In October 2022, the game site led by the popular giant bomb personality was purchased by Fandom, Wiki’s tail hydra more heads, simultaneously with the fact that Fandom acquired Gamespot, Metacritic and Gamefaq. The conflict between Fandom and the publishers of giant bomb opinions arose this year when the publication of new content was suspended as part of a “Strategic restoration and realignment” of the brands of Fandom.
Subsequently, an episode of the Giant Bomb podcast was removed in which the hosts made fun of the worries about the safety of the Fandom brand and several senior members of the site staff announced that they would no longer work for Giant Bomb.
An unexpected reversal of Fortunes was announced at Pax East, where During a giant bomb panel It has been revealed that Fandom had sold a giant bomb to two of his staff, Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb, who from now on will manage him as an independent operation. Like Bakalar and Grubb they put it in a Joint declaration“The giant bomb is now owned by people who make giant bomb, and it would not have been possible without the rapid efforts of Fandom and our mutual agreement on what is best for fans and creators.”
As Fandom’s declaration explained, “Fandom made the strategic transition decision of giant bomb to its independent roots and the brand was acquired by a longtime staff and content creators, Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb, who now owns and will manage the site independently.”
During the PAX East panel, it was clarified that Bakalar and Grubb will keep the archives of the site and will manage the site independently, with funding that arrive through subscriptions AND merch sales.