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Announcing our new Destructoid editors: Florian Eckhardt and Eliza Gauger

12:08 PM on 07.20.2007, Niero 103 comments

Announcing our new Destructoid editors: Florian Eckhardt and Eliza Gauger photo
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In 2006, two of the greatest voices in video game blogging were lost in a freak Wiring accident. We mourned, but everything happens for a reason. By the great power of Chtulhu and advances in robotics, these two enigmas now return to finish what they started.

You know them from Kotaku. You've read them on Wired. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm happy to announce new associate editors Eliza Gauger and John Brownlee will now be writing for Destructoid, starting immediately next week (barring outbreaks of Ebola and bathtub electrocution). I'm sure that many of you missed reading them as I did, so if you can imagine me making-out with myself then you'll understand how happy we are to have them. They merely demanded the blood of thousand eagles and my vintage collection of underage Chris Furniss polaroids, which I gladly accepted.

Mr. Destructoid would also like to introduce the fetal adoption of their art + culture blog: Ectoplasmosis into our growing influential network of Japanese tentacle porn and unaffordable gadgetry. If the idea of a fat Wonder Woman and 1,500 Filipino prisoners performing Thriller isn't exciting enough to fill your morning, you can stop by for deep discounts on used panties.

Dear gaming industry: please brace yourselves to enjoy the new size of our collective testicles.

 


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Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 07/20/2007 12:09
AWESOME! I LO-- wait, who?
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar
AngelsDontBurn at 07/20/2007 12:09
YAY expanding!

I mean.. BLACK PLAGUE!
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Extreme_Drunk at 07/20/2007 12:10
Kotaku editors gone bad!
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tazarthayoot at 07/20/2007 12:10
Holy crap I got chills watching that Thriller video.
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Gameboi at 07/20/2007 12:14
The happy family just gets bigger and bigger. At this rate, we'll need our own country ;-)

No complaints here...
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 07/20/2007 12:15
YAY! More people to boss around! :D

Welcome!
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UNDERSTAR at 07/20/2007 12:15
Florian, my hero welcome!!! E'lo there Eliza, nice to see you too!!!!!
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bhive01 at 07/20/2007 12:16
THRILLER! That was awesome-sauce.
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HarassmentPanda at 07/20/2007 12:16
Wow, that's great news. What spurred this acquisition?

Also, oddly, I was on MovieKick earlier today... get that thing rollin! The movie industry needs to fear the robot!
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bhive01 at 07/20/2007 12:17
I'm guessing that the "girlfriend" is everyone's bitch.
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DJDuffy at 07/20/2007 12:20
Ectoplasmosis? That came outta nowhere crazy! Oh yea, welcome new editors to the shit storm of the century...you'll have fun I promise =)
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BluDesign at 07/20/2007 12:21
HOLY FUCK!

Sweet! Welcome back you guys.
Hope unemployment land treated you well.

/hugs

BTW - I want to attend one of these Thriller performances?
Who want a brick of filipino cocaine?
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ChrisFurniss at 07/20/2007 12:22
THOSE PICTURES WERE PRIVATE ASSERTIONS OF OUR LOVE
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GuitarAtomik at 07/20/2007 12:24
Welcome Editor Bots! Now I gotta check out that Electrowhatzermajiggat.
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BluDesign at 07/20/2007 12:27
@lemon

SHHHH!!! He'll HEAR YOU!!!!

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Corncobtacular at 07/20/2007 12:33
FLORIAN AND ELIZA?!?!?!?!?!

FUCK YEAH!

I've been longing for this day.....HELL FUCKING YES!
Corncobtacular's Avatar
Corncobtacular at 07/20/2007 12:36
And that post you linked to for Florian, er John, is awesome
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deadpixel at 07/20/2007 12:38
No Joystiq writers are needed, thanks for playing though
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BlindsideDork at 07/20/2007 12:40
How are we suppose to take this?
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AxelFury at 07/20/2007 12:42
Great fan of ToM and ectomo! Can't wait to hear you guys again on the gaming side of things!
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Artadius at 07/20/2007 12:43
Woohoo!

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BluDesign at 07/20/2007 12:44
@BSD

PSST! - post that they're "fukin' looser sellouts!!1!" , then go listen to some My Chemical Romance CD's for an hour.

I would write a letter to your local congressman.
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JohnnyWadd at 07/20/2007 12:44
While i applaud the move to add fresh voices to the site, i would have thought Dtoid would have learned its lesson about hiring other blog's sloppy leftovers and rejects.

Can't hack it at wired? Come to dtoid.
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topgeargorilla at 07/20/2007 12:45
this is fantastic! I love both of them, as I can remember when they were lil' people down in Kotaku. Destructoid just keeps getting better! I cant wait to hear their new stuff they'll bring!
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Toneman at 07/20/2007 12:49
Florian was the reason I started reading Kotaku. And Eliza is wonderful as well.
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Chad Concelmo at 07/20/2007 12:49
Yay, naked pictures of Chris Furniss ... er ... I mean, FLORIAN AND ELIZA! Woo hoo! :)
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bluemeep at 07/20/2007 12:52
There are not enough Internets to go around for as many as have been won by the Thriller video. We're gonna have to hand out some ARPANETs too.
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Joe Burling at 07/20/2007 12:58
Effing fantastic! You guys will love the journalistic freedom here. Make sure you all caught up with your emails before Niero adds you to tips@destructoid.com. ;)
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Snaileb at 07/20/2007 12:58
Oh cool more editors to pick apart!

OR be picked apart by? Welcome to Destructoid!!
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Joe Burling at 07/20/2007 13:07
Jack Thompson? He's our favorite! ;)

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byrc at 07/20/2007 13:07
This is not good. I see nothing good coming from this
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Eliza Gauger at 07/20/2007 13:12
Todd "Steal This T-Shirt" Goldman may also forward all legal correspondence to the aforementioned address.
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dv8withn8 at 07/20/2007 13:13
Just don't ever hire former Kotaku writer Joel Johnson. That guy's a dick.

To the 2 new bloggers... Welcome! I hope you didn't have to let Mr. D. put his finger inside you for the gig.
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bloodylip at 07/20/2007 13:26
I swear, if Destructoid ever picks up Kim Phu, I will leave this site forever.
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s0lesurviv0r at 07/20/2007 13:29

WELCOME!
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ChrisFurniss at 07/20/2007 13:31
If I ever see Florian in person I am gonna rape his face. IN A GOOD WAY.
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perri at 07/20/2007 13:40
SWEET! Dtoid just made one of the most impressive line changes in history - Leaving the field, number 1 Robert Summa, taking his place, number 1337 Florian and Eliza.

Two of my favourite journalists, it was depressing when they left Kotaku, I followed Eliza to her site though and to Game|Life, pretty cool art too if you want to check her out.

PS: Are these two Siamese twins?
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Slacker at 07/20/2007 13:43
Best ever. I missed them both over at Kotaku, so much so that I actually followed them around. Ectoplasmosis is the fucking awesomest though, I really like that place a lot.

Dude, Dtoid rocks.
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blu3steel at 07/20/2007 13:47
I, as well, missed both of you at Kotaku. I'm extremely excited that your back in the fray...and of course at Destructoid
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Aerox at 07/20/2007 13:51
Welcome!



Don't suck.
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Tempus at 07/20/2007 13:58
Welcome to teh family, also cocks.
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tiny dancer at 07/20/2007 14:01
Yay! I missed you both...so terribly...
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Tiff at 07/20/2007 14:03
!_! Amazing!
Welcome welcome welcome
hoo-rah!
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Aaron Linde at 07/20/2007 14:03
Florian, just a heads up -- all new staffers are required to embark upon the Homoerotic Linde Fantasy Cruise, in which you become my special week-long boyfriend. It's a drag, I know, but it's protocol, you know? I'll see you on the SS Cocksock.
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Aaron Linde at 07/20/2007 14:04
Holy crap, it's Tiny Dancer!

He's never been on the cruise either. You're both coming!
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cbre88x at 07/20/2007 14:09
I wish I had a clue as to who these cats are, but I've only been reading Destructoid and Kotaku for a few months so I guess it shows my ignorance..

I'm also surprised no one has came out with the
"Who the fuck is ______ _____???" yet.
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Snaileb at 07/20/2007 14:10
Linde likes manbutt.

Linde add me on XBOX for Bomberman, or I will sink your SS Cocksock.

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Aaron Linde at 07/20/2007 14:19
Gamertag is Tiefooz. Friday Night Fights tonight, bitches!
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