Hi guys I was wondering if anyone else here runs a game website or would know the answer to the following questions. I want to know how I could get my hands on some of the games demo's before they go on release? Like the other game companies do. Also is it possible to be sent the videos of trailers and screenshots of the games from the developers so that you can put them up on your website? I really want to figure out how I could ascertain such pieces of info as I really want to give my readers the high quality information that they deserve! Thanks.
Maybe you can start by writing letters to the bigger companies asking them for these sorts of updates. Tell them what your website is, your traffic per day and any other data you think is relevant and see if they send you anything... Contact multiple companies, all the ones you can think of, and see what you get back. Ideally you would get a couple, drive more and more traffic to your site and then other people would come to you... You could ask sites like IGN, but doubtful they will help you since you are going to be a competitor. I would guess you need a decent amount of traffic if you are going to get anything back from those guys.
Yeah I was thinking along those lines. But has anyone ever been successful with this sort of thing before? I mean I want to start ranking with the big boys and to do that I want it to be on a level playing field!
well good luck unless you have a TON of traffic. They are not going to be interested in giving you privileged info unless you can provide proof you are the real deal and can protect it.
I have a website about blu-ray and thinking about the same things but the real thing is all about the relationships and traffic to your website.