Well, I've had a good look around the site and can say I'm amazed at the potential here. I have been looking forward to this site launching for a long time. Very well done to all concerned.

I used to post in Gamespot quite frequenly, up until Jeff mysteriously left. He had always been a strong influence in Gamespot and contributed hugely to the site. I particularly enjoyed "On the Spot" with Jeff, Ryan and Rich Gallup. I also liked Alex Navaro, although his brief appearance on a recent bombcast touting rockband shows him as coming across quite awkwardly. I liked reading all of their reviews and opinions on games.

Post Jeff, gamespot went into serious decline. I stopped posting there about games and used the forums instead to spead my own atheist agenda. I went to other, previously unexplored, gaming sites to get my gaming fix and deliberatley avoided Gamespot. I thought the CNET decision to get rid of Jeff was totally stupid and I think Gamespot will feel the ill-effects of their decision even more now this site is up.

I used to read Jeff's blogs while he was "resting". For a while, I read about his quests to get a seriously high GamerScore, then the first fragments of Giant Bomb together. It has been fascinating to watch up to now and I will be interested to see how the new team cope with the huge success this site will inevitably get.