Yes, the Dude(r) has left the building.

Yes, change sucks. I had to recently move (Job transfer) to a small town outside Philadelphia from Minneapolis and im still living in a hotel 4 weeks later. That’s ok becasue I know things will get better as I was in the somewhat same position 8 years ago when I moved from Ohio to Minneapolis. Just as things will improve on my side, it’s the same for GB.

I can still remember controversy, the initial move to the new office in the basement, the sale of Whiskey media, the loss of some of the best talent around, but no matter how many times their was sadness they always continue to entertain and that’s why I keep coming back. But make no mistake, times they are a changing. Lives are changing and this is an opportunity for GB to seek out some (young)fresh talent. I submit just a few names I think would add a lot of value with their personality, writing, audio and video presence.

Matt Kessler/Matt Bodega. You knew this guy has to be on the list. He’s the illegitimate son of Jeff and/or Ryan. He already has a love/hate relationship with the GB audience, ala P.K., and he was an intern, I think twice? Just listening to him play DOTA 2 with Brad recently wishes for some more Kessler. More Kessler would not be a bad thing.

EpicSteve- This is the darkhorse on the list as I haven’t seen too many videos, other than when he was an intern, but this guy has been working his ass off and doing some really good writing. He has been active in the GB community for a long time and in case of a zombie apocalypse there will be someone in the office who actually knows how to shoot a REAL gun.

Nikole Zivalich- One of my favorite talk shows about video games was once Feedback with Adam Sessler. It was an entertaining show but what stood out and made it different was the female voice offered by Nikole and Morgan Webb. Sure, there are a few other shows with female journalist but I thought Nikole was entertaining and articulate when discussing games both good and bad. IDK, maybe im crazy but I would kind of compare her to PK, and not surprising they shared the G4 set for a while before he moved onto EGM. I really don’t know how a female would work in the GB office, but with all the talk the past 6 months of females in the VG business what better way for GB to break down their own walls and add a strong, talented female voice.

David Jaffe- Hell, why not. There is no one ever short of talking and expressing their opinion not to mention he looks like he would fit in perfectly.

Because the other person I would recommend is already working I will just say I think GB needs a full time PC reviewer/discussion. Im talking about mods, free to play, indie, IOS, etc. I know these are discussed briefly but I don’t think they get the time deserved. I hate to say it but Gamespot does a pretty good job on covering some of these things. I don’t want to watch Gamespot, I want to watch GB.

I would like to hear if any of you have an idea of who you would like to see join the GB team, or ideas for new content on the site.

This is just my 2 cents and as no value whatsoever.