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/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Justin Baileyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#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: Justin Baileyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684385 Justin Bailey Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684385 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: poshniallohttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#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: poshniallohttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684252 poshniallo Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684252 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: hyphttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#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: hyphttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684326 hyp Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684326 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: hyphttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684327 hyp Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684327 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: Krafthttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#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: Krafthttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684251 Kraft Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684251 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: Bostonhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#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: Bostonhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684246 Boston Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:31:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684246 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: Guyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#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: Guyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684384 Guy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:24:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684384 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: guyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#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: guyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/comment-page-5/#comment-684328 guy Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:18:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/01/26/question-%e2%80%93-beyond-being-different-and-the-future-of-siliconera/#comment-684328 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.

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