That's odd, there have been times we've had slowdowns before, but recently everything's been near instant, however I would like it if you can elaborate on your second point so that we can work on improving. We are aware thar right now presentation is not our strong suit, so I would really appreciate this kind of feedback.
I think on the main page (homepage) it would be better to directly display the game options. The game menu is of course different from the news media site menu. But the site looks like a news media. Maybe a lot of examples of game sites that are already popular.