It's that time of year again where we unchain Eorl from his desk and I finally serve broth to our hungry freelancers, who've been waiting in line for oh-so-long.

Of course Joaby, as always, will likely ask "please sir, can I have some more" and who in their right mind can turn away those puppy-dog eyes?



We're effectively shutting the machine down just while the industry grinds to its usual halt, but if there's any newsworthy stuff, we'll be sure to chime in on it. It's been an interesting year, both here at AusGamers with our redesign and a slight restructure (which we'll talk more about in the early part of 2015), and the industry on the whole. A big list of games that were due in 2014 were pushed back into 2015, while the games that were released this year may have been among the most diverse we've seen in a long time in both the Triple-A camp and on the indie front.

In 2015 we aim to provide a more expansive service here, with more reviews, a bolstered look at the tech-world, more interviews and unique features, more video and, well, more of everything. If you have ideas and feedback, please drop us a note.

We just want to thank everyone who sticks by AusGamers/QGL year-in-year-out, even if you are forum rats :P -- it's your voice we hear first and foremost, and to everyone else who frequents the site, or just visits in intervals, we just want to say have a wonderful and safe holiday, and may there be myriad games in your immediate future.

And to all my staff, and all the freelancers and volunteers, your hard work and dedication never goes unnoticed -- so a huge thank you from myself to you for making AusGamers what it currently is and, more importantly, helping shape what it's going to be as we evolve and move into 2015 and beyond.

See you under the aluminium pole :)

- Steve Farrelly and the AusGamers team.