Siloiconera is really at the IGN and GameSpot level for me, its just on of the best websites EVUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well, congratz for the dude who won

Slowly but surely after visiting everyday I realized that Silicon is different from every other site. Visiting here is almost like visiting that one mom and pop store you favor over big stores. They know what you like and what’s interesting feeling genuine and not over bearing. Not to mention all the quirks you guys point out never fails to get me. Plus the non bias feelings towards companies/consoles is great. Oh and the other number thing I can count on silicon for are honest reviews. You can’t beat honest opinions from people whom actually play said genres

What Makes Siliconera So Different From Other Site Is That The Articles Arent Biased Toward PS3,WII,360.So This Is Why i Feel good about this site.Plus The News Are Actually Worth Reading Not like some other site witch they Create big fuss with small things . Another Cool Stuff about Siliconera is the Fact that the People who Post Comments Arent All Crazy Fanboys Who Bash People Around For Nothing.PLUS Siliconera Actually Talk About Japanese Games witch im a big fan!

thaKingRocka Says:
March 15th, 2008 at 6:03 am

i first came to siliconera for the import reviews back when i was living in japan. i would run down the review list checking out the literacy levels to see what games i could pick up for ps2 and xbox. the reviews were also helpful, but that literacy level thing was what really drew me. i first came across the site with a google search for “import friendly” or something like that.

since that time, i have been checking out the site regularly. at first, it was pretty much just for those reviews, but as the site changed, so did my usage. now i read the main page every day, and i like that it keeps me abreast of things that are of interest to me, often outside of the mainstream and most often japan-centered, whether they affect my game purchases or not. it gives me a window to the japanese gaming market, and i like that it is not too big. even with open comments sections, things remain somewhat quiet and mostly civil, generally limited to people who really care and/or have something to say.

the site has a more personal feel to it than most. if i weren’t such a lazy bum already busy with lesson planning and gaming, i would probably be asking about contributing to the site in some way. the community on siliconera is rather friendly and intelligent and that counts for a lot.

i know i should just leave well enough alone, but i’d like to add that while having a stable of writers is always helpful, i like the consistency of hearing from the same person again and again. seeing the same name on most articles really adds to that personal feel i was talking about.

btw, i know the name seems to lose all meaning once the T is removed, but it’s actually Sofmap. sorry, the english teacher in me, while on break at home, still feels compelled to make minor corrections on a regular basis. i hope my semi-frequent posting of corrections doesn’t piss you off or anything.

Almost three years ago, when I was looking for information about games a European user would never see, I came to Siliconera. After taking a look at the Daigasso! Band-Bros. review I was convinced to buy this game which was a pleasant experience.
In the following months I kept visiting Siliconera. While I was kind of shocked when I saw the black design for the first time, the content proved that this would not turn ot as a downside.

But then: A new design, a new Siliconera?
Apparently not. The content was just of the same quality. Better, Siliconera provided even more than before. Over the years I became a fan of the Japanese centred news which were for the most part ignored by the Western media. Without Siliconera I probably would have never heard of games like Mag Kid: Slide Adventure; a game that impressed me due to its unconventional accesory device.

This might not give a solid answer to the question, but it should give an insight into my opinion of Siliconera. To be more precise, I would say that Siliconera is the mecca for a European gamer who is interested in the Japanese gaming world.

There aren’t much pages like this on the web, and this discovery shouldn’t be passed by. Since then I have this website in my favourites and I check it about 5 times a day, because is always updating.

If this page dissapears…., it would be very very bad for me and for the videogame community.

When you’ve only got a few minutes a day to catch up on game orientated news, you prefer a source that’s more compact and informative. Kotaku and Siliconera do such a good job that I’ve canceled my long running subscription to a games industry magazine who’d sent me one to many issues with a crass Western developer’s realistically styled character on the front, usually holding a gun.

Siliconera lowered my house payments by 200% per month!