What do you look for in a gaming website?

DailyGeek · 22 Oct 2012 at 12:43

As you may have read, I'm writing for Gaming Irresponsibly. (See my giveaway thread here)

Might as well start a discussion here for a bit of handy market research..
What do you look for in gaming websites? What do you read regularly and why? What keeps you coming back?

Personally, I tend to check Eurogamer regularly, and increasingly Rock, Paper, Shotgun for more PC-centric stuff. I find they tend to align quite well with my interests, even if the slant isn't always ideal

DailyGeek · 22 Oct 2012 at 14:15

I think honesty and integrity is a given yes, although some of the internet behemoths tend to struggle with this concept, there are genuine sites out there.

Humour is something I'm passionate about, as a comedy writer and (now retired) stand-up comedian it's something I'd love to bring more into my games journalism, but I'm very aware that comedy is hugely subjective.

So Honesty is number one.
How about things like Podcasts, video reviews, forums? (What is it about Gametrailers that you dislike?)

I think a site having a 'character' is quite good. Getting to know the writers etc.

DailyGeek · 22 Oct 2012 at 14:22

How important are scores?

DailyGeek · 22 Oct 2012 at 17:46

Interesting. So some look for honesty and humour - I guess people prefer more editorials and features around gaming culture than just outright reviews.

Metacritic is the reason why so many sites continue to use a numerical score. I personally find attaching numbers to a game the hardest part of a review.

Out of the thousands of people making gaming videos on YouTube, why is it so many people gravitate to TotalBiscuit? What is it you like about that style? I've watched a few in my time but it's like having an mildly irritating radio DJ talking at you constantly. IMO naturally.

So a site that features more 'human' articles about gaming rather than just the same old reviews/previews? What about interviews with developers, does anyone read those?