Can my sickly voice handle three hours of podcast power? There's only one way to find out. Here's this week's show, complete with talk about Switch games getting updates on Switch 2, Capcom FIghting Collection 2, That Minecraft Movie, Bungle's Marathon art issues, Darth Vader saying slurs, and more.

Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.

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Well, that was a dream come true. Knew it wouldn't last, though. Out of a job at the moment. But I'll always be doing patreon.com/gamemess

My thoughts go out to everyone affected by the Polygon layoffs today. So many bold and talented writers and personalities have gone through that site during its time, and it’s a shame to see another horseshit acquisition leave good people jobless.

Getting a job in games media seemed almost unattainable when I broke in back in 2005. In the years since, it’s become almost impossible and ultimately inadvisable. I can’t imagine trying to break in today.

Independent is pretty much the only option now. Support your favorite creators directly.

One thing I've found to be something of a constant through all this is that a lot of sales teams are anchored by people with ancient ideas and calcified skill sets who simply can not fathom how to monetize, say, a podcast. Either that or the sales team bailed any everyone says "uh... YouTube money?"

Thanks for everyone who's been supporting me on this increasingly weird journey. If you'd like to get on board and get an ad-free podcast, a weekly bonus podcast, additional writings and shows and early access to the Jeff Gerstmann Hall of Fame, that's all waiting for you right here on Patreon.