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''Eurogamer'' is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network.

In 2008, it started in the formerly eponymous trade fair EGX (Eurogamer Expo until 2013) organised by its parent company. From 2013 to 2020, sister site ''USGamer'' ran independently under its parent company.

History

''Eurogamer'' (initially stylised as ''EuroGamer'' was launched on 4 September 1999 under company Eurogamer Network. The founding team included John Bye, the webmaster for the PlanetQuake website and a writer for British magazine '' PC Gaming World''; Patrick Stokes, a contributor for the website Warzone; and Rupert Loman, who had organised the EuroQuake esports event for the game '' Quake''. It became the official online media partner of the 2002 European Computer Trade Show. ''Eurogamer'' hosts content from media outlet ''Digital Foundry'' since 2007, which was founded in 2004. By the end of 2012, visits to the ''Eurogamer'' website and its ten European foreign-language versions had increased by over ten percent compared to the previous year.

In February 2015, ''Eurogamer'' abandoned its ten-point scale for review scores in favor of highlighting games the reviewer felt particularly strongly about with labels such as "Essential", "Recommended" or "Avoid". The change was driven by doubt about the score system's usefulness and its desire to be delisted from review aggregator Metacritic because of its "unhealthy influence" on the games industry. In May 2023, ''Eurogamer'' returned to scoring reviews, opting for a five-point scale due to them being "universally understood, simple to take in at a glance, and easily shared."

In February 2018, ''Eurogamer's'' parent company, Gamer Network, was acquired by Reed Exhibitions, a division of RELX. In September 2021, the community forum for ''Eurogamer'' closed, with the site recommending other platforms such as Discord instead.

In May 2024, Gamer Network was sold to IGN Entertainment, a subsidiary of Ziff Davis.

Editors

In January 2008, Tom Bramwell succeeded Kristan Reed as editor-in-chief, a position he held until November 2014, marking the end of his 15-year tenure with ''Eurogamer''. Afterwards Oli Welsh served as editor for ''Eurogamer'', followed by Martin Robinson and Tom Phillips, with Tom Orry as the current editor.

Regional websites

Current

Eurogamer has several regional publications:

* ''Eurogamer.de'' for Germany; launched in co-operation with Extent Media on 24 August 2006 to coincide with that year's Games Convention exhibition.
* ''Eurogamer.es'' for Spain.
* ''Eurogamer.pl'' for Poland.
* ''Eurogamer.pt'' for Portugal; launched in partnership with LusoPlay in May 2008.

Former

* ''Eurogamer.cz'' for the Czech Republic.
* ''Eurogamer Benelux'' for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (under Eurogamer.nl); launched in August 2008 and headed by Steven De Leeuw.
* ''Brasilgamer'' for Brazil; established in 2012.
* ''Eurogamer.dk'' for Denmark; launched in June 2009 and headed by Kristian West.
* ''Eurogamer.fr'' for France; launched as a joint venture with Microscoop in October 2007.
* ''Eurogamer.it'' for Italy; closed in 2022.
* ''Eurogamer.ro'' for Romania.
* ''Eurogamer.se'' for Sweden; established in 2015, closed in 2016.

Reception

Eurogamer has won several trade awards, including:

* 2007–2011 Best Website at the Games Media Awards.
* 2018 Online Editorial Team and Best Streamer at the Games Media Brit List.
* 2022 and 2024 Media Brand of the Year at MCV/Develop.

References

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1999 establishments in the United Kingdom
Internet properties established in 1999
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