NeoGAF

NeoGAF began as "The Gaming-Age Forums", a forum for gaming website Gaming-Age. As Gaming-Age outgrew its hosting, IGN took over hosting of Gaming-Age's forums. After IGN ceased hosting of GAF in mid-2001, GAF moved to ezboard, and the administration of GAF became more estranged from Gaming Age.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/214737/the-story-of-neogaf.html|title=The Story of NeoGAF|last=Oxford|first=Nadia|page=1|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG|date=April 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233620/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/214737/the-story-of-neogaf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}

As the Gaming-Age staff became gradually more divorced from the day-to-day operation of GAF, problems with the new Gamesquad hosting cropped up. As software bugs in vBulletin 2, the version GAF was using at the time, continued to worsen, the Gamesquad hosting became increasingly more impractical, until the forums' database became corrupted, forcing a move to new hosting in order to change software and salvage what was left of the forums' database. In the spring of 2004, a fundraiser was held to move GAF to new hosting. On June 6, 2004, GAF took its newest form (known as NeoGAF to long-time posters) and moved to new hosting and new software, vBulletin 3.

On April 4, 2006, the forums were relaunched as NeoGAF, the former in-moniker, by its administrators. NeoGAF also features its own front page, an upfront admission that the forum's audience had drifted from that of its birthing news site, but yet mandated a single portal to represent the forum's members.

In an interview with VG247 in 2013, Tyler Malka claimed that he was offered $5 million to sell the website, turning down the offer.{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/17/the-story-of-neogaf-part-three-money-money-money/|title=The story of NeoGAF part three: money, money, money|last=Donaldson|first=Alex|work=VG247|publisher=Gamer Network|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023182346/https://www.vg247.com/2013/05/17/the-story-of-neogaf-part-three-money-money-money/|url-status=live}} One year later he stated in a forum post that the offer doubled, later saying he also turned down the deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/2014/05/22/neogaf-buy-out-10-million-tyler-malka/|title=NeoGAF's owner turned down $10 million offer for the site|last=Cook|first=Dave|work=VG247|publisher=Gamer Network|date=May 22, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=December 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208124113/https://www.vg247.com/2014/05/22/neogaf-buy-out-10-million-tyler-malka/|url-status=live}}

On October 21, 2017, film director Ima Leupp described in a Facebook post, as part of the #MeToo phenomenon, a trip she took with NeoGAF owner Tyler "Evilore" Malka two years before. She said that while she and Malka were drinking together in a New Orleans hotel room in April 2015, she became very sick. While cleaning up in the shower, she said he approached her "fully naked" from behind without her consent.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qv384d/inside-the-sexual-misconduct-allegations-rocking-neogafs-last-48-hoursd|title=Inside the Sexual Misconduct Allegations Rocking NeoGAF's Last 48 Hours|last=Klepek|first=Patrick|publisher=Vice|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709011548/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qv384d/inside-the-sexual-misconduct-allegations-rocking-neogafs-last-48-hoursd|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/neogaf-goes-dark-after-sexual-misconduct-allegation-aga-1819755151|title=NeoGAF Goes Dark After Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Owner|last=D'Anastasio|first=Cecilia|publisher=Kotaku|date=October 22, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618191548/https://kotaku.com/neogaf-goes-dark-after-sexual-misconduct-allegation-aga-1819755151|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/23/16520184/neogaf-tyler-evilore-malka-sexual-misconduct-forum-status|title=Games forum NeoGAF in chaos after owner accused of sexual misconduct|last=Robertson|first=Adi|publisher=The Verge|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028164731/https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/23/16520184/neogaf-tyler-evilore-malka-sexual-misconduct-forum-status|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/22/16516592/neogaf-tyler-malka-evilore-allegations-shutdown|title=NeoGAF goes silent following allegations against owner|last=Good|first=Owen|publisher=Polygon|date=October 22, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708053042/https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/22/16516592/neogaf-tyler-malka-evilore-allegations-shutdown|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-23-neogaf-offline-after-owner-accused-of-sexual-misconduct|title=NeoGAF offline after owner accused of sexual misconduct|last=Philips|first=Tom|publisher=Eurogamer|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707205752/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-23-neogaf-offline-after-owner-accused-of-sexual-misconduct|url-status=live}}

Following the sexual harassment scandal, half of the site's moderation staff resigned, and many users posted "suicide threads" wherein they demanded to be banned from the forum. The website went offline soon after.{{cite web | author=Cade Onder | title=Gaming forum NeoGAF goes up in smoke after sexual harassment allegations against founder | website=GameZone | date=October 22, 2017 | url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/gaming-forum-neogaf-goes-up-in-smoke-after-sexual-harassment-allegations-against-founder-3460445 | access-date=October 22, 2017 | archive-date=October 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022060333/http://www.gamezone.com/news/gaming-forum-neogaf-goes-up-in-smoke-after-sexual-harassment-allegations-against-founder-3460445 | url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/neogaf-offline-amidst-sex-assault-allegations-against-owner-w509871|title=Video Game Forum NeoGAF Offline Amid Sexual Assault Allegations Against Owner|last=Crecente|first=Brian|author-link=Brian Crecente|work=Glixel|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=October 22, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2017|archive-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022184359/http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/neogaf-offline-amidst-sex-assault-allegations-against-owner-w509871|url-status=dead}} Afterwards, NeoGAF was restored, suspending the off-topic sections of the board, and announcing that politics would henceforth be a prohibited subject of discussion and that moderation would become anonymous.{{cite web |author1=EviLore |title=The state of NeoGAF |url=http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1452075 |website=NeoGaf |access-date=November 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103070819/http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1452075 |archive-date=November 3, 2017 |date=October 24, 2017}}

Members of the video games industry have been known to be members of the website, such as David Jaffe and Cliff Bleszinski.{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/2013/05/15/the-story-of-neogaf-part-one-humble-beginnings/|title=The story of NeoGAF part one: humble beginnings|last=Donaldson|first=Alex|work=VG247|publisher=Gamer Network|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807210435/https://www.vg247.com/2013/05/15/the-story-of-neogaf-part-one-humble-beginnings/|url-status=live}}

In 2007, in a thread discussing the resignation of Peter Moore from Microsoft, one user making fun of Microsoft's vice president of global marketing Jeff Bell received a personal message asking them

"And your contribution to society is ... what?" The account was later found to be Jeff Bell's.{{cite web|url=https://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/18/jeff-bell-asks-message-board-user-and-your-contribution-to-soc/|title=Jeff Bell asks message board user: "And your contribution to society is ... what?"|last=Rea|first=Jared|work=Joystiq|publisher=AOL|date=July 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221202955/https://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/18/jeff-bell-asks-message-board-user-and-your-contribution-to-soc/|archive-date=December 21, 2007}} Malka later said he saw a shift on the forums with people in the games industry being more careful of what they post.{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/16/the-story-of-neogaf-part-two-scandal-and-control/|title=The story of NeoGAF part two: scandal and control|last=Donaldson|first=Alex|work=VG247|publisher=Gamer Network|date=May 16, 2013|access-date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803091936/https://www.vg247.com/2013/05/16/the-story-of-neogaf-part-two-scandal-and-control/|url-status=live}}

In a 2009 thread post on NeoGAF dedicated to the game Scribblenauts, user "Feep" relayed the experience of discovering during E3 that he was able to go back in time with a time machine to collect a dinosaur in order to defeat an army of robot zombies that could not be defeated with regular weapons.{{cite web | url = http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/05/hands-on-scribblenauts/ | title = Hands-on: Scribblenauts | work = Joystiq | publisher = AOL | date = June 5, 2009 | access-date = June 12, 2009 | first = Griffon | last = McElroy | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130127145902/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/05/hands-on-scribblenauts/ | archive-date = January 27, 2013 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.crispygamer.com/features/2009-06-11/scribblenauts-how-a-nobody-game-became-the-talk-of-this-years-e3.aspx | title = Scribblenauts: How a Nobody Game Became the Talk of This Year's E3 | publisher = Crispy Gamer | first = Robert | last = Ashley | date = June 11, 2009 | access-date= June 11, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140722213017/http://www.crispygamer.com/features/2009-06-11/scribblenauts-how-a-nobody-game-became-the-talk-of-this-years-e3.aspx | archive-date=July 22, 2014}}{{cite web | url = http://www.usaweekend.com/09_issues/091108/091108games-scribblenauts.html | title = A game to help you think creatively | first = Charles | last = Harold | date = June 8, 2009 | access-date = November 6, 2009 | work = USA Today | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121109081150/http://159.54.226.237/09_issues/091108/091108games-scribblenauts.html | archive-date = November 9, 2012 | url-status = dead }} The story, memorialized as "Post 217", led to the games artist Edison Yan creating a desktop wallpaper image of the story, in appreciation of the positive fan response to the game, and the terms "Post Two One Seven", "Feep", and "Neogaf" were included as summonable objects in the game.{{cite web | url = http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/15/celebrate-a-legendary-scribblenauts-moment-with-this-wallpaper/ | title = Celebrate a legendary Scribblenauts moment with this wallpaper | first = JC | last = Fletcher | date = June 15, 2009 | access-date = June 15, 2009 | work = Joystiq | publisher = AOL | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120714083655/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/15/celebrate-a-legendary-scribblenauts-moment-with-this-wallpaper/ | archive-date = July 14, 2012 | url-status = live }} Scribblenauts{{'}} director Jeremiah Slaczka credited the word-of-mouth popularity of "Post 217" for part of the game's success at E3, and noted that he had contacted Feep to gain his permission to include "Feep" (appearing as a robot zombie) within the game.{{cite web | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2009/09/qa_scribblenauts_emerges_as_breakthrough_game_for_5th_cell.html?surround=lfn | title = Q&A: Scribblenauts emerges as breakthrough game for 5th Cell | first = Aaron | last = Broder | date = September 8, 2009 | access-date = September 13, 2009 | publisher = Tech Flash | archive-date = March 22, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140322092905/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2009/09/qa_scribblenauts_emerges_as_breakthrough_game_for_5th_cell.html?surround=lfn | url-status = live }}

Describing the development struggles of 2017's Rime, Tequila Works co-founder Raúl Rubio Munárriz said that reading the forum's reactions reduced him to tears for two days and that if he had read them early on in development, the game would have been cancelled. "Partly because I just don't understand the cruelty, but more importantly because I could see those years over those two days, and I began to understand that maybe people can love something so much that they can hate it."{{cite magazine |last=Maxwell |first=Ben |date=May 2017 |title=The Year's Essential Adventure is Finally Here |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/edge/20170330/283253097734392 |magazine=Edge |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Future plc |access-date=July 11, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901042931/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/edge/20170330/283253097734392 |url-status=live }}

One of the biggest critics of NeoGAF was game designer and former Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack. In June 2008, he issued a challenge to forum users. He asked users to say whether they were for or against the then upcoming Silicon Knights game Too Human. Once the game was released, if the game received negative reception, Dyack would have "Owned by GAF" under his forum name. If positive reception, users who voted against the game would have had "Owned by Too Human."{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/denis-dyack-makes-bet-with-neogaf-forum-users-about-too-human-92230.phtml|title=Denis Dyack makes bet with NeoGAF forum users about Too Human|last=Bennett|first=Colette|publisher=Destructoid|date=June 25, 2008|access-date=June 7, 2017|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906033313/http://www.destructoid.com/denis-dyack-makes-bet-with-neogaf-forum-users-about-too-human-92230.phtml|url-status=live}} Dyack would later go on the 1UP Yours podcast, explaining his challenge was an experiment to expose the lack of accountability on online forums, adding that NeoGAF would crumble if it doesn't reform itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/dyack-1up-forums-reform|title=Dyack on 1UP Yours: Forums Need Reform|last=Kollar|first=Philip|work=1UP Yours|publisher=1UP.com|date=July 3, 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630023043/http://www.1up.com/news/dyack-1up-forums-reform|archive-date=June 30, 2012|access-date=June 7, 2017|url-status=dead}} He was later permanently banned from the site in August that same year after calling it the worst online forum.{{cite web | last = bleahy | title = NeoGAF Bans 'Too Human' Creator, Denis Dyack | date = August 19, 2008 | url = http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/688372/neogaf-bans-too-human-creator-denis-dyack | publisher = G4tv.com | access-date = February 16, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150218020748/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/688372/neogaf-bans-too-human-creator-denis-dyack | archive-date = February 18, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2008/08/19/dyack-i-posted-on-neogaf-because-it’s-“the-worst-forum”/|title=Dyack: I posted on NeoGAF because it's "the worst forum"|last=Garratt|first=Patrick|work=VG247|publisher=Gamer Network|date=August 20, 2008|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826000920/https://www.vg247.com/2008/08/19/dyack-i-posted-on-neogaf-because-it%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cthe-worst-forum%e2%80%9d/|url-status=live}}

By the mid-2010s, NeoGAF was criticized for biased moderation widely seen as favoring progressive, left-wing politics and Sony products, while banning political dissidents and others who did not agree with the moderators. Tyler "Evilore" Malka made a post admitting biased moderation by at least one former member of the moderation staff. Malka stated that the ex-moderator banned hundreds of members without justification. Malka also made the declaration that discussion should be encouraged with different points of view, saying that people on the website have been "driven out, character assassinated, labeled traitor for not sounding angry enough, or for not being entirely on board with ostracizing someone else for the same reasons."{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/333993-neogaf-owner-confirms-previously-biased-moderation-pushes-for-greater-diversity-of-opinions|title=NeoGAF Owner Confirms Previously Biased Moderation, Pushes for Greater Diversity of Opinions|last=Leack|first=Jonathan|work=Game Revolution|publisher=CraveOnline|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605225942/http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/333993-neogaf-owner-confirms-previously-biased-moderation-pushes-for-greater-diversity-of-opinions|url-status=live}}

In 2007, the website partnered up with The Get-Well Gamers Foundation to launch a donation campaign to bring video games to children in hospitals. NeoGAF raised $5,600 in cash and inventory donations over the October to December period.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/107695/NeoGAF_Forum_Donates_5600_To_Charity.php|title=NeoGAF Forum Donates $5,600 To Charity|first=David|last=Jenkins|work=Gamasutra|publisher=UBM TechWeb|date=December 21, 2007|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209043908/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/107695/NeoGAF_Forum_Donates_5600_To_Charity.php|url-status=live}}

An exchange on the forum inspired members to start the development of Dudebro II in 2010. The game was intended to be a satirical take on the machismo found in some modern titles and was planned to feature Jon St. John, the voice of Duke Nukem, as the lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/10/25/3543204/dudebro-2-meme-to-game|title='Dudebro II': the incredible journey from internet joke to very real game|publisher=The Verge|work=Vox Media|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022141511/https://www.theverge.com/2012/10/25/3543204/dudebro-2-meme-to-game|url-status=live}} The team's last statement, in late 2017, disassociated the game from NeoGAF due to the sexual harassment controversy, claiming a new and unrelated team would be created to continue development.{{Cite web |date=2017-10-23 |title=Statement from the Dudebro™ II Team |url=http://www.grimoireassemblyforge.com/dudebro2/site/?p=4257 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Dudebro II |language=en-US}}

In June 2015, a Reddit sub-community devoted towards mocking NeoGAF became one of five communities shut down by the site.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/reddit-bans-communities-including-fat-people-hate-as-users-say-anti-harassment-policies-could-be-10312251.html|title=Reddit bans communities including 'Fat People Hate' as users say anti-harassment policies could be 'beginning of the end'|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent Print Limited|first=Andrew|last=Griffin|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=February 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211083327/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/reddit-bans-communities-including-fat-people-hate-as-users-say-anti-harassment-policies-could-be-10312251.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://internet.gawker.com/reddit-removes-fatpeoplehate-coontown-still-cool-t-1710429394|title=Reddit Removes "FatPeopleHate," "CoonTown" Still Cool Though|first=Jay|last=Hathaway|work=Gawker|publisher=Gawker Media|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202030512/http://internet.gawker.com/reddit-removes-fatpeoplehate-coontown-still-cool-t-1710429394|url-status=live}} Reddit argued the ban hit groups "that allow their communities to use the subreddit as a platform to harass individuals when moderators don’t take action."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/10/reddit-bans-five-subreddits-harrassment-concerns|title=Reddit bans five subforums over harassment concerns|first=Sam|last=Thielman|work=The Guardian|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022084941/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/10/reddit-bans-five-subreddits-harrassment-concerns|url-status=live}}

Vice News noted the site was one of the largest drivers of traffic to Hillary Clinton's website during the 2016 U.S. presidential election.{{cite web|url=https://news.vice.com/article/racist-trolls-of-8chan-are-driving-traffic-to-donald-trumps-website|title=Racist trolls of 8chan are driving traffic to Donald Trump's website|date=August 31, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2017|first=Noah|last=Kulwin|work=Vice News|publisher=Vice Media|archive-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022090106/https://news.vice.com/article/racist-trolls-of-8chan-are-driving-traffic-to-donald-trumps-website|url-status=live}}

Several former NeoGAF members established ResetEra on October 24, 2017, after NeoGAF's owner, Tyler Malka faced sexual misconduct accusations.{{cite web |last1=Alexander |first1=Julia |date=October 24, 2017 |title=Inside former NeoGAF members' mission to build a better alternative, ResetEra (update) |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/24/16536652/neogaf-resetera-forum-scandal-malka |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901042928/https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/24/16536652/neogaf-resetera-forum-scandal-malka |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2019 |work=Polygon}}{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Matt |date=October 25, 2017 |title=ResetEra, The New Forum Founded by Ex-NeoGAF Members, is Now Live |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/resetera-the-new-forum-founded-by-ex-neogaf-members-is-now-live |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113072020/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/resetera-the-new-forum-founded-by-ex-neogaf-members-is-now-live |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2019 |website=USgamer |publisher=Gamer Network}}

From November 2017 to March 2018, ResetEra hosted Q&A sessions with Insomniac Games, Chucklefish, LizardCube, DotEmu, and Tom Happ and Dan Adelman, the creators of Axiom Verge.{{cite magazine |last1=Khan |first1=Imran |date=March 12, 2018 |title=Former Eshop Head Explains What He Feels Are Nintendo's Inconsistent Indie Policies |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/03/12/former-eshop-head-explains-what-he-feels-are-nintendo-39-s-inconsistent-indie-policies.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313034237/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/03/12/former-eshop-head-explains-what-he-feels-are-nintendo-39-s-inconsistent-indie-policies.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}

ResetEra moderators enacted the site's first game ban by barring all promotion of the game Hogwarts Legacy, citing a "far-right" YouTube channel run by then-lead designer Troy Leavitt, and comments they perceived as transphobic made by author J. K. Rowling.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=February 24, 2021 |title=Upcoming Harry Potter game keeps brewing trouble |url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/24/22299095/harry-potter-jk-rowling-hogwarts-legacy-wb-games-troy-leavitt-youtube-resetera |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305195305/https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/24/22299095/harry-potter-jk-rowling-hogwarts-legacy-wb-games-troy-leavitt-youtube-resetera |archive-date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=March 7, 2021 |website=Polygon |language=en}} In January 2023, the ban was extended to include any discussion of the game.{{cite web |last1=Dinsdale |first1=Ryan |date=24 January 2023 |title=Hogwarts Legacy Discussion Banned From ResetEra Forum Site Over J.K. Rowling Controversy |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hogwarts-legacy-discussion-banned-from-resetera-forum-site-over-jk-rowling-controversy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126155323/https://www.ign.com/articles/hogwarts-legacy-discussion-banned-from-resetera-forum-site-over-jk-rowling-controversy |archive-date=26 January 2023 |access-date=29 January 2023 |website=IGN}}{{cite web |author=Shutler, Ali |date=January 24, 2023 |title=Gaming forum bans 'Hogwarts Legacy' due to J.K. Rowling's anti-trans views |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/gaming-news/major-gaming-forum-bans-all-mention-of-hogwarts-legacy-due-to-j-k-rowlings-anti-trans-views-3387108 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709230605/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/gaming-news/major-gaming-forum-bans-all-mention-of-hogwarts-legacy-due-to-j-k-rowlings-anti-trans-views-3387108 |archive-date=2023-07-09 |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=NME}}

In October 2021, ResetEra was purchased for 4.5 million dollars by MOBA Network,{{cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=October 14, 2021 |title=ResetEra Owner Cashes Out Gaming Forum For $4.5 Million |url=https://kotaku.com/resetera-owner-cashes-out-gaming-forum-for-4-5-million-1847862831 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014185427/https://kotaku.com/resetera-owner-cashes-out-gaming-forum-for-4-5-million-1847862831 |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |accessdate=October 15, 2021 |website=Kotaku}} a Swedish company that focuses on managing web-based forums for video games and esports. In a statement, MOBA Network claimed that it wants to "increase advertising revenue through a higher share of direct sales, implementation of new ad formats, and a long-term product development strategy."{{Cite web |last=Dealessandri |first=Marie |date=2021-10-14 |title=Resetera sold for $4.5 million |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/resetera-sold-for-usd4-5-million |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709223642/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/resetera-sold-for-usd4-5-million |url-status=live }}

ResetEra is cited for hat tips by PCGamesN and other publications.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-06 |title=A new Just Cause open-world game is in development |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/just-cause-4/5-new-game |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728061322/https://www.pcgamesn.com/just-cause-4/5-new-game |archive-date=2023-07-28 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}} Game developers and journalists have visited the forums, including journalist Geoff Keighley; Cory Barlog, Creative Director at Santa Monica Studio; James Stevenson, the Community Director for Insomniac Games; and Thomas Mahler, director of Moon Studios; among others.{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Daniel |date=December 7, 2017 |title=Geoff Keighley casually drops by ResetEra to stoke some hype ahead of The Game Awards |url=https://www.gamezone.com/news/geoff-keighley-casually-drops-by-resetera-to-stoke-some-hype-ahead-of-the-game-awards-3461562/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421203948/https://www.gamezone.com/news/geoff-keighley-casually-drops-by-resetera-to-stoke-some-hype-ahead-of-the-game-awards-3461562/ |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=GameZone}}{{cite web |last=Russell |first=Bradley |date=July 4, 2018 |title=Ratchet & Clank 2016 Most Successful Insomniac Game Ever, Confirms Developer |url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/07/04/ratchet-clank-2016-most-successful-insomniac-game-ever-confirms-developer/#/slide/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421142245/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/07/04/ratchet-clank-2016-most-successful-insomniac-game-ever-confirms-developer/#/slide/1 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |work=PlayStation LifeStyle}}{{Cite web |date=5 February 2021 |title=Ori director criticises developers for overhyping games with "lies and deception" |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-04-ori-director-criticises-developers-for-overhyping-games |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419124115/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-02-04-ori-director-criticises-developers-for-overhyping-games |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}

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