Best Sources for Video Game Information: News, Reviews, Guides, Communities

News, Reviews, Previews

• IGN, GameSpot, Polygon, Eurogamer, PC Gamer, GamesRadar, VGC.
• YouTube: Digital Foundry (tech), Skill Up (reviews), NakeyJakey (essays), Game Maker's Toolkit (design).

Discovery & Purchasing

• Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, Humble Bundle, itch.io.
• Metacritic / OpenCritic: Aggregated scores.
• Twitch / YouTube Gaming: Watch before buy.

Learning & Guides

• GameFAQs / Neoseeker / Steam Guides.
• Reddit: r/gaming, r/pcgaming, r/patientgamers, game-specific subs.
• Wikis: Fandom, Gamepedia, dedicated wikis (Elden Ring Wiki, etc.).

Community & Discussion

• Discord: Official game servers, genre communities.
• ResetEra, NeoGAF, Reddit.
• Local: Game store events, conventions, LAN parties.

Industry & Development

• GDC Vault, Game Developer (mag), 80.lv.
• Coursera / Udemy / Unity Learn / Unreal Academy.

Diversify sources for balanced perspective.