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Eurogamer was founded by John Bye, Patrick Stokes, and Rupert Loman on the 4th of September 1999. The three men launched the site under the company name Eurogamer Network to create a new kind of video game magazine without a single printed page.
Eurogamer abandoned its ten-point numerical scale in February 2015 and replaced it with labels such as Essential, Recommended, or Avoid. The site returned to scoring reviews in May 2023 using a five-point scale that is universally understood and simple to take in at a glance.
Eurogamer launched versions for Germany, Spain, Poland, Portugal, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Brazil between 2006 and 2015. Eurogamer.it for Italy closed in 2022, Eurogamer.se for Sweden closed in 2016, and Eurogamer Benelux closed after its launch in August 2008.
Digital Foundry was founded in 2004 by Richard Leadbetter and Gary Harrod. Eurogamer began hosting Digital Foundry content in 2007 due to a deal arranged by Leadbetter, and IGN agreed to sell Digital Foundry back to Leadbetter in August 2025.
Eurogamer's parent company Gamer Network was acquired by Reed Exhibitions in February 2018 and later sold to IGN Entertainment in May 2024. The community forum for Eurogamer closed in September 2021 as the site moved toward more modern decentralized platforms.
Tom Bramwell served as editor-in-chief from January 2008 until November 2014, succeeding Kristan Reed. Tom Orry is the current editor, following a succession that included Oli Welsh, Martin Robinson, Wesley Yin-Poole, and Tom Phillips.