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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:04PM (Unverified) said

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Sounds pretty good, I was wondering when PC gamers would have their own site.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:17PM Haggard said

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Yeah, I thought it was a bit unfair that PC gaming (15% of the market) didn't have a site, but since it was all reported on joystiq anyway I didn't really mind :P
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:05PM rflagg said

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Let me be one of the firsts to thank you.

I'm so sick of trying to download demos on my pc these days, having to register and sign up to demo a game I might not even be interested in buying. Thank you, thank you!

-m.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:08PM Pojomofo said

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that logo dude is so cute!! LBP-esque
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:10PM (Unverified) said

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What a cute, limited view on art and design in general!
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Posted: May 8th 2008 2:23PM Larz said

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Is that Strong Sad?
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:10PM (Unverified) said

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Good idea!
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:10PM (Unverified) said

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Where will it go on the bottom of the page though? Right now there are the fanboy sites, and WoW Insider, it would look weird if there was a 7th set of links there!
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:11PM (Unverified) said

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We all know what link is unnecesary in there...

=p
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:10PM (Unverified) said

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I'm a little late, but nice comment on the Yamauchi thread.

=p
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:14PM (Unverified) said

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A new web page for a dying format.. :/
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:18PM Haggard said

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If by dying you mean "growing slower than the others" then of course.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:20PM (Unverified) said

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Why not call it "PC Fanboy"? "Big Download" could mean anything.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:28PM Xav de Matos said

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I think it was taken but also, we're more than just news we're also about PC Downloads.

Big Download is about everything. You'll get used to it.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:29PM (Unverified) said

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That's awesome. I've been looking for PC game content to add to my news page for ages. Nothing has been on par with Joystiq, 360fanboy and ps3faboy. WOOT WOOT thanks guys.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:34PM Keithustus said

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Uh, cute but botched Garrison Keillor reference?
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:42PM (Unverified) said

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Woohoo!

At last. I was just pondering over the inustice of not having a PC fanboy.

Thanks Joystiq
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:48PM Macroy said

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The Special Goodness? I love that band!
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Posted: May 8th 2008 5:02PM ThornedVenom said

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Add some demon horns onto your avatar, and you could be Devil Macroy. =D
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Posted: May 8th 2008 12:49PM (Unverified) said

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Honestly, that main page is horribly cluttered and hard to read. There's something like 80 links on the front page all just in tables.

The blog section is nice, and I really think that should be the front page. Joystiq's strength is blogging, and that should be in the forefront. Let the downloads section draw off that. Having the blog, which I'm sure will be top notch, relegated to a "news" link at the top really deadens its worth, in my opinion.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 1:04PM chrisgrant said

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Keep in mind you can always bookmark news.bigdownload.com and the main page will be actively promoting the blog's top stories. At the end of the day, it's a downloads engine with a blog component – maybe we could set a user toggle so you could opt to have the blog page load first. Hrm ...
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Posted: May 8th 2008 4:28PM (Unverified) said

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I understand it's a download engine, but if it's "powered by Joystiq" that means "gamer blog" to me. Bookmarking is nice and all, but when every link on the web goes to the main page, and the blog is hidden behind a "news" link, you're going to lose a *lot* of traffic that just bounces off the wall of links on that front page.

When I see a "news" link, I think of the PR links on most companys' websites that get a self-aggrandizing newswire post once every 5 months... not a hip, up to date, awesome blog about the latest in PC gaming (which I presume it'll be).

A toggle to switch between the two would be cool for regulars, but again, I'm thinking random joe surfer coming in from the other Joystiq sister sites. Obviously you guys get a huge amount of traffic and fans to these gamer blog sites, and that kind of person is going to be most likely to return to another similar site.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 9:27PM Xav de Matos said

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Thanks for the feedback. I think the what we're aiming for at BigDownload.com is a download engine with a blog powered by the staff here in the Joystiq Network. It's not a blog with a download engine.

Since we'll be adding a ton of content we won't be able to write a story about every piece that goes up, so we have the download engine in place where you can select your faves to focus on in the front and the blog in the back end.

But! I think the idea of choosing your homepage is a great one.

Again, Beta. Anything can change.
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Posted: May 10th 2008 7:23AM LuckyEMS said

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i hate sites that use beta as a "if its broke it aint our fault"

and then keep it in beta forever :|
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Posted: May 8th 2008 1:36PM (Unverified) said

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hmmm... guess it'll be nice not to have to wait in queues on the odd occasion I download something.

Though to be honest i'm not sure i need ANOTHER site that tracks the titles i'm interested in...
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Posted: May 8th 2008 3:16PM (Unverified) said

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And if you do sign up, be happy in knowing that the competent chaps over at AOL will be looking after your login.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 3:29PM chrisgrant said

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Or, alternatively, I'd think most people already have an existing AOL account, probably through AIM.

... but there are only 63 million AIM users, so ...
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Posted: May 8th 2008 3:15PM Alex R said

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Is there an iGoogle Gadget for this like Joystiq and Engadget?
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Posted: May 8th 2008 4:20PM (Unverified) said

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I use google reader and put a gadget for that on my google homepage. That way I get everything there.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 3:38PM Keithustus said

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This is linked to AOL, which means my screenname from 1993 is impossible for me to regain access to.
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Posted: May 8th 2008 5:01PM ThornedVenom said

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There was an internet before broadband?!!
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Posted: May 8th 2008 5:03PM ThornedVenom said

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I wish my PC was repaired. =(
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Posted: May 8th 2008 6:38PM overflow said

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me loves you guys!
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