New Game Network
New Game Network (commonly referred to as NGN) is an independent Canadian-based website that covers news, articles, previews, reviews and blogs AbOUT videogames. New Game Network has offices in Canada, USA, Australia and UK. The website was founded in January 2009, and contains over 300 articles and features, with 2,700+ news items. Primary focus is on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platform coverage.
History
The website was founded in January 2009, when two colleagues and gamers thought of an idea. The site began as a basic HTML template, later being moved on and integrated into the PHP Nuke CMS. The new design went live on January 17, 2009 and remained ACTIVE for several months.
With the traffic gradually increasing, the website founders have decided to expand the operations, but a new system was required to handle the content and visitor numbers. A new website design went live on August 3, 2009 with the staff also shifting the coverage to include the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 alongside the PC. Nintendo Wii was also initially supported, but was shutdown sometime later due to lack of popularity.
Notability
As of August 2010, New Game Network's database has expanded substantially since the website's origination. Approximately, there are:
* Over 350 original articles
- Over 3,500 screenshots
- Over 2,700 news pieces
- 850+ games in the database
After upgrading to a new content management system, the website went through a traffic resurgence. In 2010, a new marketing campaign helped pushed the website to over 2,000 unique visitors per day, which placed the site in the top 100,000 on Alexa.
The website has also received regular coverage within the gaming community, such as from Frozenbyte, InCrysis, NeoGAF and VideoGamesBlogger.
Many news items have also been sourced in various well known media publications such as VE3D, Tech Report, MS Xbox World, VG Releases and IncGamers.
New Game Network has been present at number of industry events, including PAX East, GDC Canada, E3 and PAX Prime. The website has provided extensive coverage for all of these conventions, including previews and InterViews with high ranking members of the industry.
Review Scoring
New Game Network rates titles based on a free-form system that includes category scores and a final score out of 100. The categories scored include Presentation, Gameplay, Single Player, Multiplayer, and Performance. The overall rating is determined based on category scores, but not as a mathematical average. There is also a tiered system for the overall score that gives readers an overall impression of the game based on the number.
The website’s review scores are currently tracked at GameStats and N4G.
See also
Video Games