Dennis McCauley, the editor of GamePolitics.com, has announced today on that site that today will be his last day with GP. Over the past four years, McCauley and, GamePolitics in general, has been one of the few gaming-related websites to take a middle-of-the-road stance in the face of some of the most heated debates facing the industry. From Rockstar's "hot coffee", to Jack Thompson's continued search for relevance, to the various bills and laws that surround the game world, Dennis has always made sure that GamePolitics remained above the fray, examining key issues without coming off as dogmatic or extremist. With so many gaming websites employing writers who seem more interested in getting their own name and point of view across, Dennis's posts on GamePolitics always put the story before the writer. The ECA, the parent company of GamePolitics, will be announcing his replacement later today.

Dennis had this to say of his departure:

"While I'm enormously proud of GamePolitics, after four-plus years of continuous coverage of a tightly-focused news genre, my heart tells me that I've said all that I can say about the intersection of video games and politics. . .While there will be days on which I miss the daily challenge of editing GamePolitics, I am quite certain that I will miss the community of GP readers even more. Some of you have been around since the earliest days of the site. It has always been your passion about video games and your interest in the politics surrounding the medium that energized GamePolitics and made it one of the most unique destinations on the web."

On a personal level, I am sad to see Dennis go. Over the past year, he and I have developed a professional friendship, due to our shared interest in the intersection of games and politics. While I'm sure that the ECA will replace him with someone equally qualified and neutral, I know that I will miss Dennis's particular brand of writing. All of us here at Gamervision wish him nothing but the best of luck in his future endeavours, wherever they may take him.