Congrats on new home page!

I really like the new layout. It gives you more room than those dinky little pictures you had before on the image slider.

However, on first load and sometimes subsequent loads (not necessarily related to clearing browser cache or disabling storage), the images don't load right away. In fact, it seems to take about 5-10 seconds. This doesn't sound like a long time, but count to ten in your head or intentionally put a break point in the script for ten seconds and you'll see what I'm experiencing.

I also get this error in the console:

1. 1. Resource interpreted as Image but transferred with MIME type text/plain

I couldn't seem to find the images in the markup, so I presume you're loading them from the javascript that's causing the error above. I didn't look in the js file to find out any more than that.

Other than that, it's a great design. Keep on improving!

Add me to the list of folks that really like the new front page.

Nice job, folks.

Boz

It's nice, much better than the old one. One small thing though: IMO clicking the titles under the pictures should work as links as well.

It's nice, much better than the old one. One small thing though: IMO clicking the titles under the pictures should work as links as well.

RazorGR

Thanks @RazorGR. I was wondering the same thing myself yesterday. We will take a look at it.

Zak

it looks pretty good and at first glance it looks more straight forward which i like. in terms of functionality however i find it is more useless to me as before. there is just too much there that i think shouldn't be on a homepage (walkthroughs, weekend updates?) and basic things like the latest news and a decent overview of latest content require me to search the page and click on things (hoover my mouse, whatever). overall i find myself just clicking on one of the tabs directly in stead of paying attention to what is going on on the homepage.

two other things: and i know these have been around for a while now but, i am also not a fan of these drop down menu's that appear mostly unwanted and get in the way of the page, if i want the menu then just let me click for it. another thing i noticed is that there seems to be no user created content on the homepage anymore. at one time there used to be direct links to selected blog entries. a quick glance of what's getting a lot of attention on the forums would be good too i think.

@JustPlainLucas,

What do you mean by splash pages? Do you mean you don't like any page who's goal is just to get you to another page (in contrast to a page with a story or a video)?

Thanks.

Zak

I guess I'm the first naysayer. I dislike it, because I don't like really like splash pages. They're obnoxious to me.JustPlainLucas

I also like it a lot! Thumbs up!

I guess I'm the first naysayer. I dislike it, because I don't like really like splash pages. They're obnoxious to me.JustPlainLucas

I agree. The new widget/module on Gamespot was blinding the first time I saw it. It takes away from everything else that I want to see. It reminded me of a less bad version of the University of Denver's new site that blinded me last year. Their second version that's currently being used is better.

My suggestion would be to have something that looks more like espn.com. It's a good example of a site that does a great job showing both the headlines/videos and top news stories all on the same line at the top of the page.

Lastly, the wasted space on the right side at the bottom of the page seems a little silly. For example, there doesn't seem to be an ad banner or any additional modules next to the article feed at the bottom of the page. It makes the right side look empty. I like scrolling through all the article headlines (don't eliminate the front page scrolling), but it seems like there's a lot of empty space that could be utilized better.

I just wanted to comment on your new site design. I think it's beautifully crafted and well laid out. Nice job.

Great new design, load very fast and the layout is very easy to navigate. Excellent upgrade.

Hey Guys,

We're working on adding back the review scores on released games and release dates on upcoming games (without requiring a mouse-over).

Zak

@Gloridel,

Did you see the "Top Rated" tab in the Top 10 Games section? Is this what you are looking for in terms of highest recent ratings? Was there something else that is missing?

Thanks.

Zak

Hey Guys,

We're working on adding back the review scores on released games and release dates on upcoming games (without requiring a mouse-over).

Zak

edsotic

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Hey Guys,

We're working on adding back the review scores on released games and release dates on upcoming games (without requiring a mouse-over).

Zak

BranKetra

Not yet. The scores and release dates were always there when you moused over a game. We are looking at ways to make them visible in the list, without needing to mouse over.

Zak

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[QUOTE="edsotic"]

Hey Guys,

We're working on adding back the review scores on released games and release dates on upcoming games (without requiring a mouse-over).

Zak

edsotic

Not yet. The scores and release dates were always there when you moused over a game. We are looking at ways to make them visible in the list, without needing to mouse over.

Zak

It is amazing and easy to use.