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Yahtzee Croshaw: Today, I formally resigned from The Escapist and Gamurs. I don't have the rights to Zero Punctuation, but whatever happens you'll be hearing my voice again soon, in a new place. (twitter.com)
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[-] EnderMB@lemmy.world 90 points 1 year ago

Fucking hell, he's been with them for close to 20 years, basically half of his working life. He's been there through a lot of shit too, and basically kept The Escapist going through setbacks, cuts, and more.

I would have assumed he'd be largely untouchable there, so to make a decision that led him to resign immediately is absolutely wild.

To be fair, I quite liked Extra Punctuation, and I've always thought he would now be recognisable enough to either go alone, or actually be in front of a screen without animation. This could work out really well for him.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

I don't like ZP but EP is quite good imo.

[-] SeedyOne@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

I haven't browsed in years but do I understand correct that Yahtzee does both shows? Is the "actual" punctuation literally him talking slower with pauses and such?

[-] Redonkulation@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Extra Punctuation was the slower, slightly longer format videos that were more musing about broad industry trends and gaming history. It was great.

[-] SeedyOne@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Wow, I wish I'd stuck around for those over the years. Thanks.

[-] LadyLikesSpiders@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

EP is him doing the same thing, but not as reviews, more generally discussing broad topics regarding games and the industry. I personally prefer it to ZP

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