Top 10 Sites for Avid Gamers

[leowalker]

 

Hi there, fellow gamer! I have prepared a top 10 websites list for avid gamers. It was prepared according to my own taste! If you want to find a new place to hang out and find fellow gamers, this rating will surely help you! There can be websites and platforms that are already known for you, but I'm pretty sure there also will be some new names. 

Dive into our chart to discover new spots to lurk. 

 

#1 PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a gaming site solely dedicated to PC Gaming. Having 20-year history, PC Gamer provides expert reviews on the latest gaming gears, introduces strange new mods and groundbreaking PC games news. PC gamer is responsible for hosting popular PC Gaming Show & PC Gamer Weekender events, which occur once a year. Besides daily updates on video game news and previews, you can also find amazing hardware buying guides and best gaming deals there.

 

#2 Destructoid
Destructoid was founded as a video game blog in 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez. The website is structured by the six main sections: the Homepage where editors post daily news and reviews, the Community Blogs, the Videos section which consists of original skits and trailers, the chat Forums, the Buy/Sell area where users trade games, and the Fight area where members can “fight” each other in a multiplayer mode. Destructoid is an awesome game news site, which is highly recommended for you to get recent updates. 

 

#3 Metacritic
Metacritic is a top online review aggregation site for all kinds of video games. This site is heavily influencing the gaming industry, especially sales of one or another game due to low or high reviews. Many game studios share opinions that low scores "can hurt the long-term sales potential". So if you are looking for a place where highly reliable critics define the status of the game, Metacritic is the right one. Join it to stay in line with all recent game reviews and updates, be sure that the game you are going to buy or subscribe is worth it. 

 

#4 GameFAQs
GameFAQs is a website where all of the guides and walkthroughs on various games are contributed by volunteers. Well, actually most of the FAQs articles are not covering games’ Frequently Asked Questions… They are covering aspects of gameplay in the same way as strategy guides, with walkthroughs, item lists, maps, and puzzle solutions. Nearly all of the FAQs hosted on the site are in plain text, though GameFAQs does also accept stand-alone images, such as maps, diagrams, and puzzle solutions. So if you lost your way in some game, GameFAQs is the right place to come and solve the issue. Also, you can share your own thoughts on progressing the game. 

#5 Twitch.tv
We are pretty sure you heard something about Twitch… Almost anyone did, but nevertheless, this gameplay streaming service is worth mentioning. So, Twitch is a live streaming video platform owned by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon. Twitch is a platform for eSports sports tournaments streaming, individual players personal streams, and live talk shows related to games and game industry. If you are into speedrunning, Twitch can provide that too. The most popular game streams include Fortnite, League of Legends, Dota 2, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Hearthstone, Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Join the platform, and start streaming!

 

#6 IGN
IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc. Originally, IGN was the flagship website of IGN Entertainment, which owned and operated several other websites oriented towards players' interests, games, and entertainment, such as Rotten Tomatoes, GameSpy, GameStats, and many others. It’s quite an awesome place to hang out and gain new knowledge about news in the gaming world. 

 

#7 DMarket
DMarket is the first decentralized game asset marketplace, where you can buy, sell or trade skins of various games, including the most famous ones: CS: GO and Dota 2. The marketplace covers a wide variety of features, providing extra security and transparency to gamers since it’s operating on Blockchain. So far it’s the most useful and cool usage of the overhyped blockchain, since it’s guaranteeing trust to the community: you can check each skin transaction info and so on. If you have some skins to trade, visit DMarket and do it!

 

#8 RockPaperShotgun
Rock, Paper, Shotgun (RPS) is a UK-based blog operated by Rock, Paper, Shotgun Ltd. The blog reports on upcoming major releases and independent games. If you need honest and stylish reviews, feature previews and deep interviews related to PC gaming and industry as a whole, you should totally make yourself a favor and sign up to this blog. There are various weekly updates on several categories, including game reviews presented in 'diary' form, guides on tinkering and fixing games, PC hardware releases and purchasing recommendations and many more.

 

#9 Miniclip
Miniclip is a free online games website which was created in 2001. Miniclip is the world's largest privately owned online gaming website, which provides users worldwide with tons of iOS and Android. Moreover, there are free mobile games that are available for  Symbian and Windows Phone. The most popular ones include 8 Ball Pool, Gravity Guy, Bloons Tower Defense (Currently owned by Ninja Kiwi), Plague Inc., Berry Rush, Agar.io, Diep.io, among many other app games.

 

#10 Gamedev.net 
GameDev.net is a website dedicated to game development. It was launched in 1999, providing its users with as a central trade resource and media outlet for the computer and video game industry. Gamedev.net is a favorite place to hang out for independent developers. The site features articles, forums, blogs, jobs, contractors, contests, developer profiles, and many more. If you are into indie games or you are an indie game developer, you should totally visit Gamedev.net.
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That’s pretty it! Hope you like my Top 10 gaming sites chart. Wanna add something? Wanna argue about websites positioning? Hit us in the comment section and let me know

Edited March 7, 2019 by leowalker

[scottcjohn]

Thanks, very helpful!