Cross-X on 30 August 2010
I personally do not mind whether the black box is transparent or not.
I've submited over 70 Banners so far and I made sure that it's a good fit to the VGC style so that the review box doesn't block too much important stuff of the banner.
If you want examples, go see the ones I made for FF XIII, MGS4, God of War III, Killzone 3, LBP 2, etc.
Even in the Modnation one which Boutros posted, I made that banner so that it fits with the VGC layout and making sure the review Box doesn't block anything major and look good.
And I'll continue to make more banners for VGC :D
