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Dan Ryckert
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Dan Ryckert
@DanRyckert
Chief Content Officer and Owner of @giantbomb. Co-Founder @FireEscapeCast. Previously: @WWE and @gameinformer. Got married at a Taco Bell.
Joined April 2009
- During this photo shoot in 2017, Cena repeatedly told the Nintendo reps how much he wanted a new 2D Metroid. When Metroid Dread came out years later, he was sent a copy. Cena’s people sent an email back saying “John loves it.”
- Replying to @DanRyckertNorm lost Mangrate as a podcast sponsor because of how he did the ad reads, but to this day he's still the only reason I know what the hell a Mangrate is.
00:00 - Is this the kid that jumped on stage during the VGAs? He’s right up front at Wrestlemania.
00:00 - From a newspaper to a magazine to websites and podcasts, I’ve had the privilege of working in games for 15 years. Today, I’m stepping away from the industry that’s been so great to me. Thank you to everyone that helped make the experience so special.
- It took me almost seven hours to beat my sister's Astro Bot time tonight. As she was ending her stream I sent her my clip, and she immediately loaded the game back up and did this in response.
00:00 - Throughout my life, my two biggest passions have always been video games and wrestling. I was so fortunate to make a living working in one of those industries, and now it's time to try the other. Starting Monday, I'll be producing podcasts both in-house and on the road for WWE.
- Just drove to Walgreens to pick up an 8x10 of Quan Chi that I scanned from the Mortal Kombat Mythologies strategy guide. I bet they’re in there talking about how cool I am.
Free 8x10 print at Walgreens w/ code GETFREE bit.ly/44VhT7O - Gotta miss the days when a viable video game marketing strategy was “IT’LL MAKE YOU PISS YOUR PANTS MORE.”
