Shack Survey 2005

I think that this site is resourceful for gaming community, well at least that is my impression. I wouldn't even think of the route of gamespy/spot or ign. They are commercial enterprises who pump out fud.

If I was going to give you any feedback on improving your site. Do the things that you have been doing, just better.

For those that are new to your site, like myself, give them a clue to what your purpose is. Although everytime I come here I go to the latest comments and read them, they are well worth the time, I have no idea as to where they are coming from. I might just be used to /.'s format of article and then feedback however.

But you always promise more in-house content.

I'm assuming there will be info posted once you guys start looking for writers? I'd love to be considered when the time comes.

The thing that I would most like to see are some interviews and dialogs with game developers that are not sugar coated and just disguised as marketing. When I say game developer I very specifically mean not producers and marketing people. I like to hear about what really goes on behind the scenes what the developers are really thinking. Even specific accounts of how a decisions was made. I want an interview where the questions are harder and more difficult to answer than the ones that IGN or Gamespot throw out there to people. If the developer skates around a question I would like the question to be asked again.

Some interviews and discussion I have liked have happened at 1up when they did the thing where they sent out questions to developers at the Xmas season and developers wrote in with their responses. They were REAL questions and not marketing BS. I also like the http://gamesindustry.biz stuff.

I also know that this may never happen because of the way things work in the industry, but it is what I am interested in reading about. I hope that an independent website can have some original content that is also independent in nature. If you know what I am saying.

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so is that thing haiku was polling us about a while back still in the works? some $5/mo thing where you can customize the front page, get rid of ads and whatever else

I wanna see the Shack get Quake4 related screens/info/interviews for example before crappy websites (ex: gamespy/IGN) (when the time comes ofcourse...) ... With your contacts it's possible.... when the times comes along i don't wanna be visiting stupid IGN for breaking news about q4....

I'd love to write for the Shack as a career! I have no experience writing reviews, but whatever.

More like McShacknews MIRITE!?!? OLOLOLOLOLOL touch me :'(

Hiring Alec full time and more writers for a strong flow of in-house content.

Congrats mister!
Also: excitement for more writers for in-house content...... OVERFLOWING

11. How much $ do you spend on average every 6 months on computer and console games

lets see...maybe 2 a month, that's $50 each which equals....$600!?!

maybe i should cutback :(

europe servers! \o/ let's get the shack attack started...

Do you want non-US pplz to fill this out too?

Hey, don't forget reworking the screenshot script so people can browse what's there! That's my biggest nitpick of the site right now, there's no way to get to existing screenshots unless someone links them :(

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Neat, fileshack mirrors in europe for the win!

What about fileshack+mercury canada :(

Not sure about US, in Canada engineers are considered professionals (governing approval body, etc) like doctors and lawyers.

Salary should always have a "not stated" option. Otherwise always happy to help out.

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good luck in the future and thanks!

Heh, everything seems the same as last year. Expect now I'm in college!

Congrats Maarten and Steeeve, and Alec, good luck in 2005!

This means something is coming but we will have to pay for it in order to see it. I will pre pay myself if given the chance

*Alex chants "Long live Shack; LONG LIVE SHACK!"

I'll write. Figure I'm not busy enough, right?

pioneers!

GG Alec and GG shack for upcoming improvements

Will results be published later?

Anyhow, I did answer because I felt like helping, but the whole "US+Canada OR The rest of the world" division really makes me think like it won't matter much. At least a continent selection would give some worth demographic stats, I think.

Awesome, I'm on it. I highly approve of the hiring of new writers (should they fit the shack standard of course - I wouldn't mind being one some day), yay Europeans, and I really like the idea of future titles being included because I like hype. Well done on the ideas, now get to it!

I like the expansion idea of the shackreviews. :)