The History of Video Game Websites

Nintendo Power was a magazine published by Nintendo that was first released in July 1988. It was the first publication to focus exclusively on video games.

Kali was a multiplayer gaming service that was launched in 1996. It allowed players to connect to each other over the Internet and play games together.

GameTap was a subscription-based service that allowed users to download and play games on their computers. It was launched in 2005.

Twitch was a live streaming platform that was launched in 2011. It quickly became the most popular platform for streaming video games.

IGN is the most popular video game website today. It has a monthly audience of over 150 million people.

GameFAQs, Metacritic, Giant Bomb, and Shacknews are all popular video game websites today.

IGN, GameSpot, Polygon, and Kotaku are all popular video game websites for news and reviews.

Steam, Origin, Uplay, and Battle.net are all popular video game websites for downloading games.

Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Livestream, and Ustream are all popular video game websites for streaming video games.

GameFAQs, Super Cheats, Cheat Code Central, and GameWinners are all popular video game websites for finding cheats and walkthroughs.

Nexus Mods, Mod DB, GameBanana, and CurseForge are all popular video game websites for finding mods and custom content.

Guild Wars 2 Guru, World of Warcraft Armory, Destiny Clan Finder, and Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone are all popular video game websites for finding clans and guilds.

Smash.gg, Battlefy, Challonge, and Tournament Center are all popular video game websites for finding tournaments and events.

Game Developer, Gamasutra, IGN Careers, and GameSpot Careers are all popular video game websites for finding jobs in the video game industry.

The Game Developers Conference, The Independent Games Festival, The National Academy of Video Game Arts & Sciences, and The University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts are all popular video game websites for finding scholarships and grants for students interested in studying video game design.