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Handsome Tom And Perfect Liz Leave Screwattack
Alpha 87655320875 | 10:01 AM on 03.08.2008 19 comments




Yes, you heard me right. One of the founding fathers to one of the biggest video game entertainment sites has left the building. Handsome Tom, the raddest most bad assest person on the planet has left, as well as with his equally rad bad ass girlfriend (Liz) by his side. I seriously have no Idea what goes on behind the screwattack scenes, nor do I really care to speculate or exaggerate, but I will leave you "the big quote" from the man himself.

" Dear g1's

Perfect Liz, Ryu (official Screw-A-Dog) and myself are no longer a part of ScrewAttack. You might ask your self why. Long story short...Craig and I started this together and it was understood that we would be partners. After this did not happen I decided to leave. There are many details that have led up to this decision. If you want to contact us for any reason you can reach us here:

screwattacktom@gmail.com
p3rfectliz@aim.com

What's next for us? Well there are many cool and surprising things in the works. For the time being, until further notice, myself or Perfect Liz will post what we are doing on the forums at:

http://thehealingtouch.wordpress.com/

This will be my final post on the ScrewAttack forums. Thanks for all your support g1's, it was a great experience.

Handsome Tom"

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NihonTiger90's Destructoid Blog
So does this mean it'll get better or worse? I dunno who was holding ScrewAttack down in recent months, but a lot of their stuff hadn't been up to par. I'm assuming, though, that it's gonna get worse.
Alpha 87655320875's Destructoid Blog
I'm predicting that it'll get worse. I'm just left wondering where Tom and Liz will go.
Passionate Styos's Destructoid Blog
Wow..I didn't see this coming..that really sucks, and yes, it's true that lately their work has been a bit down.

But still, I really really didn't expect this.
Tragic Hero's Destructoid Blog
Well it sucks to see Craig go Liz didn't do a whole lot except add boobs to the equation.
Alpha 87655320875's Destructoid Blog
Actually, I'm waiting for game trailers to officially sign the nerd as their own. If that ever happens, then screwattack is up a crick without a paddle, although they did just sign a new contract with GT about a month ago. So I guess the site is safe for profit for at least another year.
Passionate Styos's Destructoid Blog
But still, as Reaprar pointed out, they had many things planned, mainly The Iron Man of Gaming. I know it still going to be done without Tom, but still to leave like this and in this moment, there must be a lot of tension between Tom and Craig.

This really sucks..
mistic's Destructoid Blog
damn handsome tom is gone? I allways really like his parts...
GoldBond's Destructoid Blog
Is Tom the douche with the faux radio voice and lame jokes? If so, good riddance. He can burn in hell.
njsykora's Destructoid Blog
The AVGN will leave the SA stable without a doubt. I had noticed that Tom hadn't been making many video appearances recently, even missing out on Sidescrollers last week. Should've seen it coming really, especially with the amount of newbies appearing.
Anus Mcphanus's Destructoid Blog
Holy shit this sucks! I have to admit I was more of a fan of stuttering Craig but without handsome Tom in the equation screwattack looks like it's going to crash and burn.

That message as well is really bitter I wouldn't be surprised if Craig wanted to make Screwattack bigger and more of a brand name (hence the sponsorship and organisation of the iron man of gaming). and with the deal with GT is Craig selling out and leaving Tom behind?
Alpha 87655320875's Destructoid Blog
@GoldBond

No, that's definitely Craig.

@Anus Mcphanus
"is Craig selling out and leaving Tom behind?"

It's a possibility
bottled dark's Destructoid Blog
"that bitch would get AIDS"
CypherVR's Destructoid Blog
now, i can't go to screwattack's webpage.....maybe really turning into a porn site??? ;p
Elitechief27's Destructoid Blog
This came at me like a hard punch to the gut. Tom was always my favorite, and i'm going to miss him dearly. What he said about the partnership part, I dunno what to make of it, but I have a few theories. It could have been that Tom didn't get his say into things, didn't feel like the work/money was being distrubted fairly enough, or wanted to/ didn't want to sell out. Whatever the reason, It's just not gonna be the same ScrewAttack without them.
Eschatos's Destructoid Blog
And then there was one...
ScottyG's Destructoid Blog
Wow, that was a surprise. Craig and Tom played off each other really well, a lot better than either of them do with any of the interns at least. Hopefully Craig will find a good replacement.

As for the Nerd, I frankly don't care if they lose him. He, and all the other angry gamer types, stopped being funny a while ago. To me Screwattack is all about the top 10 videos and the video game vaults. :)


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