I want to thank all the crew behind NeoGAF. Between here and Shacknews, this is where I spend most of my online presence in terms of getting the latest gaming news, discussion and just "hanging out".
I want to commend Evil for "not selling out" when he's had multiple multi-million dollar buy out offers. That shows us alot about your character and your loyalty to the "little guy"(us) out there.
I tend to mention my age alot(I'm 44) but feel it's important because this is the type of community Evil and crew have created, one where I feel EVERYONE is welcome. Every race, color, creed, age, etc is represented here and it's wonderful.
Though I live in Detroit(represent!!), I especially like interacting with my European and other foreign gaming fans. NeoGAF is a world wide melting pot of people who celebrate the greatest hobby/industry on the planet: VIDEO GAMING!
From my up bringing on the original Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, Vectrex, Commodore, Odyssey 2 all the way up to the current heavyweights like Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony I've "been there" ie: been able to see where the gaming culture began and will continue to grow.
So, I just wanted to add my congrats and kudos to Evil and his vision. I'm glad to be apart of a great community you have created.
Evil and NeoGAF, you have leveled up! Congrats!
-Ultrazilla
P.S. is there a way/link to donate some money to the website here? I looked a bit and couldn't see anything. Thanks!