GameSpot
Sign in to saveGameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides coverage of video games and entertainment, including news, reviews, previews, trailers, walkthroughs, guides, downloads, and community forums. Launched on May 1, 1996, by founders Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein under SpotMedia Communications, it initially focused on personal computer games before expanding to console titles via a sister site, VideoGameSpot. The site has been owned by Fandom, Inc. since October 2022.
Key facts
- Website.name
- GameSpot
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- 0.8
- Website.location_city
- San Francisco, California
- Website.type
- Video game journalism
- Website.registration
- Optional (free and paid)
- Website.launch_date
- (Spotmedia)
- Website.current_status
- Active
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- yes
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- UCbu2SsF-Or3Rsn3NxqODImw
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- GameSpot
- Social media personality.youtube_subscribers
- 5.63 million
- Social media personality.youtube_views
- 3.9 billion
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- International history
- Gerstmann dismissal
- Operations and features
- Notable staff
- See also
- References
- External links
GameSpot is an American video gaming website that provides coverage of video games and entertainment, including news, reviews, previews, trailers, walkthroughs, guides, downloads, and community forums. Launched on May 1, 1996, by founders Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein under SpotMedia Communications, it initially focused on personal computer games before expanding to console titles via a sister site, VideoGameSpot. The site has been owned by Fandom, Inc. since October 2022.
In 2004, GameSpot won "Best Gaming Website" as chosen by the viewers in Spike TV's second Video Game Award Show, and has won Webby Awards several times. The domain GameSpot.com attracted at least 60 million visitors annually by October 2008 according to a Compete.com study.