--- title: Why two games media veterans think a "classic old-school... description: Tom Orry and Alex Donaldson, veterans with 40 combined years in games media, have launched Respec — a text-first, British-voiced, multi-format games website... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-two-games-media-veterans-think-a-classic-old-school-style-multi-format-video-games-website-wil-qj4gofq7e twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why two games media veterans think a "classic old-school style multi-format video games website" will flourish in 2026 | daily.dev og:description: Tom Orry and Alex Donaldson, veterans with 40 combined years in games media, have launched Respec — a text-first, British-voiced, multi-format games website... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-two-games-media-veterans-think-a-classic-old-school-style-multi-format-video-games-website-wil-qj4gofq7e og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QJ4GoFQ7E.png og:image:alt: Why two games media veterans think a "classic old-school style multi-format video games website" will flourish in 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why two games media veterans think a "classic old-school style multi-format video games website" will flourish in 2026 **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tom Orry and Alex Donaldson, veterans with 40 combined years in games media, have launched Respec — a text-first, British-voiced, multi-format games website modeled on early 2000s editorial culture. The site is funded by advertising and reader subscriptions via Patreon, backed by profits from RPG Site owner Double Black. Their thesis: lean, independent, editorially focused sites were killed by mismanagement and consolidation, not by lack of audience demand. Success metrics prioritize audience trust and engagement over raw traffic, with profitability targeted before full independence from RPG Site's financial support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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