Morning Discussion

On his final day as a full-time staff member of Shacknews, your old friend (and my latest) Chris Faylor promised that today you would meet the newest member of this site's editorial team. I was the person Chris was referring to.

My name is Xav de Matos. (Yes, you're probably pronouncing it wrong.) Prior to my new position as Shacknews' East Coast Editor, I was a contributing editor at Joystiq for nearly three years. I was also a regular freelance contributor to the John Davison-helmed GamePro Magazine reboot and a pop-culture writer for a number of AOL-branded websites. In 2008, I was part of the team that helped launch AOL's PC-focused site Big Download where I both produced and hosted the site's podcast and was a regular editorial contributor.

As for my current podcasting chops, I produce and host a weekly show that focuses on giving advice to aspiring video game freelance writers, aptly named The Freelancers. (But more on that another day.)

When I heard there was an opportunity to join Shacknews, I jumped at the chance from my ice-covered chalet in Toronto, Canada. Not only is this site known for having one of the most dedicated communities attached to it, Shacknews is a site that I feel is on the verge of exponential growth.

Like you, I don't want the core of what makes Shacknews so unique to change; however, there is great potential to strengthen how we investigate and report the news, along with the opportunity to develop exclusive content tailored to this incredible community.

I'm very happy to be a part of this team and look forward to working hard to gain your trust and respect.

And I promise to refrain from posting any bad Photoshop jobs for a quick laugh; or I'll at least really try not to do it.

Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    June 28, 2010 5:01 AM

    Fuck, a Canadian.

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      June 28, 2010 5:03 AM

      Canadians do it better.

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      June 28, 2010 5:03 AM

      its gegtik

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      June 28, 2010 5:10 AM

      Shit we are multiplying, perhaps we figured out which hole to stick it in

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      June 28, 2010 5:13 AM

      Canadians are invading the internet like mexicans are invading arizona! We need an internet immigration fence! Show me your internet papers!

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        June 28, 2010 6:42 AM

        the internet belongs to america just like the moon does

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      June 28, 2010 5:16 AM

      Is that a verb or an exclamation to start out your sentence? If it's a verb I've been things wrong the whole time!

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      June 28, 2010 5:20 AM

      So what happens to Alice's MD posts? I'm gonna miss witty Briticisms and non-sequiturs.

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        June 28, 2010 5:32 AM

        Now that she's a game developer she can't be bothered talking to us lowlifes.

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      June 28, 2010 5:21 AM

      Man, don't make jokes, them dudes are gettin' touchy.

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        June 28, 2010 6:42 AM

        /prepares molotov in anticipation...

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      June 28, 2010 5:26 AM

      What the hell? I just spent 30 minutes trying to find the PBF comic where the coin cops are chasing the canadian money and link it here... but it's gone. I wonder why it was removed?

      It looks like others were removed too, not just the "Catch Phrase" one. Weird.

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          June 28, 2010 5:41 AM

          Yeah I was able to find it elsewhere but it was news to me that the pbfcomics main site yanked it.

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          June 28, 2010 6:09 PM

          Dammit, I didn't know there were cameras in that room.

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        June 28, 2010 5:39 AM

        btw the Canadian one I believed was pulled because of all the candles and pentagram in it.

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          June 28, 2010 5:43 AM

          Of all the stuff on that site, a little pentagram makes them pull it?

          Weird, no matter what.

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          June 28, 2010 5:56 AM

          So lame.

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          June 28, 2010 6:40 AM

          i never actually noticed that stuff

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          June 28, 2010 7:02 AM

          Fucking touchy Canadiums.

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        June 28, 2010 6:25 AM

        I see at leat another one that has been pulled.. Weird

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          June 28, 2010 6:27 AM

          He pulled the ballerina slippers one which was one of his best. That was also lame.

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            June 28, 2010 6:50 AM

            This is weird, the comics links are numbered; and there are a whole bunch of them missing.. Numbers go 1 2 3 5 8 9 10 12..

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          June 28, 2010 6:29 AM

          What other one has been yanked?

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            June 28, 2010 6:48 AM

            the last one published: "Catch Phrase". The happy TV comedian that commits suicide and has his catch phrase printed on his tombstone.

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          June 28, 2010 6:39 AM

          Was is he pulling any? Was there some sort of payments made to him to pull them?

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      June 28, 2010 5:39 AM

      We are procreating

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      June 28, 2010 5:54 AM

      We do it classier.

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      June 28, 2010 6:11 AM

      [deleted]

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      June 28, 2010 6:17 AM

      Is that request? Because i'll do it. Where is NastyJack!?

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        June 28, 2010 6:17 AM

        Better yet, where is ieGod? I bet he is soft and supple like a woman, which will help with the transition.

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          June 28, 2010 6:28 AM

          You're doable given that you have no penis, testicles, a giant vagina, and some nice breasts.

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      June 28, 2010 6:22 AM

      What an important comma. Well done crimsonBEAK.

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      June 28, 2010 6:55 AM

      Fuck, an American.

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      June 28, 2010 6:10 PM

      You should, we're pretty outstanding between the sheets...

      Oh, waiiiitttttt.

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