#the escapist

[dreamed-for-not]

#the escapist #zero punctuation #rooster teeth #achievement hunter

[ajaxgb]

#gaming news #zero punctuation #the escapist #second wind #yahtzee croshaw

[booknightouts]

when people ask, "why do i read fantasy? it's so unrealistic," THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. i don't like reality; i want dragons, magic, and the extraordinary. the fact that i'm just reading in my room, not actually chasing monsters riding on my dragon or being a badass assassin princess, stirs a deep longing within me that i can't ever explain to anyone. the fact that i can't ever be like them makes me horribly miserable and depressed.

#books #books & libraries #art #fanart #fantasy #fantasybooklover #fantasy books #why i do this to myself #why are they like this #the escapist #book quotes #booklr

[redlettermediathings]

Jack's new home! It's gonna be great. It's gonna be great.

#youtube #redlettermedia #red letter media #rich evans #jay bauman #gorilla interrupted #half in the bag #mike stoklasa #best of the worst #jack packard #yahtzee #yahtzee croshaw #zero punctuation #escapist #the escapist #second wind

[catcomixzstudios]

A bit of good news for everyone.

After the editor and chief of the longstanding gaming and culture network, The Escapist, was fired, the entire video-making staff followed him over to a fully employee-owned group called Second Wind.

These creators - most notably figures like Yahtzee who is responsible for his 15+ year old, short-form game review series, Zero Punctuation - plan to continue working on the projects they've established in one form or another.

As of writing, the Patreon alone is already hitting around $4,000 a month.

With all of the projects crashing or getting cancelled lately, it's genuinely SUCH a blessing to see such a dedicated team getting to not only escape corporate whims, but also getting such a HUGE outpouring of support.

#second wind #the escapist #zero punctuation #good news #i'm a old fuck - i remember first seeing clips of zero punctuation on fuckin' /G4/ #back when X-Play was a thing - #and i won't lie; the escapist had some ROUGH years for a while #but ever since nick was in charge they've been releasing a steady stream of newer stuff AND consistent yahtzee content #i haven't dived deep into all of the other series BUT i've never regretted when i did #now that they're going independent i feel ESPECIALLY inclined to support them #especially with nick mentioning stuff like focusing on paying the people who had salaries first #and how donations will actually go to the fuckin' creators and not the suits #even if you don't end up wanting to support them financially it'd still be cool to spread the word around #i want more than anything to see more of the creators i love being able to safely not be beholden to suits with unrealistic expectations

[rocketlanterns]

God what I'd give to be a fly on the wall in the meeting room at Gamurs HQ right now after the whole colossal fuck-up that is essentially axe-ing the entire brand of The Escapist with one ignorant decision.

#lighthouse posting #the escapist #gamurs #yahtzee croshaw #second wind

[thelreads]

Holy fucking shit the entire Escapist channel?!?!

#theLreads #inbetween #nonsense #the escapist #zero punctuation

[nellarw95]

Happy Birthday Andy 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

Andrew Clement Serkis

April 20,1964

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

20 Aprile 1964

#andy serkis #actor #director #world cinema #cinema #movies #film #tv shows #the lord of the rings #the escapist #13 going on 30 #king kong #deathofasuperhero #the hobbit #breathe #mowgli #venom let there be carnage #avengers age of ultron #star wars #black panther #the batman #a christmas carol #letterfortheking #andor #lutherthefallensun #celebrity #happy birthday

[katapotato55]

In case anyone want's to see yahtzee's last ZP video

you are welcome internet. also go check out their new channel Second Wind on youtube to support them please. not sponsored I just have loved these guys since i was an edgy preteen and I want to continue loving them as an edgy adult.

#zero punctuation #zp #yahtzee croshaw #the escapist #second wind #youtube #gaming #Youtube

[generaln0m]

I don't know who needs to see this, but funny British fedora man just left Escapist Magazine to die. I've been watching him for over a decade.

#the escapist #gaming

[sibblank]

lol. lmao.

#fully ramblomatic #zero punctuation #the escapist

[emptyheadgamer]

After the escapist shit the bed and caused everyone to quit, the first episode of yahtzee's new series is out.

#video games #video game #alan wake 2 #alan wake #second wind #zero punctuation #fully ramblomatic #the escapist #Youtube #dont worry im not gonna start reposting other peoples content all the time #i just really want people to see the new series and for it to succeed #cause fuck the escapist and how they screwed people over

[blindbeholder]

Zero Punctuation just ended

#wtf #zero punctuation #zp #yahtzee croshaw #the escapist #the classic internet is all gone now

[redlettermediathings]

#youtube #redlettermedia #red letter media #rich evans #jay bauman #gorilla interrupted #half in the bag #mike stoklasa #best of the worst #jack packard #escapist #the escapist #second wind #adventure is nigh #yahtzee #yahtzee croshaw #d&d #dungeons & dragons #rpg #rpgs

[fluxxdog]

So I'm just looking at some youtube vids, as one does, and I come across the following. Now, I'm wondering if this is some drama bullshit or just an op-ed. Turns out, it's worse.

For those having problems viewing, the TL;DR is The Escapist fired or pushed the talent to resign. You know, the people who had the charisma, talent, and drive to make the shows. But, the corpo owns the IPs.

So, the talent have a new Discord server (link here if you're interested) where they'll be discussing moving forward. There is a livestream that will be going up tomorrow (2023-11-08) to discuss with everyone.

#the escapist #zero punctuation #fuck corporations #Youtube

[duckyfruitbat]

So The Escaptist Youtube is Dead

I know what you're thinking, "Wow this twink is late to this party-JESUS CHRIST GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" To that I say, calm down, you're giving me a migraine. Also yes, this is an old story now. I still want to share my thoughts on it though.

For those of you who don't know, the Escapist magazine had a fairly popular YouTube channel centered around game criticism, development, and commentary with the one and only Benjamin Yahtzee Croshaw hosting the most popular show on the channel, Zero Punctuation. A series that has been going since 2007 and is the source of the PC gaming master race meme. In recent years the Escaptist brought on the editor Nick Calandra to lead the video department. He managed to lead a golden age for the Escapist YouTube channel, there hasn't been this much variety since before Yahtzee became the only creator on the channel.

It all came crashing down on November 6, 2023, when the Escapist decided to fire Calandra and a good portion of the video team. This was the biggest mistake the magazine has ever made, because apparently everyone, and I do mean everyone involved in video making absolutely loved Calandra and they all quit on mass. This was such a disaster for the escapist that the YouTube channel was dead for two weeks until the remainder of the video backlog was all uploaded at once. Meanwhile everyone started up a new channel called Second Wind with all the shows that were on the Escaptist with the exception of Zero Punctuation. When Yahtzee originally joined the Escapists in 2007, he sold the rights to his original show called Fullyramblomatic. The Zero Punctuation name was fully on the Escapist, and also the designs of Yahtzees avatar and the little jelly bean imps. For the first week Yahtzee had to figure out a new name and design where upon he landed on a legally distinct version called Fully Ramblomatic with a space, and now the imps are replaced with dogs, because dogs are great, and Yahtzee's fedora is black and he now has a suit and glasses. Clearly they're taking the piss on the Escapists for the whole situation. All the other shows also kept the art style of Zero Punctuation, most keeping the names too.

This isn't the first time this happened either, they dropped the ball on Extra Credits when they didn't pay them, and screwed over Stephanie Sterling with not publishing their reviews. Those two are what eventually lead to Yahtzee's takeover of the channel. Now the channel is sitting there dead, hasn't been updated since the last Zero Punctuation compilation was published. Now the Escapist YouTube channel may never recover, they still own Zero Punctuation, but what are they even going to do with it aside from just sit on it like a jewel in their dragon's hoard. The rest of the magazine is doing fine, so they may just pivot purely to that for the next few years. Second Wind is currently thriving on the audience that jumped ship while also being fully independent, which means more swearing.

In the meantime, join me as we sing a little tune that I feel is very appropriate for this.

Let's all laugh at an industry that never learns anything teeheehee!

#duckyfruitbat #the escapist #zero punctuation #yahtzee croshaw #gaming