I need to make a bold statement. For the longest time I was a Gamespot guy (weren't we all?). I am now officially a Giantbomb guy (a "duder", if you will). I have nothing against the GS, and I wasn't following gaming press (and for that matter I was barely following gaming at all) when all the shenanigans with Jeff went down so that hasn't really affected my outlook on Gamespot. The reason I switched from GS to GB was one thing, the Giant Bombcast, which is the weekly podcast created by the Giant Bomb gang. Long story short I love it and listen to it regularly and always love it. There is enough news content in it that I am kept up with what is going on in the world of gaming fully and good in depth commentary on specific games, happenings in the industry, and so forth. Plus it is wicked funny. I can't stress enough how genuinely entertained I am by listening to the Bombcast and how likeable and personable the hosts are. It's weird, I feel like I know the crew on at least a small scale after listening to so many of their thoughts on things. This it was what drew me away from GS and to the GB website. Reading reviews that are always well written and informative from people who I feel I know where they're coming from, what sort of bias they bring to the table, and what they like and dislike in games not only makes for a better read but allows me to make my own judgment calls on reviews. Not that the reviews ever seem blatantly biased, not even in the slightest, but you cant ignore that all reviewers bring their own personal experiences and preferences to a review and at least this way I understand what's behind the review.

So to those of you who followed me on GS, I am sorry for just sort of dropping of the site. If it makes you feel better I just wasn't blogging at all. I wasn't cheating on the blog and blogging somewhere else:P My plan from now on is to just copy/paste each blog I write so it is posted on both GS and GB because although I am fully a GB guy now, I have no followers and am quite isolated in the community. I am sure it is the same way on GS for me now though after being pretty much gone for a year :O One thing I'll miss from GS is certainly the community. I enjoyed being actively involved in unions in the past and met some pretty cool gamers and shared some good discussions. I guess it's just on me now to get involved in the GB community.

To anyone on GS reading this I suggest you check out Giant Bomb, at the very least listen to the podcast. That's what started my road to gaming website conversion and I am very happy I made the switch.

Oh, and belated merry Christmas, and happy new year! A salute to 2010 is coming in my next blog. So long!