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#1  Edited By Animasta

say you really want to read a review/watch gameplay of game X. but GB doesn't coverage of game X!

SO WHERE DO YOU GO TO FIND COVERAGE FOR GAME X?

I usually go to Eurogamer because I like their writing, and if not them then gamespot because they usually have coverage of most things.

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#2  Edited By Ravenlight

If it's not on GB or RPS, it ain't worth knowing!

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#3  Edited By laserbolts

I read a review on polygon a couple weeks ago for assassins creed 3. I guess polygon?

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#4  Edited By devilzrule27

Joystiq and the PlayStation blog for news. If GB doesn't cover a game I simply don't look for coverage and I'll go check said game out for myself. I don't read other sites reviews because I don't know their writers. And without knowing their writers I can't begin to understand what they get out of a game.

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The forums

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#6  Edited By Phatmac

Usually read gameinformer reviews and their opinions on games. They're my seond favorite game crew.

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#7  Edited By Xeirus

@Ravenlight said:

If it's not on GB or RPS, it ain't worth knowing!

hah, that's literally what I was about to say :D

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#8  Edited By Hizang

Generally the forums, but I will also check GameTrailers, IGN and Twitter.

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#9  Edited By Mr_Skeleton

A very dark corner where I can cry myself to sleep.

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#10  Edited By DimeBagWylde

Shacknews or RPS for me

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#11  Edited By Little_Socrates

I generally check Polygon daily, and when a major release happens, I tend to check GameSpot, Destructoid, and IGN for reviews. I realized I should probably check Rev3 and GI more, as those sites are nice.

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#12  Edited By gabha

Youtube for videos, metacritic for reviews.

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#13  Edited By granderojo

Rock Paper Shotgun and PC Gamer, because I game mostly on the PC.

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#15  Edited By Milkman

This implies that I need more coverage than Giant Bomb gives me. Anything video game related that I don't get from GB, I get from the forums or Twitter.

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#17  Edited By thegoldencat7

Gamebomb.ru.

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#18  Edited By BlatantNinja23

polygon

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#19  Edited By 71Ranchero

All I need are quicklooks. Video game "news" and reviews are mostly frivolous or just fluff. If anything interesting happens it will pop up on the forums here so all bases are covered.

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#21  Edited By M_Shini

Whatever shows up on google near the top that suits my criteria ussaly, if its not on Giantbomb i ussaly just look for a few game play videos and skim read a few reviews and make a judgement.

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@laserbolts said:

I read a review on polygon a couple weeks ago for assassins creed 3. I guess polygon?

Same here. Rock Paper Shotgun sometimes too.

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#23  Edited By NekuSakuraba

It's always on Giantbomb, always.

But if it's not I'll just watch some gameplay videos on youtube and look at metacritic for the general consensus.

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#24  Edited By FancySoapsMan

I usually check Gamespot, IGN, or Gametrailers for news and reviews first. Sometimes I'll watch GB quicklooks and I rarely read the reviews here.

This usually provides me with all the info I need.

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I will typically google it and click on the top 3 results. I will read through the articles or watch the videos or whatever and if I don't like it I won't finish it. Other than that I check IGN daily. Though most of their stuff is *SONIC IS NOT AS GOOD AS BEFORE* type of crap.

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#26  Edited By Metric_Outlaw

I get a lot of my game impressions and news from podcasts. Player One Podcast is usually the only other thing I use.

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#27  Edited By mackgyver

Joystiq

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#28  Edited By pyromagnestir

Or I go to google, type in the game name and click on the first thing that pops up.

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#29  Edited By LikeaSsur

I go to the GameFAQs message boards for the game and get a general feel for it, because our video game forums are lacking hard.

That's about it. Giant Bomb is all I need, really.

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#30  Edited By bunnymud

Kotaku

HAHAHAH Just kiddinig

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#31  Edited By figurehead00

I tend to go to Giant Bomb and Polygon daily. Sometimes Joystiq for quick headlines and 1UP for more coverage of JRPGs.

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#32  Edited By Coafi

If it's not covered by GB, there's always someone on the forums talking about it. So, the forums.

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#33  Edited By Nev

@Coafi said:

If it's not covered by GB, there's always someone on the forums talking about it. So, the forums.

Yep, same here.

Hit the forums, find whatever isn't on Giant Bomb or Twitter.

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#34  Edited By Tolshakk

AM talk-radio

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#35  Edited By downloaded

If it's not a Quick Look or video feature on GB, I generally don't care about it. When a game isn't covered in that form here, I'll either check the forums or go to youtube/RPS. I really like the yogscast crew, and TotalBiscuit has a channel where he does something similar to Quick Looks called "WTF Is..." which is usually good enough for me even though I think he's an obnoxious little git that takes himself too seriously.

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#36  Edited By AlexW00d

@thabigred said:

Rock Paper Shotgun and PC Gamer, because I game mostly on the PC.

Yerp.

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#37  Edited By forkboy

Football Manager doesn't get any coverage here so I tend to read The Dugout, a fan forum for the game, for all the latest news, tips, tactics, etc. I guess I occasionally go on Joystiq, it's in my favourites but I don't visit as often as a couple of years ago for whatever reason. That's about it.

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#38  Edited By Bourbon_Warrior

Used to be Kotaku nows its Polygon for all you can eat news.

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#39  Edited By Ursus_Veritas

Unfortunately, Kotaku. A good 80% of their content is godawful (and that's being generous), but usually they're one of the first sites for news or trailers - if anything I actually use them to find out what news is, and then go elsewhere for reporting on it. I don't visit IGN often, but I follow them on facebook and get some news from their page too. But Eurogamer are also quickly becoming one of my go to places not just for news, but editorial content - they have some really good stuff up every once in a while. 
 
I get my WoW-news from WoW Insider, and general MMO stuff from Massively too, because like hell would they get coverage on GB. But for stuff like gameplay footage, or video content in general, I come to Giant Bomb.

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#40  Edited By Kidavenger

Anything other than Giantbomb is pretty much podcast only: Idlethumbs, Weekend Confirmed, 8-4, Final Score

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#41  Edited By Grillbar

@Mr_Skeleton said:

A very dark corner where I can cry myself to sleep.

pretty much

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#42  Edited By Carryboy

Gameinformer and metro.co.uk/tech/games i go by there reviews more then anybody's.

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#43  Edited By Pezen

I get Edge in the mail for bathroom reading. Other than that, I don't really seek out news the way I used to. So I'm probably missing a bunch of lesser known gems. But then again, that's sort of what makes GB great. Focus on big new games and lesser known ones with a buzz.

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#44  Edited By Vorbis

Joystiq/Polygon/Siliconera for news/articles.

Giantbomb/Rev3 Games for videocontent.

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#45  Edited By nightriff

Joystiq is my go to mindless news or something breaking because they will post anything. They aren't as bad as a IGN or Kotaku so I don't mind them too much.

Polygon I was hoping to be my 2nd site but I think since the launch they have been kinda shitty, I'll keep visiting it every now and again but not as much as I visited when they where on the verge

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#46  Edited By BeachThunder

For quick looks that aren't quite Quick Looks, NorthernLion and TotalBiscuit.

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#47  Edited By beepmachine

Nowhere, because I don't need or want the "coverage" that other sites offer. Even the other sites that aren't just a stream of gossip and meaningless articles don't interest me much.

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#48  Edited By MikeydCT

If I want to see game play of a game I go to Twitch, I follow trueachievement so I get 360 news from them and everything else look later or go to gamespot.

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#49  Edited By ervonymous

But GB is my only source for Brad Muir... RPS mostly, occasionally RPGfan.

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#50  Edited By MordeaniisChaos

I browse Gamespot, IGN, Gamersyde, and occasionally GameInformer when I want to check to see if there's any news floating around. I semi-regularly go through RPS too.