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  • TeamXboxBrent Soboleski and Steve Barton launched TeamXbox in 2000 to cover news for Microsoft's new Xbox console. Soboleski used the handle Shockwave while Barton…
  • 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…
  • GameSpotOn the 1st of May 1996, three former IDG employees launched a new website called GameSpot. Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein formed SpotMedia…
  • Polygon (website)On the 24th of October 2012, Polygon opened its digital doors as Vox Media's third property. The site emerged from a ten-month development period involving…
  • IGNOn the 29th of September 1996, a new website called IGN launched under the name Imagine Games Network. Media entrepreneur Chris Anderson created this…
  • GameFAQsOn the 5th of November 1995, a programmer named Jeff Veasey launched a small website called the Video Game FAQ Archive. The site originally hosted just ten…