A lot has changed since we launched the current framework and design for Operation Sports back in 2007. Sports gaming has changed immensely and so has the framework from within which the web operates.

Social Media, for starters, became a huge runaway success and in many ways took over our forms of communication. Video has become the new 'it' thing, to the point many content experts say videos are the new blog.

How we access the internet has changed too. We've gone from a desktop/notebook oriented culture to a mobile device oriented culture. In fact, when OS launched the first version of its current design in 2007, over 80% of our users accessed the site via a Windows or Mac based device.

Today, 75% of our audience accesses the site via Android and iOS.

How we built the current OS in 2007 wasn't always going to be compatible with this new reality and indeed it isn't -- but getting to a more modern point has presented itself with several technical challenges. However, after many months of hard work, setbacks, and more hard work I'm proud to announce we are launching a new Operation Sports in the coming weeks which will be modern, responsive, and easy to browse on any device.

The new site design will feature a responsive browsing experience, which means no matter what device you access OS on -- it'll look great.

Also we'll have more modern fonts, bigger pics, easy to embed social media posts, and an easier to browse experience when searching for content.

Editorial Changes Also Coming

On the editorial side we are also making some very big changes.

First, we are no longer going to be doing scored reviews starting immediately. The reasons for this are immense, so let me lay out some of our thinking on this.

When we started reviews back in the early 2000s, a game was released and that was the game you had a year later. There were no content add-ons or patches. In fact, a single score could encapsulate the whole experience. Today that is no longer the case, as a game can change dramatically even just a month after release.

An option we debated but ultimately decided against was a changing score system. While this initially made some sense, at the end of the day we knew this wasn't going to be an elegant or easy to understand solution. Single scores were already confusing enough and having multiple scores for a game or one that changes regularly was going to add to that. Coming up with a perfect system was ultimately impossible.

Instead what we are going to do is commit to better, more comprehensive coverage of all aspects of games while at the same time making sure we have a way to denote the must-buys of our genre. In that way, when we feel a game is a must-own we plan to give it an Editor's Recommendation seal to let OS'ers know we feel a game is truly a step above and worthy of your time.

Otherwise, we plan on critically assessing games throughout their life cycle and giving buying recommendations as usual. This includes patches, DLC releases, and other changes.

Another change we plan on implementing in the coming year is a lot more multimedia. From Podcasts to Videos, we understand this is how most people want to access content and that's something we plan to really help provide and point out throughout the genre. If you are a video creator or podcaster and want to make sure we are highlighting your material, e-mail me at [email protected].

We want to both produce and highlight the very best our community has to offer.

We're also looking at the mobile gaming space. There are hundreds of sports games offerings here which we haven't quite been able to cover with the same zeal as the rest of our genre. We want to change that going forward. If you are someone who plays a lot of mobile sports games and want to perhaps write on the space we're very interested in talking. E-mail me at [email protected].

Lastly, e-sports is a big deal. We understand it. We're assessing what we can do in this space to help promote the best aspects of it. This is an area we certainly want to give some careful thought towards about how we cover it and perhaps participate within it. Again, if you have an idea or want to pitch something in that arena to us, you can e-mail me at [email protected].

We are so pumped for the future of Operation Sports. This site has helped millions of people better their sports games experiences over the years. This next year will be our best yet, and I can't wait to see where the new design takes us.

We're dedicated to sports gaming, and can't wait for a great season!