''Eurogamer'' is a British

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website launched in 1999 and owned by alongside formed company

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. Its

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is Martin Robinson. Since 2008, it is known for the formerly eponymous games trade fair EGX organised by its parent company, which was called Eurogamer Expo until 2013. 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 Gamer Network Limited (formerly Eurogamer Network Limited) is a British mass media company based in Brighton. Founded in 1999 by Rupert and Nick Loman, it owns brands—primarily editorial websites—relating to video game journalism and other ...

. The founding team included John "Gestalt" Bye, the webmaster for the

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website and a writer for British magazine ''

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''; Patrick "Ghandi" Stokes, a contributor for the website Warzone; and Rupert "rauper" Loman, who had organised the EuroQuake

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event for the game '' Quake''. ''Eurogamer'' hosts content from media outlet ''Digital Foundry'' since 2007, which was founded by Richard Leadbetter in 2004. 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. Afterwards Oli Welsh served as editor for ''Eurogamer''. In February 2015, ''Eurogamer'' dropped its ten-point scale for review scores instead highlight some games the reviewer felt particularly strongly 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

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because of its "unhealthy influence" on the games industry. In 2021, the community forum for ''Eurogamer'' closed, with the site recommending other platforms such as ''

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'' instead.

Regional websites

Eurogamer has several regional sub-outlets, with some franchised publications: * ''Eurogamer.cz'' for the

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. * ''Eurogamer.de'' for

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

; launched in co-operation with Extent Media on 24 August 2006 to coincide with that year's

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exhibition. * ''Eurogamer.es'' for

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. * ''Eurogamer Benelux'' for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (under Eurogamer.nl); launched in August 2008 and headed by Steven De Leeuw. * ''Eurogamer.pl'' for

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. * ''Eurogamer.pt'' for

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

; launched in partnership with LusoPlay in May 2008.

Former

* ''Brasilgamer'' for

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

; established in 2012. * ''Eurogamer.dk'' for

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

; launched in June 2009 and headed by Kristian West. * ''Eurogamer.fr'' for

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

; launched as a

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with Microscoop in October 2007. * Eurogamer.it for

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

; closed in 2022. * ''Eurogamer.ro'' for

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. * ''Eurogamer.se'' for

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

; established in 2015, closed in 2016.

References

External links

* {{Video game journalism Internet properties established in 1999 Video game Internet forums Video game news websites Video gaming in the United Kingdom 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom