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Is IGN dead now?
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DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
Can't spell 'dyign' without IGN.
Mercer_CAR
Banned
Good. Bunch of cheerleading bugmen. Yay everything!!
Night.Ninja
Banned
Well it’s dirt 2.0
SlashBringingHasher
Banned
they are pretty much irrelevant now. and so is every review website.
Kadayi
Banned
VertigoOA
Banned
Yea but what about DF itself? I watch the videos consistently but have never actually read any written content.
I imagine it’s far more effective to focus on video content.
When it comes to written content... forum posters tend to just copy and paste bullet points... which has its own issues — taking away website traffic and only being a curated sample of criticisms, which almost always is used for hyperbole in trolling.
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PendekarRajawali
Member
Blogs are dead.
Gormless Noodle
Member
ROMhack
Member
IGN are well on top of that. They usually link to about 5 different videos in every article. It's what makes reading their articles painful as they never load properly on my laptop owing to the bloat.
Still, I don't mind them. A bit bland but less annoying then Polygon/Waypoint/Kotaku/EG/RPS.
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DonF
Member
Blog ≠ Forum.Aren’t you forgetting on something pal ?
I still believe that reddit and discord are consuming tons of blogs/forums.
Yeah, the videos are obviously the main drive and where I put 95% of my effort. The site, though, actually DOES do some great traffic...especially when talking about PC hardware. I'm surprised at how well those written articles do, to be honest, but I'll take it!
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Silent Duck
Member
IGN has been dead. What you visited was a shambling zombified shell oozing clickbait from its wounds.
ROMhack
Member
Forums sure but those places are also the only places to share blogs these days. Sub-reddits were always invaluable sources of advertising for me when I used to write for blogs.
The blame comes from the fact that websites have really upped their SEO game, meaning exposure to blogs through search engines is practically impossible because hits will always link to the big sites.
Polygon must have some black voodoo magician working theirs.
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Ozymandias013
Banned
I think because their site sucks,its freezing every time I'm trying to use it so I gave up,I think it has something to do with add blockers
ROMhack
Member
I was thinking this recently. I don't read anything online now whereas a few years ago I consumed a shit ton of articles every day. I still read books voraciously so it's not my reading habits. Instead, it's like the internet has become so boring that it distracts me from enjoying it. I'm sure better writers could make a ton of difference to websites like IGN but it's like they want the bland, copy-past style news stories and same-style reviews you can find at any other site. It's weird.
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M0G
Member
I think it was going downhill when they changed from disqus. When it became difficult to track down your own posts was when I gave up. The quality of the articles varies massively depending on the author and I couldn't care less about their videos. There have been videos where there's been a group of them, one talking and the others playing silently on their laptops for the duration. I prefer to read over the videos anyways, but that's still totally ridiculous when you're taking time out of your life to watch somebody not do their job.
Solo Act
Member
I still remember visiting n64.com daily via AOL in middle school, then it one day became ign64.com.
I continued to visit IGN through the Dreamcast and PS2 eras. Now the only time I even see their logo is if I want to see a video review of a game. They're typically the in the top 2 or 3 results via DuckDuckGo.
If it's going away... whatever I guess. But I have good memories from visiting that site as a kid.
I continued to visit IGN through the Dreamcast and PS2 eras. Now the only time I even see their logo is if I want to see a video review of a game. They're typically the in the top 2 or 3 results via DuckDuckGo.
If it's going away... whatever I guess. But I have good memories from visiting that site as a kid.
KarkarnRed
Neo Member
If you look at their reviews over the course of the year they can be wildly inconsistent because it's different reviewers all working for one big hub. Most of my friends tend to find a few youtubers reviewing games that have a similar taste and follow them. Might be sites like IGN are on the way out just like most gaming magazines.
Bryank75
Banned
I wouldn't go there for PlayStation content or coverage. They do have good Nintendo and Xbox coverage though... it's funny cause I believe they started out as a Nintendo only website.
It's a shame they have had so many debacles lately cause I like Peer Schneider, he is a patient, decent guy.
Best PlayStation coverage at the moment is by Colin Moriarty on Sacred Symbols podcast with Chris Ray Gun. It's very thorough.
It's a shame they have had so many debacles lately cause I like Peer Schneider, he is a patient, decent guy.
Best PlayStation coverage at the moment is by Colin Moriarty on Sacred Symbols podcast with Chris Ray Gun. It's very thorough.
Boss Mog
Member
Most gaming sites are heavily SJW these days and they prefer to hire "woke" and "diverse" people instead of people that know gaming and can write well. Most gamers don't care to read a review where they're gonna be lectured about how the game isn't progressive enough, they just wanna know about the story, the graphics, the sound, the performance and overall gameplay. So it's not surprising that they're ditching those kind of garbage outlets in droves.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
But is it 'their' review?
LegendOfKage
Member
On the other hand, you tube can be too much watching. Ever watch a patch notes video that has been padded to 11 minutes for an algorithm? Ugh.
Still, I'll admit most of my gaming news now comes from you tube.
StormCell
Member
Yeah, Matt Cassamasina is/was a Nintendo guy. There was a bit of a rough patch with the GameCube, but I recall it was IGN who ran an editorial piece proclaiming the GameCube as the best console to own for exclusives (vs PS2 & Xbox). While "my friends" laughed at any notion of that, it was a compelling list games that were highly rated and not found on any other platform.
I've said it before, but I still find it surprising that these sites haven't turned to dust. Even Cassamasina is out of that market. I haven't looked yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if Peer is the only guy still in the market who was with IGN during the GameCube days.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I guess its just like reading Game Informer. Game Informer typically has a good article based on its cover, but outside of that you can skim through everything else. Their reviews can be summed up if you just rush to the end. I don't have to sit there and read about someone's own personal experience. I'd rather read 4-6 different Pros and Cons and move on. So having a subscription can feel kinda pointless. I get my news from 2-3 sentences from emails, threads, or viewing the main page of a website. If I visit IGN its because it made the Google search top pick.
IGN feels like its its own MTV type of culture. They always have a hot girl who talks about games while people scream in the background. They have their so called host give you 5 minutes of news that flies over your head. Then when the real news comes out or a hot new game comes out.. their legacy staff (well known people) talk about it. I don't know about any of you guys, but that doesn't do anything for me. It feels like some rich dude wanted to make his own MTV type of gaming channel while everyone who has reached a certain age is almost too aware of what they're doing to enjoy it.
I also think there was a point where you could follow the pulse of gaming. It felt like an age of entitlement and maybe it still is. I might not be making a lot of sense, but its just how I feel. Its like the people who really took games seriously (as a job) sorta watched it unfold. You could watch a game rise and fall almost immediately.
Were you reading IGN when games like WANTED came out or when Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard came out? You'll see people flock when larger games come out or their audience has something to talk about in great detail.
This is why I like sites like gameindustry.biz, because they feel like they're almost isolated from these other outlets. Which is probably why I like a 2-3 sentence description and a YouTube video showing me footage.
IGN feels like its its own MTV type of culture. They always have a hot girl who talks about games while people scream in the background. They have their so called host give you 5 minutes of news that flies over your head. Then when the real news comes out or a hot new game comes out.. their legacy staff (well known people) talk about it. I don't know about any of you guys, but that doesn't do anything for me. It feels like some rich dude wanted to make his own MTV type of gaming channel while everyone who has reached a certain age is almost too aware of what they're doing to enjoy it.
I also think there was a point where you could follow the pulse of gaming. It felt like an age of entitlement and maybe it still is. I might not be making a lot of sense, but its just how I feel. Its like the people who really took games seriously (as a job) sorta watched it unfold. You could watch a game rise and fall almost immediately.
Were you reading IGN when games like WANTED came out or when Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard came out? You'll see people flock when larger games come out or their audience has something to talk about in great detail.
This is why I like sites like gameindustry.biz, because they feel like they're almost isolated from these other outlets. Which is probably why I like a 2-3 sentence description and a YouTube video showing me footage.
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Baron Samedi
Member
IGN is stuck in an obsolete format, the way we consume media has evolved, they should focus on YouTube and put a fresh spin on their content.
Edit: also, Ryan McCaffrey ruins the unlocked podcast for me, he is so damn boring which translates to the podcast being boring because he's the one in charge.
Edit: also, Ryan McCaffrey ruins the unlocked podcast for me, he is so damn boring which translates to the podcast being boring because he's the one in charge.
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Fuz
Banned
Fuck youtube reviews.
I like reading.
The Scrivener
Member
It's the millionth sequel to an enthusiast racing game. Learn to code OP.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
Punks Not Dead