Comments on Hit Self-Destruct: Release Date

HSD will be missed, but I'll be interested to ...

2009-07-18T09:31:49.374+12:00

HSD will be missed, but I'll be interested to see what other online writing you get up to.

I'm definitely going to miss Hit Self-Destruct...

2009-07-15T03:48:13.765+12:00

I'm definitely going to miss Hit Self-Destruct.

Thanks for writing all of these great articles for free and good luck with whatever comes next.

Such a shame. It's rare to find such a prolifi...

2009-07-12T20:35:48.319+12:00

Such a shame. It's rare to find such a prolific and continually interesting blog/blogger.

All the best from us all at Touché, Bitches!

I hope you won't be abandoning our conversatio...

2009-07-11T10:07:40.284+12:00

I hope you won't be abandoning our conversations on Twitter and elsewhere as well. It's hard enough losing your contributions on this site.

Thanks.

Aww you are gonna close hitselfdestruct? =( Too ba...

2009-07-10T22:52:18.513+12:00

Aww you are gonna close hitselfdestruct? =( Too bad I have been reading your blog for almost 5months now and I really like it. But I understand your position. However, I have another suggestion, why not go on a hiatius and come back when you think you are ready? You have built a good blog here so pls don't kill it. =)

Pile on Duncan, everyone!

2009-07-10T11:14:48.238+12:00

Pile on Duncan, everyone!

You guys.

2009-07-09T21:52:23.162+12:00

You guys.

Thanks for EVERYTHING, but, in particular, for let...

2009-07-09T06:58:05.564+12:00

Thanks for EVERYTHING, but, in particular, for letting us know. I'm sure I speak for everyone in saying that we'd've been awfully disappointed at stopping by from time to time only to wonder what had happened such a top-notch writer.

All the best!

Just tell me where and i'll be there to read i...

2009-07-08T22:51:55.098+12:00

Just tell me where and i'll be there to read it.

Go Duncan Go

It's a joy to read good writing - no matter wh...

2009-07-08T17:55:32.619+12:00

It's a joy to read good writing - no matter what the topic.

You can be proud of what you've done here.

Duncan, thank you so much for writing such an exce...

2009-07-07T15:29:13.735+12:00

Duncan, thank you so much for writing such an excellent blog. Each of your posts has been a joy to read, and you're right; I've never seen a volume of work stay so consistently top-notch for so long. Best of luck in whatever you choose to do next. I'll be incessantly F5-ing HSD and your Twitter feed until you let us all know what lies ahead. Then I'll incessantly F5 that too.

Yes, even if it's a book. I'll find a way.

Have to say I loved this blog, and am very disappo...

2009-07-07T11:44:51.890+12:00

Have to say I loved this blog, and am very disappointed about all this.

But as long as you keep on writing (Videogame related or not)I'm happy.

Best of luck mate.

I've got to chime in with all the rest in sayi...

2009-07-07T11:07:16.189+12:00

I've got to chime in with all the rest in saying your work will be sorely missed. All the best for your future path. For all of our benefit, I hope its writing something we can all consume sooner rather than later.

It's a shame to see ya sunsetting the blog, bu...

2009-07-07T07:45:37.432+12:00

It's a shame to see ya sunsetting the blog, but at the same time, looking forward to where you'll go next.

(and please do post a final entry here pointing us in the right direction once you've decided what next is, so we can follow along)

I can see why you'd want to stop doing it if y...

2009-07-07T07:03:08.994+12:00

I can see why you'd want to stop doing it if you think the quality or timing would suffer, you've posted a majesty of thought-provoking, interesting and funny posts, with every variant in between.

My immediate thought was "awww", since now I will have less to look forward to - although I admit the last month, as my comments state, I didn't even find the time to read your longer pieces - no doubt if those are what you wanted to do, well, it's pretty epic.

I hope you write somewhere else on and off, or do come back to this blog. I'll keep the RSS feed in my reader, awaiting the news...that one day Duncan writes again!

That or I get to say thanks in real life. While it's fitting given the medium, I don't think text really states how sad me, or I think anyone posting here, will be once the void creeps in.

Duncan, I'm going to miss the hell out of Hit-...

2009-07-07T05:37:09.347+12:00

Duncan, I'm going to miss the hell out of Hit-Self Destruct, because the way you write about the video games is very different and smart and good. My only consolation is the hope that you will continue to write about something and that I will be able to read it somewhere in the future.

In a way, this is good news, because it means I ca...

2009-07-07T05:37:01.706+12:00

In a way, this is good news, because it means I can go back and revisit all the posts I skimmed through to read later.

Duncan, this blog was an intelligent treat that further attested to my initial vibe from the early 7sd bloggity blog days, that we're gonna end up rolling in the same posse some day.

Until then.

Good bye... and thanks for all the fish :-)

2009-07-07T05:11:05.429+12:00

Good bye... and thanks for all the fish :-)

This is a sad day for the blogocube, but I respect...

2009-07-07T04:03:05.384+12:00

This is a sad day for the blogocube, but I respect your reasons for wanting to stop. Your writing always hit a nerve with those of us who've lived and grown up with video games, thanks for sharing it with us. I look forward to your future projects, whatever they turn out to be.

Hmm.. I'm reminded of a similar announcement r...

2009-07-07T03:11:39.104+12:00

Hmm.. I'm reminded of a similar announcement recently by one Sarah Palin. Coincidence? Personally, I doubt it..

As someone who has humbly operated a gaming weblog...

2009-07-07T02:55:33.423+12:00

As someone who has humbly operated a gaming weblog in my spare time for over 6 years, I know exactly how you feel, and I know exactly why you're calling it quits. You also have the respect for your readership to let them know it's coming, rather than write a post and disappear completely. You also have the foresight to know that you can't keep this up forever - it is an enterprise that is entirely driven by available free time, and the desire to write. This realization comes to everyone, in time.

I've seen games writing "movements" and "cliques" come and go, but in the end it's all the same. Instead of getting caught up in this rabble rousing and battle cries for "ethics in game journalism" or "where's our Lester Bangs?" or "let's reform game criticism!" you seemed to put your finger on what we love about video games and make it into something interesting to read. And because of that, your writing at HSD was both appropriate and timeless. That's what I'm going to miss.

Sad news! Yours is one of the few gaming blogs I a...

2009-07-07T02:47:15.142+12:00

Sad news! Yours is one of the few gaming blogs I actually follow regularly.

Thanks for all your work.

Hope you'll still post/publish something if and when it occurs to you, somewhere.

(I couldn't have been any more vague and all encompassing than that.)

So long, and thanks for all the fish. All the deli...

2009-07-07T02:02:42.456+12:00

So long, and thanks for all the fish. All the delicious, delicious video game-y fish.

I'm sure where ever you hang your hat next will be similarly awesome. We'll miss your thoughts until then.

It's been a good run and the weblog will be mi...

2009-07-07T02:01:52.934+12:00

It's been a good run and the weblog will be missed, but, as you say, once you start writing it's hard to stop so I look forward to seeing what you come up with in the future. Cheers!

This is very fitting for this blog - how many site...

2009-07-07T01:24:54.732+12:00

This is very fitting for this blog - how many sites have you visited that actually sets a deadline to their decline? Hopefully you'll find yourself a new home-place out there. I'll be googling your name every ten minutes or so.

/random nobody