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Digital Spy Gaming to close
The Digital Spy gaming news page will cease from December 16 as part of the main site's decision to downsize.
The forum seems unaffected. |
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Do we have a list of exactly what is and isn't closing yet?
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No loss, they nick most of the gaming articles from threads in here anyway.
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I have never even used the gaming section of the main site, The gaming news seems to be better on sites like IGN and Twitter.
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Does anyone even read it or the DS home page at all anymore?
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DS does seem to have changed what it's about.
I think it's going to become a Friend's appreciation site. |
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DS does seem to have changed what it's about.
I think it's going to become a Friend's appreciation site. |
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DS does seem to have changed what it's about.
I think it's going to become a Friend's appreciation site. |
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Well there are much better gaming news web sites out there I just hope they don't kill the forums.
On a side note I think they will probably still carry some limited gaming stuff in the tech section. Edit; I just noticed the link at the top about the forum changes and I think some of them sound interesting and very welcome. http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/annou...php?f=52&a=397 |
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DS does seem to have changed what it's about.
I think it's going to become a Friend's appreciation site. The amount of gif-heavy list-style/Buzzfeed-esque content has also increased massively the last year or so too, hardly the original blueprint for an entertainment/media/tech news website. I can see why though, it's a bunch of interns shitting out aimless, meaningless content because they're not paid enough to do anything more substantial, and nor do Hearst want them to, because being an imitation Buzzfeed is cheap. It's true what they say, you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. No matter, I get media and technology news that matters from other sites that actually employ real journalists. These boards are the last vestige of a site dying on its arse because clickbait and airheaded guff about reality TV is easier, quicker and cheaper to produce despite the majority of readers having no interest in it. |
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Just sounds like there upgrading the software to something like the forums on macrumors.com
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Least we finally will get search sorted
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At least the forums will be still around and you be able to post YouTube videos.
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So December 17th and the gaming news/reviews section is still here.
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That's a shame as they post a lot of gaming news for what is more a TV entertainment site at heart. There's a lot of competition for game news out there though and I doubt that DS is one of the top choices for most gamers, even those on here.
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So December 17th and the gaming news/reviews section is still here.
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I thought the forum Was updating while it was off. Presume that's still to happen.
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I thought the forum Was updating while it was off. Presume that's still to happen.
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Does anyone actually read any of the content on digitalspy's main site? It's all wafer-thin guff written by hacks and always at least a day out of date. I only come here because the forums are so well populated.
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Does anyone actually read any of the content on digitalspy's main site? It's all wafer-thin guff written by hacks and always at least a day out of date. I only come here because the forums are so well populated.
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Does anyone actually read any of the content on digitalspy's main site? It's all wafer-thin guff written by hacks and always at least a day out of date. I only come here because the forums are so well populated.
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Gaming is better off served by sites like this:
http://www.ign.com http://www.gamespot.com Plus even the Metro website has a games section: http://www.metro.co.uk |
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Gaming is better off served by sites like this:
http://www.ign.com http://www.gamespot.com Plus even the Metro website has a games section: http://www.metro.co.uk For my gaming news i like www.eurogamer.net www.gamesradar.com www.pcgamesn.com and of course www.rockpapershotgun.com |
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For my gaming news i like
www.eurogamer.net www.gamesradar.com www.pcgamesn.com and of course www.rockpapershotgun.com |
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