Is N4G Good For Gaming?

If you're a hardcore gamer you probably have heard of fast rising video game news aggregation site, N4G.com. It's run by gamers and provides news for gamers. Just like any other news aggregator, stories become popular or big hits based on user feedback and community driven approval. But is N4G really a community of gaming related information being used to propel news or just a marketing tool for popular products (namely the PS3 and Xbox 360)?

[Odion]

hey people are starting to notice us!

[Omegasyde]

Good Job N4g and all the fanboys and flamers that give this website its unique flavor.

I did find it sorta of bizzare that Neogaf is more popular that N4G still...

[FreeMonk]

N4G has everything is one place!

Even with the flame wars we all know that the X360 fanboys, Sony fanboys and Nintendo fanboys love really love each other!!! ha ha ha

Keep it up N4G's!

[macalatus]

@ omegasyde and freemonk,

Your comments couldn't be any more true. This is truly a gamer's community, whether you're a console partisan, casual or hardcore gamer. I gotta be honest, without the crazy posters (POG, Bill Gates, Thammer1, xsux360, BS3, Jokes on You, Maddens Raiders...heck, I might as well include myself) this site wouldn't be the what it is right now.
Funny I'm saying this right now, because when I first came to this site, I was truly annoyed with the rampant fanboyism. Now, strangely, in a guilty-pleasure kind of way, I see why fanboyism (Sony and MS) is necessary for this site's identity. (If you're reading this Daxx...I'm sorry, but fanboys is what truly make this site unique).

Now, everyone pop off your imaginary champagne bottles. If your underage, an imaginary can of Coca-Cola will do.

+bubbles to the posters above

[Wargasm]

don't kid yourself man.... you don't love TheMART... nobody does

jk

[reaperxciv]

Go Go Gamers!!

[Shadow Flare]

I'll tell you why i think this site is good for gaming, and its the main reason i use this site. It's because news gets added so damn frequently. I don't have to wait till tommorow or a week for the next news. And also, the comments and debates and whatnot keep the gaming scene vibrant. I'll put it this way, im a hell lot more excited about E3 after reading news and comments from people about it on this site. And i'd like to trot back in here when certain people were proven so wrong about things like Killzone 2 and the likes. BTW, 2 more days!

[cuco33]

1/2 the 'news' articles are from some fanboy blog site, skewed to make their console of choice craptastically look good

anytime high def movie format news is mentioned, predominately bluray news for the sony guys to justify their purchase of a game console with no games, it gets posted. this includes stand alone player price drops, deals, and movie releases. why is this news in gaming? because the fanboys and brand loyalists try to spin it so, 9 times out of 10 it is not pro hd dvd because 360 owners use their 360s more for gaming, not bluray watching

read an article. any article. if it's about the wii the 360 and ps3 owners will bash it, and sometimes spin the reason why their system is better and the wii is crap. likewise if it is pro ps3, some xbot will bash it and vice versa. handheld information is still skewed towards the consoles... why, i dont know... last i checked MS didn't make a handheld.

the maturity of the posts in here are evident that posters are under 20 yrs old, or have the mentality of a sub20 year old. i come on here most of the times to read the pissing contests of strangers on which is better and why. mommy can't afford all systems? go work a paper route or busboy or something... enjoy ALL gaming on ALL platforms

because console sales and game sales define who is winning and who is losing... that is of course unless it's the wii... no matter how much of a butt whooping in sales the wii is doing, it's still crap...
uhh huuuhhh hypocritical with a dash of irony dontcha think?

[Blankman]

we did it you guys. yeehaaaaaaah!!!!!!!

[cookiemonster]

well it's a great place for fanboys and trolls to gather and bicker. It's good for spinning the truth and misrepresentation.

o...and sometimes we get gaming news here.

[ALI G]

should ceasefire for 24 hours and start partying.

RESPECTTTTTTTTTTT for everyone took part in N4G

EDIT:oh my god ...... for the first time there is more agrees flying around than disagress, another reason to party.

[DrPirate]

Ceasefire!!!!

Bubbles for you.

The day before E3 should be peaceful. Then all out war can break out again when the convention starts.

Edit: I've noticed, I've been agreeing to anything that promotes peace today, and everyone here gets a bubble.

[Wargasm]

I totally just disagreed with you

[Bloodmask]

should be ashamed. I may not always agree with the PS3 fanboys but even I have to admit that the comments do make me laugh. And I'm sure even the most neutral of parties have some bias in them, and have laughed at a flame war.

You can get gaming news anywhere.

The fans on both sides of the fence are what give this site its charm. Not to mention that a lot of the flamers do contribute a lot to this site including many new posts. I see it more often than not.

We are all gamers here, which side we pick only adds some spice to the mix. Without it the site would be lifeless.

[Effects Guardian]

I don't have to apply to work on this site in order to post news about one of my favorite hobbies : Gaming. It truly is an amazing site with alot of opportunites. And to top it all off, the editors/admins give back to the community with their monthly contests. And I thank them for that. :)

N4G.com for Life!

[Double-Edged]

I like getting updates fast.
IGN is too slow.

But N4G should cut some articles out like..

"Boy killed because of playing games"

"The Catholic church sues sony"

"Blog Entries"

like...... I love fanboy comments... it's so funny.

but yeah.

Kudos

[Wargasm]

i guess you could Call IGN.com the gateway drug of gaming sites

im working on my N4g fix as we speak

[fanboy]

Because, this is the only page that has two camps, and thats OK!
We all know whos who, and what side.

We get down to hade disscutions, we are not all on the same level.

But at the end of the day, we are friends :)

[DrPirate]

Yes: I'm all for promoting unity for a brief period of time before E3.

No fanboys today, just gamers and games.

[power of Green]

I knew it would be only a matter of time before this would happen and catch more attention from more than angry fans of one console to the other.

This site has some spiteful 360 news posters but not many but. The die hard Sony fans are off the chartz(s) and actually seem to live to try and destroy MS.

MS fans and PS3 fans are different in mindsets the two companies have different marketing styles (also will influence the behavior of the two companies fans).

MS's/humble underground PC sofware-ish "you know where to get if you wan't layed back style" vs Sony's "old school we'll hype it beyond belief and our legacy will not be stopped pedigree mindset", both draw two different types of people(360 fans are gamers that just play games and the 360 is "just a neat divice" vs PS3 fans; the PlayStation is king we grew up on it; more than a brand but s lifestyle outlook do not mix).

Alot of 360 owners are social, hardcore adults vs PS's lost in the fantasy loving have to be amazed kids and adults hype hungry attatudes(lots of people are anti MS with out Xbox).

[Bathyj]

Haven't heard so much sh*t since our septic tank broke.

[Borat]

you are man who has the sex with another man? YEAH! THATS NIIICE!! You would be popular in my country. For 15 Tenge you can have sexy time with my local farmer. You like?! HIGH FIIIVE!!!

[Jeba]

i guess you never heard of

- bladestar
- cybersentinal

geez the ignorance

[Jeremy Gerard]

I agree completely, the average PS fan is younger as well, this explains the huge number of fans but the low number of sales, kids dont get to decide when they get a 600 dollar system. They also dont fully realize the value of money so they defend the insane price of the PS3.

[BBsin]

PowerOfGreen: Man, you are full of blind crap. There's PLENTY of 360 fanboys, maybe even more than the rest. Every Sony based article has a 360 fan come in just to make another one of those "You guys have no games Harharhar" remarks. There are plenty of all types of fanboys, but this crap about how the ps3 is going to fail before giving it even a year is pure biased crap. And i've read plenty of your post, and it's clear to me that you are a fanboy yourself, i see you go into topics that has nothing to do with anyother console just to talk about how the PS3 is going to fail, how it;s too expensive has no games, how an upcomming PS3 game is overrated, etc. Yet if someone makes a bad remark about Microsoft (even if it's true) you ALWAYS get defensive and bash on the PS3, whether it has anything to do with Sony or not. I believe you recently said that only PS3 fans care about Wifi!!?? what a joke that comment was. you are as bias as anyother fanboy so don't start judging other people so easily.

and by the way... I have both the PS3 and 360 and i wish the 360 had built-in wifi b/c my router and Plasma screen are on 2 different floors, so i guess that must mean that im a huge PS3 fanboy....

Jeremy Gerard: I own a PS3 and i am very well aware of the value of the money that i work for. For 600 dollars i can get a bluray dvd player, built-in wifi, internet browser, free onling service, a PS2, a PS1, linux compatible system, and a system that i can leave on for days without having to worry about some sort of malfunction. All this for something that i know would cost more than $599 to create(or 499 starting soon).... so yeah, i guess I'm just another kid that do not understand the value of 600 dollars and i'm another one of those sony "victims"

[sak500]

I agree of late these frustrated fonybois have come out of the woodworks and have been posting all sorts of MS bashing articles. Also note number of disagrees on a post which is slightly negative towards their beloved console as if saying something bad about it will make it act like a disgruntled wife and not let them hv $ex with it.

If we take a poll you'd see number of fony retards far outweigh the xbots and the more neutral kind of readers combined. I guess are addicted to getting a handjob from phil harrison after posting negative news about 360.

[DrPirate]

Wow it's a miracle. A thread with no fighting and a brief moment of unity has swept through this website.

How great is that, for the first time on this site I don't see "fanboys" commenting. I see gamers.

That's what the site's about, news for gamers, we are all here under a common interest and I'm sure all bickering done (and while it doesn't seem like it) is probably all in good interest. Competitiveness has been part of gaming since it spawned.

Best news post.........ever.

Edit: And number 10 (Power of Green) had to come and ruin it. I think everyone should just give you a big collective Go F yourself. Either that, or edit your damn post you PoS. I'll remove this when you fix the neutrality of your comment.

@10.4, where did this crazy insane statistic that PS3 fnas are younger come from? Dude, honestly, do you enjoy cooking up "facts" from your head and presenting them as arguments?

[kamisama]

I love this site it has all my gaming news which is added very frequently and ahead of every other gaming news site i know

[Bathyj]

Like what others have said, N4G is great because news come hard and fast. I cant believe I used to get most my info from Gamespot and IGN. Over the weekend you might wait 3 days for an update. No thanks.

Fanboys sh*t me quite a bit, but thats life. If I want to be listened too I have to listen to others, and thats why I dont have anyone on my ignore list, even if I would head butt their nose in for them if we met in the street.

The sad thing is we are all gamers (allegedly, I dont know how a gamer can hate a console) and all we do is argue. I would think if we all met at a LAN party or something we'd probably all get along really well, so its a shame to me that we dont here.

So yeah, been here about 6 months and the site is great, but can I ask, whats the point of the bubbles. I mean who cares if someone wants to post 10 times in one thread. Are we going to run out of paper or something? Once a thread goes cold people will always move on to the next one anyway.

[macalatus]

Good points, buddy!!

+bubble for you

[BBsin]

but you fanboys in general piss me off and all this hating and fanboyism is bad for gaming. Play the game not the console.

P.S. I am aware that it's not just N4G that is infested with fanboys.

[techie]

Well being a major contributer - I know that this site gets the best gaming news. I KNOW IT DOES. Only the very short sighted would say that it's only fanboys - in my eyes that is the minority. And I would be willing to counter this report.

[Bathyj]

Deep, is it my imagination, or do we hardly ever see you since you won your PS3 (or the cash with which to purchase it)?

[Wargasm]

Deep i don't know if you are admin level or not... but we need to keep these stupid (and so obviously biased) 1 paragraph articles out of n4g.

not only them, but these articles that merely state what some person, somewhere on this planet, thinks COULD happen... for example

Sony to release two more ps3 sku's? (the question mark is essential)

or

360 to get motion control?

and if you look at the article all you get are a few sentences and a big "I dont really know" from the author

[cyguration]

Dude, the article is a lot longer than a few sentences.

Did you actually read it?

[Bigmac573]

Always has, always will.

[ALI G]

coming back to it ? anyway i still think we need people like you around.

[power of Green]

I had to come out and ruin it?. You and your buddies do that every day in the most rabid way should i post some of your comment history?. The way you're trying to be now is the way i try to be every day one more BS reply and i'll post you comment history.

[DrPirate]

Go ahead.

I know I support the PS3 and that sometimes news posts and comments on this site aggravate me. I also know I've told some members off and have insulted the intelligence of others.

Today I'd put it all away just to see some of this crap stop.

Why do you have to be such an ass for anyways? Christ. I could start by insulting you, and making the correlation between your console of choice and your poor attitude but it would be really below me at this point. If you try to be "like this" everyday, then why the hell would you not try to be "like that" now that it has a chance of happening.

Pfft, trying to threaten me. Wtf kind of a baby are you.

Edit: By the way, if you have to spam the page with my comment history, make sure you get everything good and bad. I said I support the PS3, but I never wished for the 360 to fail either.

[Laka]

I like this site only because you have upto the minute news. Otherwise, I really hate fanboys bashing.

[Borat]

Chenkui. Some people say that this website, it is full of little boys who enjoy insulting other little boys who play with their Hchram. That's NIIICE!! In my country, we have popular sport with same thing. But the loser can only marry 2 people when they get into becoming man. And also they have to decorate goat with sausage necklace! It is fun!! You like?! I LIKE!!! HIIIGH FIIIVE!!!

[ALI G]

How did u get out of your room ? i thought i looked you in the cage with the coat.no more sexey time with the local farmer 4 u for 1 week.

[Rythrine]

I love this site. This is where I get my gaming news everyday. I got to be honest though, there were times when this site upsets me because of the levels of fanboyism. It can be funny sometimes, but other times its just ridiculous and pathetic. There are some news that are not really flame-worthy, but somebody would just start one and the chain reaction would follow. I really see the potential of this site that's why I decided to join it, and not neogaf. I just hope they would implement that plan of theirs this coming fall for "Private Discussions" to avoid flamers and spammers from ruining a thread.

[truebego]

i love this site.

[Jeremy Gerard]

for this site, but it does seem to be heavily weighted with PS3 fans.
You see 4 PS3 stories for every 1 360 story, even then the 360 stories are usually negative.

[P4KY B]

There is a reason for that. The PS3 fans have no games to play.
So they spend all day trolling the forums most probably using Mircosoft Windows.

You have to love the irony.

[sirchnoslen]

Your right this site does kick ass. But the heavy storm of PS3 fanboys is a fairly recent addition to this site. Even though they have been around since the first, the sony fanboy revolution on here has really just picked up in the last month or so.

And I do truly believe that the only fanboy that don't come on here and start wars is the Nintendo fanboy. After the last generation they learned a little humility and this time around they are taking all the success of their favorite systems with a little bit smaller head.

But For me I love them all.

P.S. Fanboys can blow me! LOL isn't that a fun pun to use.

[BBsin]

You guys act like every PS3 news is great and positive. I can't even count how many times i've read "PS3 is Doomed", "how to save the PS3?", PS3 loses another exclusive?", "PS3 missing an extra texture and bloom effect!". Bottom line is that there are both positive and negative news for all systems, no system is actually perfect. Right now the negative news is geared toward the xbox360 b/c they admitted to all the defective systems that they used to deny. But yes it's true that most the news is geared toward the PS3, but it is still the most hated system (by fanboys) and critisized by... well almost everybody.

P4KY B: It's fanboys like you that i'm talking about with those smartass jokes, if your system has so many great games then how do you explain your forum trolling and post??? you gotta love the irony.
And yes... i am a fan of the PS3 (as much as the 360) and i just finished playing NG:S (that IS a game isn't it??).

[crazyman]

I've been a member of this site since about a month after xbox360news.com was founded. Its a rare day that I don't visit N4G 3 or 4 times a day.

although I do sometimes miss the days of the separate sites, back when fanboy attacks were rare, but at least now it can be amusing sometimes

[Maddens Raiders]

on the Web for gaming news.

[Antan]

Best place to visit bar none, why have numerous websites in your favourites when you can be sure the stories will see the light of day on N4G? yes there are people who annoy one another, this will never change but as time goes on and Dusty further improves i think it may settle down. I also think the agree/disagree function should be dropped as it looks like people are getting worked up by it, it also doesn`t really add anything. This will force people to comment thus increasing the lifespan of an article.

[P4KY B]

I can troll because i'm lucky enough to have a job which requires about 10 mins proper work a day. I spend the remaining time watching movies and surfing the net.
I earn my own money and am proud to have spent it on a 360.

Most PS3 owner had their PS3 bought for them by mommy and daddy.
Most PS3 owners are on school holidays right now thats why over the last 4-5 weeks the PS3 voice has become so much louder.

[psycho360]

Errr what kind of job is that? R u by any chance president of USA?

[nix]

...better than gamespot!

the fanbois are sometimes a bit irritating but they are dumb most of the time so it's quite hilarious at times to read their comments. i do get a good laugh from comments and it's quite addictive which i must confess.

and yeah.. the news is always there! q:

way to go everyone (including the most rabid fanboys)!!!!

i wish everyone all the best! q:

EDIT: HEY! HOW ABOUT RETURNING MY BUBBLES NOW???!!!!

EDIT 2: I GAVE A BUBBLE TO EVERYONE! q:

[marcellizot]

I like N4G but I do have many gripes with it.

There are so many good articles that just get passed over, so few people are interested in reading them and are much more concerned with looking at a screenshot comparison or some so called proof gleaned from a forum about how console x is going to beat console y.

I really don't understand why N4G has the rules it does as almost none of them are enforced in any way.

People often ignore the fact that something is not newsworthy and when challenged in the comments, state the predictable and facile retort 'it is news in my opinion'.

Opinion pieces are fine but they are consistantly stated as fact on this site which is extremely annoying.

Also, being a certified console agnostic (I am a games journalist, it is my job to be objective), I have to come forward and say although the Xbox fanboys are annoying, it really is the Sony fanboys that ruin it for everyone.

Has anyone ever noticed how anything positive regarding the PS3 is approved in seconds wheras any negative press takes ages to get through?

Either way all of the fanboy propaganda on this site from both sides needs to be taken care of as there is just too much so called 'news' getting through that is either old, inflamatory or just plain false.

Please N4G, you have a good set of rules, try enforcing them and this will be a much better place for everyone. N4G is onto a good thing, don't let a bunch of snotty 15 year old mysoginistic (the amount of offensive comments on here is worse than any other site) fools ruin it.

[Wargasm]

Yes Yes and more yes marcellizot, i couldn't agree with you more. If you weren't already soaking in a bubble bath i would give you one.

apart from all of the good news to be found on this site... there are some incredibly opinionated and unfounded articles that just get approved because it roots for whatever console the particular contributor likes.

THERE SHOULD BE A SYSTEM TO RATE AND BAR THOSE WHO APPROVE CRAPPY ARTICLES.

[FeralPhoenix]

I used to get all my gaming news from IGN and a few others, until I discovered this site over a year ago, now I get almost all my gaming news here.....and its been my favorite site for awhile now. I never ever commented or any other site besides this one, its nice to be able to read so many different opinions and share my ideas with others who have a passion for gaming like I do....honestly I have plenty of friends but none of them share my extreme enthusiam for gaming, they are more casual types, which is the norm at my age 32.

Im different though, for some reason everything about the industry has always attracted me since my early days on Atari, ultimately I love to be a journalist in the business, but I have a decent job now and its also very important to me(pays the bills), so for now this site has become the perfect place to get my gaming news fix and pretend that I know a little something about the gaming industry or at least stay informed. I personally think the fanboys are pretty funny and they're harmless for the most part since most normal people don't take them seriously.

[Numark]

unfortunately im losing my brain cells from all these idiots though.

[felidae]

n4g ftw.

keep up the good work.

if you don`t like some news - don`t read èm.

[THAMMER1]

I think it gives gamers a voice. I also like the many personalities here. I think there is a group of people that think they are helping but they are hurting big time. Over all this site is awesome.

[Clinton514]

There needs to be a crackdown on quality. There are a few filthy users trying to simply generate hits to their sites with inaccurate or straight up bogus news.

No need to mention names, you know who you are.

[FFVIIFan]

I seriously cannot find another site that simply has the number and quality of stories that are posted here. Of course some stories are spam, lame, fake, etc, but most of those are weeded out by the communitee. Is N4G perfect? No, but it's the best out there.

[hardwood2001]

However I wish this site wasn't a propaganda site for sony, but that's just my opinion anyway.

[ericbs]

With the popularity of this site, you can't expect there not to be a few fanboys. I love coming to this site for the latest news and the opinions of fellow gamers. Even with some of the fanboys that seem to create flame wars, wether it be for attention or some other odd reason, it is overshadowed by the large amount of people giving in thoughtful opinions and ideas.

[Shaka2K6]

Good site but it could be better the bubble system totally sucks, since this site is full of xbugs only the PS3 fans get down to 1 bubble and the biggest troll around here like thefart are with like 6 bubbles its pathetic.

[ericbs]

Srry to burst your bubble (lol no pun intended) but xbox fans get it just as much as sony fans. I got my sixth bubble taken away after commenting how well written someones report was for why HD DVD is better in his opinion. I didn't say anything derogatory but my bubble was sadly taken away.

[snoop_dizzle]

though sometimes the flaming on here can get annoying.

Either way i like this site more than others, and hey its a beta so its probably only going to get better :)