Sp ot , ▁Ger st mann ▁started ▁an ▁online ▁blog ▁saying : ▁" I ' m ▁mainly ▁starting ▁this ▁site ▁up ▁to ▁give ▁people ▁a ▁central ized ▁place ▁to ▁hear ▁directly ▁from ▁me , ▁as ▁all ▁these ▁bits ▁and ▁pieces ▁that ▁have ▁got ten ▁out ▁to ▁game ▁news ▁sites ▁via ▁inter views ▁and ▁the ▁blog ▁on ▁my ▁My Space ▁account ▁aren ' t ▁really ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁to ▁communicate . ▁So ▁if ▁you ' re ▁interested ▁in ▁what ▁I ▁plan ▁to ▁do ▁from ▁here , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁place . ▁I ' ll ▁also ▁be ▁sharing ▁my ▁thoughts ▁on ▁games ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁that ▁surr ounds ▁them , ▁perhaps ▁with ▁an ▁occas ional ▁video ▁or ▁two ." ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁I GN ' s ▁" Game S ages " ▁pod cast , ▁Ger st mann ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁talking ▁with ▁" old ▁friends " ▁- ▁later ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁Sh el by ▁Bon nie , ▁the ▁former ▁CE O ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁C NET , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁former ▁Game Sp ot ▁people ▁who ▁left ▁shortly ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁Ger st mann ' s ▁dismiss al ▁and ▁founded ▁Wh is key ▁Media ▁- ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁his ▁future ▁plans . ▁▁ ▁Ger st mann ▁and ▁Davis ▁announced ▁their ▁new ▁vent ure ▁Gi ant ▁Bomb ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁under ▁the ▁Wh is key ▁Media ▁brand , ▁with ▁the ▁website ▁going ▁live ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8