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{{Short description|Video game news website}}
{{Infobox Company
{{Infobox Company
| logo = GameDaily logo.png
| type = Subsidiary
| type = Subsidiary
| owner = [[AOL]]
| owner = [[AOL]]
| foundation = [[United States]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1995}} (as Gigex)<br>[[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| defunct =
| fate = Merged with [[Joystiq]]
| location = United States
| location = United States
| homepage = http://www.gamedaily.com/
| homepage = http://www.gamedaily.com/
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'''GameDaily''' ('''GD''') was a [[video game journalism]] website based in the United States.
'''GameDaily''' is a [[video game journalism]] website based in the [[United States]]. Launched in 1995 with the name Gigex,<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-14|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/about/partner/|title=Partner Program|publisher=GameDaily}}</ref> the site was acquired by [[AOL]] on [[August 16]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-15|url=http://www.news.com/AOL-acquires-GameDaily/2110-1032_3-6106323.html|title= AOL acquires GameDaily|publisher=[[CNET]]|date=2006-08-16}}</ref> The site offers interesting articles on different video game topics, with a lot of lists where games are ranked. However, the articles are heavily criticized by its readers and mostly garner negative comments.

It was launched in 1995 by entrepreneur Mark Friedler under the name '''Gigex''' and focused on free game demo downloads.<ref>{{cite web|title=Partner Program|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/about/partner/|publisher=GameDaily|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516031142/http://www.gamedaily.com/about/partner/|archive-date=May 16, 2010|access-date=2008-10-14}}</ref> The site changed its business model from a flat fee per download CDN distributed service network to an advertising-based games content portal, content syndication and vertical ad network. The site also operated business news service GameDaily Biz.

The network grew to the number one position in ComScore's Games/Gaming Information category in March 2005 and was acquired by [[AOL]] on August 16, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=AOL acquires GameDaily|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/aol-acquires-gamedaily/|last=Kawamoto|first=Dawn|date=2006-08-16|publisher=[[CNET]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616155158/http://news.cnet.com/AOL-acquires-GameDaily/2110-1032_3-6106323.html|archive-date=June 16, 2011|access-date=2008-04-15}}</ref> The site offered articles on different video game topics, with many game rankings lists.

In 2011, the GameDaily brand was retired. Its staff and content were merged with ''[[Joystiq]]'', another video game website owned by AOL.<ref>[http://www.industrygamers.com/news/joystiq-gobbles-up-gamedaily/ Joystiq Gobbles Up GameDaily] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144237/http://www.industrygamers.com/news/joystiq-gobbles-up-gamedaily/ |date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> In 2018, Greenlit Content relaunched GameDaily as '''GameDaily.biz'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://gamedaily.biz/pages/about-us|work=GameDaily.biz|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003214415/https://gamedaily.biz/pages/about-us|archive-date=October 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://gamedaily.biz/}}

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Latest revision as of 18:17, 18 April 2023

GameDaily
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995) (as Gigex)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
FateMerged with Joystiq
HeadquartersUnited States
OwnerAOL
Websitehttp://www.gamedaily.com/

GameDaily (GD) was a video game journalism website based in the United States.

It was launched in 1995 by entrepreneur Mark Friedler under the name Gigex and focused on free game demo downloads.[1] The site changed its business model from a flat fee per download CDN distributed service network to an advertising-based games content portal, content syndication and vertical ad network. The site also operated business news service GameDaily Biz.

The network grew to the number one position in ComScore's Games/Gaming Information category in March 2005 and was acquired by AOL on August 16, 2006.[2] The site offered articles on different video game topics, with many game rankings lists.

In 2011, the GameDaily brand was retired. Its staff and content were merged with Joystiq, another video game website owned by AOL.[3] In 2018, Greenlit Content relaunched GameDaily as GameDaily.biz.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Partner Program". GameDaily. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  2. ^ Kawamoto, Dawn (2006-08-16). "AOL acquires GameDaily". CNET. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. ^ Joystiq Gobbles Up GameDaily Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "About Us". GameDaily.biz. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
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