Jeff Grubb

That's right. Well, I'm here. Let's make it happen. I am one of the co-owners of Giant Bomb.

That's right. Well, I'm here. Let's make it happen. I am one of the co-owners of Giant Bomb.

God, there's like 50. It's crazy. There's too many. We've got to do something about that. Yeah, we made this happen. Fandom really helped us make it happen. We are now independent. And yeah, we signed an agreement to make it all happen, basically. It's in the works. But yeah, no, you're looking at us. We have everything. It's all in our hands now. And that means we're going to be...

God, there's like 50. It's crazy. There's too many. We've got to do something about that. Yeah, we made this happen. Fandom really helped us make it happen. We are now independent. And yeah, we signed an agreement to make it all happen, basically. It's in the works. But yeah, no, you're looking at us. We have everything. It's all in our hands now. And that means we're going to be...

Out in front of people making stuff and asking for support once again. So I don't know. I'm just really, I have a ton of energy. I'm ready to get to work.

Out in front of people making stuff and asking for support once again. So I don't know. I'm just really, I have a ton of energy. I'm ready to get to work.

To be fair, that's Donato's. That's Ohio grown. That's actually not bad pizza.

To be fair, that's Donato's. That's Ohio grown. That's actually not bad pizza.

Yeah, I mean, I was there for all of it, and I don't really know. It was such a blur. You know, the possibility of this was something that was floated around the time that I was leaving fandom, but, you know, the exact details of how it go down, we can't talk about a lot of the specifics, but the general sort of timeline there was, I think we realized on both sides we had the same...

Yeah, I mean, I was there for all of it, and I don't really know. It was such a blur. You know, the possibility of this was something that was floated around the time that I was leaving fandom, but, you know, the exact details of how it go down, we can't talk about a lot of the specifics, but the general sort of timeline there was, I think we realized on both sides we had the same...

about the way to solve our various problems with like, okay, giant bomb, how do we make this work? Or how do we make sure that the people who love this site and the people on there are happy? Because that is what everyone seemed to want. And it would never have been possible had everyone on each side not identified that as a common issue.

about the way to solve our various problems with like, okay, giant bomb, how do we make this work? Or how do we make sure that the people who love this site and the people on there are happy? Because that is what everyone seemed to want. And it would never have been possible had everyone on each side not identified that as a common issue.

important theme of, hey, let's do what's right for this audience. So with that in mind, and sort of with that PAX panel looming as a real timeline, a marker of being like, hey, if we announce there, this will be best for everybody. It really forced us to get a deal done very fast. So I was in meetings all day, every day for the entirety of last week, even in

important theme of, hey, let's do what's right for this audience. So with that in mind, and sort of with that PAX panel looming as a real timeline, a marker of being like, hey, if we announce there, this will be best for everybody. It really forced us to get a deal done very fast. So I was in meetings all day, every day for the entirety of last week, even in

Boston, flew into Boston for PAX, and I spent most of that time in a hotel room talking to other people. But it was worth it. We got it done. And it was quite amazing to be able to go into that room and tell people that, hey, just like, you know, 24 hours earlier, we made this happen.

Boston, flew into Boston for PAX, and I spent most of that time in a hotel room talking to other people. But it was worth it. We got it done. And it was quite amazing to be able to go into that room and tell people that, hey, just like, you know, 24 hours earlier, we made this happen.

Yeah, I think I said this during the PAX panel, but it's true. I lived it. Their instinct for what should we do when we are faced with a situation like this, what is it that we should do? And their instinct was to turn toward, well, what is the most fan-supporting solution? And this is what they spotted. This is a possibility. They asked us. We said, let's see if we can make this happen.

Yeah, I think I said this during the PAX panel, but it's true. I lived it. Their instinct for what should we do when we are faced with a situation like this, what is it that we should do? And their instinct was to turn toward, well, what is the most fan-supporting solution? And this is what they spotted. This is a possibility. They asked us. We said, let's see if we can make this happen.

And now here we are. So, yeah, I agree. Fandom should get credit. I've heard from some other friends who have been in similar situations. I saw publicly Andy Robinson talking about how CVG got shut down. They asked for a similar scenario, and they were denied that from, I think, a future that owned them.

And now here we are. So, yeah, I agree. Fandom should get credit. I've heard from some other friends who have been in similar situations. I saw publicly Andy Robinson talking about how CVG got shut down. They asked for a similar scenario, and they were denied that from, I think, a future that owned them.