![]() But he didn't stop Bowling from doing all of that, either. He didn't tell Bowling to play without sleep. Segers didn't tell Bowling he was required to finish a review of Final Fantasy 7 Remake in 48 hours. "André," is André Segers, longtime owner and manager of GameXplain. "I broke down into tears at my desk, just bawling my eyes out because I had put so much energy into this and destroyed myself for it.” "I was very much still in the mindset that André was my friend and that by stepping up to the plate and putting myself through this," he said, "I was showing my friend how much I cared about the success of the channel." while also helping to raise four children. "As far as him being workphobic? He also maintains (and has since before ) a corporate 9-5 career. "If Steve was treated like a person instead of a machine and paid fairly for the amount of work he was expected to put out, I would have fully supported him staying on at GX," said Bowling's wife on reddit recently, in response to a critical fan. Was this worth $500 dollars to you?" The answer was obvious. It was in this intense moment that Bowling's wife finally turned to him and asked: "You're getting $500 dollars for this. (VICE Games provides writers with additional time to take off when they work extra hours on a review, and taking that time off is enforced by editors.) They were discussing Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which brought up bad memories for Bowling. ![]() Insight into the behind-the-scenes workings of GameXplain came on a recent podcast hosted by three former GameXplain contributors: Bowling, Ash Paulsen, and Derrick Bitner. ![]() All of them recently spoke with VICE Games about their time as part of GameXplain. Few channels are faster than GameXplain, but so far, the channel has yet to publicly acknowledge or discuss recent comments made by three former GameXplain contributors alleging a workplace dominated by crunch and low pay. A new trailer? GameXplain has an archive of it and a roundtable discussion about what they saw. A new rumor? GameXplain has a video about it. One of the most reliable places for Nintendo-related news and analysis is the popular YouTube channel GameXplain, which currently has 1.25 million subscribers. "I remember thinking to myself," he said, "'OK, you just need to stay awake until you finish this review.'" So when credits rolled on Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Bowling struggled to keep his composure. ![]() How Long to Beat suggests finishing Final Fantasy 7 Remake takes at least 33 hours. ![]()
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