About Us
BEHOLD Crispy Gamer!
We are proud to unveil Crispy Gamer. Our Editor-in-Chief John Keefer has been getting all preachy lately, and with the amount of great content we have, we figured it was time to take the wraps off. We will be introducing a lot of new features in the coming weeks -- that's why it's called a beta.
This is your site, and we are working on ways to help you personalize it through community and tools. Be one of the first to lock down your Gamer Tag by setting up you Crispy Gamer profile. We'll let you know as each new site feature goes live. Feel free to wander around, kick the tires, and make yourself at home. Send us feedback -- tell us what needs work! Are you Crispy yet? If not, read on!
Who Are Crispy Gamers?
Crispy Gamers have no tolerance for fan boy writers and reviews influenced by Big Media and big ad dollars. You hate site takeovers and pre-roll videos announcing another overhyped game coming soon. You want to hear it straight and unfiltered, having no time and money to waste playing bad games. If you play until your eyes hurt, your thumbs have calluses, and your significant other gave up on you long ago, you are one of us. You have no problem proudly proclaiming that you are a serious gamer -- you don’t just love games, you live games.
If you feel the same way, join our group and get Crispy. We have gathered some of the best independent writers in the industry and given them carte blanche to write how they feel about the games they play and the industry.
Our Game Trust is part of the community where everyone has a voice and an opinion. We provide the tools for you to discuss, share and work together to bring thoughtful discussion and debate to an industry that sorely needs it. Credibility and accountability are more than just buzzwords – Crispy Gamers believe in it religiously.
What Makes Us Different?
We keep it simple. There’s no reason to try to figure out if a score of 8.5 out of 10 or 3.5 out of a possible 5 stars makes for a game you ought to buy or skip. Our rating system is a recommendation -- Buy it, Try it or Fry it. We want to make sure your money is well-spent -- there is no ambiguity. We will be making some statements about games that the industry and certain publishers will definitely not want to hear. Our writers will take firm stands on issues, but we also give them the ability to provide dissenting opinions to the stances of their colleagues. Our members can do the same. In the end, Crispy readers get thoughtful discussion, not a force-fed blanket opinion.
Our Editor-in-Chief has spent 20 years in journalism and eight years in the videogame industry. He has just about seen it all. When his Game Trust team calls “BULLSHIT,” they will not back down. There’s no Big Media or big ad dollars that can influence them. We think you’ll like what they say.
Crispy Gamer wants to show by action, not simply making promises of things to come. Right now, we have some hard-hitting editorial and the foundations of a community upon which we are building significantly. Please feel free to tell us how we can improve and what things you like or don’t like -- you can tell it like it is as well! So, give us a shot. Be Crispy and join Crispy. We hope you’ll feel right at home.