Video games channel launched on ESPN.com
by Blake Snow 
{ Sep 11th 2006 at 1:45PM }
ESPN launched a new 1UP co-branded video games channel last week on their website, ESPN.com which is the 30th largest website according to Alexa traffic. The online venture is presented (read: sponsored) by GameTap, the online game subscription service and intends to deliver sports game news, reviews, trailers, podcasts, vidcasts, and interviews but only seems to be handling news and reviews at the moment through direct cloning of 1UP content (see this vs that). If anything, the current site offers less obtrusive ads than 1UP for sport gamers, but not much else in terms of differentiation. We'll look out for the podcasts, vidcasts (that's suppose to be Web 2.0, right?), and interviews, however. An RSS feed would be nice as well.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Matt @ Sep 11th 2006 4:36PM
Think about it....an ESPN for gamers.
(Imagine an evening like this)
Dinner's ready.
Not now honey, I am watching video highlights on
Gears Of War.
DrWho @ Sep 11th 2006 2:03PM
thankfully, I can't see the link on espn.com, and thankfully, you didn't provide a direct link...