GameSpot
GameSpot adalah sebuah situs web permainan video yang menyajikan berita, tinjauan, pratinjau, unduhan, san informasi lainnya seputar tentang permainan video. Situs ini diluncurkan pada tanggal 1 Mei 1996 oleh Pete Deemer, Vince Broady dan Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which purchased CNET Networks in 2008, is the current owner of GameSpot.
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| URL | www.gamespot.com |
| Tipe | Jurnalisme permainan video |
| Pendaftaran | Opsional (gratis dan bayar) |
| Bahasa | bahasa Inggris  |
| Pemilik | CBS Interactive |
| Pembuat | Pete Deemer Vince Broady Jon Epstein |
| Berdiri sejak | 1 Mei 1996[1] |
| Lokasi kantor pusat | San Francisco |
| Negara | Amerika Serikat |
| Peringkat Alexa |  633 (August 2012[update])[2] |
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In addition to the information produced by GameSpot staff, the site also allows users to write their own reviews, blogs, and post on the site's forums. The forums are partially shared with those on GameFAQs, another website owned by CNET.
In 2004, GameSpot won "Best Gaming Website" as chosen by the viewers in Spike TV's second Video Game Award Show,[3] and has won Webby Awards for several years. Other gaming websites such as IGN, 1UP.com, and GameSpy have been its biggest rivals. The domain gamespot.com attracted at least 60 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.[4]
GameSpot's main page has links to the latest news, reviews, previews, and portals for the following current platforms: Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS. It also includes a list of the most popular games on the site and a search engine for users to track down games of interest. In September 2009, GameSpot started reviewing and cataloging iPhone, Android, and other mobile games. GameSpot also covers the following platforms to a lesser extent: Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket Color, N-Gage, and mobile games, terhadap satu sama lainnya.
Referensi
- ^ The oldest content on the site is dated May 1, 1996 — "All Updates (May 1, 1996)". Diakses tanggal 2007-08-17.
- ^ "Gamespot.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Diakses tanggal 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Results of Spike TV's 2004 Video Game Awards". Diakses tanggal 2006-06-09.
- ^ "Site Profile for gamespot.com".