Curated category
Internet properties established in 1999
- EurogamerThe 4th of September 1999 marked the launch of Eurogamer under company Eurogamer Network. John Bye served as webmaster for PlanetQuake while writing for PC…
- GamesRadar+In November 2014, the website known as GamesRadar officially became GamesRadar+. This change marked the end of separate identities for Total Film, SFX, Edge…
- DVD TalkGeoffrey Kleinman launched DVD Talk in January 1999 from Beaverton, Oregon. The website began as a simple hub for home video news and reviews.
- Digital SpyIn early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched a website focused on Sky's new digital satellite platform. At the same time, Chris Butcher started ONfaq to…
- MobyGamesJim Leonard and Brian Hirt launched MobyGames on the 1st of March 1999. They began with a simple goal to share information about computer games with a wider…
- Alibaba GroupOn the 28th of June 1999, Jack Ma stood in a small apartment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, with seventeen friends and students to launch Alibaba.com.
- GameRankingsGameRankings launched in 1999 as a new tool for tracking video game reviews. The site operated under the ownership of CBS Interactive from its inception…
- Space.comSpace.com launched on the 20th of July 1999. This date marked exactly thirty years since the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs and Rich…