people pay in SF is easily more than most people's mortgages on a home.
Yeah, SF is a shell of itself. Tech money has pretty much ruined San Francisco, Oakland, & San Jose.
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