• Light/Dark
  • Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
  • We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.

Fran Mirabella has left IGN after 18 years

TheGhost

TheGhost

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
28,137
Long Island

I was listening to a Kinda Funny podcast today and low behold, Fran Mirabella is on there announcing he has left IGN.

Destiny players will most likely know him from Fire Team Chat, a dedicated Destiny podcast that airs on Fridays.

He is striking out on his own.

Wear some tower casuals in his honor.


Edit: Kinda Funny episode he is on discussing leaving IGN

https://pca.st/episode/064246a1-48f0-4f46-94ee-dcedc00bd28b

 
Last edited:
klastical

klastical

Member
Oct 29, 2017
4,717
It feels like damn near every name I know at ign has left. The only "old guard" people I know anymore are peer and damon.
 
BriGuy

BriGuy

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
4,275
No idea he was still there. I used to chat with him on IRC back before IGN when he had Dolphin Cove going on.
 
Zukkoyaki

Zukkoyaki

Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,444
Guess he's confident he can make it as a freelance video editor/producer. Probably won't have any trouble with all the connections he's made at IGN after 18 years. I wish him luck!
 
Prevolition

Prevolition

Member
Oct 27, 2017
478
I have great memories of watching/reading Fran and Matt on IGN. Wishing him the best in his new ventures.
 
Tebunker

Tebunker

Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,844
I remember meeting Fran and Matt at E3 in 2001 - always the nicest guy, would answer damn near any email you'd send to the channel's he was working on.
 
mhayes86

mhayes86

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,269
Maryland
I wasn't very familiar with him since he wasn't on camera frequently, and I never watched Fireteam, but it's kind of surprising considering he's been there for nearly two decades. Other than Peer (co-founder) and I guess Daemon, is there anyone else still there that has been there for a long time?
 
Kureransu

Kureransu

Member
Oct 25, 2017
632
Yeah he and Matt were a great team back in the GameCube days. I was bummed when he left the Nintendo channel, and didn't realize he was still there so many years later. Best of luck to him.
 
Calamari41

Calamari41

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,128
ChristopherDX said:
Anyone remember checking cube.ign.com Everyday and FranGoat and Matt.

Geeze I was so young
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Shit, I remember checking N64.com every day, and then getting used to going to IGN64.com

I also remember thinking it was crazy when Fran was tapped to go work for the big dogs. He was a regular poster on I think Nintendorks?
 
0VERBYTE

0VERBYTE

Banned
Nov 1, 2017
5,555
Damn. I've known that name damn near half my life. Back when I was ripping and running on those IGN boards.
 
Alek

Alek

Games User Researcher
Verified
Oct 28, 2017
8,492
It blows my mind that someone would stay at IGN for so long, in honesty. Nothing against the publication but it's never came across as a super desirable place to work, yet I would think it has enough esteem to ensure a good job elsewhere.
 

HockeyBird

Member
Oct 27, 2017
12,677
Chronospherics said:
It blows my mind that someone would stay at IGN for so long, in honesty. Nothing against the publication but it's never came across as a super desirable place to work, yet I would think it has enough esteem to ensure a good job elsewhere.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

What would make IGN less desirable than other publications or websites? Seems like he made a decent living in the San Francisco area. Got to write about videogames, appears in videos and podcasts. Maybe that was more than enough for him.
 
Aadiboy

Aadiboy

Member
Nov 4, 2017
3,703
Seems like IGN has lost a ton of on-screen talent over the past few years who became independent content creators. Maybe that's why all of their podcasts are now dry as fuck and focused on quick news recaps versus being personality focused like they were before.
 

Deleted member 21709

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 28, 2017
23,310
Chronospherics said:
It blows my mind that someone would stay at IGN for so long, in honesty. Nothing against the publication but it's never came across as a super desirable place to work, yet I would think it has enough esteem to ensure a good job elsewhere.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Doesn't seem like an awful place to work considering they have actual funding and have some great people. It's been a great jumping-off point for many to start their own careers. I think that speaks for itself.

I know hating on IGN is cool, but I don't think that has any parallels to the real world.

Anustart said:
Going to be working for myself. Hire me.

What.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

...that's what you do when you work for yourself. You get clients/customers/audience.
 
Alek

Alek

Games User Researcher
Verified
Oct 28, 2017
8,492
HockeyBird said:
What would make IGN less desirable than other publications or websites? Seems like he made a decent living in the San Francisco area. Got to write about videogames, appears in videos and podcasts. Maybe that was more than enough for him.
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

In general I find their content is quite similar. I feel like you would run out of resources for professional development, their style of journalism is also predictable and repetitive. It's rare that an outlet like IGN ever tries anything new, and at least for me, I wouldn't find it very interesting if I were a full time writer. After a while I'd want to move onto new places where I could learn and develop further.

Additionally, it doesn't pay all that well relative to the city.

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Overview/W...ment-EI_IE9852.11,28.htm?countryRedirect=true
 

Deleted member 21709

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 28, 2017
23,310
Chronospherics said:
In general I find their content is quite similar. I feel like you would run out of resources for professional development, their style of journalism is also predictable and repetitive. It's rare that an outlet like IGN ever tries anything new, and at least for me, I wouldn't find it very interesting if I were a full time writer. After a while I'd want to move onto new places where I could learn and develop further.

Additionally, it doesn't pay all that well relative to the city.

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Overview/W...ment-EI_IE9852.11,28.htm?countryRedirect=true
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

Who expected games journalism/writing to pay well? What major site is going to pay significantly more?
Also, I don't see any salaries posted for IGN on glassdoor.
 
Pez

Pez

Member
Oct 28, 2017
1,264
Wow, end of an era there.

Good for Fran, though. Best of luck to him. :)
 
Masoyama

Masoyama

Attempted to circumvent a ban with an alt account
Banned
Oct 27, 2017
5,648
Chronospherics said:
In general I find their content is quite similar. I feel like you would run out of resources for professional development, their style of journalism is also predictable and repetitive. It's rare that an outlet like IGN ever tries anything new, and at least for me, I wouldn't find it very interesting if I were a full time writer. After a while I'd want to move onto new places where I could learn and develop further.

Additionally, it doesn't pay all that well relative to the city.

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Overview/W...ment-EI_IE9852.11,28.htm?countryRedirect=true
Click to expand...
Click to shrink...

You think Fran was making anywhere near close what others were making? That is actually hilarious. Peer and Fran and those people are probably millionaires by now. Entry level editors probably work for shit though.
 
Lucas M. Thomas

Lucas M. Thomas

Editor-in-Chief of Nintendo Force Magazine
Verified
Oct 30, 2017
2,290
Kentucky
Press F for Fran

A pillar of the IGN team for years upon years. He and Matt covering the Nintendo side of the industry was a legendary era. Good luck, Mr. Mirabella!
 

AndreGX

GameXplain
Verified
Oct 24, 2017
1,815
San Francisco
WIld! It felt like Fran had already been at IGN forever when I started working there--and that was TWELVE YEARS AGO. And his hair is still just as amazing (it's truly glorious in person)

Fran's a great guy and I wish him the best in his new endeavor

Even if he never returned my voicemail for the IGN Editor position after he said he wanted to interview me., grrrrr. WELL I WENT AND GOT MYSELF HIRED ANYWAY, FRAN
 
You must log in or register to reply here.