GameFly Launches Game Answers
"Game Answers is intended help gamers quickly get answers to specific questions about the games they're playing, without spending a lot of time searching through FAQs or message boards," said GameFly co-founder Sean Spector.
Registered users can ask questions and post answers about video games in topics such as Game Walkthroughs and Hardware & Accessories.
In addition to the basic question and answer functionality of the site, users can follow other users to track their question and answer activity. A user can also post messages to anyone on the site using a Facebook-like wall area on a user's profile page.
Tthe Game Answers database comprises various games from current and previous generation consoles and handhelds, as well as online and PC games. Spector said the company plans to eventually expand the database to cover more platforms and games.
While Game Answers site is a separate product from the GameFly rental service now, Spector noted that the company is open to the possibility of integrating the Game Answers content and functionality into the GameFly site in the future.
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I really don't see the point in this and seems a confusing angle of attack to branch out the brand. If I need to know something about a game I'm having trouble with, theres other places to go with more information and you don't have to wade through dozens of other questions that have nothing to do with what you are looking for.
I see where its trying to go (ala experts-exchange) but the design and layout of the site doesn't really push it that way. As it stands right now, its just a bunch of random conversations.-
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It will have to be heavily moderated to have any real use. The thing that makes Yahoo answers SOMEWHAT useful (and I stress somewhat because mostly the information you get from it is quite shitty and mostly non-helpful) is that its so diverse. Gameanswers is about answers for 1 subject - games.
I think that for GA to be a bit more helpful, they need sub-categories to find answers. Stuff like:
Strategy/Help
Performance/Graphics
Tech Support
Singleplayer/Multiplayer
etc etc..
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