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| name = ''Eurogamer'' |
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|eurogamer.net |
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| logo = Official Eurogamer logo.svg |
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| url = {{URL|https://www.eurogamer.net/|eurogamer.net}} |
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| language = English |
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| owner = [[Gamer Network]] |
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| editor = Oli Welsh |
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== History == |
== History == |
Revision as of 16:12, 1 November 2020
Type of site | Video game journalism |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Gamer Network |
Editor | Oli Welsh |
URL | eurogamer.net |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | 4 September 1999 |
Current status | Active |
Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website owned by Gamer Network, both formed alongside each other in 1999. Its editor is Oli Welsh.
History
Eurogamer (initially stylised as EuroGamer) was launched on 4 September 1999.[2] The founding team included John "Gestalt" Bye, the webmaster for the PlanetQuake website and a writer for British magazine PC Gaming World; Patrick "Ghandi" Stokes, a contributor for the website Warzone; and Rupert "rauper" Loman, who had organised the EuroQuake esports event for the game Quake.[2]
In January 2008, Tom Bramwell overtook the role of editor-in-chief from Kristan Reed, remaining in that role until he resigned in November 2014.[3][4] Since then, Oli Welsh served as editor for Eurogamer.[5]
It is known for the EGX, formerly Eurogamer Expo, trade fair organised by its parent company since 2008.[6]
In February 2015, Eurogamer dropped its ten-point scale for review scores in favour of a "recommendation system", in which a game would be labelled as "Essential", "Recommended" or "Avoid".[7]
Sub-outlets
Eurogamer is the principal site of the Gamer Network family of video game-related websites. It has several regional sub-outlets:
- Eurogamer.cz for the Czech Republic.[8]
- Eurogamer.de for Germany;[9] launched in co-operation with Extent Media on 24 August 2006 to coincide with that year's Games Convention exhibition.[10]
- Eurogamer.dk for Denmark;[11] launched in June 2009 and headed by Kristian West.[12]
- Eurogamer.es for Spain.[13]
- Eurogamer.it for Italy.[14]
- Eurogamer Benelux for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg;[15] launched in August 2008 and headed by Steven De Leeuw.[16]
- Eurogamer.pl for Poland.[17]
- Eurogamer.pt for Portugal;[18] launched in partnership with LusoPlay in May 2008.[19]
Digital Foundry, founded in 2004, has been hosted on Eurogamer since 2007 and is led by Richard Leadbetter. It performs technical analyses of games.[20]
Former
- Brasilgamer for Brazil; established in 2012.[21]
- Eurogamer.fr for France; launched as a joint venture with Microscoop in October 2007.[22]
- Eurogamer.ro for Romania.[23]
- Eurogamer.se for Sweden; established in 2015, closed in 2016.[24]
References
- ^ "Eurogamer Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b Eurogamer staff (4 September 1999). "EuroGamer opens!". Eurogamer.
- ^ Martin, Matt (14 January 2008). "Bramwell steps up to editor role at Eurogamer.net". GamesIndustry.biz.
- ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (28 November 2014). "Eurogamer vs Tom Bramwell". Eurogamer.
- ^ Eurogamer staff (17 August 2010). "The Eurogamer Staff". Eurogamer.
- ^ Bowden, Mike (20 October 2008). "Loman on EE2008: "Our biggest inspiration is probably the Penny Arcade Expo"". VG247.
- ^ Welsh, Oli (10 February 2015). "Eurogamer has dropped review scores". Eurogamer.
- ^ "Eurogamer.cz". Eurogamer.cz.
- ^ "Eurogamer.de". Eurogamer.de.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (4 August 2006). "Eurogamer.de announced". Eurogamer.
- ^ "Eurogamer.dk". Eurogamer.dk.
- ^ Gibson, Ellie (25 June 2009). "Eurogamer Denmark launches". Eurogamer.
- ^ "Eurogamer.es". Eurogamer.es.
- ^ "Eurogamer.it". Eurogamer.it.
- ^ "Eurogamer Benelux". Eurogamer.nl.
- ^ Bramwell, Tom (18 August 2008). "Eurogamer Benelux launches!". Eurogamer.
- ^ "Eurogamer.pl". Eurogamer.pl.
- ^ "Eurogamer.pl". Eurogamer.pl.
- ^ Gibson, Ellie (21 May 2008). "New Eurogamer Portugal site launches". Eurogamer.
- ^ "Help & Frequently Asked Questions". Digital Foundry.
- ^ Loureiro, Jorge (1 March 2013). "Eurogamer Network é agora Gamer Network" [Eurogamer Network is now Gamer Network]. Eurogamer.pt (in Portuguese).
- ^ Eurogamer staff (25 October 2007). "Eurogamer France launches!". Eurogamer.
- ^ "Eurogamer.ro". Eurogamer.ro. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010.
- ^ Göransson, Andréas (11 December 2016). "Eurogamer.se lägger ner – tack för att du läste" [Eurogamer.se closes – thank you for reading]. Eurogamer.se (in Swedish).