My Favorite Gaming Journalist Says Goodbye
My weekly check to Greg Kasavin’s gaming blog informed me that he’s leaving the company. According to his blog entry, the ten year Gamespot staff member and editor-in-chief, has been offered a position as a, “Gamemaker” from an unknown developer of, “one of his favorite franchises.”
I’ve always read Kasavin’s reviews, even if I had little interest in the game itself. I found his opinions to be very similar to my own and I always found everything he wrote to be witty and entertaining. Greg also presented himself well in any video review content that was on the site, which is pretty rare nowadays in gaming media.
He’s a bright guy with a unique style of writing, kind of sad to see him go. A snippet of his goodbye blog entry is inside, I wish him the best of luck.
A piece of Kasavin’s goodbye:
“I’ve been lucky to have this job. As an immigrant to this country, I’m not cynical about the American dream, and have tried to work hard in exchange for a life that’s had no hardship in it. The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do is gather up the guts to ask out this one girl I had a terrible crush on in college. In the moments leading up to my inviting her to a cup of coffee (“I don’t drink coffee, and I have a boyfriend”), I was terrified. But I also knew I’d always regret it if I didn’t take the chance. Afterwards, I felt that any other difficult decision I’d ever have to make wouldn’t be as frightening and nerve-wracking as that one. The thought process about leaving GameSpot is similar for me, though I’m quite a bit more optimistic about the likely outcome. After all, games have always been a big part of my life and had a positive, enlightening influence on me, so I feel there’s a lot I need to give back to them. If you feel the same way about games as I do, thanks for keeping the faith and knowing both how important and unimportant gaming really is. Thank you for letting me do this job.”
As far as where he’s going, I know he’s a big Oblivion fan and Metal Gear Solid fan but I’m sure we’ll find out eventually.
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pete
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James
