Problems getting the word out

When people talk about the supposed "death of PC gaming", one of the main issues that comes up is the focus in the industry with hyping up big name, flashy games with advanced graphics that either sell big or fall flat, often times taking the company with it. Unfortunately, many gaming news sites help this process along buy not devoting any time to smaller or independent games to help them gain any attention. This seems to create an endless cycle where big publishers get all the press, most of it seemingly related to expansion packs for the same franchise.

Gamespot.com is probably the best example of this, though certainly not the only one. Anyway there are other sites that give a little more even coverage, and one of my favorites at the moment is Big Downloads, which not only gives a little more fair coverage but also offers trial downloads of several games, new and old. If your bored, take a look.