Big Robot Game Cafe

Links

We find a lot of good websites while we’re out there. Here are a few:

• GameSpot, probably the best overall video and PC gaming website
• MSNBC Gaming News, general gaming news and commentary
• Games Radar, a great general gaming news site, with lots of reviews of released games and exclusive previews of upcoming games
• Gamezone, the PC and video gaming connection
• Console Monster, dedicated to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 next-generation game consoles
• Joystiq, a great gaming website that covers a lot of new releases
• MTV Multiplayer, an MTV blog built by MTV News and MTV Games for gamers who play
• The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is the non-profit organization that rates video games and PC games. Click over to get more information on how they rate games and to find out what game are appropriate for what age groups
• Game Set Watch, an alt.video game weblog from the people who run GameDeveloper and Gamasutra
• The Recruiting Grounds, game industry news and game reviews
• The Get-Well Gamers Foundation, founded in 2001 with the goal of bringing video game systems and games to children’s hospitals. Video games are an effective and proven pain management tool and provide needed entertainment during long hospital stays. If you are interested in making a donation (old game systems or a monetary donation), please click HERE.
• The Gamers’ Gallery, a site chock full of screenshots and screengrabs from all the latest games - great for making wallpaper!
• The Entertainment Software Association represents business and public affairs needs of companies that publish video and computer games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet.
• Ace Gamez, gaming reviews and news

Console- or Game-specific Websites:

• Xbox Addict, gamers who are crazy about their Xboxes
• Planet Xbox 360, a great comprehensive 360 site
• Xbox 360 Fanboy, another good Xbox 360 site
• Be a Guitar Hero, a site that organizes Guitar Hero Tournaments
• Xbox 360 Wiki, a user-supported library of information about the 360 system (a wiki is a user-generated and supported website of information that anyone can contribute to or edit)
• Wii Cafe, a website dedicated to the Wii console and Wii games

Competitive Gaming:

• CyberEvolution, a site dedicated to competitive video gaming, with ladders, clans and competition
• Electronic Sports Television, a site and tv channel dedicated to electronic sports and competitive gaming

Retro Gaming:

• 2old2play, the Older Gamer’s Paradise
• Branded in the 80s, a nostalgia site dedicated to the 80s gaming and pop culture
• Error Macro, with news and updates and lots of wacky game info

Board and Card Gaming:

• Board Game Geek, a site dedicated to board games and board gamers
• Board Game Central, a central resource for board game information, rules, software, and links, focussed on the traditional and family board games that many people know and love, as well as new games you might not yet be familiar with
• Board Game News, news from the world of board games

Anime/Manga:

• Warning - some of thes manga/anime sites get saucy, or lead to other sites that get saucy. Be warned!
• Anime News Network, created as a news source that focuses on the medium of Japanese Animation (anime) and Japanese Comics (manga)
• Anime Corporation, news and reviews of the latest anime and manga
• From Comics Worth Reading (an excellent website in and of itself) comes Manga News, a comprehensive manga reading list with reviews
• Happy Soda, a great manga/anime site

Gadgets:

• Wired, which needs no description
• T3, a british website on games and gadgets

Industry News (boring but important):

• Games Industry, the premier website for tracking the game producers, developers, and retailers