Where do you go for game news and reviews?

[Fyron]

I really only come here. The mainstream industry in general is only spewing out crap these days, and it makes me sad to read about these "games"...

I never bother reading reviews, since they are generally always worthless. I don't care what some bribed writer wrote about the game. Or even if it is the rare review site where reviews are not purchased, it doesn't affect how good or bad the game is. Forums for mainstream games aren't of much use to me either, since they are either filled with flaming idiots or diehard fanboys... The Shrapnel forums are really a diamond in the rough. Well, there are still the diehard fanboys, but it isn't the arrogant newbie-flaming type. Demos are the only way to go, and I only try the demos that friends (real life or internet) mention are for good games. So really, just word of mouth... And I never pay any attention to advertisements of any form, as they are the most useless thing of all.

Erm... so I guess that post was completely useless for you. Sorry.

[Raging Deadstar]

For anything such as Games or Music I check out Amazon to see if they have it. Usually you can get a strong impression from the reviews, usually customer reviews, good or bad, put together have enough information for me to make an opinion.

Other than that it's usually what comes up in conversation amongst my roleplaying group, Republic Commando is currently the topic. That or this Forum. What will swing me to buy a game is what I've read about it and after playing the Demo.