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This is a list of video gaming-related websites. A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device,[1] but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images.
Video game websites
Website | Launch | Defunct | Owner/Publisher | Lang | Type of Site | Alexa Rank |
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1up.com | 2003 | 2013 | Ziff Davis | EN | Magazine | |
4players.de | 2000 | Computec Media GmbH | DE | Online game portal | 17,113(June 2016[update])[2] | |
Adultswim.com | Turner Entertainment Digital | EN | Videos and games portal | |||
Adventure Gamers | 1998 | EN | Magazine | 97,674 (May 2017[update])[3] | ||
Allgame | 1998 | 2014 | All Media Network | EN | Database | |
Amazon Digital Game Store | 2009 | EN | Digital distribution portal | |||
Arkadium | 2001 | EN | Interactive website content provider | |||
Armor Games | 2004 | EN | Online game portal | 2,004 (April 2014[update])[4] | ||
Australian Gamer | 2005 | 2012 | EN | Podcast, comic | ||
Awomo | DE | Digital distribution portal | ||||
Beamdog | 2010 | EN | Social network | |||
Common Sense Media | 2003 | EN | Nonprofit organization | |||
Cutting Room Floor, The | 2002 | EN | Wiki, archive | |||
Destructoid | 2006 | Enthusiast Gaming | EN | Magazine, social network | 6,488 (April 2015[update])[5] | |
Desura | 2010 | Bad Juju Games | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
Direct2Drive | 2004 | AtGames | EN | Digital distribution portal | 111,177 (October 2015[update])[6] | |
DotEmu | 2007 | DotEmu SAS | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
Escapist, The | 2005 | Enthusiast Gaming LLC | EN | Magazine | ||
Eurogamer | 1999 | Gamer Network | EN | Magazine | 3,897 (July 2015[update])[7] | |
G2A | G2A | EN | Digital storefront | |||
Gamasutra | 1997 | UBM TechWeb | EN | Magazine | 10,435 (January 2015[update])[8] | |
Game & Graphics | 2010 | Daruma Studio | EN | Blog | ||
Game Informer | 1996 | GameStop | EN | Magazine | ||
Game Revolution | 1996 | CraveOnline Media, LLC | EN | Magazine | 24,201 (April 2014[update])[9] | |
Gamestar | 1997 | Webedia | DE | Magazine | 4,813(June 2016[update])[10] | |
GameAgent | 2008 | Aspyr | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
GameDev.net | 1999 | EN | Developer Community | 23,178 (May 2018[update])[11] | ||
GameFAQs | 1995 | CBS Interactive | EN | Database, user content | 539 (May 2015[update])[12] | |
GameFly | 2002 | GameFly, Inc. | EN | Game rental & digital distribution portal | ||
GameFront | 1999 | DBolical Pty, Ltd. | EN | Mod & patch digital distribution portal | 55,399 (October 2018[update])[13] | |
GameHouse | 1991 | GameHouse | EN | Casual game developer and distributor | ||
Gameplanet | 2000 | Gameplanet Pty Ltd. | EN | Magazine | ||
GameRankings | 1999 | CBS Interactive | EN | Aggregator | 27,486 (April 2015[update])[14] | |
GamersGate | 2006 | Gamersgate AB | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
Games Domain | 1994 | 2005 | Yahoo! | EN | Magazine | |
GameSpot | 1996 | CBS Interactive | EN | Magazine | 838 (February 2015[update])[15] | |
GameSpy | 1996 | 2013 | Ziff Davis | EN | Magazine | |
GamesRadar | 2005 | Future plc | EN | Magazine | 4,486 (April 2015[update])[16] | |
GameTrailers | 2002 | 2016 | Defy Media | EN | Video magazine | 8,181 (April 2015[update])[17] |
Gamezebo | 2006 | Gamezebo, Inc. | EN | Magazine | 42,082 (October 2014[update])[18] | |
GameZnFlix | 2004 | 2008 | EN | Game rental | ||
GameZombie | 2007 | EN | Video magazine | |||
Giant Bomb | 2008 | CBS Interactive | EN | Magazine, wiki | 3,203 (February 2015[update])[19] | |
GOG.com | 2008 | CD Projekt | EN | Digital distribution portal | 2,013 (December 2015[update])[20] | |
GotFrag | 2002 | ESEA League | EN | eSports news | 786,898 (April 2014[update])[21] | |
Green Man Gaming | 2010 | Green Man Gaming Limited. | EN | Online retailer & digital distribution portal | ||
Humble Bundle | 2010 | Humble Bundle | EN | Online retailer & digital distribution portal | ||
IGN | 1996 | Ziff Davis | EN | Magazine | 334 (December 2015[update])[22] | |
IMDb | 1990 | Amazon.com | EN | Database | 50 (December 2015[update])[23] | |
itch.io | 2013 | Leaf Corcoran | EN | Digital distribution portal | 12,564 (August 2015)[12] | |
Jay Is Games | 2003 | Jay Bibby | EN | Magazine (casual games) | 25,608 (August 2015[update])[24] | |
Joystiq | 2004 | 2015 | AOL, Inc. | EN | Magazine | |
Jumboplay | 2006 | 2009 | Dragonback Media | Digital distribution portal | ||
Kongregate | 2006 | GameStop | EN | Online game portal | 1,414 (May 2015[update])[25] | |
Kotaku | 2004 | Gizmodo Media | EN | Blog | 923 (November 2015[update])[26] | |
Lik Sang | 1998 | 2006 | EN | Online games & merchandise store | ||
Metacritic | 1999 | CBS Interactive | EN | Aggregator | 1,505 (May 2015[update])[27] | |
Miniclip | 2001 | Miniclip SA | EN | Online game portal | 1,199 (February 2015[update])[28] | |
MobyGames | 1999 | Blue Flame Labs | EN | Database, user content | 21,723 (October 2018[update])[29] | |
Mud Connector, The | 1995 | Andrew Cowan | EN | Magazine (MUDs) | ||
New Game Network | 2009 | New Game Network | EN | Magazine | 81,067 (April 2014[update])[30] | |
Newgrounds | 1995 | Tom Fulp | EN | Online games & multimedia host | 3,403 (February 2015)[31] | |
NextGen Player | 2008 | Paul Hunter, Andrew Shin | EN | Blog | ||
Nexus Mods | 2007 | Robin Scott | Mod community | |||
NG-Gamer | 2005 | 2014 | Daan de Jong | NL | Magazine | |
Ninja Kiwi | 2006 | Ninja Kiwi | EN | Online game portal & developer | 10,536 (September 2016[update])[32] | |
NoFrag | 2001 | NoCorp | FR | Magazine (FPSs) | ||
Origin | 2011 | Electronic Arts | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
PALGN | 2003 | 2014 | James Peter | EN | Magazine | |
PC Games | 1992 | Computec Media GmbH | DE | Magazine | 15,524(June 2016[update])[33] | |
Planet Half-Life | 1999 | 2012 | IGN | EN | Half-Life news | |
Pelaajalehti.com | 2002 | H-Town Oy | FI | Magazine | ||
Polygon | 2012 | Vox Media | EN | Magazine | 1,859 (December 2014[update])[34] | |
PSU.com | 2006 | Seb Hayes, Kieran O'Neill | EN | Magazine (PlayStation) | ||
Rock Paper Shotgun | 2007 | Rock Paper Shotgun Ltd. | EN | Blog | 5,260 (August 2015[update])[35] | |
Roll20 | 2012 | The Orr Group | EN | Virtual tabletop | 7,617 (February 2017[update])[36] | |
Sarcastic Gamer | 2007 | 2015 | EN | Blog | ||
ScrewAttack | 2006 | Fullscreen | EN | Video magazine | ||
Shacknews | 1996 | Gamerhub | EN | Magazine | 24,355 (April 2014[update])[37] | |
Steam | 2003 | Valve Corporation | 28 languages[38] | Digital distribution portal | 233 (August 2015) (Store)[39] | |
Twitch.tv | 2011 | Amazon.com | 26 languages | Video streaming | 99 (September 2016)[40] | |
UK Resistance | 1996 | 2011 | Gary Cutlack | EN | Magazine (Sega) | |
Yahoo! Games | 1998 | 2016 | Yahoo! | EN | Online game portal | |
YouTube Gaming | 2015 | EN | Online video platform | |||
Zapak | 2006 | Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group | EN | Online game portal | 36,664[41] |
See also
References
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Further reading
- Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom. pp. 229–230.
- From Gamer to Game Designer. pp. 278–279.
- "Development and validation of an instrument to evaluate the content effectiveness of video games: a pilot study". "Most video game websites and magazines offer their own classifications (eg www.gamespot.com, www.gamespy.com and www.gamasutra.com). ..." (subscription required)
- "Introduction to video games, their publishers, and social responsibility concerning video game addiction". p. 6.