New Site Update

It’s once again time for another site update. Today we uploaded some changes to the site’s navigation as well as adding a few new site features. There are about 1000 stories added to N4G each day, and since only so many can reach the front page there are tons of interesting stories getting buried away in some dark deserted corner of N4G. The navigation we had did not do a very good job of encouraging users to explore content beyond the home page, so we have completely revamped the site menu to make this easier.

[AntoineDodson]

Just when I got used to the other look.. I get this lol. It never ends.. I now get bombarded with a truckload of colors at the homepage >.>

[T9X69]

Yea this was kind of....unexpected.

[ingiomar]

I hate change, it does look good though

[ExplosionSauce]

I just got on and BAM there it is!

[edit] Haha, that wasn't supposed to be a reference to anything, btw :P

[A Cupcake for Gabe]

This update makes it much more iPhone friendly, so I approve.
Still waiting for a good App, though!!!

[zeeshan]

I am a professional web designer so I'll be honest with my feedback. I am not sure what they are trying to pull here. They seem a little confused between having a friendly web2.0 type of website with large fonts and some AJAX effects here and there but they have added so much content that the front page is looking extremely "blocky" and too "busy" if you know what I mean.

I believe that there is should be a little more breathing space and the content should not look this crowded.

I also don't understand the whole banner space they have under the main Nav. The one that has a N4G Radio banner. That looks very strange and out of place. Perhaps they are testing and working on things?

One more thing that I don't like is how they have reduced the size of N4G's logo. That just takes away the whole branding and the website's 'recall' which is very... very important. No, I am not saying that they should simply slap N4G logo all over the place but I think they had it right before and their new changes are really working.

[T9X69]

TBH I don't mind it, I'm sure I'll get use to it, but one thing that is really stupid is how they crammed everything up in the right hand corner. It looks really tacky and just out of place. I don't mind the rest though.

[Yi-Long]

... plus there needs to be a bigger dedidated 'Pending' button.

I don't like the change, I TBH didn't like the last change either

[Rumor]

Top right n4g radio image has no ps3 controller!!? This is n4g afterall lol bad move...

[BulletToothtony]

@explosionsauce

is you leg ok? bwuahahaha

on topic

***Important question*****

Is there any ways to exclude "opinions" from the site?

i would love to read news only..

if there isn't i would love for it to be a way to do so... i believe engadget has a way to exclude certain news from their site..

[Yi-Long]

... or is the 'my comments' option missing, making it extremely hard to quickly find back the topics you responded to!?!?

That's a MAJOR design flaw. Even if it IS there somewhere (I sure can't find it), it's hidden, which shouldn't be the case.

[The Wood]

its definitely a design flaw. You have to click on your avatar then public account then comments...Long:(

[gaffyh]

It looks okay, but everything's different again. I preferred the second redesign because it was so much simpler

[Yi-Long]

Thanks. Found it now :) Still hope they'll change it back to a dedicated button though.

[Kevin ButIer]

What the f... damn alcohol

[Anon1974]

I don't like it. Sometimes less is more and this page is just too....busy. Seriously, do we really need an icon as big as the picture related to the article to tell us that this particular article is news, or a video, or screenshots, etc? That's just taking up way too much real estate on the screen in my opinion. I mean, it's not terrible by any stretch of the imagination - and I'll get used to it, I just think it's a bit much.

[nickjkl]

it needs wide screen support im sick of all these websites not giving me wide screen support

support it already

[deafwing]

seems cumbersome

[likedamaster]

Open Zone or GTFO, N4G!

[Joule]

Its fucking awesome

[shovelface88]

agreed.

[BiggCMan]

disagree. i think its shit. the previous was way better in my opinion.

[chazjamie]

this is terrible, its so crap to navigate. everything seems bundled up,tiny and cluttered. there is no breathing space. 1000 news articles, and they all deserve a chance to be read. no. sorry, some shit just has to be cut back, esp if the news i want to read gets lost in between all the other crap.

[MachinaMaw]

Yep I don't mind the change at all. It's a fresh new look that adds some pretty nifty features.

[Yi-Long]

double

[BannedForNineYears]

Hid your kids, hide your wife, cuz dey confusin everybody out here.

[Lord_Doggington]

make something more cell phone friendly for chrissakes

[Bull5hifT]

I herd dey rapin' ere buddy out der, staple yo ass cheeckz ta'gether Man, Stay strong squeeze hard, dont let em take yo pride' Haa ha ............................. Every websites trying to go with that faded off color scheme ' trying to facebook it' i really liked the style before this one, personal opinion

[renegade]

Halloween trick or treat candies from n4g nice i loved it.

[BARF]

could care less what the site looks like as long as i can still read articles. if you complain about it, you are pathetic and need to take a look at your life.

[iPad]

So I log in, and when I see the new N4G, I was like

Whaaaaaaaat theeeeee f*ccckkkk!?

[Longrod_Von_Hugendon]

I like it. They need to tweak it up a bit but aside from that.

[Heisenberg]

Didn't much care for the last redesign, really dislike this one. N4G has a bad habit of fixing that which is not brokeded

[Obama]

for once i hate CHANGE

[NewZealander]

i cant load n4g with opera anymore....any suggestions? pm me if anyone knows how to fix it:)

[OneSneakyMofo]

Wow, this is a step backwards from the prior design. Bad design choices all around - where's the logout button? Oh, in the corner. What are those numbers in the corner? You're promoting page clicks out of ignorance of new users which is a big no no.

The picture at the very top with an article (on the right) needs to be in line with the pictures underneath the article (on the left side).

I debubbled the site.

[Chug]

WTF? This is different.

[goosepoose]

wtf is going on?how is this shit an improvement?

[slyrunner]

I cant complain, i like the new Background

[acky1]

Now just to purge this site of all the idiots...it'll take a lot of time and dedication but the end result will be incredible.

(Not aimed at you slyrunner)

[DanteKnightsTemplar]

make your mind up N4G

[Zachmo182]

New update is pretty cool...Just now i have to get used to this one when i was already getting used to the other one.

[ElementX]

I don't like it. My work uses IE6 (I can't upgrade) and I can't see my profile or anything. Everything on the screen is overlayed. The old version was screwey with IE6 but this is pretty difficult to read. On the old site, as I scrolled further down, the stories moved further away from the left margin, but it was readable. I guess I can't read N4G unless I'm at home :(

[CrAnKiTuP_01]

For instance, I like to browse just from the PS3 internet browser, instead of waiting for my turtle-powered computer to start up. The top story images show up as just.. well.. BLACK. No picture. I wonder what else this could affect..

[im-12-years-old]

lol'd when i read "turtle powered computer"

[Bnet343]

I was hoping they brought back the Open Zone ...

[Megaton]

Same. I never used it when it was there, but now that it's gone I get the itch.

[X-Alchemist]

this is weird...
I can get use to it though

[TheGR]

This is...nice.

[Malice-Flare]

just a question, is it normal that my avatar is clipped on the front page?

[PirosThe4th]

lol... is that Shino nah is not...
don't like the new site... looks way too good now xD

[BonhamZ0S0]

Decent redesign.

[worm2010]

i don't like change nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o!

[SSKILLZ]

Looking fresh !

[GrilledCheeseBook]

holy shit
I had an old tab open and refreshed it and it was all crazy
caught me off guard
I'd say it is an improvement

[alphakennybody]

a new look, that's a paddlin'
still no open zone, that's a paddlin'
paddling the new n4g... oh you better believe that's a paddlin'

edit: in case people want the old look( well kinda) click on the classic tab on the top far left below your avatar.

[Megaton]

I kinda like it, though there are big gaps of empty space near the top. I'm assuming one of them is an ad I'm blocking.

[Dusty]

I understand it can take some time to get used to the new look. But this update is about site navigation which I believe is a lot more powerful now. So make sure to also test out the new menu system :)

[Siesser]

Like the tabloid view, but not sure how i feel about random sizes of the pics - I was looking for some correlation between degrees of the article and the size, and it's not there, so it just seems hectic, i guess? And it took a second to find my PS3 tab, but now I'm all set - let the world keep spinning.

[gamerdude132]

I don't like the change. I've gotten too many fucked up upgrades to the sites I visit, ESPECIALLY YouTube. Google can't make up their minds with that and N4G isn't doing so well on here.

[Lirky]

not bad.

[Sagetech]

I notice a wii remote and nunchuk and a 360 controller along with 2 arcade machines, no ps love?

[CrAnKiTuP_01]

At least it's in the background?... :P

[skrug]

No wires for ps3 controllers for it to hang xD

[Chromer]

This update from a design point of view is extremely cluttered and really hard to see how it is more intuitive then the last update we got.

[chazjamie]

its kind of shit.

[UltimateIdiot911]

Feels awkward that the summary is right next to a large image and the comments having a left margin.

[kesvalk]

GAH I am Lost! where is the wii news? O.o

i can't nvigate on this! X_X

[Paradise Lost]

I liked the old one, the one before the last one lmao!

[silkrevolver]

....I like it, but I enjoyed the 5 main stories from the old model...

[Mr Tretton]

I don't like it, but what can you do? lol

[DanteKnightsTemplar]

-----------> Open Zone .Bring it back

[Count]

Why should they be banished to the Open Zone when they can be banished for good?

It's pointless.

The only difference is that their posts won't be deleted.

[iamgoatman]

At least when the Open Zone was active the trolls were actually moved there, whereas now they're free to spam the main comments page with multiple accounts because mods do jack shit.

I'm all for actually banning people for good, but that doesn't seem to be happening at the moment. If the Open Zone was to return at least they'd be out of the way and have their own area to act like morons.

[DarthMoose]

Not too shabby.

[ISKREEM]

Is the top advertisement bar going to be removed while logged in again?

[Dusty]

We are working on it. Should be removed shortly.

[White-Sharingan]

Love it, everything seems more "clean"

[Myst]

I rather like this new apperance N4G has. Granted I'm not on here a lot, but I must say that I am rather enjoying what I am saying. Especially how we control our tabs now and which ones we'd like to appear.

[Pandemic]

Looking good.

[NumOnePS3FanBoy]

its ok, i almost had a seizure though :s

[GoldPS3]

WTF! I be gone for one day then bam the site is completely different. Go back to what it was. I left VGcharts becuz of its stupid buggy new layout and now this site does the same. If this new layout becomes confusing I'm leaving. I mean why fix what's not broken.

[Eternus]

I loved the look of the last site, smooth, clean, and uncluttered.

[pimpmaster]

PLEASE DONT PUT ANYMORE AUDIO ADS THAT PLAY AUTOMATICALLY!!!

caps cause it really does piss me off.

[im-12-years-old]

download 'ad-block plus' for firefox or Google chrome should work

[GoldPS3]

For this unexpected change I think we deserve free bubbles.

[kumashii38]

as long as this site remains to have the classic view too, it's ok.

[taco_tom237]

meh.....its kinda crappy on ps3 browser lol

[Aclay]

The new site update looks neat, but after getting used to the other site update in May, I didn't expect yet another re-haul this soon.

I think it's great that User Blogs and User Reviews on the Right Side of the Page are much more visible and people actually see it when they scroll down the page....but it kinda makes the Main Page look a little more cluttered than it used to be.

I like the new tabs at the top of the page like "Preview" and "Reviews" because I don't have to wade through a bunch of other articles trying to find something in particular, and one click will take me to a page of JUST Previews, Reviews, etc...

Overall, a pretty good update. I just hope N4G can settle on one standard layout for a long while in the near future, lol.

[NumOnePS3FanBoy]

its alright, almost got a seizure though :s

[yewles1]

It looks disastrous on the PS3 web-browser.

[taco_tom237]

lol its not that bad

[The Wood]

I can't see it

Edit. Found it but WTF is this scribble crap all over the place. Using crappy safari

[Killa Aaron]

This horizontally squeezed layout is not a good look.

[SkyCrawler]

everyone can flame each other in style.

[Call_me_Ishmael]

awesome but i dont like that you have to click comments
to see the featured ones

[Beahmscream]

uhhhhhhh i guess its ok

[LordMarius]

cool!

[pinksteak09]

the new look is a piece of ass.

[pinksteak09]

i don't like, but i do like warm bacon :')

[Killzone3Helghast]

'Tis amazin' I must sayeth.

[TreMillz]

Feels weired....

[Bull5hifT]

That miss match of little button and controllers etc.... logos and stuff that i see faintly gives me a headache trying to remember if i saw that on xplay or ign logo or on the back of some box... My brain works to hard watching movies , surfin the net playing games, reading lots of stuff' when i see huge jumbles like that my brain pulses, with am i trying to figure something out, did some website get a bigger logo cause they paid so and so off, which brand logos associate with what platform , will i ever get to feel that boomerang ps3 controller to see what it woulda felt like, Who's That PokeMon?!!?... I dunno ... My opinion

[NnT3291]

Next time bring Open zone back !

[MaximusPrime]

Well, I'm quitting N4G for good. After 4 - 5 years, N4G is becoming a playground. I missed that OpenZone tab. I don't even like some so-called news appearing on N4G such as cosplays, hacking news or even some German site stealing videos from YouTube or GTplanet. I probably will make some few approvals on N4G but not everytime.

I will be in other newsboiler site such as 11x2, Techspy and FilmWatch. The people there, in my opinion, are far better.

On topic: nice update to the sites look. Looking forward to mobile version.

[saladthieves]

I love it...the funny thing is the link for the "source" and person who posted the source are interchanged...I'm finding myself opening up people's profile pages instead of the pics...other than that, site is awesome!

[wissam]

I was surprised.

[PirateThom]

It's alright, as long as you don't use Tabloid view... a bit cleaner,

Classic is definitely the way to go, shame it doesn't show "Recent Comments" on the left hand side anywhere apart from the homepage/all channels for me.

[Game13a13y]

if it ain't broke, don't fix it, ever heard of that phrase N4G?

[AllroundGamer]

implementation of Gamer Zone and Open Zone would be good also...

[Dark-Cloud]

i dunno why but i don't like the new look , it's annoying >.< ..

[Master of Unlocking]

the old N4G back? I mean, the one with the open zone? Man, I used to have a blast reading the lines which were left there. Now N4G isn't as remotely funny as it was... -_-

[GiantJedi]

WAAAA DIFFRENT! I HATE DIFFRENT!!!!

[MGRogue2017]

I love the new look of the sign.

The only slight annoyance I have is that my avatar in the top-right side of the screen is slightly cut-off..

It's only showing half of my avatar which I find odd.

[jay2]

Wow, that menu where the submit, pending, your avertar is and the search looks horrible, it's everything in squares, in a square?! (the Network, being in it's on distinct square. The tabloids nice though.

[Cyb3r]

Wheres the pending news section I cant find it any where

[MGRogue2017]

It's just to the left of your avatar in the top right-hand corner of the screen..

The three digits, just below the "little page with an arrow in it" icon

[hadouken007]

I noticed no ps3 controller on the radio icon up there too,hope there not turning ''IGN'' on us.

[kornbeaner]

love the color and presentation but don't like the feel of it. Sometimes more is less and this is too much for me.

[Dusty]

Thanks for the honest feedback guys. This first stage of the update was first of all to test the new navigation. As for the design and layout, I fully agree that we can do things to make it less noisy. We have already removed the top ad on the home page for all members and we will continue to make improvements. I am confident that in 2-3 weeks we will have a site we all can live with :)

[AllroundGamer]

is there a chance we could get the Gamer/Open Zone in the comment sections? i see many people are asking for it and i also think that was the best way to separate the normal comments from the trolls :)

[Count]

I disagree.

If we want the trolls gone then we should suggest that the moderators do their job properly.

[FunAndGun]

Hate it, too busy, too many unnecessary icons, too many blocks, and harderd to navigate.

[HowarthsNJ]

My wife calls this site "NAG" LOL!

[granthinds]

Lol! We have a local gaming magazine in South Africa called NAG magazine! It gets a little confusing :P

[pcgia]

I would still like to sort the stories by category!?

[saimcheeda]

the new ones okay but i dont see any improvements, ill get used to it!

[granthinds]

I LOVE it! Dunno why there's so much complaining here. It's more practical, more functional and far sexier. If it improves everything including functionality, why just because you have to 'learn' a new layout for 10 minutes is it a major issue?

[granthinds]

One thing though if i may make a suggestion: Could we get email notifications from things such as replies on our comments and PM's? I can be more efficient and active if i was being informed of it in my email. :)

[Hayabusa 117]

The new changes are great! Feels alot more like a "proper" website now.

[Snowb420]

My PC is dead at the moment so I'm forced to use my PS3's browser. I can't read the stories at the top of the list unless I zoom in a lot because the white background of the description doesn't load all the way. Then when I click on a story, what I suspect is the bottom of the page blocks the top. I have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to see what has recently been commented on and to see new threads/posts in the forums. Same for everything else that was at the top like blogs and user reviews. It's really annoying, I think it should be changed back.

[skyblue14213]

There is nothing new about this concerning n4g except for the clustered mess that I now have to navigate through to access certain parts of my account. They should do what yahoo does and offer you the option to go back to the classic format. If they really wanted to "wow" me they should have eliminated all of the flame-bait fanboy articles by creating a sort of spam article filter tool that eliminates all of the fluff or fudd articles( you know like the usual suspects, ie: npd, vg sales charts, "this console has sold x amount over that console which sold x amount","this game is going to outsell that game" before either/or game is even released or a demo of at least both games are played, etc..), and in turn just present the core worthy articles(even if it is only about 30% of the articles that are showcased on n4g, lol). They could have at least put a fanboy section on n4g to put all of the "tabloid" type articles like I previously mentioned in that section which in turn would save unbiased people like me the trouble of sifting through the usual garbage articles that I commonly have to sift through n4g to get to the good articles. And when I want a good laugh I will just visit the fanboy section and read some of the outlandish articles coupled with the comedic nonsense comments to get my fill of laughs from time to time, lol. I am being serious, lol.

[victorMaje]

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[Mat_Stenner]

Great new look guys

[Djinn]

fucking terrible new design, i might be done with this website

[AriesFury]

good lookin site.

[Soldierone]

Its really blocky and annoying, hard to read. I see the attempt they were trying here but overall it wasn't very filling to me. I rather it be like Yahoo and have the option to switch to "classic."

Visiting the other newsboiler sites, I really like the old design alot more. Its more functional for me.

[Bull5hifT]

Toward that blue backround with all the little things ...i feel bad for the artist that drew that up, it was sorta a cool little louie vitton design , maby might work for a ring around comments or something....., yeah ever since they changed up "psp. Qj. Net" i stoped going , it was annoying when only 8 news articles per page showed up and finding the next page or trying to figure out what page that cool storie was on... This is one of my daily visited sites' i really enjoy this place' maby cause i see more sony owners

[Red-Blitz]

as long as they dont screw up the site like VGChartz... i like the change

[disturbing_flame]

Keep the good job coming

GG

[XIIIWARRIOR41]

Looks great!

[Darrius Cole]

Comments later reference

[aviator189]

I still like the previous one better. If there was one thing I want, it's the Open Zone. That'd be rad.

[shammgod]

looks good

[iamgoatman]

It looks like I've lent of my zoom key, it's a mess.

The tabloid view is a good idea, but some of the notices are way too big, what's the point of taking up half the screen with one article? I'm not blind.