MegaGames, known to many technically inclined hardcore gamers as the "Ultimate Hardcore Gaming Resource" is a comprehensive 35,000+ paged site that focuses on addressing ALL needs of a highly technical and intelligent gaming community. These gamers are technology enthusiasts with deep understanding on the latest technologies and gaming. Being one of the largest gaming sites on the Web, MegaGames attracts over 5 million gamers of this type every month receiving over 45 million page views per month. According to comScore, MegaGames reaches 1.1% of all Web users. MegaGames has been featured on over a dozen TV channels and newspapers including ABC Channel 7, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, San Jose Mercury News, and The Oakland Tribune.

MegaGames is also very popular in Europe and according to comScore, we are in the top 10 gaming site lists on all the major European countries (top 5 in Germany, France and Spain).
 

 

Hardcore gamers are a highly misunderstood community of people worldwide who have been the main driving force behind the entire gaming industry. A hardcore gamer is usually a male, between 14 – 28 years of age who has gaming in their top priority list, for example, someone who would prefer to play a game instead of sleeping at night or watching TV. Basically a game addict. With a very high technical knowledge on computer, console hardware and the whole computer industry in general, they keep up-to date with the latest technological advancements. Many are financially independent and make purchasing decisions themselves.

One of their main characteristics is that they usually play a large number of games per year that could very well be over a 100 games. Therefore, hardcore gamers don’t always buy their games, they do copy and share. If not, there would be no real hardcore gaming community to speak of. However they contribute to a large share of game purchases. While playing all the latest games that are released, they substantially contribute to the hardware industry as they upgrade their computer and console systems very regularly to meet the high hardware requirements of the new games that are released. As the trendsetters in the gaming industry, these elite gamers are so focused on gaming that some end up being game developers themselves.

In comparison, a regular gamer is someone who would play a game occasionally to entertain him/her self. The age group is varied, ranging from kids to seniors. Mainly being kids whose purchasing decisions are based on their parent’s willingness to purchase games for their child. Obviously, most parents don’t encourage their children to play PC or console games. Therefore they usually play very few games per year and their computer or console systems rarely get updated. Usually, they are not game enthusiasts and do not contribute significantly to the industry.

During the past 8 years, MegaGames, being the largest and most comprehensive hardcore gaming site on the Web, has been a key contributor to the community and the industry, providing news, downloads and content relevant to the hardcore gamers.