Video Game Web Site Showcase: 75+ Examples of Game Site Design
For such a large industry, not much is written about video game web site design.
The only article of note in my recent memory is one by Smashing Magazine which offered some useful insights into good and bad game web site design practices.
Working for an online game publisher, this is an area of interest to me and I try to stay on top of what's happening in this part of the web design industry, although usually within the MMORPG sub-genre.
To that end, I have collected together over 75 examples of creative video game web site design.
Not surprisingly, if you click through to many of these sites from the showcase you should be prepared to encounter Flash pre-loaders, age gates, country selectors, sound effects, and auto-playing music.
However, this is far from being always the case and there is actually a surprising variety in the presentation of these sites. Oh, and lots of good design — take The Beatles Rock Band as a 'for instance.'
The Beatles Rock Band
So, enjoy the video game web site showcase and let me know if I've missed off your favorite game.
Oh, and my favorite gaming site? It's not original but it's still got to be Diablo 3. The art direction is incredible.
Posted on: June 16, 2009 | 14 Comments
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14 Comments Posted
I'm surprised there's no Free MMORPG sites on this list. I'm not a big fan of the games and many of the sites seem templated but they certainly are eye-catching.
1. Posted by Anrkist on June 16, 2009
I was actually saving them for a separate post. It's interesting to look at MMORPG sites as a group to see what conventions they follow and where some sites try to do something a little different.
2. Posted by Christian Watson on June 17, 2009
The video game web site showcase are looking good. The one which I love a lot is that "Lost Planet". The designs are very attractive, it will get the exposure which everyone would be expecting.
3. Posted by Shapiawebdesigns on June 18, 2009
As far as web sites go they're only ok. The creative is nice though, but as far as the sites themselves are concerned, they're at best, ok.
4. Posted by Evan the Web Designer on June 24, 2009
Neat collection. It'd be cool to see an "elements of a good video game website" article. It's a particular niche of web-design that seems greatly undocumented.
5. Posted by omtay38 on June 29, 2009
Very well collection with nice GUI...
6. Posted by Rajniksh on June 30, 2009
The purpose of a video game website can be to promote an upcoming release or to provide resources for those who already have the game. Most of these web designs seem to be focused on the former, looking more like ads than websites. Nonetheless, very unique designs.
7. Posted by Media Contour on July 01, 2009
I think its astonishing how Jquery or javascript is taking over flash. The beatles game website has a nice rollover effect. I like the simplicity of it, and love how the content is laid out. V nice.
Good post as well, very inspirational for me.
8. Posted by Ryan Gliozzo on July 07, 2009
I LOVE jquery, so simple to use/setup...also their site lets you hand pick everything for a quick interface setup. So awesome!
9. Posted by Barn on July 11, 2009
We've just been working on a new online skills gaming website:
Braindash.com
Try it out and see what you think.
Braindash - Trivia - Puzzles - Prizes - Braingames - Jackpots - Games - Tournaments - Braintraining
10. Posted by Sam on July 14, 2009
We setup a site (http://www.gamingbids.com) that allows game buyers of related projects to work with industry gaming freelancers and companies that have expert knowledge of game design, programming, website, audio, graphics, etc.
11. Posted by Tom on July 14, 2009
Looks very nice collection! Thank U!!! :)
12. Posted by Webdesigner on July 17, 2009
I love the creativity behind these sites - cool article guys
13. Posted by Dave @ stable web designs on July 30, 2009
design of any game website matters a lot. It can help you to promote your up coming versions through good design and it usually hard to find stuff for games web design i checked the links. The most eye catching design was named as 'lost planet'.
14. Posted by Jennifer Johnson on August 19, 2009