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What are the Top 5 Game Sites in 2013?

April 10, 2013 5:07:37 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums

If you had to list 5 game sites that you go to regularly to get reviews, news, etc. on games? What would they be?

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Reply #1 April 10, 2013 5:10:35 PM
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Strategy Informer

GameFaqs

Metacritic

GameSpot

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Reply #2 April 10, 2013 5:16:50 PM
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun is really the only one I visit regularly, and then aggregate news from http://reddit.com/r/games

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Reply #3 April 10, 2013 5:27:10 PM
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Kotaku

 

Metacritic to me is something that should never be relied upon.

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Reply #4 April 10, 2013 5:41:24 PM
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I only read Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Also the "PC Gaming" sub-forum of Stardock also has its exclusives so now and then.

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Reply #5 April 10, 2013 6:08:53 PM
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PC Gamer
Polygon
Game Informer

Otherwise, I just catch news on Twitter and Facebook.

 

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Reply #6 April 10, 2013 6:19:03 PM
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gamefaqs

mobygames

outofeight

lparchive.org

rpgcodex 

 

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Reply #7 April 10, 2013 6:57:14 PM
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Blue's News

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Reply #8 April 10, 2013 7:47:15 PM
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For me it would be Rock Paper Shotgun and PC Gamer, Kotaku has too much clutter for me. I used to visit MMO champion a lot when I still played WoW and I guess you could sort of call Total Bisquits youtube channel a gaming news site

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Reply #9 April 10, 2013 7:56:48 PM
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This forum, and the Paradox forum.  Everything else I wait to show up on Gamersgate, GOG, GameStop, or Steam.

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Reply #10 April 10, 2013 8:08:22 PM
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TheMittani.com

That's it for me.

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Reply #11 April 10, 2013 8:36:20 PM
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IGN

PC Gamers

Space Sector

Space Game Junkie

Coming Soon.net

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Reply #12 April 10, 2013 8:41:18 PM
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RPS and QT3 mostly.  

Although I've probably found most of the interesting indie/kickstarter games I've been playing lately right here. 

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Reply #13 April 10, 2013 8:49:39 PM
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Wow, mine are going to be unusual for this group.

RPGamer / RPGFan

PSNStores

Gematsu

Playstation Lifestyle / Playstation Nation

Gamerankings

 

I read Rock Paper Shotgun, but rarely follow their review advice as PC is not my primary platform. I also get info from Game Informer's paper magazine. I've started to read more IGN reviews lately as well because of Colin Moriarty @notaxation constantly linking his reviews on twitter. I also read Gamers with Jobs, but they don't usually post reviews.

 

I'm pretty sure my list won't help as Stardock doesn't make Playstation games or RPGs.

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Reply #14 April 11, 2013 12:32:59 AM
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Spacesector, ign, gamespot, youtube (yes not a game site but still get lots of info so sue me), Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

 

Damn it top 5 I have goofed! fixed.

 

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Reply #15 April 11, 2013 12:56:17 PM
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www.gamershell.com for demos

this forum, specifically pc gaming

and I occasionally do google searches and look at various sites, not sticking to a specific one.

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Reply #16 April 11, 2013 12:58:39 PM
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Though apparently gamershell.com's demos section isn't currently working?

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Reply #17 April 12, 2013 2:39:40 PM
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For "news":

1. rockpapershotgun

2. polygon

For commentary/opinion/garbage:

3. reddit

4. octopusoverlords forum

5. youtube

 

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Reply #18 April 12, 2013 3:50:49 PM
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Wow, RPS is pretty popular here.

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Reply #19 April 14, 2013 7:05:13 AM
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It's absolutely criminal that nobody's mentioned:

 

1) GiantBomb

2) Penny Arcade Report

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Reply #20 April 14, 2013 11:28:45 PM
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Massively [joystiq.com];  They do a great job covering the MMO scene

 

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Reply #21 April 14, 2013 11:32:05 PM
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Gamefaqs, Screw Attack, Youtube, here.

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Reply #22 April 14, 2013 11:44:07 PM
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Adam Sessler @ Revision3, formerly at: ('X-Play @ G4', & 'Gamespot TV' @ ZDTV)

 

Adam Sessler's Opinion (which I mostly agree with) on Metacritic.

 

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Reply #23 April 15, 2013 7:11:32 AM
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I have RSS feeds for the following sites, 

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/

http://www.joystiq.com/

http://www.shacknews.com/

http://www.eurogamer.net/

 

But RPS is the only one which I look at for Reviews, that and http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation as they are the least biased and have the most concise reviews. Eurogamer is obviously biased, so is IGN, Gamespot ect. Can't trust most of the reviewers these days, as they are either incompetent or openly biased towards Publishers and certain Developers.

The sooner we put Metacritic to death the better.

As Gamasutra reports and as further relayed by Eurogamer

According to the report by Gamasutra, every outlet is placed into one of six tiers of importance. The data was the culmination of six months research where the course director and his students found that their modeled groupings of 188 publications across six tiers produced almost the exact same results as those of actual Metacritic.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-27-metacritic-score-weighing-process-revealed-report
http://www.facebook.com/Metacritic/posts/501424766586647
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Reply #24 April 15, 2013 8:41:21 AM
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Quoting Aexrael,
reply 23

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that and http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation as they are the least biased and have the most concise reviews.

...

Heh.. I'd say that zero-punctuation has very high bias, in the sense that he's actively looking for the worst in the games he's reviewing. But I also consider that some of the best methods of determining value pre-purchase, by asking myself "Can I live with the worst of this product's problems?".

I've enjoyed thoroughly a number of games that have been slammed by zero punctuation. I still agreed with him on every point he makes, with a grin on my face.

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Reply #25 April 24, 2013 3:05:46 PM
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I used to follow RPS but they update too often so it's hard to follow them. Recently, they chose to be politically correct about women in the gameindustry which I think is complete bullshit. Just a way for them to get pats on their backs from politically correct people.

 

Sites that I check, in order of frequency:

1. FZ

2. This place

3. Destructiod

 

 

I would like some other place to follow that isn't corrupt (Gamespot being a prime example) and which have a good structure on their site.

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