If Gamespot Folds, Where Would You Go?

  • 73 results
  • 1
  • 2

This topic is locked from further discussion.

Avatar image for Master_Live
Master_Live

20510

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 7

#1 Master_Live
Member since 2004 • 20510 Posts

(Anyone having problems with the black background?)

So after that large group of GS writers got laid off, plus the continued disregard for forumnites and their suggestion to make this place suck less; It got me seriously thinking about a topic I give some thought from time to time (I know, so sad): What if Gamespot went down forever? What would me and other users do then?

  • Some would move on to Giant Bomb, IGN, The Daily Happening ect.
  • Some would be "liberated" from GS and maybe would simply move to a new phase in their lives were they don't interact via forums any more.

Now, to make clear it nothing would give me more pleasure than, lets say, they guys on Giant Bomb take over editorial/review duties on Gamespot and for near full implementation of members forum features suggestions so GS can be a vibrant, industry leading website again. But I ain't blind and sometimes things can go awry pretty fast.

So with all that said, OT what would you do if Gamespot.com went away?

Avatar image for Master_Live
Master_Live

20510

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 7

#2 Master_Live
Member since 2004 • 20510 Posts

I think I would go to Giant Bomb seeing how I already got an account there plus the fact that GB feels in some way like the spiritual successor to GS. Would need to adapt myself to the delicate flower environment sprung over there, but it is what it is.

Avatar image for delete-easycomeeasygo
delete-EasyComeEasyGo

382

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#3  Edited By delete-EasyComeEasyGo
Member since 2011 • 382 Posts

Well Master_Live, I left IGN 3 years ago and never look back. I hated that place, but that's another story. I also go to Game Revolution [gamerevolution.com] before joining Gamespot, Game Revolution is a nice place to get good info on games but the community is small and then I join GS. If GS were to went away, I'll just go back to my hometown aka Game Revolution and that's that.

Avatar image for br0kenrabbit
br0kenrabbit

17851

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 10

User Lists: 0

#4 br0kenrabbit
Member since 2004 • 17851 Posts

Futuremark. Haven't been to those forums in years because people wouldn't leave me alone about the Greg_ValveOLS incident, but if GS folds I'd probably end up there again.

Avatar image for thehig1
thehig1

7537

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 5

#5 thehig1
Member since 2014 • 7537 Posts

Probably IGN, never been on there but now I like visiting a gaming forum I would not stop if gamespot folded.

Avatar image for deactivated-5ebea105efb64
deactivated-5ebea105efb64

7262

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 4

User Lists: 0

#6 deactivated-5ebea105efb64
Member since 2013 • 7262 Posts

@thehig1 said:

Probably IGN, never been on there but now I like visiting a gaming forum I would not stop if gamespot folded.

IGN ip banned me from their forums. Don't know why. never posted there.

OT: I think I would go to rps.

Avatar image for bforrester420
bforrester420

3480

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

#7  Edited By bforrester420
Member since 2014 • 3480 Posts

God forbid I should go back to Sherdog.com forums. I almost never talk Games on the Gamespot forums anymore...I just use the OT as the occasional distraction during the work day. System Wars is a veritable asylum and the other forums on GS are stagnant.

Avatar image for Aquat1cF1sh
Aquat1cF1sh

11096

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

#8 Aquat1cF1sh
Member since 2006 • 11096 Posts

Probably GameFAQs. I'm on there more than I'm on here anyways.

Avatar image for deeliman
deeliman

4027

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#9  Edited By deeliman
Member since 2013 • 4027 Posts

Would probably stop interacting in forums all together. This is the only forum I have ever been a part of.

Avatar image for Jacanuk
Jacanuk

20281

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 42

User Lists: 0

#10  Edited By Jacanuk
Member since 2011 • 20281 Posts

@Master_Live said:

(Anyone having problems with the black background?)

So after that large group of GS writers got laid off, plus the continued disregard for forumnites and their suggestion to make this place suck less; It got me seriously thinking about a topic I give some thought from time to time (I know, so sad): What if Gamespot went down forever? What would me and other users do then?

  • Some would move on to Giant Bomb, IGN, The Daily Happening ect.
  • Some would be "liberated" from GS and maybe would simply move to a new phase in their lives were they don't interact via forums any more.

Now, to make clear it nothing would give me more pleasure than, lets say, they guys on Giant Bomb take over editorial/review duties on Gamespot and for near full implementation of members forum features suggestions so GS can be a vibrant, industry leading website again. But I ain't blind and sometimes things can go awry pretty fast.

So with all that said, OT what would you do if Gamespot.com went away?

Go to Giantbomb? Giantbomb is gamespot and gamespot is Giantbomb, so if CBS decides to close down the gamespot domain, which would be insane since it draws in a hell of a lot more traffic then Giantbomb.com does. I would probably go hang out with the strange people at neogaf and their messed up forum structure.

But Gamespot won't shut down, at least not for the foreseeable future, they might change a lot of staff which in reality is just going back to the previous staff before Tom, Carolyn (partly) and most of the current came in, which can never be bad because those were the ones that made Gamespot popular and with the addition of Patrick Klepek and 2 new, it doesnt look like Gamespot is going anywhere.

Avatar image for The-Apostle
The-Apostle

12197

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 10

User Lists: 0

#11 The-Apostle
Member since 2004 • 12197 Posts
@Aquat1cF1sh said:

Probably GameFAQs. I'm on there more than I'm on here anyways.

Avatar image for dave123321
dave123321

35553

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#12 dave123321
Member since 2003 • 35553 Posts

I just wouldn't come here. Continue to go elsewhere like I do now

Avatar image for konvikt_17
konvikt_17

22378

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#13 konvikt_17
Member since 2008 • 22378 Posts

Nowhere. This is the only forum I post in.

Ive tried other forums, but they were either dead or have the same topics like waylt, what did you eat and stuff like than. Kinda like unions. No real discussion happens and it get boring fast.

Id probly just spend more time over at 4chan.

Avatar image for Jacanuk
Jacanuk

20281

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 42

User Lists: 0

#14 Jacanuk
Member since 2011 • 20281 Posts

@Aquat1cF1sh said:

Probably GameFAQs. I'm on there more than I'm on here anyways.

So you would go from gamespot to gamespot :)

Avatar image for Master_Live
Master_Live

20510

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 7

#15 Master_Live
Member since 2004 • 20510 Posts

<--------------------------------- Look guys, they made some minor changes to the avatar area.

Avatar image for pimphand_gamer
PimpHand_Gamer

3048

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

#16 PimpHand_Gamer
Member since 2014 • 3048 Posts

Never heard of Giantbomb but I don't read game sites often as they are more hype machines than anything else.This forum is the last on my list of several forums I visit and the most recent and could really care less if any one of them failed because it's the internet, there's never a shortage of forums, especially when you have several hobbies, not just gaming.

Avatar image for harry_james_pot
harry_james_pot

11414

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 5

User Lists: 0

#17 harry_james_pot  Moderator
Member since 2006 • 11414 Posts

@Master_Live said:

<--------------------------------- Look guys, they made some minor changes to the avatar area.

There's a lot of other small changes all over the place as well.

Avatar image for BossPerson
BossPerson

9177

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#18 BossPerson
Member since 2011 • 9177 Posts

neogaf

Avatar image for AmazonTreeBoa
AmazonTreeBoa

16745

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#19 AmazonTreeBoa
Member since 2011 • 16745 Posts

This is the only gaming forums I post in, so I would probably just stop posting about games altogether. I also post at Badger & Blade, but that is a shaving forum. I have a Neogaf account, but have yet to bring myself to want to post on that site. I guess I would work my way through my games that much faster.

Avatar image for deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
deactivated-6127ced9bcba0

31700

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#20 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
Member since 2006 • 31700 Posts

Probably Giant Bomb, maybe other places.

Avatar image for Serraph105
Serraph105

36038

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#21  Edited By Serraph105
Member since 2007 • 36038 Posts

I don't know for sure, I like discussing politics and facebook is terrible for that seeing as how far too many feelings get hurt. The anonymity of a forum means not having to deal with that shit like that in real life. Perhaps Giant Bomb or IGN, I technically have accounts on both yet hardly visit either place. The only other place I can think of political discussion is news article comment sections, but those places tend to be more about insults than actual discussion.

Perhaps The Daily Happening if that place picked up speed a bit.

Avatar image for deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
deactivated-6127ced9bcba0

31700

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#22  Edited By deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
Member since 2006 • 31700 Posts

@Serraph105 said:

I don't know for sure, I like discussing politics and facebook is terrible for that seeing as how far too many feelings get hurt. The anonymity of a forum means not having to deal with that shit like that in real life. Perhaps Giant Bomb or IGN, I technically have accounts on both yet hardly visit either place. The only other place I can think of political discussion is news article comment sections, but those places tend to be more about insults than actual discussion.

Perhaps The Daily Happening if that place picked up speed a bit.

Do you still have the link for that place? I was contemplating going there while I was suspended for flagging too many spam posts.

Avatar image for Serraph105
Serraph105

36038

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#23 Serraph105
Member since 2007 • 36038 Posts

@airshocker said:

@Serraph105 said:

I don't know for sure, I like discussing politics and facebook is terrible for that seeing as how far too many feelings get hurt. The anonymity of a forum means not having to deal with that shit like that in real life. Perhaps Giant Bomb or IGN, I technically have accounts on both yet hardly visit either place. The only other place I can think of political discussion is news article comment sections, but those places tend to be more about insults than actual discussion.

Perhaps The Daily Happening if that place picked up speed a bit.

Do you still have the link for that place? I was contemplating going there while I was suspended for flagging too many spam posts.

yeah I just googled it actually. I haven't been there in about a year or so, but it doesn't look like much happens there anymore.

http://s4.zetaboards.com/The_Daily_Happening/index/

Avatar image for deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
deactivated-6127ced9bcba0

31700

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#24 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
Member since 2006 • 31700 Posts

@Serraph105 said:

@airshocker said:

@Serraph105 said:

I don't know for sure, I like discussing politics and facebook is terrible for that seeing as how far too many feelings get hurt. The anonymity of a forum means not having to deal with that shit like that in real life. Perhaps Giant Bomb or IGN, I technically have accounts on both yet hardly visit either place. The only other place I can think of political discussion is news article comment sections, but those places tend to be more about insults than actual discussion.

Perhaps The Daily Happening if that place picked up speed a bit.

Do you still have the link for that place? I was contemplating going there while I was suspended for flagging too many spam posts.

yeah I just googled it actually. I haven't been there in about a year or so, but it doesn't look like much happens there anymore.

Figures. Sometimes it was fun to post there, but a lot of the time it was an exercise in emotional masochism.

Avatar image for deactivated-583e460ca986b
deactivated-583e460ca986b

7240

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#25 deactivated-583e460ca986b
Member since 2004 • 7240 Posts

1 Neogaf

2 Giantbomb

I already have accounts on both sites. I really only come here first out of habit. I actually prefer the less "trollish" communities those sites have.

Avatar image for -Sun_Tzu-
-Sun_Tzu-

17384

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#26 -Sun_Tzu-
Member since 2007 • 17384 Posts
@Serraph105 said:

@airshocker said:

@Serraph105 said:

I don't know for sure, I like discussing politics and facebook is terrible for that seeing as how far too many feelings get hurt. The anonymity of a forum means not having to deal with that shit like that in real life. Perhaps Giant Bomb or IGN, I technically have accounts on both yet hardly visit either place. The only other place I can think of political discussion is news article comment sections, but those places tend to be more about insults than actual discussion.

Perhaps The Daily Happening if that place picked up speed a bit.

Do you still have the link for that place? I was contemplating going there while I was suspended for flagging too many spam posts.

yeah I just googled it actually. I haven't been there in about a year or so, but it doesn't look like much happens there anymore.

http://s4.zetaboards.com/The_Daily_Happening/index/

Au contraire

we just got our jand back

spam levels are at an all time high

Avatar image for SaintLeonidas
SaintLeonidas

26735

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

#27  Edited By SaintLeonidas
Member since 2006 • 26735 Posts

Probably nowhere.

Avatar image for deactivated-5b1e62582e305
deactivated-5b1e62582e305

30778

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

#28 deactivated-5b1e62582e305
Member since 2004 • 30778 Posts

I'm on GAF way more than Gamespot now.

Avatar image for deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
deactivated-6127ced9bcba0

31700

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#29 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
Member since 2006 • 31700 Posts

@Aljosa23 said:

I'm on GAF way more than Gamespot now.

Too bad you need a paid e-mail account for GAF, else I'd have signed up.

Avatar image for deactivated-5b1e62582e305
deactivated-5b1e62582e305

30778

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

#30 deactivated-5b1e62582e305
Member since 2004 • 30778 Posts

@airshocker said:

@Aljosa23 said:

I'm on GAF way more than Gamespot now.

Too bad you need a paid e-mail account for GAF, else I'd have signed up.

You don't have one from your ISP?

Avatar image for deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
deactivated-6127ced9bcba0

31700

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#31  Edited By deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
Member since 2006 • 31700 Posts

@Aljosa23 said:

@airshocker said:

@Aljosa23 said:

I'm on GAF way more than Gamespot now.

Too bad you need a paid e-mail account for GAF, else I'd have signed up.

You don't have one from your ISP?

Not one I've set up, no.

Avatar image for Gelugon_baat
Gelugon_baat

24247

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 656

User Lists: 4

#32  Edited By Gelugon_baat
Member since 2003 • 24247 Posts
@dave123321 said:

I just wouldn't come here. Continue to go elsewhere like I do now

Yet you are here. :|

With that said, GiantBomb is where I would go - if GameSpot somehow folds (doubt it - it's the seventh-highest ranking video-game-related site on Alexa).

By the way, can anyone give me a list of who was laid off? I only know the following:

  • Maxwell McGee
  • Tom McShea
  • Carolyn Petit

UPDATE: Turns out there are a lot of people laid off - including even Ryan MacDonald, the GameSpot staffer with the longest tenure.

Avatar image for High-Res
High-Res

273

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 4

User Lists: 0

#33 High-Res
Member since 2005 • 273 Posts

If? GameSpot has already failed man. No one comes here, you post and then come back in 2-3 days to check responses. Total weaksauce.

No sympathy for self inflicted wounds. 500 Posts to start a topic? No thanks, I'll just go somewhere else.

Avatar image for indzman
indzman

27736

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

#34 indzman
Member since 2006 • 27736 Posts

@dave123321 said:

I just wouldn't come here. Continue to go elsewhere like I do now

whats happened to daves place and TDH ?

Avatar image for indzman
indzman

27736

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 2

User Lists: 0

#35 indzman
Member since 2006 • 27736 Posts

IGN , Gaintbomb

Avatar image for LostProphetFLCL
LostProphetFLCL

18526

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#38 LostProphetFLCL
Member since 2006 • 18526 Posts

I would try and find some new forums.

I actually need some more forums in general if I am going to try and start up a youtube channel. Need to get myself out there somehow...

Avatar image for outworld222
outworld222

4189

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 3

User Lists: 0

#39 outworld222
Member since 2004 • 4189 Posts

gamefaq

Avatar image for xeno_ghost
Xeno_ghost

990

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 5

#40  Edited By Xeno_ghost
Member since 2014 • 990 Posts

Your house

Avatar image for Shottayouth13-
Shottayouth13-

7018

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#41 Shottayouth13-
Member since 2009 • 7018 Posts

I already comment on a lot of IGN articles. Would probably just join their forums.

Avatar image for Brutal_Elitegs
Brutal_Elitegs

16426

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#42 Brutal_Elitegs
Member since 2004 • 16426 Posts
@konvikt_17 said:

Ive tried other forums, but they were either dead or have the same topics like waylt, what did you eat and stuff like than. Kinda like unions. No real discussion happens and it get boring fast.

neogaf, bro.

Avatar image for BSC14
BSC14

4187

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 1

User Lists: 0

#43 BSC14
Member since 2002 • 4187 Posts

@EasyComeEasyGo said:

Well Master_Live, I left IGN 3 years ago and never look back. I hated that place, but that's another story. I also go to Game Revolution [gamerevolution.com] before joining Gamespot, Game Revolution is a nice place to get good info on games but the community is small and then I join GS. If GS were to went away, I'll just go back to my hometown aka Game Revolution and that's that.

I was on IGN a long time, they had great boards at one time. I miss those boards....crap now though.

Avatar image for LZ71
LZ71

10524

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#44 LZ71
Member since 2008 • 10524 Posts

Giantbomb, maybe. Other than that, I'd probably just stop going to forums altogether. Like a lot of others, this is the only forum I'm a part of. I'm not here as much as I used to but I'd be kinda sad if it completely died, as it's one of the only places where I can talk in depth about movies, games, etc. that the people I know in real life couldn't give two shits about.

Avatar image for branketra
branketra

51726

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 9

User Lists: 9

#45  Edited By branketra
Member since 2006 • 51726 Posts

I do not expect it fail, but I do have an account on Freedom: Community Gaming Collective anyway. I also have a GiantBomb account and I could post there more.

Avatar image for deactivated-5b797108c254e
deactivated-5b797108c254e

11245

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 44

User Lists: 0

#47 deactivated-5b797108c254e
Member since 2013 • 11245 Posts

For forums? Nowhere. For game info? Any website with a game list and release date will do...I don't really care for reviews...I think watching a YouTube gameplay video is 100 times better than watching a review.

@Master_Live said:

<--------------------------------- Look guys, they made some minor changes to the avatar area.

They just wanted to mess with OCD people by putting it off-centered =P

Avatar image for CyberLips
CyberLips

1826

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 32

User Lists: 1

#48  Edited By CyberLips
Member since 2009 • 1826 Posts

Eurogamer and GameFAQs probably. Or buy an email address and join neoGAF.

Avatar image for Celldrax
Celldrax

15053

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#49  Edited By Celldrax
Member since 2005 • 15053 Posts

Eh, nothing would really change.

I already spend most of my time watching others shitpost on /mlp/.

Avatar image for junglist101
junglist101

5517

Forum Posts

0

Wiki Points

0

Followers

Reviews: 0

User Lists: 0

#50 junglist101
Member since 2007 • 5517 Posts

I'd prolly just spend more time on youporn...