For me that'd be great, but Im still thinking about how others use the site. I think most web sites guide the readers in a way, maybe without the visitors even realizing it, to what's regarded as 'important' to read. They sort stuff for you. So maybe most people wouldn't use such a filter because they would follow what is 'default'.

I think it's sad that some articles disappear so quickly from the 'headlines' menu (which has like the 15 latest news) in top middle of the page. Often it's even physically hard to find a news article from a few days back if I want to go back and check out the comments or something, because I have to skim through so many pages (you know when a new page opens up with 'Video Game News' after I've clicked on 'Latest Headlines (8 in last 24 hours)').*

On some other sites (I don't know how they do it, how they sort) I find it a lot easier to track and follow a particular news article and it's comments page during the following few days.


* actually I can find them, but they are always dead within 24 hours, without any person having commented since I last read the article. So, the active lifetime of articles on VGC is extremely short.

Im here because all of you my friends. Before i meet you, im only used to visit for check the charts.

I think the site is trying to broaden too much.

Don't try and make reviews a focus. Honestly, been there, done that. Every gaming site and its dog does reviews. Keep them as a nice supplement, but thousands of games have been released over the years, and even in the past few, while we've been in the 7th gen. The reviews are mostly well written, but seriously, look at the priorities. We have reviews for Dirt and Magic Ball, but not CoD4 and Oblivion? Having said that, try and get VGC on Metacritic and Gamerankings- if they click through to our site, they're sure to see all we have to offer.

The Game Database is awesome, but don't add to it so fast! Let us work on what's already there first. It doesn't look very appealing, at the moment, and it's a little bit hidden (no games option on the top bar- add that back), which is why it won't get many votes in the poll (is it an option?)

Having a news team is great, but don't pressure them. I don't think visitors get a good impression when interesting stories are hidden beneath "7 year old girl interviewed on why she likes the Wii" and "Operation Flashpoint 2 collector's edition revealed". Perhaps you could make such game specific articles only appear to people tracking the game? Of course, very few people use the "tracking" thing, because it doesn't really do anything now- this could make them use it.

Remember that this is a sales website. The news section should reflect that. Perhaps there should be a whole section for "Sales Analysis". TheSource analyses the American sales, and kind of the Japan sales, in the preview, but that's about it. I like Kowenicki's gap charts, and that's exactly what I mean. Stuff like if the Wii is having a bad week or the PS3 has a sudden boost or, in fact, when the 360 outsold the Wii in GFK, make an article about it! Explain why it could have happened and how Nintendo can stop it happening again.

As for the forums (which are an important part of the site), they're not very interesting at the moment. No big games have released recently, no big games are releasing soon, the sales are boring, and there hasn't been a press conference. It's not the holiday, so we can't predict that, either. Sometimes, it's fun to have some trolls around. I think you should be more strict with spamming (you know who I am talking about), and less strict with "trolling". I've seen people banned on this site who haven't really done anything wrong. If it's apparent that they are joking, you could clarify this with them, or just leave it. If the thread is entertaining, it doesn't need to be locked.

Make the weekly software sales more visible. It IS what the majority of people come here for. Why do you have to click to see sales for each region? Make the top five for each region and the worldwide sales visible, like before.

That's all I can think of for now. Most of it is just improving the site, but site improvements bring new members, right?

And if at all possible, try and make some ads. Nothing works as well as ads.

An interview with a seven year old on why she likes the Wii?

Perhaps if you implemented the feature I suggested some months ago- letting members choose which platforms they own, they could have the option to only see news for that platform- or perhaps choose in the options what platform's news they wish to receive. Is that possible?

There should be an incentive for people to sign up. At the moment, really, what can members do that guests can't, except post in the forums and enter the Prediction League? Perhaps when they go to the sales charts, say "Want to see more? Click here to register. Membership is free of charge, and with it, you can do x, y and z".

That was a news a user submitted and a non-news staff wrongly accepted. Thus, it was deleted as soon as we found out. Please don't judge the news for one mishap

Very well, I'll give you that one.

Guitar Hero Van Halen releasing 22nd December? How many people know what that is or care about it? That's why I suggested the "tracked" option.

You can already do that. Just hit any console in the top bar and it'll take you to the console page where the news are filtered. OK, it's not perfect since if you go to DS you get also Wii news and viceversa, same with PS3 and PSP, but it's something at least

That's not very specific. I'm just suggesting using one feature to help another- the Tracked option, what does it do? Nothing, really. There should be an option to only show news for games that you have tracked, are on your wishlist, or you own.

Actually, that's not feasible, and it would be pretty annoying, so disregard it. You win this round >_>

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Actually, you're on 2, because your KZ2 thread broke 1200 replies and my inFamous thread hasn't hit 200 yet. If you take Uncharted 2, I will push you off a cliff.

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