MonsterVine | monstervine.com

Focus: Video Game News, Reviews, Features, and Community
Founded By: William Saw and Zack Chase
Type of Site: Non-commerical, independent, editorial opinion, news blog

MonsterVine is an independent video game news and editorial blog that launched on November 18, 2008. The founding members William Saw and Zack Chase envisioned a gaming site that would make a statement and ultimately showcase the best undiscovered talent from the internet. We convey our own unique voice through the latest video game news, reviews, editorials, features, and commentary on video games we are passionate about. Our aim is to create worthwhile content that creates an impact on our gaming audience.

Review System

MonsterVine approaches the topic of video game reviews by using what journalism is all about, words. Our approach focuses upon the breadth of our opinion and how effective we are in conveying it to the reader. Our intent when reviewing a game is to ultimately judge whether a game is fun or not. We now classify our reviews on a numerical scale out of five in order to best serve our readership. Our hope is to make our reviews accessible under a universal grading scale. We call this The Final Score and our countless reviews have proven that it works.

5/5 – Excellent

- While the game is not perfect, it is recommended by the reviewer without hesitation.

4/5 – Good

- The game has obvious flaws and setbacks that hamper its overall enjoyment, it is still worthy of a recommendation by the reviewer.

3/5- Average

- While there is appreciation towards the games aspects, the reviewer felt the title could have been better executed.

2/5 – Mediocre

- The games cons outweigh the pros.

1/5 – Abysmal

- You might as well make a bad analogy of why this game sucks.

Contact Information

If you are a reader, writer, or PR and want to get in contact with us then send us a e-mail.

Editorial and community questions should be sent to:

will[at]monstervine.com

News tips and press releases should be sent to:

news[at]monstervine.com

Site statistics available upon request. Google Analytics serves as our primary traffic indicator.

The Team

MonsterVine’s team can be described as a collective of games bloggers from diverse backgrounds. We are constantly tuned into the happenings of the industry and will not hesitate to voice our opinion. We also love Andy Jackson.

If you’d like to join the team, then let us know by getting in contact.

Thanks

We certainly could not be here today without the support of Pete Campbell and CB Media who provides us with their wonderful hosting services and SEO help.

We thank all the sites that have been helpful and linked back to our stories. We thank all PR companies for their help and encouragement in order to make our impact on the industry. We thank the developers that put in all their hard work and effort into making those games. And finally, to our readers and community who helped us through your wonderful feedback!