As far as the look of the site, it could definitely use some more color. It's not a biggie, but gray is a pretty somber color. I'd like a color scheme that's a bit more lively.
About the IGN thing, I wouldn't do anything to complicate things and make the site load slower. Of all the web sites I go to, VGChartz and IGN load the slowest. For here it may be a server issue? With IGN I think it's just all the useless crap that has to load up.
If I could choose, I'd want the site to be a bit quicker and smoother, so just try and make sure any changes don't bog things down.
And thanks for asking questions like this, ioi. It's great to know you're considering our feelings before making potentially large changes.
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