Want to know about the latest game releases, leaks, and announcements? Check out NeoGAF, they have a bunch of communities for you to browse through- politics, off-topic discussions, gaming, trending news, etc. You can even view Twitch streams of active members on the site, and a column on the right allows you to conveniently access all the top trending threads. The UI is clean and intuitive, while the members are extremely active.