First of all this is April 1st, which is a day that is full of April Fools day jokes and various craziness. This however is not one of those jokes. I was going to post this yesterday but figured to do it at the first of the month instead. The month just happens to be April… heh.
Today is the day that I leave this site and walk away and I won’t be back to post again. It has been a fun and interesting ride. This site has been running since August 15, 2000 which is a bit short of 9 years. The reason for me leaving? Both Phoebus and myself have decided a change is what we both want.
A few others posted news before me, utopia, Reese, Demolisher, Fredric, EvilGreg, DemonCow, RunicPagan, Pagangod, DraX, Za0oO, CanadianX, pailhead, Fraust, FACE.UK, Olivier, Hades, AiC and of course Phoebus, the owner of the whole Mindless Games Network and my good friend. Besides Phoebus every one of those other guys went their own way eventually and never returned, unless they came and read the updates, who knows? Whatever the case I wish them all good luck with whatever they happen to be doing now. They all certainly helped to keep the news interesting back in the early days!
It wasn’t until February 4, 2004 that I posted on here with a post about the Dungeon Siege movie, which is something that I never did watch and don’t plan on doing anytime soon. So that adds up to just over 5 years of daily posts. Since my first post on here, I’ve seen a lot of games being developed and then released, everything from Sacred, to Half–Life 2, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Quake 4, Spore, Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, F.E.A.R, Jedi Academy, to Fallout 3 and a hell of a lot more, just to name a few.
We also covered other types of news too and it was interesting to post entertainment news for a change and also things happening in the real world, game mods and various weird things. Overall it has been a good, pleasant experience, that’s for damned sure.
Furthermore we also ventured into reviewing games and had lots of good help there from several talented writers including Gwynhala, Stinger, LordRinvaran, Staff, DarkFriend, Fraust and Jericho. My contributions to the reviews included Half–Life: Blue Shift, Doom 3, Atlantis Evolution, Unreal and Unreal: Return To Na Pali. I had certainly planned to write reviews for other games, but time restraints and a lack of interest killed whatever ones I had started. Ahh I just remembered I had a Unreal II review started after I replayed the game… oh well, that’s not likely to get finished now. hah!
Like all good things, they do come to an end. I will still be around the Newdoom community and also the Raven–Games community for as long as it lasts. The news on the Raven site is also being put to sleep. I will be continuing the news for Doom over on Newdoom up until June 1st when the Doom and Raven forums will shift to a new server. Then what I do about news remains to be seen. I have no solid plans other than wanting to continue the Doom news. I will need a blog or a site for that but I’m in no hurry and waiting to see what is the best move for me.
Before I go I want to thank my friend Phoebus for giving me the opportunity to do the news on Mindless Games and also on the Raven and Doom sites. Thank you ever so much Phoebus! It really has been a very fun and interesting experience! I do feel like a change and I know we both need it after all this time. I also want to give thanks to my friend RoseWool, who would without being asked, take the time to find links for the news and send them along to me, sometimes while I was asleep. Thank you RoseWool! Also thanks to all of you who came by over the years to read the news.
So on a final note I want to go out with some good old Canadian rock. So crank up Triumph – Follow Your Heart! The song and video brings back a lot of good memories for me… just like this place has over the years. I saw Triumph twice in concert and they rocked big time! Now I’m looking forward to making new memories in other places… Take care of yourselves, your friends and loved ones. Really those are the important bits, making the best of life and getting on with things. Live and enjoy life and be strong. Well goodbye everybody! *walks away whistling*
