GameFAQs Creator Bids Site Farewell

Jeff Veasey, the creator of GameFAQs, known online under the pseudonym CJayC, has announced that he is leaving that site after founding it a long 12 years ago, under the name Video Game FAQ Archive, in the craziness that was 1995. In his long farewell letter, which can be viewed here, he talks about his life with the site, the idea behind its creation and his decision to say goodbye:

“I feel like it’s time for GameFAQs to move on, and I’m the one holding it back. Or is that vice versa? GameFAQs was never truly my site, or CNET’s site, but your site, as it belongs primarily to its contributors, and how they choose to contribute shapes what GameFAQs is today. I was the first glue that held this conglomeration together, but glue wears out, and I do too.

And so yes, today, I am announcing my eventual departure from GameFAQs…My goal is to slowly make myself obsolete, something most tech workers dread, but something I plan to welcome with open arms.“