Patrick Klepek On Life After Waypoint - MinnMax Interview
458MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews the senior reporter for Vice's Waypoint Patrick Klepek about the end of the outlet, what that means for him personally, and what it means for the future of games press in general. Patrick has had an incredible vantage point on the game industry, since before he worked at Waypoint he was at 1UP, Giant Bomb, Kotaku, MTV, and G4. You can help support independent games media directly AND unlock the podcast version of this interview a ton of other bonus content by supporting MinnMax on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
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https://twitter.com/patrickklepek
https://patrickklepek.substack.com/
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Renata Price - https://twitter.com/RenOrRaven
Ricardo Contreras - https://twitter.com/a_cado_appears
Rob Zacny - https://twitter.com/RobZacny
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:46 - Patrick Klepek on the closure of Waypoint
00:06:15 - How is Patrick feeling about this point in his career?
00:12:06 - His origins and E3 1998
00:14:24 - Substack and planning next steps
00:27:50 - What's the sweet spot for happiness in games media
00:33:15 - First warning signs at Waypoint
00:37:08 - The rise of Waypoint Plus
00:49:45 - Vice buying Giant Bomb?
00:51:27 - Relying on developer access in games media
01:03:28 - The future of games media
01:08:34 - Patrick's path forward
01:13:59 - Plugs for the Waypoint crew
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