I would be happy if the Hot Topics section was restored as it was before, even if only on a sub-page.
I know Recent Threads exists, and Recent Posts, but neither has subsections by forum like the old one and Recent Posts is far too long to show all the hot threads without scrolling while Recent Threads doesn't show if there has been new posts there.
Adding a tab to Recent Posts containing something like the old Hot Topics panel would be enough, with sections for each forum and just the topic name, starter and number of posts displayed in a list.
Please replace it; the Hot Topics section was part of what made VGChartz forums better than all other game forums.