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Oh my, what's happening to Joystiq?

Innocent SparkInnocent Spark Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Games and Technology
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search drummed up nothing. are they revamping their site the weekend before E3?

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I half feel like you are advertising their site.

    And.... they are updating it. What the hell else could it be? I do have to say that it is a weird-ass time to do this, considering that there has been so much lead up to E3 news lately, but whatever.

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  • amnesiasoftamnesiasoft Thick Creamy Furry Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'd expect it's because of E3 they're doing it.

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  • Two Headed BoyTwo Headed Boy Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    When I have it open in a tab, it reads: The New Joystiq -- Coming Soon

    Interesting, must be a pretty big overhaul. How exciting, it's one of my favorite sites.

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited June 2010
    I read Joystiq for the news. Period. Any shenanigans or original content they add can do nothing but piss me off.

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  • Two Headed BoyTwo Headed Boy Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That's true, those blog-type sites always think they're much more important than they are.

    But if you don't listen to the Joystiq Podcast, you're missing out.

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  • Innocent SparkInnocent Spark Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    i guess it was a total site revamp. it's way different now.

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  • amnesiasoftamnesiasoft Thick Creamy Furry Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I like it.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    New site. Looks pretty nice. Gaming news still there, editorial content still ass. Still the same Joystiq.

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  • Sir PlatypusSir Platypus Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Think I prefer the old layout. This one doesn't look to hot when I have two windows open side by side in Windows 7.

    Also, their podcast ain't so hot.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Speaking as a guy who's only watched some friends in web development handle these kinds of things, I would think that a huge event like E3 would be the absolute worst time to also redesign an entire website and deal with the fallout, wouldn't it?

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  • SimpsonsParadoxSimpsonsParadox Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Eech. I liked their old cold-color blue scheme. Made them stand out against sites such as Kotaku and Destructoid (Or, hell, even Giantbomb, IGN, etc). Also, I second (Or third or fourth by this time) the whole read it for news but ditch the editorials. They tend to be pretty bad.

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  • DietarySupplementDietarySupplement Still not approved by the FDA Dublin, OHRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    apotheos wrote: »
    I read Joystiq for the news. Period. Any shenanigans or original content they add can do nothing but piss me off.

    This. Very hard. Chances are it'll be something lame which causes the site to load slower.

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