GotFrag Hardware now known as FPS Labs
Stu Grubbs is the executive editor of FPS Labs.
GotFrag
Hardware was founded in fall of 2005. Our goal was to create a community-based
PC hardware site that would be open to gamers of all skill levels, but place a
primary focus on the competitive edge. Competitive gaming is bigger now
than it has ever been and gamers need a place to go to get hardware advice
within the context of their world.
GotFrag, the #1 eSports site since its founding in 2002, was the perfect home
for us and, with a wealth of professional gamers and a thriving community, we
became GotFrag’s first network site. I have called GotFrag Hardware my
home for almost two years and I have every bit of passion now that I had when I
started. In the last two years, we have seen more success than I ever
thought possible in such a short amount of time.
A strong, loyal community rose up around us and fantastic people from all walks
in the tech and gaming industries alike have stepped in to help us along the
way. I do not think I, or anyone else at GotFrag Hardware, could be more
pleased and more appreciative of the success we have achieved thus far.
We recently announced we would be changing our name to FPS Labs. While we
have received both praise and concern, the majority of the questions we have
encountered have been related to our reasons for the change and how they will
affect the site.
Recently, Major League Gaming, one of the strongest names in competitive gaming,
acquired GotFrag. This acquisition means many things, but for us it simply
means more support and having an actual budget. I have said since our founding
at FPS Labs that we will do well and should be able to establish ourselves as
our own site while still maintaining our place in the GotFrag Network.
This is essentially the realization of that idea. What the separate
branding means is a matter of perspective. We had to ask ourselves the
question: Did we want to always be perceived as a GotFrag affiliate, or did we
want to be eventually recognized as a leading authority in gaming
hardware? FPS Labs is a solid branding that will allow for much more
growth than being closely tied with GotFrag could possibly permit.
We feel very strongly about our relationship with GotFrag and will remain a
part of the GotFrag Network for the foreseeable future, but there is a need to
separate through a rebranding. Not every one of the community members
over at FPS Labs is an avid follower of pro gaming; some are just pure PC
gamers and others are just hardware junkies, but all of us love the community
and the support we find when building new gaming rigs, buying new hardware, and
exploring new options. FPS Labs is a move for growth and an expansion on
what has already been a tremendous success.
The rebranding is Phase One in the changes we recently announced, and further
improvements will be made over the next year. The full integration of the
domain name and the login system will be taking place within the next 90 days,
but for now fpslabs.com will simply forward to hardware.gotfrag.com.
As a staff member, I can attest that we learn more every day on how to bring
you the best gaming hardware reviews out there. We like to believe that
we represent the facts more honestly and offer a better opportunity for
decision making than many others. This is due to our real world testing
and our reduced emphasis on synthetic benchmarks. I could go on and on,
but what I say does not matter - if you love us then you love us - come check
things out for yourself over at FPSLabs.com
I look forward to the coming year of providing you with the best damn gaming
hardware reviews on the net, and I hope that if we aren’t fulfilling that goal
then you drop me an e-mail and let me know. We are always looking for
feedback and ways we can improve.
Stu Grubbs
Executive Editor of FPS Labs
"If you mod me down, I will become more insightful than you can possibly imagine." -- Slashdot
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