Gamasutra parent Think Services has announced the launch of
GamerBytes, a new weblog specifically providing information, interviews and analysis for digital downloaded console games - from Xbox Live Arcade through PlayStation Network to WiiWare.
Why? With the swift rise of digital downloaded content for the major consoles, there's a major hole in centrally located information for shortplay, innovative independently developed titles - such as
Penny Arcade Adventures,
N+ and
LostWinds.
GamerBytes plans to offer daily updated news on the state of gaming for the three major console services - each of which has its own section on the site.
Editor Ryan Langley has folded his popular
XBLAH.net site into GamerBytes, and will now collate breaking news, rating information, low-profile publicity on all three consoles. He will also ramp up the exclusive content - such as his
recent quizzing of XBLA developers on the delisting changes.
GamerBytes will also include the latest jobs from the market-leading
Gamasutra Jobs network, with a site-specific feed available soon, and will cross-pollinate information with relevant sister sites such as Think Services'
IndieGames.com blog, as well as related events such as the
Independent Games Summit at GDC.
The GamerBytes site is
now officially open, and there's a
full-feed RSS available for those interested in subscribing to the news feed.
