New gaming sites

Jagos · 08-19-2011, 11:13 AM

So seeing as how the Escapist is pretty shady, I no longer want to support the site.

Which means I need a new website for news in the gaming world. Are there any others that are good for commentary as well as other forms of entertainment?

Kim · 08-19-2011, 11:33 AM

I wish I could recommend the sites I'm currently writing for, but I really can't.

I will say you should check out Kirk Hamilton's articles at Kotaku because the ones I've seen are absolutely brilliant. He did a rhyming article describing his hands-on with Saints Row 3. I almost never go to Kotaku, but when I do it's to read what he's written.

Kim · 08-19-2011, 07:47 PM

Someone actually set up a site specifically for linking to Kirk Hamilton's stuff!

Kirktaku

Ryong · 08-19-2011, 07:55 PM

I read rockpapershotgun for overall PC stuff and siliconera for PSP stuff, mostly.

Magus · 08-19-2011, 08:16 PM

I recommend Giant Bomb, it's similar to the Escapist (well, lacks the funny videos), but I RSS feed Giant Bomb, The Escapist, Kill Screen, 4 Color Rebellion, Action Button Dot Net, and the A.V. Club, seems to cover all the major gaming news (the Escapist and Giant Bomb overlap enough on news stories that I figure I'm not missing anything). I used to subscribe to Kotaku but they seriously post like 400 stories a day, I kid you not. There's also Destructoid, I might subscribe to that on RSS now that I remember it exists.

Azisien · 08-19-2011, 09:13 PM

My Google Reader has Rock Paper Shotgun, Kotaku, Joystiq, and I really don't miss anything in the gaming industry between those three (and usually read in that order).

Kotaku and Joystiq tend to have most of the same articles. Kotaku tends to have more numerous articles of lower quality, though I must admit they also seem to post more obscure things the other two will not.

Jagos · 08-20-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

I recommend Giant Bomb, it's similar to the Escapist (well, lacks the funny videos), but I RSS feed Giant Bomb, The Escapist, Kill Screen, 4 Color Rebellion, Action Button Dot Net, and the A.V. Club, seems to cover all the major gaming news (the Escapist and Giant Bomb overlap enough on news stories that I figure I'm not missing anything). I used to subscribe to Kotaku but they seriously post like 400 stories a day, I kid you not. There's also Destructoid, I might subscribe to that on RSS now that I remember it exists.

Giant Bomb has Dan Hsu right?

For what he did in terms of calling out Peter Moore, he's my goddamned hero.

rpgdemon · 08-20-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NonCon

I wish I could recommend the sites I'm currently writing for, but I really can't.

I will say you should check out Kirk Hamilton's articles at Kotaku because the ones I've seen are absolutely brilliant. He did a rhyming article describing his hands-on with Saints Row 3. I almost never go to Kotaku, but when I do it's to read what he's written.

I like Totillo's stuff, generally, though I haven't been to Kotaku in forever.

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Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I recommend Giant Bomb, it's similar to the Escapist (well, lacks the funny videos), but I RSS feed Giant Bomb, The Escapist, Kill Screen, 4 Color Rebellion, Action Button Dot Net, and the A.V. Club, seems to cover all the major gaming news (the Escapist and Giant Bomb overlap enough on news stories that I figure I'm not missing anything). I used to subscribe to Kotaku but they seriously post like 400 stories a day, I kid you not. There's also Destructoid, I might subscribe to that on RSS now that I remember it exists. __________________ The Valiant Review

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Ryong Professional Threadkiller Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,798	I read rockpapershotgun for overall PC stuff and siliconera for PSP stuff, mostly.

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Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	My Google Reader has Rock Paper Shotgun, Kotaku, Joystiq, and I really don't miss anything in the gaming industry between those three (and usually read in that order). Kotaku and Joystiq tend to have most of the same articles. Kotaku tends to have more numerous articles of lower quality, though I must admit they also seem to post more obscure things the other two will not.