The 200th episode of PlayStation Blogcast, with special guest including Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty.
Colin Moriarty has announced his aquisition of a stake in indie game studio, Lillymo Games, and will serve as Chief Creative Ofiicer.
This is really cool. Colin's success is directly attributed to his consistency in the industry. He made IGN great. He founded Kinda Funny. He now has CLS with amazing shows like Knockback and the #1 gaming and #1 Playstation podcast Sacred Symbols. One of games media's largest asset. hope they develop a Metroidvania.
Replies(5)Hell yes to Metrovania. Maybe even a Megaman clone since he's probably the biggest MM fan out there.
I stopped going to IGN when he left, and stopped listening to KF when he left there. The guy brings intelligence and humor to games media, and isn't just "OMG let's do a live hype fest reaction to every damn piece of gaming news."
I don't give a shit about his politics, and I appreciate that he doesn't give a shit about mine.
Even if you're not a PS gamer, Sacred Symbols is probably one of the best general gaming podcasts out there.
Dude, persevered through a lot of bs. Glad he made it through and became even more successful.
All over a silly harmless joke that he refused to apologize for. Good on Colin. Greg can rot in hell for all I care, he's a gutless spineless worm.
Greg sold himself and threw his friend under the bus for money (as you can see by the atrocious EA Live).
Colin made a twitter joke:
"Ah. Peace and quiet.
#ADayWithoutAWoman"
And he was cancelled for only saying that, he got kicked out of the company he founded in his own house, his "friends" turned their back on him, everybody shunned him for something SO stupid.
Part of me believes he was ousted because his peers did not agree with his political stance. If he was a left-wing progressive I believe it would have gotten some chuckles and the joke would have been forgotten. And I'm saying this as someone who doesn't agree with Colin's politics is more left leaning. That doesn't stop me from enjoying his content and respecting the guy.
Lost all respect for the rest of those screaming idiots who betrayed him. That one dumb jackass never knows what the hell he's talking about. I lose brain cells every time I hear him speak. I'm sure I don't have to mention names.
I wish him lots of success. I've followed him since Kinda Funny and he seems like a great guy who (thankfully) doesn't put up with any of this modern day political correctness bullshit.
Andrew writes: "Colin Moriarty revealed earlier today on Twitter that Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure sold over 10k copies and has a sequel in the works."
"PAX West has issued a response to Colin Moriarty's claim that it misled his fans after canceling his PlayStation podcast panel."
This whole saga reveals so much about the sorry state of games ‘journalism.’ PAX we’re unprofessional for rescinding the invite, it indicates that democracy in the USA is threatened. However what’s worst is the games media all deliberately not covering the story because they are aligned with PAX and don’t want to give Colin Moriarty coverage. But this isn’t journalism.
Kotaku, IGN, Polygon, Eurogamer, Kinda Funny, Gamespot and many more are all guilty of this conspiracy of silence.
So what you're saying is that Kotaku, IGN, Polygon, Eurogamer, Kinda Funny, Gamespot and others are the Gaming wing of the Fake News syndicate?
we'll see if any of these "gaming news" sites cover this... I would hope that kinda funny atleast covers it, pretty shameful that only private journalists are the ones writing any stories about this.
Much like actual journalism, games journalism is a complete joke these days. No one takes them seriously, they've been relegated to rage bait factories.
@Anorexorcist. No. Please read my post as that isn’t what I said! Journalism is about reporting news objectively, free from bias. It also means not burying stories (i.e. not reporting newsworthy stories) for personal or ideological reasons.
Never get your news from 1 source, always look at competing arguments and if possible check sources cited.
Gaming media is closely related to chimpanzees flinging shit at the wall and don't get me started on Twitter-twats.
When the news starts referring to twitter twats for news content, it usually means they couldn't be f@cked to do their job.
Maybe if white supremacists could go two days without committing a mass shooting spree people would be more welcoming of conservatives.
I bet IGN, Kotaku, and kinda funny will be there. You can’t tell me that Sacred Symbols doesn’t deserve to be there. If they double booked say it. Then just figure out how to make it right. The silence... then vague response makes me feel like something else is going on. That’s just my opinion.... I could be wrong.
Games journalism is infested with liberal nut jobs that have been hyping each other up in there little bubbles forever.
Democracy in the US is under threat because a panel at PAX is cancelled. Geez, the comments on this site go from pathetic to delusional.
Maybe the 'big' sites not covering this is more a case of 'no-one cares!'.
@Anorexorcist That is EXACTLY what they are saying. And they are 100% correct, especially when it comes to IGN.
@ginganinja said "Democracy in the US is under threat because a panel at PAX is cancelled. Geez, the comments on this site go from pathetic to delusional."
Let me break it down so you can understand what the issue is, Colin Moriarty had his invite rescinded because he isn't a Democrat.
I get my politics from political news, I have no preference for left-wing or right-wing politics in games, I don't want 'journalists' shilling their biases when I read a movie review, or a football match review, or a video game review.
BUT It seems that the games media in the US (perhaps in reaction to Trump) has become ultra partisan with them only hiring people who are Democrats and refusing to hire Republicans - just look at Kotaku and Polygon.
Everyone is entitled their opinions but it becomes a problem when you have a gaming personality like Colin Moriarty (right leaning) being treated like a pariah because he isn't a Democrat. This means gaming reporters have written multiple articles likening him to an extremist (he really isn't) and coverage of him is banned on ResetEra. Then when he has his panel withdrawn, which IS a major news story, they confer not to cover it.
But what PAX did would likely be illegal in the EU because you cannot discriminate against a person because of their race, their religion, their gender, their sexual orientation and even (if it's not extremism) their politics.
Colin Moriarty has always busted his ass for the industry. IGN and Kinda Funny owe him for their success. I wouldn't want to call it before they issue a response but I hope this isn't another attempt at stopping a "conservative" voice. Colin and Chris deserve a response.
KFG is pants now mate, I still enjoy there E3 predictions and stuff but there daily stuff is piss poor these days.
Edit: the episode after Greg got that award and didn't thank any of the kfg staff, the face on Colin was said it all.
Greg thinks he's a celebrity now
I haven't viewed or read any KFG content since Colin left. Have no plans to go back.
KF is all hype and noise, but no substance. It kills me that the group has access to so many resources and information, yet produce nothing of substance. Uniformed nonsense gets the views, I guess.
I haven't tuned in since Colin left.
It's so true, Kevin is the only one I actually like at KFG anymore, I used to love Colin Greg and even Tim, but ever since Colin left Greg and Tim just seem more and more like fake, less genuine, hype beasts. Glad to see Colin has more people supporting him on Patreon than KFG, clearly he was the heavyweight of the group.
Watch easyallies.. So authentic and so much better and their e3 predictions are just the best ive seen ever!
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KOF is bad simple as that. Miller thinks he is some big shot celebrity more than anything now
After Greg won trending or influential gamer, or whatever the f*** it was, that was the beginning of the end. I initially liked Colin + Greg on IGN/Beyond early days. They complimented each other well. Colin was the brains and the gaming insider and Greg was the spunk. But as time went on Greg kept getting louder and more overwhelming. Even at the start of Kinda Funny Greg's ego was huge and his personality was out of control, but once he won the award Colin really took a backseat to the Greg Miller show. I imagine Greg started dominating the creative decisions by that point as well. The sad thing is, Colin really took Greg under his wing in the IGN early days. Colin was the professional with real inside connections and he schooled Greg because they were friends. Greg Miller was a casual nerd who wanted notoriety. Greg is all flash and no substance, he likes Lego games and Nintendo Switch. Colin is a gaming insider with a love of Sony and a passion for writing and history. He loves Japanese games and Megaman. I guess certain ppl will align more with Greg, Fortnite and popcorn gaming is popular for a reason. We live in a pewdiepie, Minecraft universe where obnoxious YouTubers are gods, but i prefer the understated style of Colin Moriarty. I'm attracted to substance over flash and i'll take an in depth 20 minute conversation over a series of loud, obnoxious clips. Ppl like Colin Moriarty are far and few in the industry, while the KFG crew is the same loud hipster casuals u see everywhere.
Some of these game journalists-if you want to call them that-think they're rockstars. It's astounding actually.
While I disagree with a lot of Colin's views I enjoy his podcasts and appreciate who he is.
Tried to listen to KFG but Miller cannot keep himself from yelling and Tim is an f'ing idiot.
Greg Miller is an asshole, cant stand him, Tim is just as bad too, and that "the best friends" bullshit they have on their show is such crap, we all know what Greg does to his best friends.
Is it because of his political views? He does a great job and keeping politics out of his PlayStation podcast unless it crosses over like the worries about the trade war and tariffs affecting next-gen consoles and pricing.
I hate Colin's politics, but i enjoy his gaming coverage. I separate the two and ignore the politics. On the other hand i can't stand Greg/KFG, but i'm sure my politics more closely align with their's. However, when i seek out gaming coverage i'm not thinking about politics. If i want politics i'll go to a source that covers it professionally. I can't roast Colin and promote Greg simply because of how they lean politically. In certain areas a person's political affiliation can have a greater impact on my feelings towards them, but in gaming i try to keep it separate and enjoy. At least in Colin's case i do, because Colin has earned a certain amount of cred in this industry and he deserves to be respected for his gaming acumen. Unless he allows politics to sour his gaming coverage, which he hasn't done in the past. Maybe he's gone nutty, idk? Truth is i don't really seek out that type of gaming coverage anymore. I don't enjoy most major sites, KFG is terrible, and once Colin left and started doing history podcasts and dropped gaming i stopped caring. But the Colin i knew was about gaming when it was gaming, politics didn't poison his gaming coverage. Hopefully that hasn't changed because Colin is great when he keeps it strictly gaming.
Yeah, it is. There are a lot of centrists in the mainstream videogame journalism scene and they're usually the ones to be tribal about the whole ordeal; they're the Republicans of the good side (and yes it is the good side.)
Centrists always handle politics clumsily. They're only good for keeping the people within the reach of the right. They're as greedy as republicans, they're just a lot stupider.
Colin has always been the voice of reason and the true gaming insider in the Greg/KFG bunch. Greg/KFG is worthless without him and it has simply devolved into an obnoxious joke fest where nothing is taken seriously and where real, hardcore gaming discussion goes to die. Colin always held the wheels on and without him it's just an unfunny frat house of inside jokes, bad facial hair, stupid tee-shirts, flabby faux hipster nerds with inflated egos, and casual gaming coverage aimed at the lowest common denominator.
To be honest, ever since Colin left IGN/Beyond podcast both have been terrible. Max is hideous on IGN and Greg, Gettys, Scarpino, and Cortez are nauseating on KFG.
Ugh this dumb ass phrase. Who ever came up with "get woke go broke" should have the ground break under them and be swallowed up into a sinkhole.
@Peekayboo
You think I'm hurt? I think I'm the least hurt in this whole thread lol.
If you don't think that phrase is as dumb as hell as well, then I don't know what to say. Everybody has their own opinions.
Agreed. Have literally gone to PAX every year since inception but I won't be back now. I will not abide such extreme disrespect, both for the fans and for half of the world/country. "The Right" is not just some fringe in the United States, its half the friggin planet.
What's so crazy is that Colin is always open to other views. I cannot stand how people behave nowadays. Frankly, it's embarrassing.
I want to thank PAX. They finally pushed me to become a patron for Colin's Last Stand.
