staff blog

May 6, 2013

Development Update by Andrew

Added a new profile module: top user tags
Additional responsive styles for different screen sizes (beta)

March 28, 2013

Development Update by Andrew

Added mobile support for viewing the site and submitting reviews (beta)
Updated the charts module to fix an interactivity bug in Chrome
Removed some unused code, which should speed things up a little

March 19, 2013

Development Update by Andrew

Fixed a bug related to boxart uploads for newly-submitted games

March 14, 2013

Development Update by Andrew

Recently popular games will now be ordered more accurately (seen on the homepage, platform pages, etc.)

March 11, 2013

Development Update by Andrew

Game pages now show reviews of the same game from different platforms

February 15, 2013

Development Update by Andrew

Linux games have been added to the site
New game edit page replaces the old modal window
New game submission page
Fixed a number of issues when submitting game updates and artwork

November 18, 2012

Platform Update by Andrew

Wii U and eShop platforms have been added to the site
Previous reviews under WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare have been migrated to eShop
Added profile option for receiving emails

September 4, 2012

Site Announcement by Andrew

ReviewTilt launches today!

September 3, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Added sidebar modules to all Reviews pages and main Games page
Added pagination to all Reviews pages
Fixed missing image for the 'follow' action in the friend mini-feed

August 19, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Moved the Privacy Policy to a seperate page, and added a human-readable summary
Fixed an error-checking bug when submitting a review
Fixed an issue where tags were being saved incorrectly

June 19, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Improved the accuracy of the Related Games module

June 12, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Fixed New Releases module to show games that launch that day
Fixed a labelling issue with the Friends Activity module
Changed the link behavior of homepage banners

June 6, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Added tag support for related games and recommendation engine
You can now choose which platforms you receive recommendations for
Recommendations are now updated when saving your profile
Recommendations can now be individually ignored
Added mini-grid to profile recommendations
Added descriptions to each tag in mouseover text

June 4, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Fixed widget auto-truncation
Fixed login error messages being shown at the wrong time

May 25, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Tagging system launched
Various fonts & styles updated
Message boards updated to v3.3.2

May 23, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

"Recently Popular" sort order improved on platform pages
Fixed an issue where ampersands in edited reviews caused text cutoff
Fixed platform pages showing only games with reviews instead of all games
Removed platform breadcrumbs from game page header

April 14, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Updated member profiles with new activity feed, friend feed, and more
Added homepage module for your friend's activity feed
Added settings page for managing your account
Fixed JavaScript errors which prevented some features from working
Minor language updates

April 1, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Added a homepage module which breaks down number of total reviews by platform

March 26, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Added a module which lists the other platforms a game is available on

March 23, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Message boards updated to v3.3.0

March 2, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Added new header fonts, and fixed various rendering issues

February 25, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Right-aligned the dates on the New Releases module, and fixed their sorting

February 20, 2012

Platform Update by Andrew

PlayStation Vita launch games are now available to review

February 15, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Notifications were updated and can now be dismissed

February 14, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Boxarts now link to game pages
Additional action links added to game pages

February 6, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

Message boards have been updated to v3.2.3
Minor updates to the game edit window

January 28, 2012

Development Update by Andrew

PlayStation Vita has been added to the database; launch games are in the process of being added
Minor style updates

December 19, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Fixed issues with the Password Reset and Change Password pages not working
Added "view more" links to some modules

December 14, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Fixed an embarassing registration issue
Added a 'latest reviews' module to the homepage

November 29, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Site registration has been enabled! Create a ReviewTilt account, or log in with Facebook
Reviews can now be shared on Google+ and Facebook
Some sidebar modules moved around to pages that make more sense
Tweaks to the search engine
Google+ added to the list of available ReviewTilt social networks

November 19, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Homepage now has featured games and reviews of recently popular games
Site header and footer extended to full screen width
Live search feature restored once again
Various account pages updated
Game Grids can be added to forum posts for previews, custom discussions, etc
Text scrolling feature added to widgets with long game titles

November 16, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Platform filters added to the search results page
Improved the game approval process
Grade breakdown pie chart will no longer appear on games with less than 2 reviews
Friends' reviews box will no longer appear on games with no reviews

November 12, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Review permalink page updated
Fixed platform link in the game header
Generic avatar added
Sitemap created (for search engines)

November 8, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

This blog page has been established.
The search feature has been revamped. Results should be more relevant!

August 4, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Message boards have been updated to v3.2.0
"Recently popular" on platform pages has been fixed.

August 3, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Automatic screenshot gathering from Google has been disabled due to API service deprecation.

July 7, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Major server errors should now be resolved.
User-submitted game updates are now working again.
A preview of Analytics is now available. For more information / discussion please see this thread.

Mar 24, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

The browser sessions between the main site and the message boards are now tied together. Signing in on the main site will log you into both sections, and signing out from either one will also sign you out from both.

A new widget is available that shows the latest reviews for a specific platform on its platform page.

Mar 9, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

A new view is available to see the latest reviews posted across the entire site. Just click on Latest Reviews under the Reviews drop-down menu.

Feb 25, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

Platform pages now have several new sorting options, as well as the ability to click on a pie chart slice to view games with that rating.
Boxarts of your favorite games now appear on the right side of your profile.
The web client for the chat room is now online and can be found under the Community menu.
The automatic screenshots loaded from Google should be more relevant now.

Feb 22, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

The mini-grid icons have been expanded to include 9 possible variations instead of 5 for each letter grade group. They also appear when viewing a game page as the favicon.

Feb 20, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

A shiny new search feature is now available – Live Search! Just type a few letters into the search box and watch the magic happen.

Feb 16, 2011

Site Announcement by Andrew

ReviewTilt is now open for private testing. Welcome!

Feb 10, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

"Grade Totals, "New Releases" and "Top Games" widgets are now visible on the platform pages.
The New Releases relies on accurate release date data for games – if you see something wrong, please update it!

Feb 8, 2011

Development Update by Andrew

The message boards are now online. To get started, simply log in with your ReviewTilt account, and it will automatically link the accounts.