Maybe it's just me who has a bit of a hard time dealing with the departure of our beloved favorite Game Spot host: Rich Gallup, but lately many GS veterans have bid their farewells to GS to pursue other ventures and endeavors. Ever since last fall, we've seen the departures of editor Bob Clayco, Carrie Gouskos, Greg Kasavin, Tim Surette, and Greg Muller. As hard as it was to see them part their ways, today, it is especialy hard to see Rich go.

Rich Gallup has alwasy been the personification of Game Spot being the host of weekly live show On the Spot, podcast Hot Spot, game show Button Mashingand the numerous special events such as E3, and DICE, etc. Maybe it's just me, but every time a GS staff parts his/her way, they also take a little bit of GS spirit and magic with them. This is especially true with Rich, being not just a host, but THE host of many GS events.

As happy as I am to see these former GS editors, staffs, and producers move on to bigger things in their careers, selfishly, I want them to stay at GS. Surely, over the years, many of us feel that the GS staffs have become part of our lives, we watch them live, we listen to their podcasts venting their opinions, asking questions we have to the game developers. In a way, we know them just as much as we know our own friends, and seeing them go is just not easy to take in. Still, I wish them all the best luck in their future endeavors, and it's been great knowing you guys!

So here it is, Rich, goodbye! It will never be the same without you!