List of video game websites

This is a list of video gaming-related websites. A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device,{{cite web |url= http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3659285.html |title= Television gaming apparatus and method | access-date=2008-06-25 |work=United States Patents }} but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images.

List

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Website ! Launch ! Defunct ! Owner/Publisher ! Language(s) ! Type of Site
1up.com \| 2003 \| 2013 \| Ziff Davis \| EN \| Magazine
4gamer.net \| 2000 \| \| Aetas Inc. \| JA \| Magazine
4players.de \| 2000 \| \| Computec Media GmbH \| DE \| Online game portal
ABCya.com \| 2004 \| \| \| EN \|
Adultswim.com \| \| {{NA}} \| Warner Bros. Entertainment \| EN \| Videos and games portal
Adventure Gamers \| 1998 \| \| \| EN \| Magazine
Allgame \| 1998 \| 2014 \| All Media Network \| EN \| Database
Amazon Digital Game Store \| 2009 \| \| \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
Arkadium \| 2001 \| \| \| EN \| Interactive website content provider
Armor Games \| 2004 \| \| \| EN \| Online game portal
Awomo \| \| \| \| DE \| Digital distribution portal
Beamdog \| 2010 \| \| \| EN \| Social network
B'sLOG.com \| \| \| Kadokawa Game Linkage \| JA \| News
Common Sense Media \| 2003 \| \| \| EN \| Nonprofit organization
Cool Math Games \|1997 \| \| \|EN \|Online game portal
CrazyGames \|2014 \| \|Raf Mertens \|multiple \|Browser-based gaming platform
Cutting Room Floor, The \| 2002 \| {{NA}} \| \| EN \| Wiki, archive
Dengeki Online \| \| {{NA}} \| Kadokawa Game Linkage \| JA \| News, information
Destructoid \| 2006 \| {{NA}} \| Enthusiast Gaming \| EN \| Magazine, social network
Desura \| 2010 \| \| Bad Juju Games \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
Direct2Drive \| 2004 \| \| AtGames \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
DotEmu \| 2007 \| \| DotEmu SAS \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
Escapist, The \| 2005 \| {{NA}} \| Enthusiast Gaming \| EN \| Magazine
Eurogamer \| 1999 \| {{NA}} \| Gamer Network \| EN \| Magazine
Famitsu.com \| \| \| Kadokawa Game Linkage \| JA \| News, information, archive
G2A \| \| \| G2A \| EN \| Digital storefront
Gamasutra \| 1997 \| {{NA}} \| UBM TechWeb \| EN \| Magazine
Game & Graphics \| 2010 \| \| Daruma Studio \| EN \| Blog
Game Informer \| 1996 \| {{NA}} \| GameStop \| EN \| Magazine
Game Revolution \| 1996 \| \| CraveOnline Media, LLC \| EN \| Magazine
GameAgent \| 2008 \| 2016 \| Aspyr \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
GameFAQs \| 1995 \| {{NA}} \| CBS Interactive \| EN \| Database, user content
GameFly \| 2002 \| \| GameFly, Inc. \| EN \| Game rental & digital distribution portal
GameFront \| 1999 \| \| DBolical Pty, Ltd. \| EN \| Mod & patch digital distribution portal
GameHouse \| 1991 \| \| GameHouse \| EN \| Casual game developer and distributor
Gameplanet \| 2000 \| 2020 \| Gameplanet Pty Ltd. \| EN \| Magazine
Gamepressure \| 2005 \| \| Webedia \| EN \| Magazine
GameRankings \| 1999 \| {{NA}} \| CBS Interactive \| EN \| Aggregator
GamersGate \| 2006 \| \| Gamersgate AB \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
Games Domain \| 1994 \| 2005 \| Yahoo! \| EN \| Magazine
Gamekult \|2000 \| \|Neweb \|FR \|Magazine
GameSpot \| 1996 \| {{NA}} \| CBS Interactive \| EN \| Magazine
GameSpy \| 1996 \| 2013 \| Ziff Davis \| EN \| Magazine
GamesRadar \| 2005 \| {{NA}} \| Future plc \| EN \| Magazine
Gamestar \| 1997 \| \| Webedia \| DE \| Magazine
GameTrailers \| 2002 \| 2016 \| Defy Media \| EN \| Video magazine
Gamezebo \| 2006 \| \| Gamezebo, Inc. \| EN \| Magazine
GameZnFlix \| 2004 \| 2008 \| \| EN \| Game rental
GameZombie \| 2007 \| \| \| EN \| Video magazine
Giant Bomb \| 2008 \| {{NA}} \| CBS Interactive \| EN \| Magazine, wiki
GOG.com \| 2008 \| {{NA}} \| CD Projekt \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
GotFrag \| 2002 \| 2015 \| ESEA League \| EN \| eSports news
Green Man Gaming \| 2010 \| \| Green Man Gaming Limited. \| EN \| Online retailer & digital distribution portal
Humble Bundle \| 2010 \|{{NA}} \| IGN \| EN \| Online retailer & digital distribution portal
IGN \| 1996 \| {{NA}} \| Ziff Davis \| EN \| Magazine
IMDb \| 1990 \| {{NA}} \| Amazon \| EN \| Database
itch.io \| 2013 \| {{NA}} \| Leaf Corcoran \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
Jay Is Games \| 2003 \| \| Jay Bibby \| EN \| Magazine (casual games)
Joystiq \| 2004 \| 2015 \| AOL Inc. \| EN \| Magazine
Kongregate \| 2006 \| {{NA}} \| GameStop \| EN \| Online game portal
Kotaku \| 2004 \| {{NA}} \| Gizmodo Media Group \| EN \| Blog
Lik Sang \| 1998 \| 2006 \| \| EN \| Online games & merchandise store
Metacritic \| 1999 \| {{NA}} \| CBS Interactive \| EN \| Aggregator
Miniclip \| 2001 \| \| Miniclip SA \| EN \| Online game portal
MobyGames \| 1999 \| {{NA}} \| Blue Flame Labs \| EN \| Database, user content
Mud Connector, The \| 1995 \| \| Andrew Cowan \| EN \| Magazine (MUDs)
Newgrounds \| 1995 \| {{NA}} \| Tom Fulp \| EN \| Online games & multimedia host
Nexus Mods \| 2007 \| \| Robin Scott \| \| Mod community
NG-Gamer \| 2005 \| 2014 \| Daan de Jong \| NL \|
Ninja Kiwi \| 2006 \| \| Ninja Kiwi \| EN \| Online game portal & developer
NoFrag \| 2001 \| \| NoCorp \| FR \| Magazine (FPSs)
Origin \| 2011 \| {{NA}} \| Electronic Arts \| EN \| Digital distribution portal
PC Games \| 1992 \| \| Computec Media GmbH \| DE \| Magazine
Pelaajalehti.com \| 2002 \| \| H-Town Oy \| FI \| Magazine
Planet Half-Life \| 1999 \| 2012 \| IGN \| EN \| Half-Life news
Polygon \| 2012 \| {{NA}} \| Vox Media \| EN \| Magazine
Rock Paper Shotgun \| 2007 \| {{NA}} \| Gamer Network \| EN \| Blog
Roll20 \| 2012 \| {{NA}} \| The Orr Group \| EN \| Virtual tabletop
Romhacking.net \| 2005 \| 2024 \| \| EN \| Database, user content
Sarcastic Gamer \| 2007 \| 2015 \| \| EN \| Blog
ScrewAttack \| 2006 \| \| Fullscreen \| EN \| Video magazine
Shacknews \| 1996 \| \| Gamerhub \| EN \| Magazine
Steam \| 2003 \| {{NA}} \| Valve \| 28 languages{{cite web \|url=http://translation.steampowered.com/ \|title=Steam Translation Server \|publisher=Valve \|website=Steam \|access-date=February 7, 2016 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207084654/http://translation.steampowered.com/ \|archive-date=February 7, 2016}} \| Digital distribution portal
Twitch \| 2011 \| {{NA}} \| Amazon \| 26 languages \| Video streaming
UK Resistance \| 1996 \| 2011 \| Gary Cutlack \| EN \| Magazine (Sega)
Video Games Chronicle \| 2019 \| \| 1981 Media \| EN \| Magazine
Yahoo! Games \| 1998 \| 2016 \| Yahoo! \| EN \| Online game portal
YouTube Gaming \| 2015 \| {{NA}} \| Google \| EN \| Online video platform
Zapak \| 2006 \| \| Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group \| EN \| Online game portal

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Website

! Launch

! Defunct

! Owner/Publisher

! Language(s)

! Type of Site

1up.com

| 2003

| 2013

| Ziff Davis

| EN

| Magazine

4gamer.net

| 2000

|

| Aetas Inc.

| JA

| Magazine

4players.de

| 2000

|

| Computec Media GmbH

| DE

| Online game portal

ABCya.com

| 2004

|

| EN

|

Adultswim.com

|

| {{NA}}

| Warner Bros. Entertainment

| EN

| Videos and games portal

Adventure Gamers

| 1998

|

| EN

| Magazine

Allgame

| 1998

| 2014

| All Media Network

| EN

| Database

Amazon Digital Game Store

| 2009

|

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

Arkadium

| 2001

|

| EN

| Interactive website content provider

Armor Games

| 2004

|

| EN

| Online game portal

Awomo

|

| DE

| Digital distribution portal

Beamdog

| 2010

|

| EN

| Social network

B'sLOG.com

|

| Kadokawa Game Linkage

| JA

| News

Common Sense Media

| 2003

|

| EN

| Nonprofit organization

Cool Math Games

|1997

|

|EN

|Online game portal

CrazyGames

|2014

|

|Raf Mertens

|multiple

|Browser-based gaming platform

Cutting Room Floor, The

| 2002

| {{NA}}

|

| EN

| Wiki, archive

Dengeki Online

|

| {{NA}}

| Kadokawa Game Linkage

| JA

| News, information

Destructoid

| 2006

| {{NA}}

| Enthusiast Gaming

| EN

| Magazine, social network

Desura

| 2010

|

| Bad Juju Games

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

Direct2Drive

| 2004

|

| AtGames

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

DotEmu

| 2007

|

| DotEmu SAS

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

Escapist, The

| 2005

| {{NA}}

| Enthusiast Gaming

| EN

| Magazine

Eurogamer

| 1999

| {{NA}}

| Gamer Network

| EN

| Magazine

Famitsu.com

|

| Kadokawa Game Linkage

| JA

| News, information, archive

G2A

|

| G2A

| EN

| Digital storefront

Gamasutra

| 1997

| {{NA}}

| UBM TechWeb

| EN

| Magazine

Game & Graphics

| 2010

|

| Daruma Studio

| EN

| Blog

Game Informer

| 1996

| {{NA}}

| GameStop

| EN

| Magazine

Game Revolution

| 1996

|

| CraveOnline Media, LLC

| EN

| Magazine

GameAgent

| 2008

| 2016

| Aspyr

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

GameFAQs

| 1995

| {{NA}}

| CBS Interactive

| EN

| Database, user content

GameFly

| 2002

|

| GameFly, Inc.

| EN

| Game rental & digital distribution portal

GameFront

| 1999

|

| DBolical Pty, Ltd.

| EN

| Mod & patch digital distribution portal

GameHouse

| 1991

|

| GameHouse

| EN

| Casual game developer and distributor

Gameplanet

| 2000

| 2020

| Gameplanet Pty Ltd.

| EN

| Magazine

Gamepressure

| 2005

|

| Webedia

| EN

| Magazine

GameRankings

| 1999

| {{NA}}

| CBS Interactive

| EN

| Aggregator

GamersGate

| 2006

|

| Gamersgate AB

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

Games Domain

| 1994

| 2005

| Yahoo!

| EN

| Magazine

Gamekult

|2000

|

|Neweb

|FR

|Magazine

GameSpot

| 1996

| {{NA}}

| CBS Interactive

| EN

| Magazine

GameSpy

| 1996

| 2013

| Ziff Davis

| EN

| Magazine

GamesRadar

| 2005

| {{NA}}

| Future plc

| EN

| Magazine

Gamestar

| 1997

|

| Webedia

| DE

| Magazine

GameTrailers

| 2002

| 2016

| Defy Media

| EN

| Video magazine

Gamezebo

| 2006

|

| Gamezebo, Inc.

| EN

| Magazine

GameZnFlix

| 2004

| 2008

|

| EN

| Game rental

GameZombie

| 2007

|

| EN

| Video magazine

Giant Bomb

| 2008

| {{NA}}

| CBS Interactive

| EN

| Magazine, wiki

GOG.com

| 2008

| {{NA}}

| CD Projekt

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

GotFrag

| 2002

| 2015

| ESEA League

| EN

| eSports news

Green Man Gaming

| 2010

|

| Green Man Gaming Limited.

| EN

| Online retailer & digital distribution portal

Humble Bundle

| 2010

|{{NA}}

| IGN

| EN

| Online retailer & digital distribution portal

IGN

| 1996

| {{NA}}

| Ziff Davis

| EN

| Magazine

IMDb

| 1990

| {{NA}}

| Amazon

| EN

| Database

itch.io

| 2013

| {{NA}}

| Leaf Corcoran

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

Jay Is Games

| 2003

|

| Jay Bibby

| EN

| Magazine (casual games)

Joystiq

| 2004

| 2015

| AOL Inc.

| EN

| Magazine

Kongregate

| 2006

| {{NA}}

| GameStop

| EN

| Online game portal

Kotaku

| 2004

| {{NA}}

| Gizmodo Media Group

| EN

| Blog

Lik Sang

| 1998

| 2006

|

| EN

| Online games & merchandise store

Metacritic

| 1999

| {{NA}}

| CBS Interactive

| EN

| Aggregator

Miniclip

| 2001

|

| Miniclip SA

| EN

| Online game portal

MobyGames

| 1999

| {{NA}}

| Blue Flame Labs

| EN

| Database, user content

Mud Connector, The

| 1995

|

| Andrew Cowan

| EN

| Magazine (MUDs)

Newgrounds

| 1995

| {{NA}}

| Tom Fulp

| EN

| Online games & multimedia host

Nexus Mods

| 2007

|

| Robin Scott

|

| Mod community

NG-Gamer

| 2005

| 2014

| Daan de Jong

| NL

|

Ninja Kiwi

| 2006

|

| Ninja Kiwi

| EN

| Online game portal & developer

NoFrag

| 2001

|

| NoCorp

| FR

| Magazine (FPSs)

Origin

| 2011

| {{NA}}

| Electronic Arts

| EN

| Digital distribution portal

PC Games

| 1992

|

| Computec Media GmbH

| DE

| Magazine

Pelaajalehti.com

| 2002

|

| H-Town Oy

| FI

| Magazine

Planet Half-Life

| 1999

| 2012

| IGN

| EN

| Half-Life news

Polygon

| 2012

| {{NA}}

| Vox Media

| EN

| Magazine

Rock Paper Shotgun

| 2007

| {{NA}}

| Gamer Network

| EN

| Blog

Roll20

| 2012

| {{NA}}

| The Orr Group

| EN

| Virtual tabletop

Romhacking.net

| 2005

| 2024

|

| EN

| Database, user content

Sarcastic Gamer

| 2007

| 2015

|

| EN

| Blog

ScrewAttack

| 2006

|

| Fullscreen

| EN

| Video magazine

Shacknews

| 1996

|

| Gamerhub

| EN

| Magazine

Steam

| 2003

| {{NA}}

| Valve

| 28 languages{{cite web |url=http://translation.steampowered.com/ |title=Steam Translation Server |publisher=Valve |website=Steam |access-date=February 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207084654/http://translation.steampowered.com/ |archive-date=February 7, 2016}}

| Digital distribution portal

Twitch

| 2011

| {{NA}}

| Amazon

| 26 languages

| Video streaming

UK Resistance

| 1996

| 2011

| Gary Cutlack

| EN