So, I have come to a decision point, and I need some input. Having owned the domain www.whatgamerswant.com for nearly two years now, I figure it’s about time to do something with it, so I am faced with the challenge of deciding what, exactly, to do.
I have toyed with ideas for using it as a portal to Video Games, Board Games or both, but the last thing I want is to have it turn into just another gaming site floating around the web. Rather, I want it to become the embodiment of its name: a site which provides gamers with information that is both relevant and desired, whether that is a compilation of some of the most popular news feeds and blogs or a comprehensive list of game details for new releases and titles still in development.
So, this is where I need a little input. Those of you who actually play games to any serious degree (again, not limiting to Board Games or Video Games at this point) probably do a good bit of research to assure you stay abreast of the newest information and titles, even if only for the specific areas in which your interest lies. What areas have you found to be lacking in your quest for dominance of knowledge?
If you could write down a list of what a single website could do to make itself worth frequenting, what would you choose? Are there any areas lacking in the gaming community? What would you view as a successful gaming site that would actually be somewhat relevant, avoid to the cesspool of mediocrity that is out there and avoid being lost in the shadows as “just another gaming site”?
I know this is a wide open topic, and I anticipate some good feedback, either here or via email, so you may see this topic revisited once I have had some time to mull over the thoughts I am given. Any input is appreciated, and since the site has not begun development, the sky is literally the limit. Let’s brainstorm and come up with a good, solid idea that will give back to the community and not be too narrowly focused to be useful. With my current schedule, I’m not anticipating being able to start development for a while, but I would at least like to start getting my thoughts together.
Looking forward to hearing the ideas!
Accuracy I suppose. Most of the gaming sites I use to get information on games, tend to give bad information or suggest certain games are especially great, when they generally turn out not so well. Even for released games, reviews for games which hype them up, rarely ever get corrected when a game turns out horrible. My most reliable source for information tends to be the public, when I want a game, I usually ask around to see if it’s a good buy, and spend time using my magic with Google to find lots of reviews, from lots of people. There seems to be a lack of intercommunication between game reviewers at certain hotspot sites like GameSpot, where they mega-hype games which turn out horrible, and the reviews which mega-hype them, are completely based on one persons point of view, rather than the GameSpot community as a whole. While it would be impossible to have every GameSpot employee review a game, then have it compiled, intelligence towards how a game is, tends to be Biased because you end up with reviewers who only like a certain type of game, and that just spoils the review, and my likelyhood to find a great game.
I’m not sure how this can be improved, because GameSpot does offer a community score, where users vote and score games; However to my knowledge you can’t search based on community scores, and even those seem biased because you have people who love the game’s videos voting before the game is even released. They can’t accurately score a game they’ve never even played! But alas people seem to love to spoil reviews and scores, and good games get buried deep, while games which turn out horrible get all the hype.
Btw this entire comment is biased :]
I love strategy games, btw