Many of the users here are likely familiar with the Zero Punctuation series by Yahtzee Croshaw. It been running weekly since circa 2007/2008 on The Escapist and infamously is the origin of the PC Master Race meme.

Yesterday, Yahtzee announced he had quit the site following the editor getting fired. As he stated that The Escapist's retain the rights to ZP it leaves the series in an awkward place. Yahtzee is almost certain to start a new video series and there's now word on ZP being cancelled, but realistically it can't continue without Yahtzee.

Pretty much the end of an era.

Update: Yahtzee’s news series, Fully Ramblomatic, begins today as a direct successor to ZP. Link to the premiere below.

https://youtu.be/iyGhI_JVOZI?si=Nns79EB0F_OFAexY

I'll be keeping an eye out for whatever he does next, he's one of the most entertaining figures in this space and well worth a look!

Implication is that the staff that are leaving are sticking together so will be launching their independent thing soon, so definitely worth keeping an eye out for.

Worker solidarity is a beautiful thing

I've been watching his reviews weekly for years. I'll 100% will be checking out what he creates next.

I used to watch his reviews all the time, but at some point I stopped doing so and I haven't watched an episode for years at this point. I do remember them and his humour fondly though.

I expect he'll just continue it with a different name and maybe a different art style, on whatever new site gets set up by the staff now that The Escapist has imploded with them all leaving.

I fondly remember first seeing his style of commentary. He’s a certified genius. It’s hard to believe he’s been going at it “nonstop” this long..

This is their new channel/site. They have a launch stream tomorrow at 11am CT.

Good for him. They needed him more than he needed them. I'll miss the style, but maybe a refresh would be good.

Good riddance, I hated that show.