Listen to the podcast, no mo

This week marks the sad passing of my favorite podcast, GFW Radio. Originally the podcast for the Computer Gaming World/Games for Windows magazine editors and writers, it was far and away the best podcast available for videogames. All of the sections devoted to games involved well thought out commentary and critiques, much more than simple reviews. The non-videogame portions made it the most entertaining podcast I listened to, with meandering conversations on TV, or comics, or various fantastic/disgusting stories.

The discussions on the industry were fascinating, but at times frustrating. Since they were directly involved, they couldn't reveal full details of who they were talking about.

Sadly, it could not last forever. After GFW Magazine suspended operations, you could sense the bitterness of the editors. Ziff-Davis gave them positions in producing 1UP's online content, but it was not meant to be.

Last week, Jeff Green, former head editor of CGW/GFW, announced that he was leaving to join the Sims team at EA. This week, Shawn Elliot closed the podcast off entirely, heading for the greener pastures of Ken Levine's offices in Boston. The remaining cast members are good, but the two giants have left, and the podcast is dead. Nerds mourn everywhere. I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors, and will keep track of them. They have earned a great deal of respect in how they handled games.