So long sweet prince.

Recently one of the juggernauts of the video game "journalism" industry, Electronic Gaming Monthly, was revealed that it would be left in the cold when Hearst media buys up the publishing company Ziff Davis, essentially giving the venerable magazine the axe.

To add insult to injury, just about every decent writer is also being made "redundant" on the 1UP.com website, which has long acted as the online alternative to EGM.

If this humble blogger may speak freely for a moment; this is just all different kinds of fucked up. EGM has been one of the main motivators in my life to pursue journalism as well as examine the fascinating creature that is the nerd.

In fact, the entire reason I pursued a career as a writer was the possibily of someday carrying the oxymoronic title of "video game journalist" while editing reviews of Kitten Palace. A silly dream to be sure, but one that has been dashed thanks to the grim realities of dwindling ad revenue and the publics continuing allergy to quality print.

So, what better way to intoduce this blog then on a sad note?

Welcome to the Valley of the Nerds.