After much pondering and soulsearching, I decided I wanted a full year membership. Not because I specifically care about the features it has(save the podcast), but the mere thought of Giantbomb turning into a adwhoringsite like GS, GT etc made me do it.  
Jeff, Ryan, Brad and Vinny has brought me so much good content, reviews and EPIC podcasts that I just couldn't abandon them in this time of need.  
I knew that  eventually this free entertainment  would be cluttered with either ads, or had to resort to paid memberships to survive. It's just not possible to run a site on goofyness alone.(Ryan's stock in batmanbatmanbatman inc just wasn't enough) 
So if anyone reading this is thinking that the guys have gone all corporate on us, then you're wrong. 
They just did what they had to do to survive. 
Support our bros, gents. Make sure they make this site Super Gangsta!