So, I've now had a chance to check out the newly redesigned site and, I have to say, it's pretty damn cool. Probably my favorite part about the whole thing is the new home page, as it's now very easy to find new videos. Things like the Quick Looks and the Persona 4 Endurance Run are really great, so I'm glad to see that they'll be a lot easier to locate from now on.

Speaking of that, there are some new videos to watch and stories to read, so I'm gonna get to it. Not to mention that new Gamers with Jobs Conference Call featuring none other than 2K Boston's Shawn Elliott. Oh, and my new background is totally Keith David.

As you know, the Giant Bomb Golden Anniversary Year-End Awards Extravaganza Spectacular Celebrating 50 Years of Coverage of Excellence in the Fields of Electronic Entertainment and Taxidermy are currently going on, so I decided I'd weigh in with my choices for each of the categories the fine folks at Giant Bomb have set up. I'll spare the reasons why I chose what I chose in order to keep this blog post somewhat short. Well, here we go.

• Best Explosions - Battlefield: Bad Company
• Best Classic Revival - Bionic Commando Rearmed
• Best Multiplayer Game - Rock Band 2
• Best Premise - Spore
• Character(s) I'd Most Like to Party With - Bill and Louis (Left 4 Dead)
• Character Whose Phone Calls I'm Least Likely to Return - The Announcer from You're In The Movies
• Best Debut - LittleBigPlanet
• Most Satisfying Sequel - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Best Graphics - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Best Use of User-Generated Content - LittleBigPlanet
• Best "Games-As-Art" Game - Braid
• Best Downloadable Game - Bionic Commando Rearmed
• Best PSP Game - Patapon
• Best DS Game - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
• Best Game I Didn't Play - Professor Layton and the Curious Village
• Soulja Boy Award for Games to Play if You Drink and Get Drunk or Smoke and Get High - Braid
• Take a Break Award - Sonic the Hedgehog
  
• Most Disappointing Game - Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
• Best Xbox 360-Only Game - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
• Best Playstation 3-Only Game - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Best Wii-Only Game - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Best PC-Only Game - Crysis Warhead
• Best Multiplatform Game - Grand Theft Auto IV
• Best Product from Someone the Giant Bomb Staff Used to Work With - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (Bob Colayco)
• "Game" of the Year - Playstation Home
• 2008's 2007 Game of the Year - Super Mario Galaxy
• Game of the Year - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

2008 was definitely a great year for games and I hope 2009 is too. Killzone 2 looks pretty rad.