Why Yahtzee And Team Left The Escapist To Form Second Wind - MinnMax Interview
0In this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to former editor-in-chief from The Escapist Nick Calandra and Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw about leaving the company behind to form a crowd-funded outlet called Second Wind. We talk about the 16-year history of Zero Punctuation at The Escapist and what Yahtzee is planning for Second Wind with his new show Fully Ramblomatic. Nick also talks about rebuilding community trust with The Escapist by launching shows like Cold Take, Adventure is Nigh, and creating documentaries. Support independent games media by subscribing to MinnMax's YouTube channel or by supporting us directly and unlocking the podcast version of our interviews and more on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/minnmax
You can check out Second Wind's YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/@SecondWindGroup
Or you can check out Second Wind on Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/welcome-to-wind-92467346
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below…
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:27 - Second Wind’s successful launch
00:05:35 - Why Yahtzee left The Escapist
00:07:12 - How and why people were let go from The Escapist
00:10:52 - Corporate friction with GAMURS
00:14:24 - Negotiating for the rights to The Escapist content
00:15:19 - The biggest lessons so far with Second Wind’s launch
00:19:39 - Rebuilding the community at The Escapist
00:22:31 - Corporate media pushing for numbers
00:23:52 - The future of games media
00:26:32 - What Yahtzee wants for his next era
00:28:18 - Second Wind and getting into game development
00:29:16 - Accomplishing that a corporation couldn’t
00:34:16 - Second Wind’s lineup of shows
00:36:36 - The strategy for funding Second Wind
00:38:14 - The energy of independence
00:41:01 - How to recruit new generations of talent
00:43:52 - The road ahead for Second Wind
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