I’m not sure why, but whenever I think of CMS themes, one of the first images in my mind is of a gaming theme.   The top websites in this niche have always had stellar CMS designs, so it only makes sense for WordPress to get a few nice CMS themes for video game and MMORPG blogs!  

One of the recent releases that caught our attention is the Gameline theme by Style WordPress.   They’ve made a strong impact on the premium themes market with their solid CMS themes and incredibly low prices. 

Here is the details provided by the designers of the Gameline theme:

Gameline CMS Theme

You can view the live demo of the Gameline theme here.

Gameline Theme Features:

• 3 Selectable Styles
• Widgetized Sidebar
• Widgetized Tabber Block
• Optional Drop-down Menu
• 7 Integrated Banner Spots
• Integrated Livechat Shoutbox
• Optional Threaded Comments
• Built-In Theme Options Menu
• Easy to Modify
• Comprehensive Users Guide
• FREE! Developers License
• FREE! Support & Updates

Gameline Theme Prices:

• Unlimited Websites ($33.00)

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Though the video game themes market hasn’t evolved much over the past year, one designer has certainly done his part to fill this demand.

The Style WordPress team has released a few really good themes for gamers already, and the Gamemaker theme is yet another quality WordPress theme which is perfect for a blog about video games.

Here is some information we’ve gathered about the Gamemaker Theme:

Gamemaker WordPress Theme

You can view the live demo of the Gamemaker theme here.

Gamemaker Theme Features:

• Three Widgetized Areas
• Auto-Zoom Thumbnails
• Featured Content Gallery
• Integrated Shoutbox
• Drop-down Menu Navigation
• Integrated Banner Management
• Related Posts
• Optional Threaded Comments
• Built-In Theme Options Menu
• Easy to Modify
• Comprehensive Users Guide
• FREE! Developers License
• FREE! Support & Updates

Gamemaker Theme Price Option(s):

• Unlimited Websites ($37.00)

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Note: You can currently get 50% off any Style WordPress theme using the coupon code LAUNCH.

Are you a video gamer blogger looking for a nice theme for your website?  Maybe you run a World of Warcraft blog or love to talk about your adventures on XBox online?

The new eGamer video game WordPress theme is a design built specifically for video gamers who want to feature their content with a unique look on the homepage:

eGamer Video Game Theme

eGamer Theme Features:

• 2 layout options: magazine style and blog style
• 4 color schemes (red, blue, green purple)
• Widget ready sidebars
• Theme Option Pages
• Custom thumbnail images
• PSD files
• Valid XHTML + CSS
• Smooth tabless design
• Opera compatible
• Netscape compatible
• Safari compatible
• WordPress 2.7 compatible!
• Three Unique Post Formats
• Threaded Comments
• Featured Articles
• Gravatar ready
• Firefox compatible
• IE7 + IE6 compatible
• Advertisement Ready

eGamer Price Options:

• Price: $19.95 (Price includes all Elegant Themes)
  

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Are you looking for a content management system that can easily support a WordPress blog?  The GamePress premium WordPress theme may fill that need, no matter what type of website you have.  It appears this theme was designed for video gamers, but I can see it translating well to a sports blog or just about any other type of website looking for a content management theme.

Here is some additional information about the GamePress theme:

GamePress Theme

Game Press Theme Features:

• Animated “Featured Content” slider to showcase your most important news.
• Five page templates for ultimate control of how you display different posts.
• Easy creation of Reviews, Previews & Features pages – separate from News posts.
• Display videos in the Sidebar.
• Breadcrumb Navigation.
• Built-in Advert Management.
• Two widget-ready sidebar areas to further expand your theme.
• Easily link to your GamePress Forum (sold separately)
• XHTML 1 .0 Strict & CSS Valid.
• Complete documentation.
• Includes Header PSD.

Game Press Price Options:

• Unlimited Use License: $40.00

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The premium themes market has really grown lately and there are a number of quality gamers themes available these days.   One of my favorites is a content management system called Arras which uses WordPress to provide a great portal for a video game blog.

Here is some additional information about this outstanding CMS theme:

Arras Theme – Gaming Edition

Arras Gaming Theme Features:

• 10 Different Color Schemes – allowing you to choose a scheme that fits your site
• Featured posts slideshow
• Tabbed Sidebar with Customizable Features
• Review Scoreboard for Reviews
• Social Bookmarking – theme comes with basic social bookmarking features, allowing viewers to add any of your site’s post to any of the famous social networking websites
• Javascript-Powered Form Validation
• Built-In Admin Panel – allows you to customize every feature to your liking. Display and hide unwanted features. Set your categories accordingly.
• Browser Compatibility: theme works with popular browsers in the market (Firefox 3.0, Internet Explorer 7, Opera 9.5, Safari 3.0, Google Chrome Beta). It works with Internet Explorer 6.0 too!
• Auto Image Thumbnail Resizing
• Built-In Basic Ad Management
• Feedburner Support
• Google Analytics Support
• Author Information
• Gravatar Support
• Widget Ready (Right Sidebar, Bottom Content, Footer)
• SEO Friendly, compliant code
• Documentation & Support
• Drop-down list for archive pages
• ’Scaletop’ meta option, which allows you to choose whether you want the image thumbnail script to crop and scale from the center (default) or from the top
• Option to choose the position of the navigation bar (before or after header) from the admin panel
• Option to choose the order of display of news posts, via date (default) or via category
• Option to choose a fixed height for each widget at the bottom content sidebar
• Option to choose the number of 125×125 square buttons in the admin panel
• Support for NextGEN Gallery plugin

Arras Gaming Price Options:

• Single-Use License: $50.00
• Multiple-Use License: $110.00

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