At this time we’re rolling out a brand new Eurogamer. This is not a brand new web site design, however a rethink of how we work and what we wish to obtain with our video video games protection – albeit one that also very a lot displays the Eurogamer you have identified for the previous 25 years.
Whereas a few of this will likely be instantly apparent, different elements will not, so be happy to learn this as an summary of what we’re doing and the the explanation why. I am assured the result’s a Eurogamer that gives extra of what you could have beloved concerning the web site through the years – unique reporting, deep and entertaining options, incisive criticism, knowledgeable evaluation and detailed, reliable guides – in addition to a heightened group focus. In the end, we would like ours to be a web site that stands other than the competitors. Briefly, our mission is to make Eurogamer a video video games outlet like no different. Here is a little bit overview of what that appears like.
A every day stay report
How very BBC of us!
Lots occurs on this planet of video video games in a single day, a lot greater than what is feasible to cowl from a information perspective except you could have all of the sources you possibly can presumably want. To assist keep on prime of this relentless onslaught of knowledge we’ll be operating a every day stay report by which we’ll maintain you up to date on all of the information and normal happenings, get feedback from you (the readers) and usher in varied employees throughout the positioning so as to add to the dialog. It is going to be neat, and hopefully a enjoyable place to hang around. Who is aware of what we’ll be discussing on a quiet information day, however chances are high we’ll have detailed the group’s lunch decisions by 1pm on day two.
In case you’ve seen our protection throughout occasions like Summer time Video games Fest or writer showcases, you have seen our stay weblog format. The every day stay report will take an analogous format, however as a substitute of being targeted on a single occasion will give you all the information from a given day on a single rolling web page that mechanically refreshes. Need extra information? Tales worthy of enlargement can have full, conventional posts which you could click on by means of to.
As a part of this, and to maintain the positioning’s protection complete, we’re additionally launching news-in-brief articles – brief and to the purpose tales, written by people (I will not go on about it, however no AI is getting used to jot down any protection on Eurogamer). These will not typically be discovered on the homepage, however they may exist to be discovered through the devoted information archive or stay feed if you need a no-frills set of stand-alone tales that cowl the bulletins of the day.
A homepage that calls for to be learn
Our objective is for Eurogamer’s homepage to advertise unique tales. Whereas it could be in readers’ curiosity to publish large news-in-brief there infrequently (how else will you discover out about GTA 6 being delayed once more?), the overwhelming majority of tales you may discover on the homepage will likely be initially sourced information reviews, insightful opinions, in-depth options, nostalgic walks down retro lane, {hardware} and tech musings, considerate criticism, and nuanced reactions to present occasions. As at all times, our remit stays all issues video video games.
When somebody feedback “extra of this kind of factor please,” we see it (we see the opposite ones as nicely however let’s not discuss these). That is us discovering a approach to particularly do extra of what we predict you may love. Whether or not you go to as soon as a day or each time you make your self a cuppa and have a sneaky break, we would like you to have the ability to take pleasure in one thing you will not learn wherever else.
This push for originality is the main target of 90 % of the Eurogamer group and contributors. It is how we imagine Eurogamer will stay an important and main voice in video games media, as we might politely argue it has been for the previous quarter century.
The top results of all this, we imagine, will likely be a web site that is in a position to do a number of issues concurrently: be a quick, complete, reliable information supply for all issues video video games; a spot for topical, on-the-button response and perception that retains you on top of things with the dialog; and a house for the deeper, extra substantial protection of the medium we all know you’re keen on – and which we like to do ourselves.
Who we’re and what we do
Whereas our core group hasn’t modified materially since we first launched the brand new group, it is price reiterating once more who all of us are and what it’s we’re all going to be doing – so here is a refresher. If you wish to study extra about or contact any of us, or see a selected individual’s work, you’ll be able to in fact try our employees web page. For now, here is the group in short:
Tom Orry, Editorial Director
That is me. I have been in video games media for a really very long time. I created and ran VideoGamer.com for over a decade, I used to be managing editor on USgamer, and EiC on VG247. I would not nonetheless be doing this job if I did not imagine in what we’re doing on Eurogamer, and I will be main the cost on this new period of the positioning. Mainly, because the famed quote goes: I’m the captain now.
Chris Tapsell, Deputy Editorial Director (Criticism, Opinion, and exterior contributors)
Chris stays a key a part of Eurogamer’s management group, having labored at each stage of the positioning after beginning out as a guides author means again in the summertime of Pokémon Go. As one among my deputies he’ll be serving to to handle the positioning’s group and output, with a selected concentrate on overseeing critiques, previews and curation efforts, plus every other sorts of trade commentary, evaluation and criticism. Alongside this he additionally takes care of our exterior contributors, which implies his inbox runneth over with unimaginable expertise every day, and which additionally makes him our grasp of spreadsheets. Catch him enhancing the phrase “content material” out of all the things.
Dom Peppiatt, Deputy Editorial Director (Information and Options)
Dom brings a variety of expertise to Eurogamer, having been all over – print, digital media, and different Gamer Community websites. As Eurogamer’s different deputy, they’re going to be working with the group to ship the Information and Options that reveal and react to the present affairs of the video games trade. A Yoga-lover, Dom can be in all probability probably the most versatile member of the group.
Alex Donaldson, Editor-at-large
Alex is the ultimate a part of the Eurogamer management group Megazord, and involves the positioning with a long time of expertise. As editor-at-large he’ll be working with Dom, Chris, and myself on web site administration in addition to offering loads of written editorial throughout opinion, options, and critiques. With out the precise named focus of Chris and Dom, he’ll be working broadly throughout a spread of areas and sometimes be targeted on bringing protection of esoteric or new issues to the positioning – plus protecting the others when wanted. He’ll even be driving Eurogamer’s retro nostalgia drive and contributing to Eurogamer’s efforts to demystify difficult tech and {hardware}.
Lottie Lynn, Guides Editor
Lottie stays the tip of the spear of getting you out of sticky conditions in video games as Eurogamer’s guides editor. Her job is to get caught and pissed off – in order that you do not have to. Guides stay an enormous a part of what we do, and Lottie is driving that mission.
Robert Purchese, Affiliate Editor
Bertie has been with Eurogamer since 2005, and because of that and being an all-around beautiful chap is synonymous with the positioning. As Affiliate Editor you may discover Bertie throughout a spread of areas – beautiful whimsical written articles, waffling on podcasts, and likewise enjoying a key position taking care of the Supporter Programme, and reader outreach usually. He additionally provides not-so-stiff competitors for the title of final yogi.
Ed Nightingale, Deputy Information Editor
Ed has been with Eurogamer since 2021, and some time in the past stepped as much as and can proceed on as our Deputy Information Editor. You’ll be able to anticipate Ed to be engaged on information tales large and small and serving to the remainder of our journalists to do the identical.
Matt Wales, Workers Author
Matt will likely be discovered ruminating on the most important video games of the second, the hidden gems you may not learn about, the classics folks fondly bear in mind, and no matter’s inflicting a buzz in video games. Mainly, anticipate to see him writing about a little bit little bit of all the things, typically by means of a crucial lens.
Victoria Phillips Kennedy, Information Reporter
Victoria joined Eurogamer again in 2022, and in that point has carved out a task as a devoted newshound, working to interrupt new tales and produce you new angles and views on the information you may’ve already seen elsewhere.
Connor Makar, Workers Author
Connor joined Eurogamer in a Gamer Community shake-up, transferring throughout from Eurogamer’s red-topped sister web site VG247. He’ll be delving deep into the tales of video games past their bulletins and PR cycle. Some members of the crew use the time period ‘Connor recreation’ as a teasing pejorative, however in fact his style in video games is absolutely relatively good.
Marie Pritchard, Guides Author
Marie is continuous on within the noble mission of attempting to cut back all of your frustrations as a significant a part of Eurogamer’s guides group. I can not stress sufficient how a lot these of us have the persistence of saints – consider them, each time you get bored attempting to determine one thing out and open a search engine.
Christian Donlan, Contributing Editor
Christian is a veteran former editor on employees at Eurogamer, and although he hasn’t been a full-time member of employees on the positioning for a while he stays an necessary common contributor. You will proceed to see his thought-provoking and distinctive takes on video games on Eurogamer typically.
Vikki Blake, Contributor – Weekend Information
Vikki retains issues turning when everyone else goes off to get some much-needed sleep, stepping in over the weekend as our fundamental author on the weekend. She’ll be persevering with to assist us to make sure that the entrance web page of Eurogamer is on prime of the newest occasions each single day.
That is Eurogamer’s editorial and guides group, however we even have Ian, Zoe, Jim, and Alix engaged on Eurogamer’s YouTube channel, the place they create unique movies and likewise flip the positioning’s protection into movies. We have additionally obtained a raft of commerce contributors, together with Rob Aderson and Will Judd, and assistance on social media from Mat Jones.
Earlier than we wrap up, a notice on the Eurogamer supporter’s program. For now this continues on as regular. It is subsequent on our listing of issues to revamp, although, so sit up for some information on how that’s altering within the close to future to assist us obtain our objective of Eurogamer being a video video games outlet like no different.
You will additionally seemingly spot some modifications throughout the positioning at varied factors as we check out new options. For the time being, for instance, we’re testing out infinite scroll on information tales. A few of these options might by no means see a full roll-out, whereas others will likely be revised and given everlasting place on the positioning.
Coming again to the positioning’s new type: we’re genuinely enthusiastic about this. It is an concept that comes from us right here at Eurogamer and our ambitions to do each the very best work we are able to and the work that our readers take pleasure in probably the most. We all know it seems like a reasonably large change, however we genuinely really feel it is very a lot for the higher. And as at all times, we’re immensely grateful to you, our readers, for being right here. Thanks as ever for studying, watching, and listening to Eurogamer, whether or not you have been coming again each day for 25-plus years otherwise you’re becoming a member of us now for the very first time.
