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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,[1] but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two- or three-dimensional images.
Website | Launch | Defunct | Owner/Publisher | Language(s) | Type of Site | Alexa Rank |
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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 | — | 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 | ![]() | ||
Australian Gamer | 2005 | 2012 | EN | Podcast, comic | ||
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 | — | EN | Wiki, archive | ||
Dengeki Online | — | Kadokawa Game Linkage | JA | News, information | ||
Destructoid | 2006 | — | 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 | — | Enthusiast Gaming | EN | Magazine | |
Eurogamer | 1999 | — | Gamer Network | EN | Magazine | ![]() |
Famitsu.com | Kadokawa Game Linkage | JA | News, information, archive | |||
G2A | G2A | EN | Digital storefront | |||
Gamasutra | 1997 | — | UBM TechWeb | EN | Magazine | ![]() |
Game & Graphics | 2010 | Daruma Studio | EN | Blog | ||
Game Informer | 1996 | — | GameStop | EN | Magazine | ![]() |
Gamer.ne.jp | 2011 | ixll Co., Ltd. | JA | News/Information | ||
Game Revolution | 1996 | CraveOnline Media, LLC | EN | Magazine | ![]() | |
GameAgent | 2008 | Aspyr | EN | Digital distribution portal | ||
GameFAQs | 1995 | — | 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 | Gameplanet Pty Ltd. | EN | Magazine | ||
Gamepressure | 2005 | Webedia | EN | Magazine | ![]() | |
GameRankings | 1999 | — | 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 | — | CBS Interactive | EN | Magazine | ![]() |
GameSpy | 1996 | 2013 | Ziff Davis | EN | Magazine | |
GamesRadar | 2005 | — | 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 | — | CBS Interactive | EN | Magazine, wiki | ![]() |
GOG.com | 2008 | — | CD Projekt | EN | Digital distribution portal | ![]() |
GotFrag | 2002 | ESEA League | EN | eSports news | ![]() | |
Green Man Gaming | 2010 | Green Man Gaming Limited. | EN | Online retailer & digital distribution portal | ||
Humble Bundle | 2010 | — | IGN | EN | Online retailer & digital distribution portal | |
IGN | 1996 | — | Ziff Davis | EN | Magazine | ![]() |
IMDb | 1990 | — | Amazon | EN | Database | ![]() |
itch.io | 2013 | — | 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 | — | GameStop | EN | Online game portal | ![]() |
Kotaku | 2004 | — | Gizmodo Media Group | EN | Blog | ![]() |
Lik Sang | 1998 | 2006 | EN | Online games & merchandise store | ||
Metacritic | 1999 | — | CBS Interactive | EN | Aggregator | ![]() |
Miniclip | 2001 | Miniclip SA | EN | Online game portal | ![]() | |
MobyGames | 1999 | — | Blue Flame Labs | EN | Database, user content | ![]() |
Mud Connector, The | 1995 | Andrew Cowan | EN | Magazine (MUDs) | ||
Newgrounds | 1995 | — | Tom Fulp | EN | Online games & multimedia host | ![]() |
Nexus Mods | 2007 | Robin Scott | Mod community | |||
NG-Gamer | 2005 | 2014 | Daan de Jong | NL | Magazine | |
Ninja Kiwi | 2006 | Ninja Kiwi | EN | Online game portal & developer | ![]() | |
NoFrag | 2001 | NoCorp | FR | Magazine (FPSs) | ||
Origin | 2011 | — | 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 | — | Vox Media | EN | Magazine | ![]() |
Rock Paper Shotgun | 2007 | — | Gamer Network | EN | Blog | ![]() |
Roll20 | 2012 | — | The Orr Group | EN | Virtual tabletop | ![]() |
Sarcastic Gamer | 2007 | 2015 | EN | Blog | ||
ScrewAttack | 2006 | Fullscreen | EN | Video magazine | ||
Shacknews | 1996 | Gamerhub | EN | Magazine | ![]() | |
Steam | 2003 | — | Valve | 28 languages[39] | Digital distribution portal | ![]() |
Twitch | 2011 | — | 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 | — | EN | Online video platform | ||
Zapak | 2006 | Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group | EN | Online game portal | ![]() |