General Discussion

So I'm confused. I've been reading a lot of articles all across the internet, and I was wondering what the actual future of Whiskey Media was?

Whiskey Media is no more.

• GiantBomb and ComicVine got sold to CBS Interactive, and are now working in the same building as Gamespot. Dave went with them.
• Tested, Screened, and AnimeVice got sold to the LA-based company BermanBraun, and most of the engineering team, as well as the Distillery publishing platform, went with them.
• Tested has gotten to team up with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, the Mythbusters, and their site promises to be better than ever.
• Screened will likely be fine, and it will be interesting to watch, but Rorie is no longer with the site, and Alex left to work full-time for GiantBomb. BermanBraun is a wealthy company, and the site looks to maintain its tone, if not the particular personalities we've come to love. We'll get to meet the new faces of the site soon enough, and the community's still here. Sadie's first post is a pretty good indicator that the site'll be in decent hands. Give it the benefit of the doubt. Given BermanBraun's budget, and the fact that they're based out of LA, there could be some really cool content coming.
• AnimeVice has been community-run for years, and the fact that it's still up is likely a good indicator that BermanBraun will leave it alone and let them keep doing their thing over there.
• Sean Coonce, engineering mastermind, Renaissance Man, and part-time tracksuit model has decided to take some much-needed travel time and will be looking for work elsewhere, with a promise to make appearances at GiantBomb from time to time.
• Dan Miesner, the marketing guy, has also left. He's said nothing about what he's doing next, but will be looking for work after a month-long vacation to Paris and London, so I think he'll be all right.

@DustinFun1704: Do you mean the "Whiskey Media" brand itself or the individual sites? Giant Bomb and Comic Vine were sold to CBS Interactive, while Screened, Anime Vice, and Tested were all sold to BermanBraun. As far as I know, the Whiskey Media name also went to BermanBraun. I imagine they'll fold the sites they acquired into their existing portfolio and eliminate the Whiskey Media brand, but I can't say for sure.

@InsidiousTuna: Thanks! I appreciate it. I was confused, I spent the last couple hours trying to comprehend what I was reading. I'm not entirely set on Screened being sold to BermanBraun, but after reading what you had to say it made me feel a little better. @PatVB: I mean all of the above. I've come to love Whiskey Media and have been apart of all five sights for the last four years, mostly here and on Comic Vine, and I hate the fact that Whiskey Media might be no more.

Shit.

@DustinFun1704 said:

@PatVB: I mean all of the above. I've come to love Whiskey Media and have been apart of all five sights for the last four years, mostly here and on Comic Vine, and I hate the fact that Whiskey Media might be no more.

Me too. It really sucks to see the sites broken up like this. The best we can do is trust that this was the best decision for them and hope everything works out in the end.

@InsidiousTuna: Coonce is with us over on the BB San Francisco side.

@JoeyF said:

@InsidiousTuna: Coonce is with us over on the BB San Francisco side.

Wait, wait, wait.... whoa... what? I need a judges ruling on "with us over on".

@PatVB said:

@DustinFun1704 said:

@PatVB: I mean all of the above. I've come to love Whiskey Media and have been apart of all five sights for the last four years, mostly here and on Comic Vine, and I hate the fact that Whiskey Media might be no more.

Me too. It really sucks to see the sites broken up like this. The best we can do is trust that this was the best decision for them and hope everything works out in the end.

Yeah I think that would be best too. Do you know if the sites will still be connected in the future, or if they will become separate sites all together?

@DustinFun1704: Pretty sure they'll be completely separate. GB have removed the links to other Whiskey sites from the bottom of their pages. I'd imagine the same will happen here in the near future.

@skidd said:

@DustinFun1704: Pretty sure they'll be completely separate. GB have removed the links to other Whiskey sites from the bottom of their pages. I'd imagine the same will happen here in the near future.

Yeah, because they're with different companies, they'll be completely separate. Although I'm sure they'll find time to do some crossover content (like the Big Live Live Show).

@Napalm: Huh, cool. Someone made a 'WHO GETS COONCE?!?!?!" thread over on GB, and I could have sworn that he said he was going elsewhere. Guess he just meant going with BermanBraun. Thought it was worded differently.