News - GAF turns 7 years old
Posted by
Richard Brownell
at 07:05:00 AM EST on 4.1.2009.
Thank you for coming to GAF. Those of you who are reading this know that GAF has had a rough year. But you are the faithful, the true fans. And I can't thank you enough for supporting our little site.
Over the past seven years, we've seen a lot of good times. I've worked with several dozen staff members. Some of them have gone on to do professional work in games journalism as well as the games industry itself. We've been at many different conferences, worked with a lot of people in the games industry, reviewed hundreds of games, and generally had a fantastic time covering games.
I won't get too long-winded though. In honor of our starting our 8th year covering games, we're going to record another podcast. It's one of our most requested features so it's about time we get back to them. Expect that to come out some time this weekend. We've also got a new design in the works, but it's still early so I don't have a date for that yet.
Once again, thanks to all of you who have come here over the past seven years and I hope you'll join me and the staff at GAF for many more.
P.S. As usual, because April Fools is our birthday, GAF will not be playing any pranks this year. No folks, the next Smash Bros was not announced yet and Sephiroth will not be in it. Neither will Master Chief. Really.
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troid23 4.6.2009 at 10:32:26 PM
I remember when I logged into this site for the first time back in 2003.
Loved this site ever since.
Keep it going guys...keep it going. :)
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i_like_pizza 4.6.2009 at 02:22:21 AM
Haha, gimmick or not, all I'm saying is that I became convinced it would sell.
I love my Wii, but the number of games that I own that truly need the Wii remote is probably just two. Others make good use of it, but could be done with other methods.
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treadinwell 4.5.2009 at 08:45:18 PM
More like...THE NEXT BIG GIMMICK
:end troll post::
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i_like_pizza 4.4.2009 at 12:28:00 PM
Indeed, I remember those articles. I found out from IGN about the "Revolution" remote, and then headed right over here to see what everyone was saying. And then later, as soon as I heard the name "Wii," I promptly headed to this site and continued the string of immature "Wii" jokes and proclaimed that Nintendo was the stupidest company ever if they thought that the name "Wii" was cool and would sell....
To my credit, that was a knee-jerk reaction, and within 3 months of the name-revealing, I had seen enough of the Wii to become fairly convinced that it was indeed the next big thing.
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nabulsi 4.4.2009 at 06:26:28 AM
If my memory serves me correctly, I believe the most commented article was either the unveiling of the Nintendo Wii or the huge uproar when we found out Nintendo was actually naming it Wii. Both sparked hundreds of comments.
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lumbersmith 4.4.2009 at 05:23:15 AM
Ah, many good GAF memories. I'd be impressed if we ever beat our record for most comments in an article. What could spark 500 comments, I don't know, but I hope GAF gets there in popularity someday! My personal prediction is that GAF will start getting up there again as whispers about the next gen lead into information starting to come through to the masses (via GAF, of course.)
Happy B-day, GAF! Been a big follower ever since my good friend linked me to the site ages ago and I'm glad you're still around and hope you will be for quite some time now. =) Keep it up, Rich!
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racebannon 4.4.2009 at 03:33:09 AM
Wow, comments! Feels like the good ole days.
Thanks for gracing my homepage on every computer I have ever owned/used. Through good times and bad, GAF makes it happen. Good to see some familiar names pop up here too, seems like people are stickin around.
Happy lucky number 7!
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jekku 4.4.2009 at 02:14:05 AM
Yay for lots of comments!
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solar_blitz 4.4.2009 at 01:54:58 AM
For the GDC stuff, we only had one person there: me. And I was a conference associate, so I was volunteering. When I wasn't working I was trying to get to some sessions (and I've got the stories to support that).
I plan on putting up a couple entries for the entire 5-day conference. I'm writing it up now and want to get it up within two days.
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bloodix 4.4.2009 at 12:34:46 AM
haha, well i still check in from time to time. :)
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c 4.4.2009 at 12:15:18 AM
Man, I just went back and read that DSi news thread that eggman was talking about.. I'm sad to have missed out on that, actually. I actually would have defended terpfen. I kind of miss the high drama, hahaha...
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treadinwell 4.3.2009 at 08:20:29 PM
yea! Happy birthday. Here's to another year of good times.
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jesusfreakdk 4.3.2009 at 07:16:54 PM
Wasn't she some chick bjork had the hots for?
And yeah, dizzy was pretty funny, I've gotta admit. Like his comments that were always something along the lines of:
I'M SHAKING MY LUIGI DOLL IN ANGER!
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bjork 4.3.2009 at 07:15:58 PM
I think you're right. But I think those that do are what's missing here, is the oldtimers. :hobble
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drumlord 4.3.2009 at 06:02:07 PM
I don't think most people on GAF even remember Serafitia at this point
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bjork 4.3.2009 at 05:37:13 PM
Ruining a joke by aping it is one thing, but that's an old Serafitia retort. c-!
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mikey 2x4 4.3.2009 at 05:02:28 PM
PSO would be a lot better if it was just MGS.
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bjork 4.3.2009 at 04:56:00 PM
Dizzy was no Demon Swordsman, I know that much.
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i_like_pizza 4.3.2009 at 03:54:21 PM
Hahahahaha, I went back through some old articles (circa 2006), and I determined it was indeed Dizzy that was the neg karma king. It didn't take me long at all to find a -26. What a clown. I wish we still had dizzy.
Btw, I was looking back through my comments from the days when the PSP vs DS war was uncertain and the Wii and PS3 were about to launch... I am fairly certain I am some sort of sales forecasting genius. :P Not to mention my prediction for 360 sales was spot on, and I was nearly on the month of the Wii overtaking the 360, just under a year before it occurred. I wish I was still as up on sales as I used to be. I don't really keep track of them any more.
GAF, we need sales updates. Those threads were always the most crowded with comments (both fanboys and non-fanboys alike). The sales threads are awesome.
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jesusfreakdk 4.3.2009 at 03:51:12 PM
Y'know, it's good to see some oldies posting again; good to know you're still around. Lately it's been the same 7 people posting in every article, if that.
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drumlord 4.3.2009 at 03:18:09 PM
Wow, 40 comments. Thanks for the support folks. Now back to my Flower review.
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i_like_pizza 4.3.2009 at 02:32:27 PM
It might have been dizzy. I certainly remember his comments being hidden all the time, but for some reason, that name doesn't ring out in my head saying, "THAT'S IT!"
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nabulsi 4.3.2009 at 02:23:15 PM
i_like_pizza; I think I know who you mean. Was his name something like DizzyDonMega? His comments were always hidden LOL. Those were the boom days of GAF; all the unique personalities contributing. I did love nekofrog's Nintendo comments though ;-)
This site will return to its former glory. I have faith!
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dhowerter 4.3.2009 at 02:10:55 PM
Yes, PLEASE fix the "large lack of news articles" problem with this site. This is a great site for getting MULTIPLATFORM news all nice in a simple line (organized by date of course).
Compare this site to the news portion of Gamespot for example. AUUGH My eyes -_-
^_^
In the mean time tho I've got to find a new temporary (I hope :) news site so I don't MISS news..
Any suggestions? :-D (needs to be multiplatorm videogame news (including portables).
Thanks!
.
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eggmanimn 4.3.2009 at 03:23:36 AM
terpfen stopped posting after the own zone that was the DSi article.
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i_like_pizza 4.3.2009 at 02:04:12 AM
I liked Paul Gale, too. It's too bad a few of the members seemed to hate him so much and kind of drove him away. If nothing else, it at least made the comments a little more interesting because there were a few people who would ALWAYS argue with Paul Gale no matter what he said.
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jesusfreakdk 4.3.2009 at 12:44:15 AM
I miss Paul Gale. I remember he was actually in a YouTube video with David Hayter...wonder if it's still up.
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bjork 4.3.2009 at 12:04:42 AM
If not terpfen, then I have no idea. Most of my site-visitor knowledge is from the era before news had a comment section.
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bloodix 4.2.2009 at 10:41:44 PM
alwyas found it funny how much of a troll nekofrog used to be, and then eventually changed into a respectful member of this community. :)
i should star commenting more around here. i still check this site from time to time.
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i_like_pizza 4.2.2009 at 05:56:40 PM
definitely not terpfen. while opinionated, and often brash, terpfen is definitely an appreciated member of this society.
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ununbiundave 4.2.2009 at 05:20:57 PM
!!!! The classic page still has the Nintendo is DOOMed articles on the front!
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c 4.2.2009 at 04:58:53 PM
Or maybe daislite? I always he hypothesized turned into darkage.
(btw bjork, instakarma for a paul gale 1up.com reference.)
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bjork 4.2.2009 at 03:36:45 PM
If you mean terpfen... who cares tbh.
Paul Gale
1up.com
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i_like_pizza 4.2.2009 at 03:13:37 PM
btw, the guy I'm referring to was not nekofrog or nekofrogisadoofis (or however they spelled that username)
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i_like_pizza 4.2.2009 at 03:12:59 PM
We need nekofrog here to stir up some fights. BTW, I cannot remember the name of that one guy who used to always break his own record for most neg feedback. Anyone remember? That has been killing me for a while now. Where did that guy go?
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jekku 4.2.2009 at 12:13:35 PM
Happy belated birthday, GAF!
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nabulsi 4.2.2009 at 11:47:27 AM
This site will never be the same again until nekofrog returns.
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siraileron 4.2.2009 at 07:28:09 AM
I remember when I first set my homepage to GAF roughly 7 years ago, in 2002. To this day, I love opening up my web browser and being greeted with not only a nice site design, but also with the news that I want to see.
I sure hope that more folks can get back into reporting and making articles here, because it's been hard having to put up with messier site designs to get my news fill.
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bloodix 4.2.2009 at 07:21:35 AM
haha, i love pso(still playing online at schthack(GC))
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drumlord 4.2.2009 at 06:56:33 AM
true: you can still see a glitchy red, black, and white version of GAF at http://www.gamesarefun.com/classic/
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c 4.2.2009 at 01:00:35 AM
haha, that's our bjork! *end credits*
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bjork 4.2.2009 at 12:14:50 AM
You know... GAF would be a lot better if it was just PSO.
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i_like_pizza 4.1.2009 at 10:53:12 PM
Not so many fanboy wars here. It's pretty much all pro-Nintendo, if anybody is ever picking sides. But usually there's no controversy, really. Everyone seems to appreciate every console.
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bloodix 4.1.2009 at 10:43:51 PM
happy birthday gaf! i sure do miss the old days of this site.
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oni 4.1.2009 at 09:22:34 PM
yay happy birthday! i don't check in here much anymore, but i used to! and that's what really counts, isn't it. do you guys still have massive fanboy wars in the comments section? those were pretty fun.
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true 4.1.2009 at 07:08:41 PM
Congrats to another year GAF.com! I remember the old red & black days....
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i_like_pizza 4.1.2009 at 06:20:34 PM
Here's to hoping that this is the best year yet.
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drumlord 4.1.2009 at 06:16:26 PM
I miss the days when we had 100 comments on a news article. Let's make it happen people! Just without a bunch of duplicate posts. Those will just get deleted.
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c 4.1.2009 at 03:45:46 PM
Been coming here since forever - hope the site picks back up this year. Happy Birthday/Anniversary.
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cainkid 4.1.2009 at 02:04:31 PM
Always an awesome site GAF, thanks for still being here.
Ever since you guys were not blocked by my high school's content filter actually. Seems funny now, but ever since then I just keep coming back because the site is clean, works, and has cool people.
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drumlord 4.1.2009 at 02:03:46 PM
jesusfreakdk: That's because it was a me banner, not a Burk banner. Plus, it was a me at midnight banner; no inspiration or energy at all. I think it gets the job done until Burk sees it and is so horrified that he makes an awesome one.
daetrin: There was a duplicate comment that was deleted. Looks like I have a bug to fix in my comment counting code!
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hailyurii 4.1.2009 at 01:07:24 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
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ununbiundave 4.1.2009 at 01:03:18 PM
Happy Birthday GAF. It has been a rough year (no GDC?), but I for one am not going anywhere. Things will definitely get better this year, and so on. Heres to another 7!
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thehawk 4.1.2009 at 01:00:39 PM
I've been here for most of the years. And they've been good years.
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daetrin 4.1.2009 at 12:23:19 PM
There seems to be an invisible comment or something. When i refreshed the main page said there were 7 comments, but i only saw 6 when i opened the article up again.
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jesusfreakdk 4.1.2009 at 12:17:02 PM
The new banner made me chuckle a bit. Not bad by any means, but far from the accomplished work usually done by Burk. Nevertheless, the message couldn't be clearer: GAF is 7 years old! And what a journey it's been. Having been here for at least 4-5 years, despite the struggles and low points it gives me pleasure to see the site still up. It may be hanging on by a mere thread, but there's no doubt in my mind that GAF will rise up to be bigger and better than it ever was.
I say this every year, but a big thanks to Rich, the staff (both former and present), and the great community here.
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stuffofepics 4.1.2009 at 12:16:27 PM
Deep within the womb of time,
a creature thus be born
The seed of life is united with
the egg of tyranny
Gestates forth from within the womb of life
for three-quarter and nigh a year
The creature thus be born!
The creature thus be formed!
And ye of years....
Seven!
Will chime!
When the heavens open up
and drink from the silver cup
The creature thus be born!
And blow the magic horn!
To alert the spirit deep within the cycle of life.
The creature has begun it's journey deep forlorn,
upon this day which he be formed
In the sea of mucus the spirit rides down from the mountain
and unites with the creature in the womb
A holy union, dark mortality, until the dark mortality
breaks the chain of life
The creature thus be born
And every year raineth down the celebratory tears
A celebration of the years
from mere mortal sky
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mduo13 4.1.2009 at 12:02:57 PM
Man. It's been a long haul, hasn't it?
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retro 4.1.2009 at 09:38:45 AM
Damn, 7 years? Doesn't feel that long, but I guess it is. Gratz on making it this far, most sites shut down within the first few months. You've really stuck with it.
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daetrin 4.1.2009 at 09:22:57 AM
Come on! You could always do a really cool April Fools joke, like telling us that you're shutting the site down!
*clearly still bitter years after the fact*
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rahvii 4.1.2009 at 07:12:52 AM
Gratz GAF!!!
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