Comments on: Question – Beyond being different and the future of Siliconera http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/ Import video games, entertainment news from around the world and the latest in anime are right here. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:17:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Justin Bailey http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-378525 Justin Bailey Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:06:37 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-378525 I quit reading Kotaku when I found this site. As great as it is to have up to the minute info on all things video game, I'm sick of getting the rinsed, washed, and repeated news of video games that is the mass media's perception of games. Silicon Era is fresh and light hearted. This site reminds me of why I love video games so much ^_^ I quit reading Kotaku when I found this site. As great as it is to have up to the minute info on all things video game, I’m sick of getting the rinsed, washed, and repeated news of video games that is the mass media’s perception of games. Silicon Era is fresh and light hearted. This site reminds me of why I love video games so much ^_^

]]> By: poshniallo http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-326552 poshniallo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:04:06 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-326552 I love what you do here - I came here originally because I'm an English speaker living in Japan and your reviews/playtests helped me decide which games to buy. Now I come to see you collate the news, but also to surprise me with a bit of gaming culture I didn't know about. Now that I read Japanese better, I don't need the excellent 'import-friendly?' information, so if you didn't publish other stuff, I'd probably just get my J-game news at Kotaku (or by buying Weekly Famitsu). And as others have said above, your style is great - informative without being either a crazed fanboy or trying for that 'geekier-than-thou' kudos. Keep on going like this, I reckon. I love what you do here - I came here originally because I’m an English speaker living in Japan and your reviews/playtests helped me decide which games to buy.

Now I come to see you collate the news, but also to surprise me with a bit of gaming culture I didn’t know about. Now that I read Japanese better, I don’t need the excellent ‘import-friendly?’ information, so if you didn’t publish other stuff, I’d probably just get my J-game news at Kotaku (or by buying Weekly Famitsu).

And as others have said above, your style is great - informative without being either a crazed fanboy or trying for that ‘geekier-than-thou’ kudos.

Keep on going like this, I reckon.

]]> By: hyp http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-326379 hyp Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:06:23 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-326379 yes, different is good! keep doing what you're doing spencer, i like the approach your blog has in regards to alternative gaming information. and you're right, if i wanted news, i'd just hit up joystiq or kotaku. no need to rehash, or you'll end up just like everyone else. obscure, quirky, and unique are worth more to me as a reader. yes, different is good! keep doing what you’re doing spencer, i like the approach your blog has in regards to alternative gaming information. and you’re right, if i wanted news, i’d just hit up joystiq or kotaku. no need to rehash, or you’ll end up just like everyone else. obscure, quirky, and unique are worth more to me as a reader.

]]> By: Kraft http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-326326 Kraft Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:59:29 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-326326 What keeps the readers coming back are Siliconera's unique articles. Don't change a thing! The "big news" items can be found on plenty of other sites, so there's no need to focus on covering them. I enjoy the game previews, impressions, videos, etc, of the various games you post. I like your style, but it is your site, so do what makes you happy. Game|Life, NWR, and of course SIliconera are the game-related sites I visit regularly, but Siliconera gets bonus cool points for the Godzilla themed icons. :D What keeps the readers coming back are Siliconera’s unique articles. Don’t change a thing! The “big news” items can be found on plenty of other sites, so there’s no need to focus on covering them. I enjoy the game previews, impressions, videos, etc, of the various games you post. I like your style, but it is your site, so do what makes you happy.

Game|Life, NWR, and of course SIliconera are the game-related sites I visit regularly, but Siliconera gets bonus cool points for the Godzilla themed icons. :D

]]> By: Boston http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325872 Boston Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:31:35 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325872 Most websites either just regurgitate press releases as news stories or create rumors out of thin air. What's unique and fresh about this site is the stories about offbeat things. Where else would you see a Starcraft English book? It's these sort of things that interest quite a few people and keeps me coming back to the site. So keep up the good work! Most websites either just regurgitate press releases as news stories or create rumors out of thin air. What’s unique and fresh about this site is the stories about offbeat things. Where else would you see a Starcraft English book? It’s these sort of things that interest quite a few people and keeps me coming back to the site. So keep up the good work!

]]> By: Guy http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325831 Guy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:24:12 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325831 Also, I like your writing style. The bloggers on the other sites, in between posting pics of portal stuffed animals and Zelda socks, fall over themselves to write in this weird snide "I am cooly detached from all this stuff" manner that is really off-putting. Also, I like your writing style. The bloggers on the other sites, in between posting pics of portal stuffed animals and Zelda socks, fall over themselves to write in this weird snide “I am cooly detached from all this stuff” manner that is really off-putting.

]]> By: guy http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325828 guy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:18:40 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325828 siliconera is really the only major gaming blog that is actually about games period and not about games sort of but also what the blog writers did on the weekend, or what some PR guy said about some game, or what ridiculous toy some nerds in Japan are all excited about. I like to play video games but I am not a part of the gaming culture/lifestyle and the other blogs are too much into the GAMER aspect of the hobby. I just want a site where I can read about games that are coming out... couldn't care less about someone making a halo level out of legos or someone baking a mario cake. Siliconera is that site. siliconera is really the only major gaming blog that is actually about games period and not about games sort of but also what the blog writers did on the weekend, or what some PR guy said about some game, or what ridiculous toy some nerds in Japan are all excited about. I like to play video games but I am not a part of the gaming culture/lifestyle and the other blogs are too much into the GAMER aspect of the hobby. I just want a site where I can read about games that are coming out… couldn’t care less about someone making a halo level out of legos or someone baking a mario cake. Siliconera is that site.

]]> By: Jeroen http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325290 Jeroen Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:04:45 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325290 I find it refreshing to see obscure stuff and also stuff that everybody knows but maybe taken from a different perspective. I don't want to see the 'mainstream' not be there anymore, just as i don't want the more original stuff to dissapear. I like the mix. I find it refreshing to see obscure stuff and also stuff that everybody knows but maybe taken from a different perspective. I don’t want to see the ‘mainstream’ not be there anymore, just as i don’t want the more original stuff to dissapear. I like the mix.

]]> By: em http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325266 em Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:34:52 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325266 I know if I read Joystiq, I'll read 95% of the articles covered in Kotaku, so I only skim one or the other. Siliconera deserves a visit because it is different. The closest to you would be Magic Box but they don't update everyday. Variety is the spice of life. I know if I read Joystiq, I’ll read 95% of the articles covered in Kotaku, so I only skim one or the other. Siliconera deserves a visit because it is different. The closest to you would be Magic Box but they don’t update everyday.

Variety is the spice of life.

]]> By: JIn http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325264 JIn Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:34:31 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-325264 Different is def good. I just love how you guys cover korean gaming aspects and news as well being a korean myself. Different is def good. I just love how you guys cover korean gaming aspects and news as well being a korean myself.

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