N4G Joins Future U.S.' GamesRadar Network

Some of you have already red the press release that Future US sent out this morning, so it looks like they beat us to the announcement. But here it is again from our perspective.

First of all we are of course very excited that N4G now is a part of Future’s GamesRadar Network. For those of you who are not familiar with Future, they are the publisher behind magazines such as PC Gamer, Official Xbox Magazine, Playstation The Offical Magazine, Nintendo Power, EDGE to name a few, and websites such as GamesRadar.com, ComputerandVideogames.com and Next-Gen.biz.

That Future has made an equity investment in N4G does not mean that Future has bought N4G. I see some sites are reporting that, but that is not accurate. As a company who specializes in games magazines and websites, Future has made an investment into N4G Network AS, which means they believe in the site/network and want to invest in its Future...no pun intended.

So what does this mean for N4G, and will the site change? As a company we will get access to a lot of new resources which will help us further develop the site and the new network. Running a website on the scale of N4G takes a lot of resources, so growing the company by making new partnerships is a natural path to take.

For you the members this new partnership with Future should only be good news. You can expect the site to become even better with new site features added, more contests, and some really cool new sites that we currently are developing for the N4G Network. Also look out for the new GamesRadar website launching this Thursday, from what I have seen it will be a huge improvement. 

I also want to take this opportunity to thank all the N4G contributors and members for making N4G what it is. We the dev team can only do our best to develop a site that is fun and easy to use, and luckily for us this requires hardly any work according to the internet ;).  It is you guys that give the site life and content, so we are extremely happy that so many of you decided to join the site to take part in building what has now become N4G. 

Dusty,

[TnS]

Joystiq were a bit critical with that post. :)

[ErcsYou]

Its because they are haters.... They are just mad that i visit N4G every single day . I go to joystiq maybe 2-3 times a month..
N4G is the future

Happy to hear about the good news, maybe we might get some N4G exclusives in the near future

[The Wombat]

I can tell you for sure that we have some cool stuff coming down the pipe on the N4G podcast, so keep your ears peeled.

BTW Congrats again Dusty on everything....This is easily the best game site on the net.

[games4fun]

i agree i actually like this site because even if something is one sided usually someone else can easily post a contrary article and have it pass through unlike in a lot of sites that just plain out and out want only their one view posted at if your going to be fanboyish at least let both fanboyish sides post

[Le-mo]

Can't wait to see the new improvements even though N4G is already perfect the way it is.

[Blasphemy]

Well this means that this site is becoming big. It has grown alot since I first started posting here.

[IzKyD1331]

nothings changing atleast

[timmyp53]

N4G=home sweet home.

[DrPirate]

Amen

[INehalemEXI]

c o.0 L , animated gif avatar support with the ability to link it from a site like photobucket so the file size wont be limited would be cool.

edit: bubble @ timmyp53

[Rockwallaby]

no it wouldn't

[timmyp53]

Yet with the same load times.
BTW thanks for the bubble and i gave u 1 too =)

[coolfool]

I really hate animated avatars. I am sure people will disagree with me but animated avatars are annoying because they distract from what you are trying to read. I also think they look trashy just like overdoing adverts on a site.

We all know a bad site when we go onto it and about 10 pop up adverts appear.

Static avatars give the site a little bit of professional quality which I think should remain. The more other sites get animated avartars the more it will set N4G apart from them as being the more quality site.

[Diselage]

Sounds great, from what has been leaked here and there this really sounds like there will be great advancement for membership.

[Rythrine]

Also, good job by the mods of keeping the "Gamerzone" flame-free.

[zerofunction]

The Mod team, myself included, are doing our best to give you guys the best experience N4G has to offer.

[Rythrine]

No problem, man. Keep up the good work

[JohnRico]

Hopefully & eventually when more companies like this comes in some actual modding will need to be done in the comments section

[zerofunction]

Glad to see N4G getting the attention it deserves. Glad to have you looking out for us Dusty.

[slargent]

Congrats Dusty!

[PSN-JeRzYzFyNeSt]

dont care what happens as long as i still get my news..

[FishFingers]

I didn't really like GamesRadar (at least not since it went all gangsta on everyone) but this news today made me come here and join this site. I'm a veteran of Digg and I think the concept of not actually having to click to give the story attention is very interesting.

[Diselage]

Welcome aboard, If your in to gaming this is for sure the site to be at. Check out the forums, the meta reviews, and the user reviews. This news really is just the start of what's for sure going to be a new launching point for this site.

[Genesis5]

I really love this site. I use it everyday. Keep up the good work.

[Mr_Showtime1]

N4G is definitly one of the best gaming sites about, when i need news, stats, videos etc on games, this is the first place i come.

well done to the N4G team

[jackdoe]

Gamesradar... Always thought they were lowbrow. Positioning themselves with a lowbrow site with constant fanboy bickering seems to match their MO.

[ReconHope]

"It is you guys that give the site life and content, so we are extremely happy that so many of you decided to join the site to take part in building what has now become N4G."

No thank you for giving us a place to do it.

[Yoshii93]

I am a Nintendo fan, and I subscribe to Nintendo Power. Hopefully they will advertise N4G in their magazines along with gamesradar and we can recruit many new members!

[sajj316]

Natural progression of business. Good for growth, good for us users.

[m23]

It feels like just yesterday I went to visit xbox360news.com and now its grown so huge

[likeaboss302]

Same here, I was all over xbox360news.com and have been visiting the site ever since as it has grown.

[BaMYouRDeaD]

Great job guys! Let's keep up the good work and make N4G the top gaming site on the web.

[Skerj]

I just hope the regime change doesn't have any adverse effects on us later down the road. But it's good news anyway, means the site is to be taken seriously, woot.

[kingofps3]

Joystiq sounds pretty jealous. lol Anyways, why aren't more people commenting looking at all the millions of user visits on N4G???

[DrPirate]

People are afraid...Very, very very afraid.

Only the brave post at N4G.

[rootEXT]

N4G, good for you guys what is this gotta to do with us GAMERS?

CONGRATS btw

[DrPirate]

Good Job Dusty, hope to see more features coming soon.

[MK_Red]

Dusty, don't listen to Joystiq. They're just jealous because they've been around longer but no one has shown interest in them due to low quality of their site.

"Not bad for a site that makes its readers do all the work."
Does Joystiq know that only few of N4G members are news contributers and even then, they get paid for their efforts?

Anyway, Dusty, staff and N4G FTW!

[TehRadge]

Anyway, congratulations N4G. I've been an avid reader of Future publications for almost 20 years now. Of course some of their websites suck donkey balls (Gamers Radar and CVG.com being the worst of the worst) but N4G is still my firts stop for all the gaming news

[richie007bond]

N4G is a fantastic site,i love coming here to get all my gaming news.I visit this site everyday and i enjoy the banter with all the other members,you just cant beat a heated debate with fanboys and at the end of the day its just a bit of fun,we all have our favorite consoles and games and being able to come to a site and discuss our opinions is great.LONG LIVE N4G...

[General Pinky]

Nice

[Avto]

I think this is good news this is my favourite site where I get all the update about gaming I need I also like GamesRadar so this is great

[DiLeCtioN]

LOL well i just want the best for this site lets hope we get better features and well done dusty and staff again

[snoop_dizzle]

AS some have said before, great job dusty!

[Trick Nolte]

We're movin on up! This site has the most ridiculous fanboys around and somehow I wouldnt have it any other way. N4G is home and I love it!

GO DUSTY!!!

[truncheon]

Hey!

This is Joe McNeilly, Senior Editor at GamesRadar. Just wanted to let you know that the editors at GamesRadar are quite excited that Future has invested in N4G, as it's one of our very most favoritest websites around. The partnership should provide great opportunities for both sites.

Though I am an employee of Future, I'd like to emphasize that I'm not here in an "official" capacity. I've been lurking around N4G anonymously for some time now, but in light of the new partnership I thought I should make myself known. So Hello from GamesRadar! Our partnership is made of win!

paz,
Joe

[General Pinky]

Why...N3g...Why...
As long as you guys don’t change anything for them...then i am happy for you lot...
Best of luck doing business with them...

Gamespot is going down because of this type of business but you lot should not let them take control of anything...plz

[truncheon]

"Gamespot is going down because of this type of business..."

Actually, there is nothing at all similar between Future making a financial investment in N4G and the allegations that Gamespot fired an editor at the behest of a game publisher.

[Aeroglyphics]

It's been fun watching you guys update and improve your site over the years, and I do mean over the years. I started coming here before there was even a unified site, when the console pages were separate. Anyway keep the good work and thank you from your 373rd member.