UPDATE: “If you want a score with your game review, go elsewhere. “
We have been pretty insistent about eschewing review scores since we started in August of 2008. Honestly, our opinion of game review scores hasn’t change. Our practice, however, is changing now. We will now be giving our reviews a grade. A – F, a fairly typical 5 point scale for US folks who have gone to school in that country. We’re guessing our readers in other countries are also smart enough to know what an A vs a B is, or a C vs a D. We might even throw in a plus or minus, if it fits. However, just to be completely clear: F = Zero, D = 25, C = 50, B = 75, and A = 100.
Why are we doing this? Well, we need to get on Metacritic. We need more folks to show up and see the great writing we do. To see our awesome content. That’s why YOU’RE here, so why not more folks? Metacritic is the place even WE go when we want to think about a game purchase. It’s a quick way to see, in general, what the group of writers on the web think about a given game. We typically click through to the reviews that are averaged there, too. We hope more readers will find us this way.
It does NOT mean that we are suddenly all about a score. We aren’t. In fact, we’re putting the grade at the end of the review. We’re not even GIVING a grade until we write the damn review, anyway. It’s an afterthought, made due to thinking through some hard business realities. We’re not compromising our integrity, nor our ability to write a well thought out review of the games you want to know more about. Right? Right.
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Look, we’ve been here for almost two years now. We know who you are. You’re a gamer. We’re gamers. We all play games. Some of us like violent games, some quirky games. Some like indie games, and others really dig rhythm games. We all like to play, talk about, and argue about games. We all like to be a part of the conversation and have our voices heard. We’re glad you’re here to join in.
We’ve taken that simple idea and grown this little bit of ones and zeros, this tiny scrap of nothing, into the publishing powerhouse of games journalism and reviews that you are reading right now. We refuse to be the same, we refuse to just regurgitate what’s already out there. If you want a daily dose of thoughtful, thorough reviews and informed news articles written in a magazine style format, you’ve come to the right place.
Here’s what we think:
- We’re tired of linkbait-ridden websites forcing unconfirmed rumors down our throats three times daily. No more noise!
- We don’t plan on following anyone’s rules.
- No fanboys here: We go where the quality games are. We’re platform agnostic.
- We believe that gaming, AND gaming journalism, is ALL about community. There are no one-sided conversations here. Tell us what’s on your mind, and you’ll see us spring into action.
- This is a passionate bunch, and we’re here to stay.
Our name says it all. Games. Are. Evil. Deal with it, ok? From podcasts, news and weekly written features to killer reviews written by gamers for gamers to our portable buddies over at TPG, we’re here to make a difference and keep you informed and entertained. Because, honestly, if you’re not having fun, why are you doing this, again?
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