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The Return of GFW Radio?

I miss GFW Radio. In the six months that it's been gone, there's been a legitimate absence in the podcast world; fantastic shows like Idle Thumbs have appeared in the meantime with the same incisive commentary and great sense of humor, but there was something about the interplay between all of the GFW guys that's impossible to replicate. Sure, I was happy to hear about the proposed GFW Radio reunion that might happen at this year's Penny Arcade Expo, but that's a whole six months from now.

But we might not have to wait that long; GFW Radio veterans Shawn Elliott, Jeff Green, and Robert Ashley--along gaming podcast celebs Luke Smith and N'Gai Croal--have recently gathered for a new podcast called Out of the Game. And, believe it or not, it may be just as good as the GFW Radio of yore.

Watcha Listening To: The Final GFW Radio

I'll admit that I'm a lapsed PC Gamer; there was once a brief period when I split my time equally between computer and console gaming, but my meager budget eventually made me cut the more-expensive option out of the equation. It wasn't until a little over a year ago that I was brought back into the PC gaming fold--budget be damned--by a little podcast called GFW (Games for Windows) Radio; and now that it's over, I am very, very sad.

The death of GFW Radio comes at a surprising--yet somewhat expected--time; with keystone member and 17-year Ziff-Davis veteran Jeff Green leaving to work for EA last week, I immediately thought, "Co-host Shawn Elliott is going to leave for Valve next." I was half-right--he's leaving Ziff, but to work for Ken Levine at 2K Games in Boston. There's no doubt these guys are lucky bastards; but in exchange for their personal success, we're losing out on one of the best gaming podcasts in the universe (you heard me, outer space). We, the listeners, are merely victims of this job-leaving spree. I ask you, when will it all end?

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John Constantine, our superhero, was raised by birds and then attended Penn State University. He is currently working on a novel about a fictional city that exists only in his mind. John has an astonishingly extensive knowledge of Scientology. Ultimately he would like to learn how to effectively use his brain. He continues to keep Wu-Tang's secret to himself.

Derrick Sanskrit is a self-professed geek in a variety of fields including typography, graphic design, comic books, music and cartoons. As a professional hipster graphic designer, his recent clients have included Nerve, Pitchfork and MoCCA, among others.

Amber Ahlborn - artist, writer, gamer and DigiPen survivor, she maintains a day job as a graphic artist. By night Amber moonlights as a professional Metroid Fanatic and keeps a metal suit in the closet just in case. Has lived in the state of Washington and insists that it really doesn't rain as much as everyone says it does.

Nadia Oxford is a housekeeping robot who was refurbished into a warrior when the world's need for justice was great. Now that the galaxy is at peace (give or take a conflict here or there), she works as a freelance writer for various sites and magazines. Based in Toronto, Nadia prizes the certificate from the Ministry of Health declaring her tick and rabies-free.

Bob Mackey is a grad student, writer, and cyborg, who uses the powerful girl-repelling nanomachines mad science grafted onto his body to allocate time towards interests of the nerd persuasion. He believes that complaining about things on the Internet is akin to the fine art of wine tasting, but with more spitting into buckets.

Joe Keiser has a programming degree from Johns Hopkins University, a tiny apartment in Brooklyn, and a fake toy guitar built in the hollowed-out shell of a real guitar. He writes about games and technology for a variety of outlets. One day he will stop doing this. The day after that, police will find his body under a collapsed pile of (formerly neatly alphabetized) collector's edition tchotchkes.

Cole Stryker is an American freelance writer living in York, England, where he resides with his archeologist wife. He writes for a travel company by day and argues about pop culture on the internet by night. Find him writing regularly here and here.

Peter Smith is like the lead character of Irwin Shaw's The 80-Yard Run, except less athletic. He considers himself very lucky to have this job. But it's a little premature to take "jack-off of all trades" off his resume. Besides writing, travelling, and painting houses, Pete plays guitar in a rock trio called The Aye-Ayes. He calls them a 'power pop' band, but they generally sound more like Motorhead on a drinking binge.