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TeamXbox was a gaming media website dedicated to Microsoft's Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One platforms. It focused primarily on Xbox and Xbox 360 news, though it occasionally covered general technology and other video game topics.
TeamXbox was founded in 2000 by Brent "Shockwave" Soboleski and Steve "Bart" Barton. In 2001, Sol Najimi of MSXbox merged the MSXbox forums with the TeamXbox news site, helping create one of the largest Xbox-focused fan communities online.
IGN Entertainment, Inc. purchased TeamXbox in 2003. News Corporation then acquired IGN Entertainment in 2005, bringing TeamXbox under its ownership.
TeamXbox ceased regular updates in August 2012, transitioning from an active news site into an archive of its previous content.
The TeamXbox domain became inaccessible as of the 1st of March 2018, marking the complete end of the site after roughly twelve years of operation.
In 2001, Sol Najimi of MSXbox agreed to merge the MSXbox forums with the TeamXbox news site. The combined community became one of the largest Xbox-focused fan sites at the time.