comScore: Games Media UK Results, Q4 2011
A complete run-down of the top consumer and trade games media by UK traffic
comScore has released traffic data for calendar Q4 2011 (October - December) and GamesIndustry.biz has compiled a list of the top 20 gaming media websites as defined by UK traffic numbers.
The list below is ordered by Total Unique Visitors, and features specialist sites that primarily offer videogames editorial such as news, reviews or other features.
This table does not indicate absolute rank, but is a comparative list of specific games media outlets. Sites excluded from this listing include content aggregation websites, advertising networks, digital distribution websites, file download sites, official publisher websites, free games sites and cheats sites. A full games site ranking, which would also include all of the above along with videogame editorial sites, is available to purchase from comScore.
Please note that comScore has two methods of measuring traffic to websites. The results for those websites listed as "panel" are derived from comScore's continuously measured consumer panel (sampling), whereas the traffic for websites marked as "unified" is derived from comScore's Unified Digital Measurement, which blends census-level collected data (from javascript embedded in the website by the publisher) with the comScore panel.
GamesIndustry.biz publishes the comScore results on a quarterly basis, with the next article to be published in April 2011 for the calendar Q1 2012 period. Check out the comScore games media UK Q2 and Q3 results for additional context.
The following table is a list of consumer gaming sites for the period October-December 2011:
| Media | Methodology | Av. UK Monthly Unique Visitors | Av. UK Monthly Visits | Av. UK Visits per Visitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGN.COM | Unified | 2.10 million | 8.32 million | 4.0 |
| GAMESPOT.CO.UK | Unified | 1.50 million | 5.00 million | 3.3 |
| EUROGAMER.NET | Unified | 435k | 1.87 million | 4.3 |
| KOTAKU.COM | Unified | 429k | 1.69 million | 3.9 |
| COMPUTERANDVIDEOGAMES.COM | Unified | 424k | 1.86 million | 4.4 |
| GAMESRADAR.COM | Unified | 404k | 1.54 million | 3.8 |
| GAMETRAILERS.COM | Unified | 403k | 1.76 million | 4.4 |
| JOYSTIQ.COM | Unified | 388k | 1.50 million | 3.9 |
| GAMEFRONT.COM | Unified | 365k | 809k | 2.2 |
| PCGAMER.COM | Unified | 309k | 650k | 2.1 |
| XBOX360ACHIEVEMENTS.ORG | Unified | 289k | 1.65 million | 5.7 |
| N4G.COM | Unified | 275k | 1.09 million | 4.0 |
| ESCAPISTMAGAZINE.COM | Unified | 268k | 1.37 million | 5.1 |
| 1UP.COM | Unified | 253k | 587k | 2.3 |
| GAMEINFORMER.COM | Unified | 235k | 370k | 1.6 |
| GIANTBOMB.COM | Panel | 209k | 342k | 1.6 |
| TWITCH.TV | Unified | 192k | 1.87 million | 9.8 |
| GAMESPY.COM | Unified | 189k | 467k | 2.5 |
| UGO.COM | Unified | 181k | 286k | 1.6 |
| DESTRUCTOID.COM | Unified | 173k | 409k | 2.4 |
The following table is a list of industry-focused gaming sites for the period October-December 2011:
| Media | Methodology | Av. Monthly Unique Visitors | Av. Monthly Visits | Av. Visits per Visitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCVUK.COM | Unified | 85k | 200k | 2.3 |
| GAMASUTRA.COM | Unified | 30k | 43k | 1.4 |
| GAMESINDUSTRY.BIZ* | Unified | 27k | 109k | 4.1 |
| DEVELOP-ONLINE.NET | Unified | 12k | 35k | 2.9 |
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