Slashdot Announces New Games Section

Posted on May 9, 2003

OSDN's Slashdot, a technology news and discussion site, has announced the launch of Slashdot Games, a new information section of the site aimed at serving the needs of the gaming community. The new site provides Slashdot-style editorial to console and PC gamers, developers and designers. Slashdot Games will feature content the Slashdot community has come to expect, including daily articles, new product announcements, discussion of game development and programming, interviews with leading game developers and designers, reviews, and open commentary from site visitors.

"We've wanted to run a game section on Slashdot for years. We constantly have an abundance of game related content that we don't have room for on the main page, and now all of that will have a home. Besides, now I can count Zelda on my timesheet," said Slashdot site director and co-founder, Rob Malda.

Slashdot reported that its site visitors are consummate gamers, active in the gaming community, and likely to purchase new games and/or hardware on a regular basis. 89% of its site visitors play electronic games and use computer games, while more than half use console games and online games.

"Slashdot will work with the PC, console, and retro gaming communities to provide the best content and information on games," said Slashdot Games editor Simon Carless. Carless will share editorial responsibilities with well-known Slashdot editor Jon "Cowboy Neal" Pater. Carless' credits include writing columns and articles for noted industry website Gamasutra, and designing PC and console titles for companies such as Atari and Eidos Interactive.

Slashdot brings the day's top technology, science and culture news to the worldwide technology community for comment, debate and scrutiny. Slashdot editors post news items throughout the day. Slashdot's parent company, OSDN (Open Source Development Network, Inc.), is a subsidiary of VA Software Corp.. OSDN publishes two networks of websites: the OSDN Technology Network, which attracts IT decision makers and buyers; and the MediaBuilder Network, which reaches graphic artists and Web designers.