A Thank You, from Brandon

Best in the Biz! Seriously, there is nobody more deserving of success in this industry than Jones and the guys.

love and respect brandon. best voice in the biz! no one deserves this like you and the allies do.

rrice64

Congratulations Brandon. EZA continues to go from strength to strength

Congrats, things move faster then I expected, next stop Brandon for Judge at the game awards 2017

Congratulations, well deserved.

Congrats Brandon. I'm very happy for you and happy that EZA is gaining in popularity. The EZA crew is my favorite group of online personalities.... I follow a few... but EZA are the only ones I support directly financially... not looking for a pat on back, just trying to drive home my point that.... out of all the people online that do something similar (in the same vein) as EZA.... EZA are the ones that I would be sad to see disappear and I see it as my duty to help make sure you all stick around. L&R !

Mitchell Collier

A judge! At E3! Congratulations!

Day one baby! Hope to see you guys flourish in the coming years, make things even more amazing!

We owe you Brandon

Estaban

<3 Congrats!

MarziiBarks

Congratulations. But don't write this up to us, you did your part!

Hey Brandon and the Crew! Very warm words over there! I'm so happy about it! For you and us! A great achievement! Please keep the good work and we will be mich bigger ;) P. S. So you will see also the now not announced Games? Like a Insider? Love and Respect

Eugen R.

We're all here for a reason and you absolutely deserve this Brandon. Best in the biz.

They picked the right man for the job as far as I'm concerned.

I'm a big fan of EZA, but a huge fan of yours, Jones. After GT's last stream, I was really worried with you guys, but after a while, when you began to show yourself again, being on interviews, talking about what had happened with such calm and clarity, I knew you'd come up with something special, and here we are. I'm going through hard times now, and sometimes I come close to loosing faith, but then, I remember those interviews. You never seemed angry, upset or with regret. You were cool and optimistic. You embraced the good and accepted the bad, and that is amazing. I'm trying to do THAT now, during my "end of GT" and I'm beginning to feel optimistic and hopeful again. Thank you for that inspiration I will have with me for life, and thanks to all the Allies for giving us the best time we can have on the internet. Congratulations on your return to E3 jury. You did that WITH us! Love & Respect from Brazil Matt Faustino

Love ya Jonesy. You earned it. L&R

Kate Bishop

L&R to the EZA crew.

Dan117

best in the biz L&R

Congrats and enjoy judge week !

Whiskeyjack

Awesome news!

David Kenyon

Bravo Jonsy!!!

L&R

L&R

Gratz Brandon! L&R

BobbyTrizzle

Best in the biiiiiiiiiiz

After having such a crappy day at work due to the new ransomware, I really needed a pick me up. This news made my day. I should thank you, Brandon.

I am so proud to be a patron for the allies! I love you guys. I'm thankful for your insights, bits, chemistry and hard work. Easy Allies is my best optional monthly payment. I'm happy to support you guys and to have brandon get another seat at the judges table!

Love and respect from Sweden! EZA is most def one of the greats!

c ek

ezaStar ezaLR ezaSadJones ezaLR ezaStar

Cheers!

I'm glad EZA is going to be a impactful voice going forward. Love and respect!

We love you all.

Thank you for everything Allies

I've been 100% on board since the first tease on social media. Seeing the work you did at GT left little doubt that EZA would be a success with you (and the other Allies) at the helm. I was probably more confident in your success than you guys at the time. Easy Allies was the single bright spot that kept 2016 from being a complete shitstorm. My expectations have been thoroughly exceeded. Don't worry so much about the fans, just keep doing your thing and we'll be here. Coming from a stranger on the east coast, I'm sure it is an odd thing to hear, but I'm quite proud of you guys. Look forward to making it to an EZA event one of these days. Keep on kepping on.

Gan Khef

L&R

Congratulations!

Thank YOU for doing what you do and being who you are. You and the rest of EZA make my life better. Enjoy yourself, Brandon, and make us all proud!

Bob Richardson

Hype!

Minamik

You go play demos and stuff, and judge them. When you see games with "Best of E3" or stuff on the cover, that's what it is from.

Minamik

Excuse my ignorance, but what does it mean to be an E3 judge?

hsapin

Congrats! This is a nice, big win for EZA!

DCGX

The pleasure is truly ours!

yeah! Go Jones!

Glad to be part of the family. All the best Brandon! ;)

RedVIII

ahhhh so cool! so hyped for you and all of EZA! L&R !!

Max Miller

L&R.

Matt Bollenbach

Congratulations, as many people have said EZA and you deserve all the recognition you've gotten and will get in the future. As someone whose dropped some coffee money to you guys pretty early on it makes me feel happy to be apart of a community of people who just simply love games and want to share that love with the world. Keep it going and make E3 as much fun for me last year watching you guys flip out as much as I was.

Ken Lutz

Happy to be a small part of this awesome community! The vast majority of the credit has to go to all nine of you guys for steering this EZA ship into what it is today. Congratulations!

I made this? Wooo! Congrats for everything you (9) have achieved since the start and it is wonderful being a (small) part of it. I could not be more hyped for your E3 coverage.

David

Do you know when you get that grin you cant put away? That's me today after reading this. Congratulations! and thank you guys for not giving up what you love doing. Its hard to imagine what I would be enjoying today if not for the goofs, laughs and L&R that this community has everyday :]

Congratulations and thanks for EZA! I think you're the right man for the job. You and EZA deserve it.

LukeW

AW SHUCKS~ Congrats!

Parasitepaladin

So happy for you, Brandon, and for the rest of the EZA team. What has been achieved in little over a year has been nothing short of remarkable. Your humility and grace are always greatly appreciated, and that is what helps promote this wonderful of community of L&R. Thank you for everything you do and congratulations once again.

EZA is the best in the biz - you've earned it and deliver stellar content every month! May you continue to grow in success as more opportunities are afforded to you. L&R, Sean

Brand Manager strikes again! Haha jk congratulations Jones, L&R!

Your gratitude is immensely appreciated Brandon. Keep doing what you guys do and even more doors and opportunities will open up for you. L&R.

Leroy Anderson

Congratulations, sir! You really deserve to be there. Thank YOU for all you do and keep spreading the L&R! Hope to cross paths with you again soon!

You would only owe us if you didn't deliver. But you do, big time, you all do! This is one of the greatest group of people in gaming, professionally and as human beings, and you foster one of the best communities I've ever seen! Congrats Brandon!

Miguel Pires Ramos

Very kind words Jones. Thank you for the sentiments and I'm super happy for you and the rest of the team! =)

Waaaaa awesome!!!

Swordfish00830

Congratulations!!! I've recently started listening to y'all after the whole KF fiasco and I'm so glad I did. You all seem so very positive and have constructive criticism. Always look forward to the weekly podcast as it's my go to while I clean my house haha. Keep up the great work! Love and Respect, Breezy

Congratulation Jones!!!! keep up the good work.

Very happy to be a part of the EZA community and a patron. Keep on following your passion Brandon, we will be along for the ride.

Reading your message brought a broad smile to my face. Congratulations Jones! It's great to see EZA doing so well.

We are EZA. :)

Felipe Fonseca

Do enjoy it Brandon! This community could not have someone better to represent us!

César Villa

Congratulations, Brandon! From the moment GT shut down, I pledged I would support you guys in whatever you did next. It has been an honour to be a Patron these past 14 months, it has been a pleasure to see EZA grow in that time, and it will be a delight to see whatever comes in the future. Cheers!

This is awesome - congrats Brandon and all of the EZA crew. Congrats to all of us Patrons too in fact! L&R.

Simon Wallace

Awesome news!

Eric V

Great News!! Congratulations Jones and EZA! You guys work super hard and earned it!!

That is some awesome news! so happy for EZA, the community and everything! This is worth so much! This shows that anything is possible with some heart and hard work! <3

Sebastian Hall

It's so amazing seeing EZA get the love and respect it deserves from the mainstream press! From being voted as the most-trusted reviewers on OpenCritic to this! You guys have earned every bit of success you receive.

Input One

Congrats! I am hyped and happy for you guys :)

We're so proud of you Jones! We've supported EZA since day 1 because we felt that, even if you guys couldn't replicate the quality of Game Trailers, the games industry needs your voices. We feel like we can speak for all patrons when we say that EZA has far exceeded even our wildest hopes and, in our humble opinion, has eclipsed GT in every way. You're the first, and usually only, group we look to when game news breaks, controversy stirs, and especially when we simply just want to relax and have a good time. We're so happy that others have taken notice and realized just how special EZA is. To see all of you acknowledged among your peers and by the industry as a whole is very deserved and is moving to witness. We look forward to many more years of EZA - we know we're never going anywhere! Love and Respect, Chris and Alyson

Congrats to you!!

Amazing news! Congratulations Jones and EZA, well deserved! L&R Marc

Brandon, you're such a classy gent. Thank YOU for everything you do for us all through EZA. It's such a lovely little pocket of the internet that you have helped create.

Samuel Cardwell

the Allies' persistent humility and the respect they bestow unto the community is a beautiful thing. Happy to have you the helm, Jonesy. L&R

I'm so happy to have been a part of EZA since the beginning. Congrats Brandon and team!

That's awesome Brandon! An amazing opportunity for an amazing person! EZA has been so fun to be a part of over the last 14 months and I can't wait to see what you all have planned for E3 next month! There is no other way I'd rather spend my time than with all the Allies and it's you that I must thank for that. Have a great time and enjoy it!

MistahShowtime

That's amazing! Love and Respect!

OverNightGaming

GREAT JOB! Congrats!

D-Up Gaming

That's awesome! Happy to be part of it. L&R

Well deserved! L&R! Best 5$ I spend every month is my patreon sub to you guys!

Love and Respect 😁😁😁

!!! All the warm fuzzies! <3! Congrats to you and the whole EZA team. L&R.

Liz Castro

Incredible! Great news. I was hoping eventually EZA would be welcome back into the judges fold, but I didn't expect it to be so soon! ^_^

Robert I.

Congratulations all around. You guys made the content, we gave you the funds to do that content.

Thank you for the content the Allies create

Eugene

No Brandon, YOU GUYS did this, we simply gave you the means to do it. L&R

BeatenDownBrian

Congratulations Brandon, L&R! We'll be there right along with you. You and the allies give us eyes, ears and even feels (that carpet!) into E3 in ways many of us couldn't on our own. Thank you for everything you do, everything you stand for and for making our lives just a little bit JOLLIER. Thank you for GT, thanks you for bringing the allies together, thank you for sacrificing a piece of life and privacy to making this happen and thank you for thinking of us as often as we think of you. Break a leg!

Marcel "Giru017" Frohlich

big congrats mr jones

Christophe Fettouhi

That's awesome news, Brandon! Much love and respect!

Novus Operandi

Correction to what you wrote - We fund you as believers in your craft. Your skill and the talent of the other moderators got you that seat. We legitimize your numbers and show that people respond to that ability. Don't short change yourself - you guys are special. Keep it up :)

Steven Jenner

That's awesome!

Jason Walstrom

Congrats Jones. Not sure how being an E3 judge will affect your presence during the EZA E3 stream, but it's good to know that not only will you be representing the Allies, but all of us patrons as well. Hope you have a wonderful time as a judge.

Karl Williams

Proud to be a patron, EZA's success fills my heart with joy

Mark van Dijken

I'm extremely proud to be one of many to help. Here's to many more Judges Weeks!!!!

Brandon K Gann

This is part of what fuels me to want to support you guys, and will continue to do so.

I couldn't be happier to be part of Easy Allies from the onset. I got on the GT train at the end of 2015, pretty close to the closure, so I'm glad to have been a part of EZA since the beginning!

Proud to support and contribute to this great community. Looking forward to E3.

Alexander Mcloughlin

That's so good to hear Brandon! L&R

I'm happy to support all of the Allies! Love and Respect! Also...E3 HYPE!!!!!

Congratulations everyone! I know how much Brandon loves E3 so I'm very happy for him personally as well as EZA as a brand.

klastical

Does this Brand Manager has to abstain from bets since he'll have some insider knowledge?

Joseph Caruso

Love and Respect!

I'm glad about the news. You guys deserve this more than many others.

You're the man, Jones. Keep up the great work.

Hudson Bilbrey

Awesome! Congrats Brandon! And thanks for all the hard work you and the other allies put into this! L&R!

All of the patrons are *sooo generous* :) Congrats, Brandon. Well deserved.

Easy Allies is G.O.A.T. L&R

Alejandro Medina

Glad to see you guys doing so well. I hope to see you guys nominated for that trending gamer of the year award at Keighley's award show this year!

Must be nice, Congrats

Just keep doing what you all do best. I'll always be glad to support you guys in anyway that I possibly can. Watching you guys do the things you enjoy is enjoyable enough for me to never regret my decision to contribute to you all and to keep being a member of this inviting community.

wow, congrats, Jones! enjoy this payoff for your hard work, and have fun repping the Allies!

Ray Aldiar

What can I saaay except, You're Welcome

The Hashtagonist

Amazing; Congratulations! EZA are the best, we just need to get that studio now. Aww does that mean there will be no Brand Manager in the EZA E3 Betting Special due to insider knowledge? Damn those backdoor shady deals :)

Michael Seaward

So happy for you!!! Also VERY funny that my wife and I watched your 2h QnA yesterday... and at one point you were speaking about "being a judge for any event" ;) Well you got your wish! :) Grats indeed!! :) If the game im releasing in July makes any kind of money next year might very well be my first E3 ;) Enjoy your time there!

Hugo D Hawk X

Congratulations! Well deserved and sooner than I expected. Keep us up to date with what you can as to what happened at the events that isn't embargoed. I hope EZA now also gets those buttons/stickers to put on E3 booths for various awards you guys want to hand out.

Andreas Köther

Woo! Such awesome news!

DancingElk

Congrats Brandon, we couldn't be happier! L&R

Eric Mitchell

L&R beauties, L&R

Is it weird that thus makes me super proud? Go for broke, Judge Jones!

Trey Thompson

Good job EZA Patrons!

Andrew Chalmers

That's great to hear! You deserve it for all the hard work you and the allies put into EZA! L&R

Couldn't be happier for you. What is so gratifying is that the success of both yourself and the rest of the Allies is happening to such truly good people. People who have gotten to here through sheer hard work, determination and an abiding joy for video-games. A joy that remains untouched by cynicism or a feeling that you are above this but it is your job so you'll dial it in.

Andrew Mac

Congratulations! Thank you to all you guys for doing what you do.

Thomas Cooper

Dear Brandon, You earned all of this! All this love and respect is mutual, all this support you and the allies have from us is the result of a respectful, engaging relationship with the community. I'm happy to be a part of this, like I know many many allies are. Like Kyle said, let's ride this rocket ship straight to the sun! L&R, Juca

You deserve it all Brandon, Hope it goes well, i have never held a subscription or payment fee THING for this long, its all for you guys.

Calvin Delaney

This is honestly starting to be one of the most inspiring and heart-warming things about this patronage thing - being able to witness you lot growing into something more :-) (don't overdo things though and give them the time they need - we're not going anywhere at least I ain't)

Congrats Jones! EZAs E3 streams are best in the biz. I have already told friends to follow for the best E3 coverage. L&R

Good stuff Brandon. You are always so grateful to us and that is awesome, but remember that you are getting the support that you getting because you all are a bunch of fantastic people and you guys work hard everyday to give us all the cool content! L&R

FreeDoM

Enjoy yourself Jones. Please promote any content you are involved in to us. I am very interested to watch it :D

BeardedScotsman86

Amazing, Brandon! You guys deserve all the success and good things yet to come!

Great news Jones, well deserved. E3 season baby. PS: What do you mean exactly as judge for E3? L&R

Steven Vella

You deseve it!! L&R

awesome news jones I'm really happy for you guys next stop is that studio 50k is only a matter of time best in the biz L&R

Wow, that's really amazing! You and the whole EZA crew deserve this, hope you get to see tons of great games and have a jolly time there (while getting drunk with Greg Miller). Judge 'em, Jones!

I'm really happy to hear this, Brandon! It proves that a lot of things are done right in the realm of Easy Allies. Both with you nine and also us fans and supporters. Here's to the even brighter future still! :) L&R

Ville Ranto

You, Brandon, and the rest of the EZA-9 accomplished this as well. We, the patrons, have supported the ideas you've created, but it is the ideas and environment that You all have created and fostered that is being recognized. Congratulations!

Alex Castellanos

You're a respected voice in the biz Brandon, don't you forget it.

POKEY CLYDE

You deserve it for putting it together from the start, in your garage, with everyone. You're not cynical about your job and you don't take anything for granted and that shows in every Cup of Jones or streams/podcasts you're in. EZA is already respected, and I hope this brings even more awareness in the gaming industry. Have a great time Brandon. L&R

Térence Caron

A touching message, congrats on being a judge again, Jones. You and the boys have earned it no doubt! Your hard work and dedication covering the industry is proof enough! Love and Respect! -Caleb

Castno

So proud of you, EZA. I'm sure this is just the beginning of great things to come. L&R

You and the rest of EZA deserve it :) L&R

:)

Thank me? My dear sir, no. Thank YOU <3 -Julian/FUNKNOWN

Thats so Amazing congrats i'm just thinking now of all the behind closed doors stuff your going to get to see this years E3 as a judge. Easy Allies is something special and everyone knows it. Thanks for all that you do L&R.

Keep up the good work and for gods sake, sleep :)

LiquidEnder

1st sorry for my english. Brandon sorry if i call you with only your name but i feel i know you a was a kid when i start see you and i am old now ;-) you are my friends all of you. you make me past very lonely days, years and i hope Easy Allies will last for ever i hope i had more money to give. you deserve it i don t like to write i dont know how to write all the feelings in words. Love&Respect to all of you

I actually started tearing up while reading that. Brandon you're the best!

Sounds like a great honor but excuse my ignorance: what does a E3 Judge do? Is there official Best of E3 awards?

Benny Samuelsson

First time commenting despite being a patron since almost day 1. I don't think I'm alone here in saying that the reason everybody here supports EZA is because of the passion and dedication of the allies in delivering quality coverage of a medium we all love. The end of GT was a sad day and yet, where others might've just given up and left for a 9-5 job, you guys worked tirelessly to create something new under difficult circumstances. Working in a creative industry myself, I've seen many people throw in the towel over the years when things became too difficult, which only makes your perseverance all the more impressive. You achieved this, not us. I'm just happy we could all help in a small way. Long may it last. L&R, Stu

You all are hands down the best in the business, thanks for the post :) ... And thanks for making some backdoor shady deals to assemble the Allies in the first place! Wasn't able to go to 1 yr meetup but I went to psx meet and greet and psx and it was a lot of fun meeting everyone (what wasn't was being stuck in outside line at psx though for conference, lol)

Brogan Trull

Thank you Brandon, L&R.

You are welcome! In fact thank you so much for being such an awesome content creator. Brandon you deserve this and I am looking so forward to E3 with you guys :) Love & Respect to you too!

erni

Easiest money I ever spent. Keep living the dream boys!

Do us proud Jones! L&R

Adam Mullany

Happy to be along for the ride! Hope it continues for years.

Honoured to be an Allie! here is to many more years to come L&R

Jordan Buitendyk

Yo that is jolly as heck.

L&R

Eric H.

So happy for your success. Hoping for more success and prosperity!

Deserved!

Love & Respect Jones! Best in the biz 🤙🏻

Not too long before being nominate at the VGA.

Aurélien GRANIER

You've earned it big time. L&R

:.-)

Volker Bach

That's amazing news! Congratulations. Until EZA came up I never followed any E3, I learned about GT way too late. More than looking forward to E3, I am looking forward to the EZA coverage of E3 :-) L&R

Nice. Looking forward to all the E3 content!

Very glad we made it, but I'm glad for you. Congrats, so happy to see that you are still rolling. See you at E3 !

Thanks for sharing. Really proud for all of us.

Alexander Zyryanov

Straight from the heart Jones! You're the right person to represent EZA and us as a judge. May you have a lot of fun and great stories to tell afterwards (the ones that are not under embargo of course.)

German Efficiency

Congrats Jones!! L&R <3

Jones! :'D

bymanus

Congratulations, Love & Respect

Matthias Mogensen

Congratulations Brandon! L&R.

Alex Bowcutt

Very rarely comment but this is amazing! I've enjoyed your content since the GT days, but it really wasn't until EZA that you became one of my favorite content creators. First with the podcasts, and eventually with the Group Streams. Your guy's content make me feel a happiness that not many things I've watched have. Watching your group streams whether live or not always assures me of how genuine all of you are. This is well deserved and congratulations. Happy to be a part of this awesome community!

NB Tatl

Congratulations! Well desevered. In Brand Manager Speak: You have offered a product that has drawn this great crowed. Great job!

Fantastic news, Jones! Thanks for all the hard work and fantastic content you guys keep churning out L&R

Dileepan M

The work you guys put in is what makes us care! You have received what you deserved and we hoped you would achieve. Well done and keep being the mad happy hardworking producers you are!

Thank you Brandon, it's worth every penny. I have one question to you/fellow allies: What does being E3 judge mean? You award official E3 prizes or there is something else to it?

Łukasz Wizła

Super happy about this! Congratulations Brandon!

Ginko

I was actually wondering if you're going to judges week. Happy to hear that you are!

Michal Dudic

Congratulations!

MBUN

Jones as E3 Judge? EZA has sure come a long way! L&R!

No problem Brandon! EZA are top notch. Can't wait for E3. L&R!

tearing up a little. you earned it man!

Tim Bechen

Cant wait for this year E3 coverage already! Congrats Brandon, you deserve this big time.

Congrats Brandon, L&R

I'm so happy that you get to do this again in a new and exciting context, Brandon. Good luck and much L&R!

Liana

woohoo! stoked you're starting festivities do early! and in a big way!

Nah. We just chipped in a few dollars. You're the one who's been working to the bone, striving for better, for more. The shiny baubles go to you, sir. Enjoy E3!

Liam Harvey

We're supporting something that fully deserve to be supported. Keep going, Brandon and EZA!

Awesome news! Congrats and enjoy!!

Tommy Larsen

Congrats Brandon, so happy to hear. L&R.

L&R Jones!

I started visiting GT when it was a white page with just a list of links to some movs. Here we are now. A lot has happened in between and ive not always liked the direction it's taken, but if GT had to die there's nothing better that could have risen from the ashes than EZA. Keep it up Brandon (and all the Allies).

Seth Powell

You get what you deserve! Can't wait for EZA E3! Congrats! L&R

That's fantastic to hear! Keep growing and improving!

Congrats EZA! Best in the biz!

Congrats! Can't wait for E3 with EZA again this year!

You guys just keep doing what you do, and we'll be sure to always be there too! 👍🏻

Grease them palms Jones! Now you get to be brand manager for real!

ZyloWolfBane

We're all in it together! You guys make such great content, that's why we're here. Looking forward to e3 with you guys! Congrats Brandon! L&R

Hugo Kalm

L&R 👍

Julio Mendez

Have a good time Brandon :)

Sebastian Mauritzell

Awesome, congrats Jones

Tim O'Keeffe

Congrats Brandon!!

L&R

FeelsGoodMan L&R

Mark Ng

You deserve this, Brandon. Best of Luck!

Love and Respect Jones. You deserve it!

Dizcrowell

LR

Evan

So happy to hear that, Jones! You deserve a seat at the big table after all your years of hard work.

555 ur welcome

E3 will be better for it! Have a good time, you deserve it :D

Boney