From the team behind The Escapist, we're excited to announce our next adventure, Second Wind (twitter.com)
from Goronmon@kbin.social to games@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 20:08
https://kbin.social/m/games@lemmy.world/t/606364

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Deestan@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 20:11 next collapse

Let’s see if they can outcompete The Escapist’s new series: Zero Employees

mosiacmango@lemm.ee on 07 Nov 2023 21:27 collapse

I can’t wait for them to pivot to an ASMR channel with such classics as “hvac system comes on in empty office” and “executives celebrate cutting costs with golden parachute openings.”

SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 20:39 next collapse

24 hours from mass exodus to new startup, must be some kind of record

mosiacmango@lemm.ee on 07 Nov 2023 21:29 next collapse

Basically the entire old company quit at once, which does make these things easier.

Grangle1@lemm.ee on 07 Nov 2023 21:38 collapse

This has to have been in the planning/development stages for a while. What we may not know is whether they were planning on launching now anyway or whether they moved their plans up after the editor was fired.

Ace0fBlades@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 20:48 next collapse

What happened with the escapist? Can’t say I even paid much attention, but I’ve been a follower of Zero Punctuation and Yahtzee’s handful of novels for years.

5BC2E7@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 21:01 next collapse

they fired someone and it seems that it was in very bad terms because almost everyone /everyone escaped the escapist, they probably saw what was coming and that they provided the actual value to the company.

shrodes@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 21:05 next collapse
Wogi@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 21:15 collapse

Looks like Yahtzee left voluntarily, so it seems like zero punctuation will be done with the upcoming episode.

Donjuanme@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 20:49 collapse

Second wind is their YouTube channel, don’t bother trying to find any links to it, because modern journalism is shrouded and recursive, and Google is shit.

Wogi@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 21:12 next collapse

Man the SEO on that name is terrible

Donjuanme@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 21:26 collapse

Yeah, I’m not sure they put much thought into the brand name, hopefully the product will elevate it! And maybe it’ll keep acquisition companies from knocking on their door?

mosiacmango@lemm.ee on 07 Nov 2023 21:31 next collapse

Its in the tweet now.

I’m digging on the logo. Looks like a stylized phoenix, which fits the “rebirth” vibe of a name like second wind.

lobut@lemmy.ca on 07 Nov 2023 23:41 collapse

Thanks for linking it so I don’t need to open up Ex-Twitter.

The channel has 25K subscribers with no videos or anything. I love it.

Carighan@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2023 22:13 collapse

It wasn’t that difficult to find, just click the link in the linked Xitter post.