I've got 6 slices sitting in my stomach. :)
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I've got 6 slices sitting in my stomach. :)
damn, pizza sounds really good. everything's closed now though
I honestly don't think that Got Next will be any sort of "problem" for TNL. I used to be on the team for over four years and it's been tough trying to outshine other sites like IGN, Gamespot, and even CNET's old defunct GameCenter so I don't see how well it could compete with TNL.
It's probably going to be tough for the first few stages of Got Next and I really can't picture it's future and can't say much about the direction it's heading. I've known Bahn for a long time and I know he is very dedicated. However, I'm just not sure how a small group of volunteers is going to keep up with consistent game reviews. Anyone can post news, it's just a matter of grabbing them off of Yahoo and paraphrasing them. That's been one of the problems that TNL has had ever since I can remember, which is consitent game reviews. If a new game comes out, of course you want to read about it right away so you rush over to IGN or GameSpot and boom, the review is there right when you want it to be. As for TNL however, you wait a week or two for the fastest... maybe a month... or never so what's the point unless you want to get a "second opinion" but by that time, you'll be deep into the game.
I'm not saying that TNL sucks or anything. In fact, how this site has been up for about 7 or so years is extremely admirable. Hell, it's awesome how TNL managed to snag GameFan's readers and then the forums became as big as they are today. What do I think will happen to Got Next? Probably get a lot of news articles posted, features on some miscellaneous topics, scattered reviews, and then afterwards become an overglorified forum.
As for Got Next in becoming something big... well good luck and best wishes. With 7+ years of experience, it'll be interesting to see what Bahn can do to a site with a fresh start.
So do most of the people that post on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomi
He alone pays for it? I'm not going to ask how much, but it must be a damn high amount because I've seen far smaller operations close up due to bandwidth costs. The fact that the users here don't generate the site any revenue at all should give Nick the final say on what goes down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano on the Phone
Wasn't he talking about eventually having ads here?
There already are, theres an ad for black halo three posts up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
He pays to have that in his sig?
No, I was joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
Yeah, he pays for it alone. He's had a few banners and things, but he's trying to keep the site as ad free as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
Well damn. I never realized that. My hat off to Nick then.