General Gaming Article

Posted: 16 May 2015 05:48 AM PDT

New site, more content, a lot more Kick-Ass

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article letting everyone know that Maximum PC would be going through a transition. It's here. During this weekend, www.maximumpc.com will go through a short content freeze. The new site and platform will go live on Monday around noon PST. That means, you'll have enough time to be productive at work before drifting away into PC information land. So what exactly will you see?

The current website is aging, and there's a lot of content coming that we want to highlight and make finding easier. The current platform that we use to publish on will change too. We're doing this for two main reasons: more articles presented in an easier to digest method, and making publishing less painful for our staff. It takes some wrangling in our current CMS to get articles to appear just right, and we would like to make everything as efficient as possible.

So the site will change. Some may not like it and that's okay. Since it's all code and software, we can improve and tweak things as time goes on. We can do that because the new platform is more flexible and modular. Comments will change over to Disqus, so make sure you snatch the name you want. If none of this matters to you and you just want more content, we have that too.

We're going to launch with a rewritten Best of the Best section. We'll keep it more frequently updated on what we think are the top picks for your money. But this time around, we're going to split categories into three: The best choice, the smart choice, and the value choice. We'd like to get a section on the worst stuff to avoid too, but that'll come a little later on. Our build guides are also relaunching with a focus on three price points: $2000, $1500, and $800. We attempt to pick smart choices in components for each one, with a lean towards being open for future upgrades. You'll see that go live on Monday as well. Reviews are being increased as well. You'll see more products and more product categories, and you'll also be able to see real time price tracking.

You may have also noticed that we have some new friends on staff. I'd like to mention them now in case you didn't already see their names pop up on the site and the magazine. Say hi to:

Jarred Walton, Senior Editor
Jarred comes to us most recently from The Wirecutter, and AnandTech before that, where he spent 11 years distilling through an ocean of hardware and tech. Jarred is versed in everything from CPUs to GPUs to displays to laptops.

Alex Campbell, Associate Editor
Alex is our build commando and in-house Linux aficionado. He deeply cares about the Linux community and previously spent several years writing at IDG. Alex authored some of the new Linux guides you've been seeing. He also tends to stay at work until late at night, tinkering with hardware and benchmarks.

We're moving in this direction: more tech, more how-tos, more builds, more gear. There are other things in the works that I'm excited to introduce but are in the cooking stages, so I'll have to leave you hanging for a little. Rest assured, they're features you will like. So, as we prepare for the new platform, enjoy the weekend! We'll see you on the other side.

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