Where Do You Get Your Gaming News?
Occasionally I learn of things through some of the RPG discussion message boards in the “general discussion” areas that I’m surprised I didn’t see in the dedicated “Publishers Ads” message board sections.
Currently I check the “Ads” or “Open Promo” or “Publishers and Press Releases” sections of EnWorld, RPG.net, and The RPG Site. Sometimes I see news through the RPG Bloggers Network, although that has probably been picked up from other sources. I used to look at GamingReport.com daily, but now that redirects to a comics news website.
So where else do you get gaming news? I’m looking for RPG focused news, but i also have some interest in board, miniatures and card games. If you’re a small publisher how/where do you get the word out?
I MAKE the news.
Actually, I got nothin.’
-Tourq
I tend to get gaming news through blogs, I’m afraid, and then only blogs that I either subscribe to or that are linked via blogs that I subscribe to.
Getting the word out? Basically my own blog, posting on other blogs with a link back to my site, and the kind linkage from other blog authors who feel a particular article or post or download on my site is worth linking to.
I’ve not had good luck posting in forums – there tends to be a low signal:noise ratio and forum moderators don’t want to see anything resembling advertisment. Plus, I really don’t have a lot of extra time to check forums regularly – it’s not a good vehicle in my experience.
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I just follow people on twitter which gets me the news pretty fast. If not there I see it in tabletop open on RPG.net.