Dear Giantbomb Staff,

I have been following you guys since Gamespot and fell in love with Gamespot after hearing the Hotspot and seeing On the Spot.  My favorite people on the shows were Rich, Brad, Jeff, and Ryan (sorry Vinny was not on either much).  Once Rich left it was kinda sad because i thought he was the gel that kept everything togather during the shows.  He was very professional in everything he did and he did a great job.  I continued to listen and even though it wasn't the same without Rich, the shows were still really good.

 Then came the fall of Jeff.  Once he was released from Gamespot i really lost interest in the site.  Ryan and Brad were still there but it seemed like the shows were missing something and the person that replaced Jeff at the time just didn't have the same personality which made it all kinda blah.  I found myself checking in to see game reviews but started to look at other sites.  Then Brad, Ryan, and Vinny left Gamespot and that was the end.  I quit going to their site and didn't have any use for the staff there.  Nothing personal, just not the same chemistry.  

I followed Jeff on his blog and listened to the arrow pointing down podcast every time there was a new one.  Jeff and Ryan talked a little about a project that they were working on and I only hoped that it was something video game related.  

Then came the launch of Giantbomb.  I was excited to check it out and loved the idea of user generated content.  I quickly started writing reviews of NES games (still my favorite system ever) and uploaded crazy images of Intellivision game boxes and other items to help populate the site.  Within a week, the site had already took a new look and to be honest, was better then most game sites i had visited.  The content was truthful, and the community all seemed like they wanted to make the site a success.  

Giantbomb has turned into a MASSIVE video game database that no one should take for granted.  The fact that you can easily share your opinion, write a review, upload screen shots, or even talk about what you ate last week without being annoyed bad ads is unbelievable.  The Giantbomb staff has created something that they should be very proud of, and I want to thank them for it.  I have never seen a site (staff) that actually enjoys this much "customer" interaction.  The whole Quest system is genius and it seems like Giantbomb is constantly trying to make things better for us, without asking for any money.  Endurance Runs, Tang, Video Reviews, Quick Looks, Thursday Night Throwdown, the Bombcast, are all things that the staff puts a lot of hard work into and it shows.  They do a terrific job and I only hope they continue the great work they have done.  

 Jeff, Brad, Ryan, and Vinny, although i never met them, they feel like they are all my good friends.  I want nothing more then for them to succeed and am very happy they have created what they did.  

So Giantbomb Staff, THANK YOU FOR CREATING GIANTBOMB.  

Nick