A new aggregation site has been announced called BasedGamer.com. It’s an interesting name that relates to the devil-may-care, cavalier attitude of gamers who simply want to get honest information about the games they like to play, want to play, and plan to buy. The site came to a head out of the surrounding #GamerGate controversy that relates to corrupt media practices and untrustworthy gaming journalists who have been allegedly colluding and working against the better interests of their audience.

For the uninitiated, there is a detailed dossier containing all the necessary information on #GamerGate to help you get caught up on all the controversy surrounding the scandal.

BasedGamer.com is one of the direct answers to the issue; it’s an alternative to Metacritic and aimed at being the video game rendition of Rotten Tomatoes.

As mentioned on the IndieGoGo page…



“The gamer voice has become more prominent than ever before. Through social media, game forums, and aggregator websites, gamers have taken it upon themselves to demand a more sincere platform for games journalism.

“BasedGamer will be devoted to a community driven by gamers. Similar to the popular website, “RottenTomatoes.com,” BasedGamer will feature a genuine aggregation of game reviews and other great features.

“Gamers will finally gain the spotlight they deserve with BasedGamer.”



The site is being headed up by popular YouTube personality Jennie Bharaj.

The idea is that the website will be a bastion away from the corporately-fueled mega-monoliths that control and dictate how information and news is filtered from the corporate hierarchy down to the common consumer.

This way, if any scandal happens again that calls into question the integrity of the review scene, there will be a trustworthy source that gamers can fall back to without worrying about the higher-ups being caught in a conflict of interests.

Bharaj writes…



“I have made it my goal to highlight the positives of video games and the games industry. I created BasedGamer.com to further my objective - for myself and for my fellow gamers.

“I have secured a team of dedicated people who will be working closely with me to create this website. They are very passionate about the cause as well and are willing to put in sweat, determination, and hard work to bring this idea to life.



Right on.

You can contribute to the BasedGamer.com IndieGoGo and see it come to life by visiting the official crowd-funding page. The site needs $50,000 to get off the ground, which is a heck of a lot less than the $40 million for Vox to get some of its content off the ground. I’ll keep you posted on the progress of the site.