Gaming News Sites

Post by **Daedelus** » Tue May 09, 2006 7:00 pm

Where do you all get your gaming news from? Note I am not looking for E3 coverage... I can find enough of that wherever I go. I'm talking when E3 isn't going on, who do you read for news? I used to use Kotaku but somewhere between last Thursday and today they relaunched their site with a new, hidiously ugly design. So now I need something else.

Post by **LordMune** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:12 pm

http://www.gametab.com

Enough said.

EDIT: Other than that, I frequent http://www.shacknews.com - designed for easy accessibility, really.

Post by **halfnhalf** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:19 pm

psp411.com
ps3411.com
x360411.com

more for the newer consoles...

gbatemp.net for gba,wii, and ds info.

Post by **Femto** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:31 pm

http://www.the-magicbox.com is alright.

Your best bet is to join a decent video game forum though.

Post by **Wandering_Mystic** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:28 pm

I use a mix of sites, but primarily I like gamesarefun.com, and when I'm looking for something more official or comprehensive, I stop by ign sometimes, despite their sucky insider deal.

Post by **Daedelus** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:45 am

halfnhalf wrote:psp411.com
ps3411.com
x360411.com

more for the newer consoles...

gbatemp.net for gba,wii, and ds info.

Those should join to one site called Fanboy411.com. Awful!

Post by **halfnhalf** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:39 am

well they are pretty much setup by the same people.

the seperate site is more of so that there is no "vs" threads and complaining topics going on.

Post by **Tempest** » Thu May 11, 2006 6:45 pm

I use magic box and Gamespot. Magic Box is good for stuff coming out of Japan and for the latest from Nintendo, Namco, and Square-Enix, among other Japanese companies.

Post by **hokiecsgrad** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:50 am

I pretty much exclusively use the IGN sites. I relented to the never ending barrage of ads on their site and paid for a subscription. It's by far the most comprehensive site available. They have some nice features that go along with their site, like the watch lists, wish lists, game inventory, forums, etc. They keep the release dates pretty well maintained and they have a lot of images and videos for just about every game mentioned.

All in all, it's a good site, but the ads are atrocious, even after you've paid. The nice thing is that they continuously update the tools available on their site, so the news is good and the tools are good.

Post by **Femto** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:05 am

IGN gets more exclusives, but it's a pretty terrible site in general.

Gamespot is better.

Post by **Daedelus** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:59 am

Femto wrote:IGN gets more exclusives, but it's a pretty terrible site in general.

Sums it up nicely. The thing I liked about Kotaku was that you had to be invited to comment on their stories. At IGN, every fanboy with two brain cells to rub together can comment their crap.