Giant Bomb, step your game up!

I don't hate Brad Nicholson, but I really don't think that four of the articles on the front page should be by him. I agree with you, I'm clicking on less things on the front page because I know most of them will be by the interns. I just go to Kotaku for my news because they always have it quicker. Before, all the articles on the front page would be by the main staff, which is who I want to read it from. So yeah, I agree, there should be a filter.

100% agree. It's really sad to see all the great content drown in (to me) uninteresting news stories. I've always been an avid visitor of the site, but since the influx in news stories I've been missing a lot of quicklooks, mailbags, staff articles, etc. (aka. stuff I really like about the site).
 
As the OP suggested, please either make the content easier to browse or cut some news stories.

I like the new content, I don't really go anywhere else for videgame info and news so that's fine with me.  
But if it really is annoying that many people maybe they should be seperated. I like it the way it is. Also I don't really care about the speed, I much prefer the new brad's writing style than gay gamespot's. At least he's trying to entertain us and he can be pretty funny. And as others have said the community is way better and more tolerating. This is the only website that i've ever posted or made comments on and that's because i feel comfortable with the community and I find them worth sharing my opinions with.

I preferred the news coverage pre-Nicholson/Kessler myself only because now there's too much filler, too many stories on rumors and speculation. I would have no problem if they cut the amount of news stories in half, but I would accept some sort of news filter also. 
 
I do remember the front page once having tabs for news, videos, reviews, etc. Maybe that can make a comeback.

@Killjoi: "10-15 news stories in a day" 
I hope your joking, even during Gamescom this site didnt have 10 stories a day.

I like the fact that they have the news stories but I too agree that they need a better way to filter it.   

GB is a great site i've been using it since Arrow Pointing Down but  I do feel that the "main" staffers are getting drowned out by all of these Kotaku esque news stories. 
 
 I really like the idea of having separate tabs for just plain news and maybe another for when they actually visit someone and have an interview. 
 
 At the same time I also think they need a better video sorting system.  
 
I'm not a web designer so I have no idea how difficult or easy any of this stuff would be but it would all be nice.

Giant Bomb is pretty much my only source for video game information. If I ever read through all of the stories in a day, and still crave more, then I'll hit up Kotaku and Joystiq... but I love it how people complain about there being more things to read.

At this point, I really don't care.  It's not as if what the staff wrote was awesome compared to the current, newer writers; news is news.

" Giant Bomb is pretty much my only source for video game information. If I ever read through all of the stories in a day, and still crave more, then I'll hit up Kotaku and Joystiq... but I love it how people complain about there being more things to read. "

Wow. 
 
A lot of people in the thread hate the new guys. 
 
Sounds like middle school.

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@Killjoi: "10-15 news stories in a day" 
I hope your joking, even during Gamescom this site didnt have 10 stories a day.

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I'm fine with everything.  Stay the course, Giant Bomb!

Still waiting for that ignore button, though.

" You're complaining that the new guy that frees up the staff to do other projects is putting out too much content?  The stories aren't the first to break. Big deal. I didn't realize video game news was so time sensitive. "

If I could make one wish right now, it would be to make people shut the fuck up about this bullshit. Honestly, there is nothing left that a billion people haven't said before. Just shut up and live with it.

" @hack745 said:

" You're complaining that the new guy that frees up the staff to do other projects is putting out too much content?  The stories aren't the first to break. Big deal. I didn't realize video game news was so time sensitive. "

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" If I could make one wish right now, it would be to make people shut the fuck up about this bullshit. Honestly, there is nothing left that a billion people haven't said before. Just shut up and live with it. "

I do agree that the news list needs to be a little longer.  Or maybe you could put in a scroll or something.

How hard is it for you to Videos>quickLooks. Learn to use the site, This is to the point being made that the news stories are making him miss content.

yeah, everything is super easy to find
 
plus there's, you know, those three BIG ASS PANELS at the top of the page that feature the sort of content he's looking for.
 
it's pretty arrogant to want to block someone's hard work because it OFFENDS YOUR EYES or something.

Your problem is you miss features from the staff and quicklooks? Alright.  
 
Link for news headlines. Very easy to scroll through by author to find the ones by the core 4 staff members. 
Link to videos page. Click the quicklooks tab for quicklooks. Click the features tab for office videos and such. 
 
Now you get what you want, so you're happy (or maybe you like complaining, in which case this won't make you happy), and GiantBomb are happy because they get to stick with their plan of putting out news stories and working more on the other stuff you enjoy.

" How hard is it for you to Videos>quickLooks. Learn to use the site, This is to the point being made that the news stories are making him miss content. "

We're never going to get over this, are we?
Seriously, things change, if you don't like new Brad's news then ignore his content
Although I do agree on one point, if they're going to be cranking out news, then they need to make room to accommodate all of it, maybe a longer news space

clicking two links is hardly "digging"

" @nickux said:

" The one thing I feel like we're forgetting is that commenting and discussing news stories on GB is far better than other sites. So if I see the same story here as I do on Kotaku, etc. I'm more inclined to comment because the community here is more fun to engage.  "

And you are far, far less likely to get banned for calling the article writer an asspirate, than you would at Kotaku. "

" clicking two links is hardly "digging" "

So clicking "video" or "news" at the top of the page is digging for content? I sure hope you people don't sign up for the pay service, god help them with the demands and complaints you will be launching their way.

it was always my understanding that the top of the page was for the main guys' content.  I guess they could stand to update it a little more frequently but it seems like it does an ok job of pointing out the stuff worth looking at.

Since I only visit this site and RPS for my gaming, I like the large amount info added, and what's wrong with a short summary? Would you rather sit there and read a 3000 word essay on how X game is getting a 1 hour DLC in 5 years? That and the fact that Kotaku is shit make up my reason of why there is no real problem going on.

" @TMThomsen: No I see the point, and I'm not outright dismissing it. I'm just saying I'm tired of hearing about the same issue for the last few months. Honestly, giant Bomb did not create enough content as it should have and for what it's worth, I think Brad N and Kessler have done a quality job so far and this has basically eliminated my need for visiting Joystiq. Because I know the news will be here, but clicking on it or not will be my call.  And also, I don't know if you guys knew this, but there is this thing on top of the site called the "News" tab. Yeah. It's useful. "

" @solidlife said:

" How hard is it for you to Videos>quickLooks. Learn to use the site, This is to the point being made that the news stories are making him miss content. "

Why should users have to dig for content? It's a website's job to present the content to its userbase. 
 
I understand your need to defend Giant Bomb - I probably like the site more than you, but this is constructive criticism about a design problem. There is really nothing to gain from ignoring it - we all want the site to be even better. "

Wait, so when I have to click both "videos" and "endurance run" to see the endurance run I'm being forced to dig? Fuck, well I'm suing, my fingers can't spare those clicks.

" Wait, so when I have to click both "videos" and "endurance run" to see the endurance run I'm being forced to dig? Fuck, well I'm suing, my fingers can't spare those clicks. "

my complaints with the news on this site have been locked by mederators and ignored by emails. I guess this "news" thing is a thing now. Anyone remember when the front page had stuff from that day and the day before? Quality over quantity!

It's been a long time since I've seen anybody post this:
 
 

Also the Front page is for the Latest stuff. it would be stupid to have all 2-3 days of content on it as it would clutter up the homepage, If you want old content find it yourself.

it could be my imagination, but i think things have gotten so much better since E3.  i hated brad nicholson's posts for probably a month or something, but i think someone at GB explained to him what this website's audience is generally interested in and that it doesn't include when the madden 11 demo is coming out or the mechanics of NBA games that don't have big head mode.
 
i do miss the editorials and news posts by the staff.  however, i think kessler's tone fits the site and it doesn't come across as him trying too hard.  kessler strikes me as part of the community, whereas nicholson strikes me as a freelancer just getting paid (and i don't know that i'm far from the truth).  again, though...i think nicholson has gotten better about posting news relevant to the GB audience's interests.  i don't mind him so much anymore. 
 
i do think i'd prefer that a good many news stories just got a quick mention on the bombcast rather than a story on the front page, but whatever.

Yeah, the biggest issue here is that articles I want to read are quickly knocked off their first page. Like a week ago, I saw the Kane and Lynch 2 review on the site, and I briefly glanced at it. I came back to read it the next day, but the link was no longer on the first page. So I ended up needing to do a search for the game, which wasn't a big deal, but considering how new it was, it would have been nice if I still had quick and easy access to it.

pretty sure the K&L2 review was on the front page in some capacity for a good week or so.  could be misremembering.

Didn't we have this discussion like 5 months ago, when Nicholson started doing this?