Dan Ryckert On The Future Of Giant Bomb - MinnMax Interview

MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews the new creative director of Giant Bomb Dan Ryckert about leaving his job producing podcasts at the WWE and returning to the beloved game site with an exciting new team. They talk about the evolution of Dan's streams on Twitch, their time at Game Informer together, and why a corporation as big as the WWE is so challenging to work for. Help support independent games media and unlock the podcast version of MinnMax's interviews over on Patreon -   / minnmax   Links for things discussed in the interview...   / jeffgerstmann     / nextlander   https://www.giantbomb.com/   / danryckert   To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - Dan Ryckert on the importance of a creative outlet 00:13:22 - How and why Dan returned to Giant Bomb 00:19:14 - Announcing the new Giant Bomb team 00:29:12 - Dan’s “Creative Director” title at Giant Bomb 00:33:18 - Following the fun in games coverage 00:41:23 - The role of Fire Escape now 00:43:31 - Creating Game Informer videos 00:46:28 - Lessons from Dan’s Twitch streams 00:50:08 - Why working for WWE was frustrating 01:07:51 - Wrestlequest and wrestling movies 01:11:09 - The new challenges at Giant Bomb Follow us on Twitch -   / minnmaxshow   Please support us on Patreon -   / minnmax   Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter -   / minnmaxshow   Go behind the scenes on Instagram -   / minnmaxshow   Become a Game Champion by supporting MinnMax at the $50 tier on Patreon and lock in the game of your choice!   / minnmax   RichMclaughlin - HyperDot Charles McGregor - Opposwitch Jacob Tyler - Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Aaron Terrell - Final Fantasy X Otsego12 - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Logan Krause - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Clemens Zobel - Star Wars: The Old Republic 5eth - Star Wars Galaxies Dunder - Snoopy Flying Ace Miguel Medjai - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Patrick Polk - God Hand DominicCichocki - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Ted Ryser - Footman Wars MattMini2008 - Lunar Silver Star Story Complete Spider_Dan - Illusion of Gaia Zachary Pligge - Superman 64 Andres Silva - Dark Cloud