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Newsarama began in mid-1995 when Mike Doran posted items on Prodigy message boards. The site evolved through several names before settling on the title Newsarama in 1998 with help from Matt Brady.
Mike Doran founded Newsarama by posting early news items in mid-1995. He moved his column to Usenet communities under various names until establishing the final brand name in 1998 alongside co-creator Matt Brady.
Newsarama won the 2004 Eagle Award for Favorite Comics E-Zine and the 2006 Eagle Award for Favorite Comics-Related Website. The publication also received an Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism in 2008 and the Tripwire Award for Best Comics-related Website/Publication in 2020.
Newsarama changed ownership multiple times starting with Imaginova in October 2007. TopTenREVIEWS acquired the site in October 2009, which later became TechMedia Network and then Purch Group in April 2014 before Future US bought the brands in July 2018.
Mike Doran left Newsarama and GamesRadar+ on the 2nd of February 2023 according to announcements made that month. He had previously been a co-founder who ran operations alongside Matt Brady and Lucas Siegel after staff departures in 2008 and 2009.