CBR just basically lost one of it's main rivals. Newsarama has been absorbed into GamesRadar+. As far as I'm concerned, it's dead.
Had to disable Adblock to even read anything. Only to see far too many ads. Including an autoplay video! I HATE those. And I don't see how merging a comic book website with a video game one makes sense anyway. What the hell were the corporate suits at Future thinking? No way this helps their SEO (things are now HARDER to find, not easier!). Any old links to anything other than the homepage are broken too, as they redirect to the Newsarama main page instead of each article redirecting. You can't search specifically for Newsarama content either.
I know not everyone liked CBR's redesign and other changes a few years ago, but at least it kept it's separate identity. Newsarama has been destroyed.
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06-01-2020, 10:22 AM #1Uncanny Member
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Newsarama has merged into GamesRadar+
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Marvel | Spider-Man | X-Men | NEW!! DC Comics | Batman | Superman | Wonder Woman
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06-01-2020, 11:05 AM #2BANNED
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the AVClub family of sites went/is going through this as well.
The interesting thing to me is how these sites essentially destroy their ease of use for more ads. I guess they'll need the ads when people like me just stop visiting the site because it's become such a core to do so? But if you didn't destroy your site, I'd still visit and see the ads?
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But just like *looks at everything* the people in charge have no idea what they're doing.
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06-01-2020, 03:26 PM #3Ultimate Member
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There are certain sites I refuse to visit - any interest story from Outbrain is one of my peeves. They insist you go through 30 or so pages before getting to the point that actually made you click on them in the first place. I did that once and never again.
Dark does not mean deep.
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06-01-2020, 03:41 PM #4Moderator
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Well, this is disappointing...
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06-01-2020, 04:36 PM #5Astonishing Member
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Just went there. 20 different articles of 10 things you didn't care about before, but put into an article and now it is click bait.
I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:
Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.
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06-01-2020, 06:02 PM #6Unadjusted Human on CBR
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Newsrama and CBR's main site have really fallen a lot on hard times. Remember last week CBR had a writer discuss how Captain America as a character was selfish ...and they posted it on Memorial Day. To get huge clicks.
"Damn you Cap , for fighting Nazi's and serving your country you selfish bast--rd."
But yeah both sites aren't what they once was."The story so far: As usual, Ginger and I are engaged in our quest to find out what the hell is going on and save humanity from my nemesis, some bastard who is presumably responsible." - Sir Digby Chicken Caesar.
“ Well hell just froze over. Because CM Punk is back in the WWE.” - Jcogginsa.
“You can take the boy outta the mom’s basement, but you can’t take the mom’s basement outta the boy!” - LA Knight.
"Revel in What You Are." Bray Wyatt.
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06-02-2020, 09:23 PM #7Astonishing Member
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Problem is, those types of articles are all over the place on AOL.
Originally Posted by Gray Lensman
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