Hello fellow gamers,
We're the people who will be implementing the next chapter for OAG.
As many of you have noticed, there is a lot of controversy and concern about the site's future under new management. This, in part, is owed to how we went about announcing the next chapter of our journey together. For this, we apologize and are here to dispel any and all rumors going around as well as address any questions you our audience have for us.
We will show you with our action and our product's quality that we are serious about our mission and respect for you - the consumer. To begin this process, we are setting up an AMA to answer questions you have about the transition, staffing, what is going on, or who is best girl and why traps are most assuredly gay. Anything you are curious about, we will attempt to answer.
Ask us anything!
Proof: https://twitter.com/OneAngryGamerHD/status/1323646163317383169
We'll start answering your questions in 3 hours.
https://kotakuinaction2.win/u/OneAngryGamerHD/ ( Lead Editor ) https://kotakuinaction2.win/u/Kevin_Green/ ( Legacy Writer ) AKA Kevin : )
I cannot speak directly for the new owner so this is just my personal supposition, but One Angry Gamer has a certain reach that other legacy outlets do not possess. While they have heavily focused on pro-industry and anti-consumer rhetoric and coverage, Billy’s pro-consumer stance and mocking of political interjection is quite valuable.
With minor tweaks and expanded connections and branding the site can reach the hardcore gamers, pro consumerists, and the anti-political markets which consist of a sizable and increasingly in-demand markets.
For these reasons acquiring One Angry Gamer despite its reputation amongst certain segments is a considerably decent deal. With a few minor adjustments Adsense can be brought online, other advertisement arrangements can be made, and the branding can become something monumental going forward. Especially as these tweaks are so minor they would not risk losing the already established audience.
I dunno, I feel like OAG was still small enough that the legacy reach will die out very fast, since there's no way of keeping the pretense of it being the same site after the OG OAG is gone.
If it maintains reach then it does so on the back of its own content, at which point they didn't need to buy the OAG name.
It won't be the same site, this is true. We are entering a new chapter of OAG history and like people change so will it. What we're hoping and aiming for is a good change that makes the project viable while retaining the core principles that gave it the appeal it originally had.
Maybe some things will be tamer than before, but as it grows we'll be able to provide coverage of gaming from the perspective of gamers. Anime coverage from fans of anime, not those trying to hijack it and whine about tiddies. Yes it sucks that somethings will be changing and no one is saying or should say you have to just accept it.
Some people will choose to not read us anymore. I cannot stop them from doing so nor can I say it isn't the right choice for them. Growing up, aging, means sometimes paths diverge. One day they may come back, but till then we want to blaze a good path forward. One that is viable, but true to who we are.