Yeah, their rapport on Idle Weekends was amazing.
My understanding about the hiatus for Be Good and Rewatch It was that it was more related to the wider turmoil in Vice (see Viceland news from
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Waypoint+ |OT| "Fuck Capitalism, Go Home"
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My understanding about the hiatus for Be Good and Rewatch It was that it was more related to the wider turmoil in Vice (see Viceland news from
I'm hoping they can spread out again in the future. But I get that Vice Turmoil can lead to fewer risks, for the time being.
It's seriously Pleasant and Thoughtful: the Podcast. Most every episode just feels...restorative somehow.
Haha, looking forward to hitting that Witcher 3 period. (Also looking forward to inevitably getting back into Witcher 3 as a result of it.)
Yeah, it's almost definitely that more than anything. I could believe, though, that dedicating 500 glorious hours or whatever it was to Jane Austen gave some people the wrong impression that Waypoint needed to be more focused. :P
We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast!
Come on guys, help me out, I need my fix!
Or at least tell me when the next Lore Reasons will be and what it will be about!
Come on guys, help me out, I need my fix!
Or at least tell me when the next Lore Reasons will be and what it will be about!
We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast! We want the Sekiro Spoilercast!
We have the kingdom hearts lore reasons at home.
*Pulls into drive-thru as children cheer*
*Orders a single days gone spoilercast*
We have the kingdom hearts lore reasons at home.
*Pulls into drive-thru as children cheer*
*Orders a single days gone spoilercast*
Austin is on this week's Beastcast: https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/episode-205/2970-19053/free-podcast
McDonalds has the best black iced tea of any restaurant, I have no idea how this is true but it is
Maybe? But it's generally worded it also just sounds like Waypoint is going to get pushed forward as a pillar of the new site. So . . . that'd be a good thing, right?
Though, if they're meant to be the gaming pillar, that would explain the lack of Be Good and Rewatch it, since that diffuses their role on the site.
Seems to line up with some of the Vice news from a few weeks ago + some of the talk on the recent pods.
God, Broadly is such an amazing name for what they're doing there. Love it.
"While Noisey will retain its name and brand identity, it will no longer be an independent publication with a separate editorial structure."
I feel like this would be impossible with Waypoint lol
I feel like this would be impossible with Waypoint lol
Part of me feels like with the general growing popularity of gaming as a hobby (and by that I mean it has grown and fortnite is pushing it even more), I kinda optimistically see Vice, pending full implosion, will always want some sort of gaming angle to it. They clearly show interest by having even started it, but "Waypoint" and its crew are the ones susceptible to change. Hopefully this means that Waypoint will get to be more of a staple side of Vice (or grow into one), is all I'm saying.
Based on the way that Austin talked about the end of Be Good and Rewatch It on the Beastcast, and if the changes at Noisy are indicative of the bigger picture at Vice, my guess is that this is significantly bigger than just highlighting Waypoint content on the main page. I mean, "end this pop culture podcast because you need to focus on gaming" is pretty heavy editorial involvement.
Doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing. The execs at Vice could be saying something to Waypoint along the lines of, "We don't want you to be this independent thing off to the side, we want you front and center as a core part of our brand." And that's a good sign for job security and support. It just also carries with it a lot more focus on their content from the higher ups. We'll see if that means more changes long term.
Doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad thing. The execs at Vice could be saying something to Waypoint along the lines of, "We don't want you to be this independent thing off to the side, we want you front and center as a core part of our brand." And that's a good sign for job security and support. It just also carries with it a lot more focus on their content from the higher ups. We'll see if that means more changes long term.
This is my present take on things as well. Though I would love for them to keep doing Be Good and Rewatch it--even if they have to start over by focusing on, say, video game movies.
You know what they could watch and tie into video games?
Retronauts did it too, and they sent me into a Eva spiral: https://retronauts.com/article/1060...nesis-evangelion-for-christmas-on-episode-189
That'd be great, too! Though I bet Austin would just sneak in Evangelion into the normal pod any which way he could.You know what they could watch and tie into video games?
Retronauts did it too, and they sent me into a Eva spiral: https://retronauts.com/article/1060...nesis-evangelion-for-christmas-on-episode-189
Honestly though, at least half the reason I was looking forward to Eva on Netflix was to watch it alongside the Discourse Deliberators, so even though I'm still going to do it for the sake of finally having watched the damn thing, I'm really going to miss watching along with them.
I know he probably didn't mean anything by it but uh, Patrick saying that being gay is a gender thing and that people can finally choose to be gay was a big yikes.
Patrick really threw out a "Valve doesn't make games anymore" in the middle of a GaaS discussion. I thought he was joking at first.
Also, and maybe I'm the only one who played it, Epic has been going hard on that stuff since Paragon. They had a "new hero every 3 weeks" program that is insane if you compare it to any other moba. They even won a developer prize for that, if I remember correctly. That whole team is working on Fortnite now and I suspect it laid the groundwork for the current pace.
Also, and maybe I'm the only one who played it, Epic has been going hard on that stuff since Paragon. They had a "new hero every 3 weeks" program that is insane if you compare it to any other moba. They even won a developer prize for that, if I remember correctly. That whole team is working on Fortnite now and I suspect it laid the groundwork for the current pace.
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what i would really want out of an evangelion discourse slash rewatch series would be a look at what inspired and is inspired by eva. gurren lagann, space runaway ideon, and eureka seven (there's really too much to mention) are all directly linked to eva. ideon in particular is proto-eva, right down to the production issues and movie finale.
i don't doubt austin has plenty to say on the matter and am eagerly awaiting both the pod and fanservice in equal measure
i don't doubt austin has plenty to say on the matter and am eagerly awaiting both the pod and fanservice in equal measure
