On: After 14 years, GameSpy closes down

[Tichy]

GameSpy and Gamespot are the only gaming sites I knew. Where does one look for information on games now?

Edit: thanks for the suggestions so far! They all seem to be in blog style, with the typical horrible navigation (basically, you are limited to the most recent posts). I miss the huge repositories of game reviews from sites like GameSpy - being able to look up reviews of old games?

[m12k → Tichy]

The Verge spawned a gaming-only sister site: http://www.polygon.com/ I'd also highly recommend http://www.escapistmagazine.com/ and if you have any interest in the development behind the games then http://www.gamasutra.com/ is great

[bitsoda → m12k]

Polygon has a great editorial staff. I just wish their site had more information density. As it stands, I can only view three news entries without having to scroll down on my laptop's 13.3" monitor. I wish they had a more dense viewing layout. Their mobile site is very usable, however.

[andrewingram → Tichy]

I'm a fan of Giant Bomb, they've been acquired by Gamespot but they still seem to be fairly editorially-independent.

[EtienneK → andrewingram]

I'm also a huge Giant Bomb fan. Adding the URL here so others can find them easily: http://www.giantbomb.com

[artimaeis → Tichy]

I'd recommend an old good one that partnered with Gamespot for some time: GameFAQs. You'll find a huge repository of reviews from users as well as some fairly good forums.

[networked → Tichy]

>I miss the huge repositories of game reviews from sites like GameSpy - being able to look up reviews of old games?

Try MobyGames [1] for that. They collect user reviews as well as quotes and scores from and links to reviews from professional reviewers. Unlike MetaCritic MobyGames has a lot of information on older games and references reviews from sources that may be long gone (e.g., Computer Gaming World).

I'd also suggest Retronauts [2] and Insert Credit [3] if you like podcasts.

[1] https://www.mobygames.com/

[2] http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3156908&ct=PODCASTS

[3] http://www.insertcredit.com/

[nos4A2 → Tichy]

RockPaperShotgun

[NickPollard → nos4A2]

RPS focus only on PC gaming, but they really are head and shoulders above every other gaming site I've come across. Thoughtful, in-depth (and with a great sense of humour), I can't recommend them enough.

[Keyframe → Tichy]

Gamespot is not shutting down, it's not theirs anymore. Gamespot (as nuke.com) and 1up both spawned from EGM, which was once in ZD and it got shut down (EGM did). Gamespot has since changed owner, and EGM recently started publishing again independently.

[henrikschroder → Tichy]

http://www.eurogamer.net

[DoggettCK → Tichy]

Gamers with Jobs has an incredible community, editorials, and a games discussion podcast.

http://www.gamerswithjobs.com

[nekgrim → Tichy]

I use Kotaku and some french sites (nofrag.com & factornews.com)