[Brewster's Wallet]

So Xav's leaving shacknews then.

Bugger. He brought balance to the podcast and really liked his views on gaming

[HamPster PamPster]

:(

[Benjamin1981]

This will eventually lead to more Andrea Rene guest appearances :(

[LiK]

he also tweeted he'll be a regular guest so no worries.

[Massa]

The fourth chair curse strikes again.

Oh well, good luck to Xav!

[Deadly Joker]

The fourth chair curse strikes again. Oh well, good luck to Xav!

who's the 3rd chair?

[LiK]

who's the 3rd chair?

the ghost of Leahy

[Nightz]

the ghost of Leahy

I still miss the Leahy song. :( And Super Mega Worm.

[Grisby]

So Xav's leaving shacknews then. Bugger. He brought balance to the podcast and really liked his views on gaming

Dammit, I really liked Xav.

I still miss the Leahy song. :( And Super Mega Worm.

It's a knife to the heart to hear his voice in the opening titles. That was the perfect 3 right there.

[Neuromancer]

Bummer. =\

The silver lining would be if we get more Spicer out of the deal.

[infinityBCRT]

Damnit. No more bad Canadian jokes.

Wouldn't be surprised if he ended up at Joystiq again. Or at Vox.

[LiK]

Listening to the show and Jaffe is such a fucking good guest as usual. The man never disappoints.

[Neuromancer]

Damnit. No more bad Canadian jokes. Wouldn't be surprised if he ended up at Joystiq again. Or at Vox.

That's what I'm thinking.

[LQX]

So Xav's leaving shacknews then. Bugger. He brought balance to the podcast and really liked his views on gaming

He wont be missed but good luck Xav. Hopefully Andrea gets a permanent seat now.

[LiK]

That's what I'm thinking.

yup, probably Vox.

[NHale]

Sad to hear it but good luck to him. I really liked him in the show and will definitely be missed.

At least he's going to have a "goodbye show" unlike Leahy. Not that I missed him one bit but his departure from Shack was definitely odd.

[MikeE21286]

reporting for mega-thread duty.

Didn't realize this was the Mega thread.

Anyways, listend to the Jaffe episode and enjoyed. First episode in probably 4 months. Might try and get more regular with WC. Have dropped off the podcast wagon for awhile here...

edit: aw man, Xav's leaving. Enjoyed him a lot on the show

Best of luck to you Xav

[Porthos]

At least he's going to have a "goodbye show" unlike Leahy. Not that I missed him one bit but his departure from Shack was definitely odd.

Yeah, Leahy's departure was rather sudden. Did he get fired or something? Was their bad blood between him and Garnett? I'm surprised he hasn't even been back as a guest.

[Einchy]

I still miss the Leahy song. :( And Super Mega Worm.

I really miss Leahy's song, wish they would bring it back.

[ElectricBlue187]

Err, is this true? Sorry to hear that if so.

Why? His life is probably way better now

[Jorok Goldblade]

The fourth chair curse strikes again. Oh well, good luck to Xav!

It's the news segment curse on this show. Leahy and Xav were the two cast members to official own that segment.

[firehawk12]

Ah man, I was going to post in here to ask them to see if they'll talk about GameFly's seemingly bad handling of the Direct2Drive merger, but then there's this news about Xav!

[Curufinwe]

Why? His life is probably way better now

Where did he go?

[Neuromancer]

Where did he go?

Somewhere where we can't hurt him anymore.

[Gomu Gomu]

Jaffe episode was a treat.

Also, good luck Xav.

[Fjordson]

Best of luck to Xav, thought he fit in well on the podcast. Poor Garnett, just can't seem to lock in that third chair.

[Jake Tower]

I believe Leahy now works for a web design firm.

He did a "correspondent" piece for Giant Bomb from Blizzcon last year about Star Craft II - Heart of the Swarm multi-player.

[Enk]

The 3rd chair is the new 4th chair.

[Keyser Soze]

I wonder is there a chance Xav could still be on WC even if he does not work there - seeing as no one else on the show actually works there

[Jake Tower]

New regular cast:

Garnett
Jeff 2N1T
Andrea Rene
David Jaffe

Make it happen!

[Brettison]

Sad to hear it but good luck to him. I really liked him in the show and will definitely be missed. At least he's going to have a "goodbye show" unlike Leahy. Not that I missed him one bit but his departure from Shack was definitely odd.

Yeah, Leahy's departure was rather sudden. Did he get fired or something? Was their bad blood between him and Garnett? I'm surprised he hasn't even been back as a guest.

I've wondered this since the day he left. It's like he literally never existed. I'd kill to know what really went down. It was like Brian was "sick" for a few weeks, and he wasn't on the show. Then he sort of got better and just was gone. Saying it's the ghost of Leahy in that chair implies that he ever even existed. Which going by how this all went down Garnett especially acts like he didn't.

I always wondered if he wasn't really "sick", or something went down. Like he did something that got him fired, or somehow Garnett didn't like him. So the hammer was thrown down.

I'd absolutely love to know wtf actually happened there though. I've been tempted to tweet Leahy on twitter about it, but I doubt he'd ever actually respond.

I believe Leahy now works for a web design firm. He did a "correspondent" piece for Giant Bomb from Blizzcon last year about Star Craft II - Heart of the Swarm multi-player.

Yeah going by his twitter info he workes for a design firm in LA. Still want to know WTF actually went down though.

PS: I actually miss B Leahy's side of things on a lot of topics. That's a different subject from what or why he left though.

[Riposte]

Leahy's exit did always seem weird to me. I sort of got the vibe he left in a manner that surprised Garnett. It was sort of awkward hearing them talk about Leahy like he was apart of the show yet he hadn't been on in weeks.

[Gomu Gomu]

Glad to see people grow an appreciation for Leahy. I've always disagreed with his opinions on matters, but god damn, did he have a lot of great observations to matters. He also created a great balance to the show.

He did a "correspondent" piece for Giant Bomb from Blizzcon last year about Star Craft II - Heart of the Swarm multi-player.

Went straight to the comments:
Brian LEAHY! What's he gonna SAY-EE? On the Front PA-EEE-GE (of Giant Bomb).

GG GB community.

[NHale]

Leahy's exit did always seem weird to me. I sort of got the vibe he left in a manner that surprised Garnett. It was sort of awkward hearing them talk about Leahy like he was apart of the show yet he hadn't been on in weeks.

I get the same feeling. I remember an episode after the return of the Super Mega Worm where Garnett made a comment that showed some sadness about it and not indifference or anger.

On the other hand, when Leahy announced his departure someone on twitter questioned him about a goodbye show or possible return to WC for an episode, where he basically responded "not going to happen."

[StevePharma]

I´m still sad about Leahy leaving. I thought the original cast was the perfect trifecta of people. Host Garnett, Happy Jeff 2N1T and Sceptical Brian. His PC and Street Fighter stories were always nice to listen to. He dissected the news very well too. Hopefully ThisYearCollection does a compilation episode in the future so I can reminisce.

After he left I started to dislike the show a bit. Recently I liked it a bit more but it is hit or miss for me. Last episode with Jaffe was a good one. Always nice to hear form developers on podcasts who don´t sound like corporate shills.

Also best of luck to Xav in his future endeavors.

[HamPster PamPster]

Xav is returning to joystiq

We'll miss you Xav

[Red Mercury]

Excited to see so many positive comments about the Jaffe episode. As I posted in the previous thread, I've kind of checked out on WC - but seeing the good buzz for this last one has me excited to check it out. Really hope it's the start of a return to form..

Although that optimism is tempered with the news of Xav leaving. Another great voice that will be missed. (They all say they'll be back as guests, but that hardly ever happens. Besides, doesn't Joystiq have a podcast of their own?)

Regardless, best of luck to Xav.

Definitely interesting times afoot in the games journalism business.

[Neuromancer]

Xav is returning to joystiq We'll miss you Xav

Huh.

[purple cobra]

Damn. Good luck to Xav, I enjoyed him on the show. Holy hell, Garnett can't seem to catch a break as far as locking down a full cast. :/

[StevePharma]

Damn. Good luck to Xav, I enjoyed him on the show. Holy hell, Garnett can't seem to catch a break as far as locking down a full cast. :/

pretty much what needs to happen....

I kid I kid, hoping for some more Berghammer and Spicer

Spicer is on this weeks cast, so that's a good start.

[DangerStepp]

Take a drink every time: Garnett: * makes a sexual innuendo that doesn't make sense (Neuromancer) * fakes a horrible impression of a fictional figure or accent (Shadow780) * laughs really long and hard at something.. like whenever someone says, "long and hard" (DangerStepp) * repeats something someone else said with a dramatic deep voice (Oni Jazar) * makes a Canadian joke when Xav is on (LiK) * says "crux" (DangerStepp) * stumbles on a word, thus inventing his own word (IMACOMPUTA) *mentions anything Pixel Junk (DangerStepp) *mentions Flower (DangerStepp) *mentions drinking wine/scotch while playing a game the "other night" (DangerStepp) *suggests listening to Pixel Junk radio and mentions how they go off topic (DangerStepp) * repeats a sentence with a different inflection to reinforce what he's saying. Ex: "It's really good. It's reeeaaally good." (PooBone) *says "predicated" (DangerStepp) Jeff: * says something is 'phenomenal' with great enunciation (Neuromancer) * says "onus" (DangerStepp) * mentions Heavy Rain or Red Dead Redemption (DangerStepp) * makes an obscure 80s hip hop reference and commences to sing the majority of the song while Garnett beatboxes (DangerStepp) * uses "sublime" (DangerStepp) * says "Gameflap" (DangerStepp) * says "moment to moment" (Goldmund) *says "part and parcel" (DangerStepp) * says "interesting" (Strider2K99) * says "conceit." (JimmyStav) Andrea: * giggles (Neuromancer) * admits to never having played an influential or significant game that is more than 2 years old (SkinnyPupp) * offers harsh criticism and then smilingly admits to it being baseless (Goldmund) Xav: * says the f-word (DangerStepp) * makes his own Canadian jokes (Neuromancer) The group: * chuckles appreciatively after a Del Rio remix (Neuromancer) * mentions: "Torchlight" (DangerStepp) * says "mechanics" (DangerStepp) * special guest is annoying (DangerStepp) Jeff Mattas: *is a no show--take a stiff shot to make for easier listening (DangerStepp) Billy: * mentions Nintendo (DangerStepp)

Mega thread appropriate. Strap this to the OP if you feel it's relevant; they mention it on the show every now and then so I'd say it is.

Plus it's a fun little thing for the WC community to take part in-- if you have an entry then throw it up.

Added new ish.

[Neuromancer]

Yay the drinking game! It's been a while.

[Xplatformer]

This will eventually lead to more Andrea Rene guest appearances :(

Hell yeah! Love me some Andrea

[Osietra]

I get the same feeling. I remember an episode after the return of the Super Mega Worm where Garnett made a comment that showed some sadness about it and not indifference or anger. On the other hand, when Leahy announced his departure someone on twitter questioned him about a goodbye show or possible return to WC for an episode, where he basically responded "not going to happen."

They basically had the 'golden triumverate podcast dynamic' when Leahy was there, but I can also imagine that when it was just the three of them together, Garnett and Jeff bullied him, and maybe something inside Leahy broke. It was maybe a silent sound, but it still left profound echoes inside Garnett and Jeffs' hearts.

[Neuromancer]

Poor Leahy. =(

[MiniBossBattle]

I miss Leahy :( Bring back the dentist.

[HamPster PamPster]

I miss how Brian would fight with us :(

We were too hard on him. We didn't realize how good we had it with the Garnett, Brian and Jeff combo

[Tobor]

You guys are nuts. Leahy was terrible.

[Curufinwe]

You guys are nuts. Leahy was terrible.

Terrible is harsh, but he did like to talk nonsense about games he had never played.

[MiniBossBattle]

I remember when Jeff was begging for a GAF account but only posted in the WC threads angry about what we posted.