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

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

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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.avatarsunited.com/e.....hj/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.

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

Ugame.net - Social Network Platform for Gamers…

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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.intruders.tv/Samuel-....._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://younoodle.com/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

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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