''4Gamer.net'' is a Japanese video game website operated by Aetas Inc. It was launched in August 2000. The site initially focused on "western games" such as FPS and RTS genres,ゲームサイト大手の4Gamer.netを8億円で買収--デジタルハーツ (Major game site 4Gamer.net was acquired in 800 million Yen)
CNET Japan the video gaming market, along with

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s and dating simulations. Today, ''4Gamer.net'' is a comprehensive video game information site. It is one of the largest video game websites in Japan. It has been frequently referenced by ''

Famitsu formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the ...

'', as well as Western video game sites including '' IGN'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

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