Comments on: UGame’s Community Gamer Site Opens Up Public Beta

By: Philip Wilkinson

Philip Wilkinson — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:35:15 +0000

So are there any hard core gamers or casual gamers out there who are interested in using this kind of site?

By: A novel charity from SteelSeries: save the pro gamers

A novel charity from SteelSeries: save the pro gamers — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:44:27 +0000

[...] Kim, an avid gamer himself (and old school like me, we agree that the first Tribes is one of the greatest games of all time), has really shown his dedication to the pro gamer world with all the sponsorships and events dedicated to that purpose. Many in the US still scoff at pro gaming, or are only exposed to fatuous peacocks like Fatal1ty and other proto-celebrities, but elsewhere in the world — Europe and East Asia primarily — pro gaming is not only serious sport, but serious business. The enormous success and widespread coverage of pro Starcraft in South Korea is one important data point for seeing just how big this stuff can be. With gaming increasing in stature next to other media (and somewhat recession-resistant), it’s practically inevitable that this stuff will blow up, and serious money going into advertising in online games or game services and sites like BringIt and UGame. [...]

By: Manish Malik

Manish Malik — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:00:21 +0000

This concept is going to be a hit.

By: Ugame, nueva red social para los que aman los juegos | GeeksRoom

Ugame, nueva red social para los que aman los juegos | GeeksRoom — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:01:02 +0000

[...] Gracias a TechCrunch [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:49:49 +0000

I’m not even sure how you forgot to add http://pwned.com

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:43:28 +0000

Great idea.

However, i prefer not displaying my real-life identity to my virtual buddies I connect with in-game.

I use http://www.avatarsunited.com which only focuses on your in-game avatar, rather than you as a gamer!

This site is tailored for MMO avatars only and has the standard set of tools a community site should have. Blogs, Videos, Pictures, Groups, Events etc.

Here’s one of my avatar profiles: http://www.avat...u/vashj/bagatov

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:40:09 +0000

Well, it’s got a nice design, but I can’t find why I’d spend time there.
To chat with pple? leave messages? tell the world about a game I like? Read blog entries?

I’m a hardcore gamer yet I never do these.

By: KillerStartups.com - Ugame.net - Social Network Platform for Gamers

KillerStartups.com - Ugame.net - Social Network Platform for Gamers — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:22:57 +0000

Ugame.net – Social Network Platform for Gamers…

I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog …

By: Jury

Jury — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:02:52 +0000

@notthesam uniqeness lies in the aggregation of a target group of previously segmented consumers. Nevertheless it doesn’t even have to be unique as long as it works

By: Bashers » Blog » Sociaal gamen met Ugame Network

Bashers » Blog » Sociaal gamen met Ugame Network — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:56:42 +0000

[...] nu Hyves, Facebook of LinkedIn is, iedereen heeft wel ergens een profiel online staan. TechCrunch doet melding van een nieuwe niche binnen sociale netwerken: gamers. Het Ugame Network is dan ook precies dat; [...]

By: Vince

Vince — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:51:35 +0000

check out this interview of Samuel Matthews, founder and CEO http://uk.intru...amers_a426.html

By: NotTheSam

NotTheSam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:11 +0000

Looks exactly like Myspace…but..wait for it….for gamers. What makes this site unique from all the others?

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:12:56 +0000

yeah, cool site. found these guys on YouNoodle several months ago
http://younoodl.../startups/ugame

By: Christie

Christie — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:15:58 +0000

Love the idea…and I have a feeling they’ll be successful. Like one person already said, Sam has a great track record so I see a very bright future here!

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Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - UGame — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:03:41 +0000

[...] und andere Spieler treffen können, um Gruppen oder Gilden zu gründen. http://www.ugame.net via: TechCrunch Technorati: UGame Kategorie: Spiele [...]

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:09:16 +0000

Ive been on UGame for the few days that its been open to the public and im EXTREMELY impressed.

The site is very clean and offers a lot of functions that ive not seen anywhere else (the tagging system is AMAZING!).

Good luck Sam

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:03:08 +0000

Few others I can think of:

http://1up.com
http://eurogamer.net
http://thumbslap.com

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:55:38 +0000

There are a few other players out there including:

GameRiot.com (part of Giant Realm)
Gamestrata.com

And I’m sure a few other smaller ones that aren’t as well funded. I believe Curse has the most traffic with Gameriot being second.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:46:50 +0000

http://noobindex.com is another major player, duh.

By: EC

EC — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:34:06 +0000

wow, this is a very cool idea, I love games as well, gonna check it out

By: Bryan Veloso

Bryan Veloso — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:23:55 +0000

You guys have been forgetting GameStrata (gamestrata.com), as another major gaming social network player. They’ve gotten funding from Sequoia, so I find it odd that they’ve passed under the mighty radar.

By: Jim Connolly

Jim Connolly — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:58:09 +0000

I think this is a very black and white deal. A ’social networking’ gamers site will either be massively successful or quickly die – no middle ground.

Personally, I really hope it does well. Sam certainly has a track record of success; both as a hardcore gamer and with Fnatic.

Let’s see…

Jim Connolly
The Tech News Blog