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Video Game Websites
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, but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images. List See also * List of video game webcomics * Lists of video games References Further reading ''Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom'' pp. 229–230. ''From Gamer to Game Designer'' pp. 278–279. {{DEFAULTSORT:Video Game Websites Video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ... Websites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset. Most modern video games are audiovisual, with Sound, audio complement delivered through loudspeaker, speakers or headphones, and sometimes also with other types of sensory feedback (e.g., haptic technology that provides Touch, tactile sensations). Some video games also allow microphone and webcam inputs for voice chat in online gaming, in-game chatting and video game livestreaming, livestreaming. Video games are typically categorized according to their hardware platform, which traditionally includes arcade video games, console games, and PC game, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkadium
Arkadium is a developer of casual web games, which are hosted on its own website, Arkadium.com, as well as across a network of digital publishers including USA Today and the The Washington Post, ''Washington Post''. The company is headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Krasnodar, Russia. History Kenny Rosenblatt and Jessica Rovello founded Arkadium in 2001, inspired by a game of Ms. Pac-Man. Arkadium developed the Microsoft Solitaire Collection in 2011 as well as the modern iteration of Minesweeper (video game), Minesweeper. In 2014, after the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Russian annexation of Crimea, the US put sanctions on companies operating there. Arkadium had a 100-person team in Crimea, which was reduced to 50 and relocated from that region. In January 2017, the company announced it signed 300 new publishers in 2016 and saw record growth, and in 2019 announced a partnership with Sportradar to make it easy to bet on sports trivia q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direct2Drive
Direct2Drive (commonly D2D) is an online game store offering PC games via Digital distribution, direct download. History Launched in 2004, IGN reported "exponential growth in sales" since that time. It offered over 3,000 titles through relationships with more than 300 game publishers.GAMEFLY, INC. ACQUIRES DIRECT2DRIVE FROM IGN ENTERTAINMENT Direct2Drive sponsored a $10,000 award at the Independent Games Festival called the D2D Vision Award, which "celebrates independent developers exemplifying innovation in design coupled with excellence in game-play". In 2009, the site made headlines by refusing to sell Activision's ''Call of Duty: Modern Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desura
Desura was a digital distribution platform for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and OS X platforms. The service distributed games and related media online, with a primary focus on small independent game developers rather than larger companies. Desura contained automated game updates, community features, and developer resources. The client allowed users to create and distribute game mods as well. Many independent developers (for example Scott Cawthon) and small companies published their content on Desura including Frozenbyte, Frictional Games, Introversion Software, Basilisk Games, S2 Games, Linux Game Publishing, RuneSoft, Running with Scissors, Interplay Entertainment, and Double Fine Productions. Desura sold many games that were previously included in Humble Bundle initiatives, as well as numerous other commercial titles. Desura also provided several freeware and free software games. Originally, the platform was developed by DesuraNET; it was later sold to Linden L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enthusiast Gaming
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. is a Canadian digital media company specializing in video game journalism. Founded in 2014 by entrepreneur Menashe Kestenbaum, the company owned the websites ''Destructoid'' and ''Escapist Magazine'' from 2014 to September 2022, as well the gaming convention Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo (EGLX). The company went public on the TSX Venture Exchange in October 2018. In January 2020, the company's listing moved to the Toronto Stock Exchange. The company was also trading on the Nasdaq from April 2021 to October 2023. Enthusiast Gaming owns a number of websites and runs an annual convention in Toronto. Brands Websites * ''DiabloII Net & Wiki'' (acquired 2018) * ''Gaming Street'' (founded 2019) * ''Planet Destiny'' (acquired 2019) * Steel Media (''Pocket Gamer'') (acquired 2019) * The Sims Resource (acquired 2019) * Omnia Media (acquired 2020) * Vedatis (''Icy Veins'') (acquired 2021) * Tabwire (''Tabstats'') (acquired 2021) * ''GameKnot'' (acquired 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destructoid
''Destructoid'' is a website that was founded as a video game-focused blog in March 2006 by Yanier Gonzalez, a Cuban-American cartoonist and author. Enthusiast Gaming acquired the website in 2017 and sold it to Gamurs Group in 2022. History ''Destructoid'' was owned by Yanier "Niero" Gonzalez so that he could attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2006. After being rejected, Gonzalez began writing original editorials and drawing cartoons which were picked up by established gaming blogs like '' Joystiq'' and '' Kotaku''. In 2007, the site relaunched with user blogs, forums, and a team of contributors. Yanier's blog was moved off the home page in favor of a staff-edited, multi-author format. Similar to '' IGN'', ''Destructoid'' offers free registration and readers can submit off-homepage blogs. After E3, Gonzalez appeared at the press conference dressed as Mr. Destructoid (''Destructoid'' robot mascot, shown on logos and promotional material) to hand out prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dengeki Online
was a Japanese video gaming publication by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It primarily features information pertaining to the PlayStation brand. ''Dengeki PlayStation'' was originally founded as a magazine in 1994 and ran until 2020, when it ceased production and went fully digital as ''Dengeki Online''. History The magazine first went on sale in December 1994 as a special edition version of ''Dengeki G's Magazine''. It ceased publication on March 28, 2020, with issue No. 686, its cover featuring Cloud Strife on covering ''Final Fantasy VII Remake''. The decision was made due to changes "surrounding media such as magazines, as well as changes in the delivery of game information." The publication still exists digitally through the ''Dengeki Online'' website. Special edition versions ;''Dengeki PS2'' :''Dengeki PS2'' was a special edition version of ''Dengeki PlayStation'' that was published about three or four times a year in irregular intervals. It was first publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cutting Room Floor (website)
''The Cutting Room Floor'' (TCRF) is a website dedicated to the cataloguing of unused content and leftover debugging material in video games. The site and its discoveries have been referenced in the gaming press. The site started out as part of a blog but was reworked and relaunched as a wiki in 2010. The reworked site is considered by ''Edge'' to be a major catalogue of unused video game content. History ''The Cutting Room Floor'' was started by Rachel Mae in 2002 as part of a blog. It mainly focused on Nintendo Entertainment System games, and was occasionally updated. In the late 2000s, Alex Workman, better known as Xkeeper, reworked the site into a wiki, which launched on 2 February 2010. The site has since specialised in what gaming media, including ''Edge'' and ''Wired'', have likened to video game archaeology; ''Kotaku'' described them as "routinely responsible" for it. Its members analyse video game code and content using various tools, such as debuggers and hex editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CrazyGames
CrazyGames is a Belgium-based, globally operating game website specializing in online games that can be played in- browser. The platform has about 4,500 games available across a variety of genres and categories, ranging from action to puzzle and sports games, as well as solo or multiplayer games. CrazyGames was founded by brothers Raf and Tomas Mertens in 2014 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. CrazyGames is the leading provider of web games in the US and one of the leaders worldwide. History Brothers Raf and Tomas Mertens founded CrazyGames in 2014 as a hobby project. In 2015, Tomas left the company to focus on other projects. In 2017, the company joined the incubator start it @KBC. The website grew rapidly and reached the 5 million unique users mark. In October 2018, a prototype developer platform was launched. With this, the company wanted to build a developer community and provide game developers with an initial audience for their games. With the platform, deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Math Games
Cool Math Games (branded as Coolmath Games) is an online web portal that hosts HTML and Flash web browser games targeted at children and young adults. Cool Math Games is operated by Coolmath LLC and first went online in 1997 with the slogan: "Where logic & thinking meets fun & games". The site maintains a policy that it will only host games that the operators believe are non-violent and educational and is partnered with coolmath.com and coolmath4kids.com. In November 2019, ''Popular Mechanics'' listed Cool Math Games as one of its "50 most important websites" since the internet was created. In September 2022, Coolmath Coding was launched to teach kids how to code in Roblox and Minecraft. History Shutdown hoax Rumors began spreading in mid-2019 that Cool Math Games was to shut down in 2020 due to the discontinuation of Adobe Flash Player. In light of these rumors, a petition was created on Change.org to stop it from shutting down and gained 100,000 signatures. However, Cool Math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media (CSM) is an American nonprofit organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. , ''NYT'', May 5, 2003. Accessed December 15, 2011. It also funds research on the role of media in the lives of children and advocates publicly for child-friendly policies and laws regarding media and education. Founded by Jim Steyer in 2003, Common Sense Media reviews and allows users to review media for adults and children. It has reviews of books, films, television shows, video games, apps, websites, podcasts, and |
