This week, Mr. Evan Lahti of PC Gamer US asked me to fill a guest slot on his fine internet audio broadcast. As a satisfied subscriber to that publication, I was honored by the invitation and took him up on his offer. As it turns out, this week's show included Game of the Year discussion, and we each spent some time discussing one of our highlights from 2009. There were several other topics covered as well!

Go ahead and check it out! And consider subscribing to their magazine. I promise they didn't pay me to say that. Even in this era of declining print relevance, I still honestly believe that physical periodicals are, on balance, a better way to stay informed about most topics. You end up reading about more things you might not otherwise have sought out, there are fewer obnoxious flashing distractions, and there was probably at lease one copy editor who did a pass on the thing. [Edit: Unlike here, where I misspelled "least."]

Plus, especially if you're a longtime PC gamer, their all-time top 100 list in the February issue -- compiled collaboratively with the PC Gamer UK staff and folks from fine internet establishments like Rock, Paper, Shotgun -- was easily one of the most interesting and enjoyable to read "top 100"s I can remember. And I don't even usually like lists.

Finally, look out for a tantalizing tidbit of Idle Thumbs information during the podcast!