Lately, we’ve seen a lot of buzz in the specialized games tracker scene with Blackcats Games opening signup, bitGAMER migrating to Gazelle, the launch of PWNNetwork, etc. However, there are games torrent sites out there which haven’t fully got the attention they deserve ; GazelleGames (GGn) is one of them. GGn is without a doubt the most feature rich dedicated PC and console games tracker out there – from the standard set of features provided by Gazelle RC2 codebase to custom add-ons such as detailed games description pages with screenshots, trailers + YouTube videos to automatic integration with reviews and ESRB ratings, GGn’s usability features remain unrivalled even by veteran games trackers that have been around forever. Despite the already impressive feature set, developers and staff of this great young torrent site keep adding new enhancements every day. Their latest additions include an automatic uploader bot for more new seedbox hosted daily video game torrents and faster pre times plus a ton of other ehnacements.

Being a relatively new entrant to the BitTorrent scene, GGn does not have a torrent index or a registered user base as large as that of heavyweights such as BCG’s. However, with 3300+ registered members and 1600+ active torrents added in a very short period of time, its catching up fast. Introduction of the autouploader will further speed things up as it will increase the number of new torrents uploaded per day. Speaking of new torrents, all new uploads at GGn have a 6 hour free leech period – this promotes activity as well as helps members build a healthy ratio. To quote one of the SysOps:

Worried you won't be able to afford the latest releases? We have lots of ratio boosters on site. From our numerous Upload GB giveaways, to our 6 hour freeleech on new torrents (including our seedbox hosted auto uploads). We even have a monthly staff pick that is not only freeleech, but has challenges too that get you extra Upload GB's!

Additionally, we are told that more free leech possibilities will be made available once the proposed switch to Ocelot core tracking software is complete.



Image: Some of the torrents indexed on GazelleGames – the site tracks PC and Console games both old and new including scene and non scene releases.

As we said earlier, the impressive list of modern features is one of the major factors contributing to the success of GGn. Listed below are some of the latest improvements and additions made by the site’s developers, who seem to be really passionate about what they do:

Screenshots and YouTube video form fields in torrent description pages

Review Ratings (CNET, IGN and Metacritic integration)

Uploady (an automated upload system which requires only a game title and platform – the rest is auto filled)

Hit n' Run system

ESRB Ratings

'My' Platforms (add your consoles and use them as the default search filter when browsing torrents!)

Account parking

RSS Feeds and Announces

Idle IRC Bonus

Anonymous uploading

Peer list Anonymity

Staff recommendations

Forum Subscriptions

Paranoia Level 6

Multi user PM's

Latests posts

Like/Dislike posts

Donations progress bar (full disclosure with a REALISTIC target)

Dropdown Box for Tags

BBCode spoiler tag

BBCode button panel

Descriptions Without Torrents

Achievements System

IRC Poker Bot

GGn Minecraft Server

Feedback Button

Greasemonkey Scripts such as Steam uploady, buffer calculator, lightbox resizer, and upload comments notifier

Note that the list above does not includes some of the older features such as the GamePedia, GGn Wiki, etc which we covered in previous articles located here and here.

Signups for GazelleGames are currently closed - majority of our reader base are probably already members there since we announced two GGn open signups previously on this blog. However, if you are a new reader or still haven’t joined this tracker for some reason, you can still ask for an invite in their official invites IRC channel. Details are as follows:

Server: : irc.gazellegames.net:6667 (irc.gazellegames.net:+7000 for SSL)

Channel: #Invites or #GGn-Help

Invites Channel Direct Link: irc://irc.gazellegames.net:6667/Invites

Help Channel Direct Link: irc://irc.gazellegames.net:6667/GGn-Help

Special thanks to t4nk and rest of GGn staff for the heads up.

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