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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 | ||
Adultswim.com | Turner Entertainment Digital | EN | Videos and games portal | |||
Adventure Gamers | 1998 | EN | Magazine | |||
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 | |||
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 | ||
Desura | 2010 | Bad Juju Games | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
Direct2Drive | 2004 | AtGames | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
DotEmu | 2007 | DotEmu SAS | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
Escapist, The | 2005 | Enthusiast Gaming LLC | EN | Magazine | ||
Eurogamer | 1999 | Gamer Network | EN | Magazine | ||
G2A | G2A | EN | Digital storefront | |||
Gamasutra | 1997 | UBM TechWeb | EN | Magazine | ||
Game & Graphics | 2010 | Daruma Studio | EN | Blog | ||
Game Informer | 1996 | GameStop | EN | Magazine | ||
Game Revolution | 1996 | CraveOnline Media, LLC | EN | Magazine | ||
Gamestar | 1997 | Webedia | DE | Magazine | ||
GameAgent | 2008 | Aspyr | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
GameDev.net | 1999 | EN | Developer Community | 23,178 (May 2018)[11] | ||
GameFAQs | 1995 | CBS Interactive | EN | Database, user content | ||
GameFly | 2002 | GameFly, Inc. | EN | Game rental & digital distribution portal | ||
GameFront | 1999 | DBolical Pty, Ltd. | EN | Mod & patch digital distribution portal | ||
GameHouse | 1991 | GameHouse | EN | Casual game developer and distributor | ||
Gameplanet | 2000 | Gameplanet Pty Ltd. | EN | Magazine | ||
GameRankings | 1999 | CBS Interactive | EN | Aggregator | ||
GamersGate | 2006 | Gamersgate AB | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
Games Domain | 1994 | 2005 | Yahoo! | EN | Magazine | |
GameSpot | 1996 | CBS Interactive | EN | Magazine | ||
GameSpy | 1996 | 2013 | Ziff Davis | EN | Magazine | |
GamesRadar | 2005 | Future plc | EN | Magazine | ||
GameTrailers | 2002 | 2016 | Defy Media | EN | Video magazine | |
Gamezebo | 2006 | Gamezebo, Inc. | EN | Magazine | ||
GameZnFlix | 2004 | 2008 | EN | Game rental | ||
GameZombie | 2007 | EN | Video magazine | |||
Giant Bomb | 2008 | CBS Interactive | EN | Magazine, wiki | ||
GOG.com | 2008 | CD Projekt | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
GotFrag | 2002 | ESEA League | EN | eSports news | ||
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 | ||
IMDb | 1990 | Amazon.com | EN | Database | ||
itch.io | 2013 | Leaf Corcoran | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
Jay Is Games | 2003 | Jay Bibby | EN | Magazine (casual games) | ||
Joystiq | 2004 | 2015 | AOL, Inc. | EN | Magazine | |
Jumboplay | 2006 | 2009 | Dragonback Media | Digital distribution portal | ||
Kongregate | 2006 | GameStop | EN | Online game portal | ||
Kotaku | 2004 | Gizmodo Media | EN | Blog | ||
Lik Sang | 1998 | 2006 | EN | Online games & merchandise store | ||
Metacritic | 1999 | CBS Interactive | EN | Aggregator | ||
Miniclip | 2001 | Miniclip SA | EN | Online game portal | ||
MobyGames | 1999 | Blue Flame Labs | EN | Database, user content | ||
Mud Connector, The | 1995 | Andrew Cowan | EN | Magazine (MUDs) | ||
New Game Network | 2009 | New Game Network | EN | Magazine | ||
Newgrounds | 1995 | Tom Fulp | EN | Online games & multimedia host | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Planet Half-Life | 1999 | 2012 | IGN | EN | Half-Life news | |
Pelaajalehti.com | 2002 | H-Town Oy | FI | Magazine | ||
Polygon | 2012 | Vox Media | EN | Magazine | ||
PSU.com | 2006 | Seb Hayes, Kieran O'Neill | EN | Magazine (PlayStation) | ||
Rock Paper Shotgun | 2007 | Rock Paper Shotgun Ltd. | EN | Blog | ||
Roll20 | 2012 | The Orr Group | EN | Virtual tabletop | ||
Sarcastic Gamer | 2007 | 2015 | EN | Blog | ||
ScrewAttack | 2006 | Fullscreen | EN | Video magazine | ||
Shacknews | 1996 | Gamerhub | EN | Magazine | ||
Steam | 2003 | Valve Corporation | 28 languages[38] | Digital distribution portal | ||
Twitch.tv | 2011 | Amazon.com | 26 languages | Video streaming | ||
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 |
See also
- List of video game webcomics
- Lists of video games
- Category:Video game websites
References
- ↑ "Television gaming apparatus and method". United States Patents. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ↑ "4players.de Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "Adventuregamers.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "Armorgames.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Alexa Ranking". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Direct2drive.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ↑ "Eurogamer.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Gamasutra.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ↑ "Gamerevolution.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Gamestar.de Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "GameDev.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- 1 2 "gamefaqs.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ↑ "Gamefront.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Alexa Ranking". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gamespot.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ↑ "Alexa Ranking". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Alexa Ranking". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Gamezebo.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ↑ "Giantbomb.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "GOG.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑ "Gotfrag.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Ign.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Imdb.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Jayisgames.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Kongregate.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ↑ "Alexa Ranking". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "Metacritic.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Miniclip.com - Site Information from Alexa". Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ "Mobygames.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Newgamenetwork.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "newgrounds.com traffic ranking". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Ninjakiwi.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "4players.de Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- ↑ "Polygon.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Rockpapershotgun.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Roll20.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ "Shacknews.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "Steam Translation Server". Steam. Valve Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "steampowered.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "Twitch.tv Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ↑ Zapak's Alexa Rank Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.. Alexa.
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.
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