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== History == |
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The website traces its history to a video game hint collection on [[Minitel]], a precursor to the [[World Wide Web]], and was founded by Sébastien Pissavy while on military service in 1995. As his work became more popular, he moved it to a website, ''Jeuxvideo.com'', in 1997. [[Gameloft]] purchased an 80% share of the site in 2000, though Pissavy ran it independently until his departure in 2012.<ref name=rock>{{cite web|url=http://www.lesinrocks.com/2013/07/17/medias/jeuxvideo-com-histoire-dune-odyssee-11409874/|title=Jeuxvideo.com: histoire d’une odyssée|last=Doucet|first=David|work=[[Les Inrockuptibles]]|date=2013-07-17|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref> HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 to [[Webedia]] for 90 million euros.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2014/06/06/webedia-rachete-jeuxvideo-com-pour-90-millions-d-euros_4433466_3236.html|title=Webedia rachète Jeuxvideo.com pour 90 millions d'euros|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2014-06-06|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref> Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2015/01/27/aurillac-ou-paris-l-heure-du-choix-pour-les-salaries-de-jeuxvideo-com_4564587_3236.html|title=Aurillac ou Paris : l’heure du choix pour les salariés de Jeuxvideo.com|last=Piquard|first=Alexandre|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2015-01-27|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref> In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2015/08/23/jeuxvideo-com-cible-d-une-tentative-de-piratage_4734211_4408996.html|title=Jeuxvideo.com cible d’une tentative de piratage|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2015-08-23|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref> |
The website traces its history to a video game hint collection on [[Minitel]], a precursor to the [[World Wide Web]], and was founded by Sébastien Pissavy while on military service in 1995. As his work became more popular, he moved it to a website, ''Jeuxvideo.com'', in 1997. [[Gameloft]] purchased an 80% share of the site in 2000, though Pissavy ran it independently until his departure in 2012.<ref name=rock>{{cite web|url=http://www.lesinrocks.com/2013/07/17/medias/jeuxvideo-com-histoire-dune-odyssee-11409874/|title=Jeuxvideo.com: histoire d’une odyssée|last=Doucet|first=David|work=[[Les Inrockuptibles]]|date=2013-07-17|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2013-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730203229/http://www.lesinrocks.com/2013/07/17/medias/jeuxvideo-com-histoire-dune-odyssee-11409874/|url-status=live}}</ref> HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 to [[Webedia]] for 90 million euros.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2014/06/06/webedia-rachete-jeuxvideo-com-pour-90-millions-d-euros_4433466_3236.html|title=Webedia rachète Jeuxvideo.com pour 90 millions d'euros|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2014-06-06|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185707/http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2014/06/06/webedia-rachete-jeuxvideo-com-pour-90-millions-d-euros_4433466_3236.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2015/01/27/aurillac-ou-paris-l-heure-du-choix-pour-les-salaries-de-jeuxvideo-com_4564587_3236.html|title=Aurillac ou Paris : l’heure du choix pour les salariés de Jeuxvideo.com|last=Piquard|first=Alexandre|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2015-01-27|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2016-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824162140/http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2015/01/27/aurillac-ou-paris-l-heure-du-choix-pour-les-salaries-de-jeuxvideo-com_4564587_3236.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2015/08/23/jeuxvideo-com-cible-d-une-tentative-de-piratage_4734211_4408996.html|title=Jeuxvideo.com cible d’une tentative de piratage|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2015-08-23|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2016-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624090433/http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2015/08/23/jeuxvideo-com-cible-d-une-tentative-de-piratage_4734211_4408996.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Forums == |
== Forums == |
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''Jeuxvideo.com''{{'}}s forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.<ref name=rock/> The forums are often compared in spirit to [[4chan]] and have few rules.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/grand-angle/internet-forum-a-consommer-avec-moderation-27-08-2014-4090541.php|title=Internet : forum à consommer avec modération|last=Rossigneux|first=Aude|work=[[Le Parisien]]|date=2014-08-29|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref> ''[[L'Obs]]'' and ''[[Le Monde]]'' have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/medias/20150924.OBS6430/antisemitisme-homophobie-fanatisme-jeuxvideo-com-la-ruche-a-fiel.html|title=Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[L'Obs]]|date=2015-09-27|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/16/jeuxvideo-com-les-trublions-du-web-francais_4866281_4408996.html|title=Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français|last=Reynaud|first=Florian|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2016-02-16|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref> Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular [[YouTube]] users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.fr/story/113807/jeuxvideocom-enquete-youtubeur-plagiat-math-podcast|title=Comment jeuxvideo.com a mené l'enquête pour accuser un influent YouTubeur de plagiat|last1=Brandy|first1=Grégor|last2=Manilève|first2=Vincent|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate.fr]]|date=2016-02-09|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr}}</ref> |
''Jeuxvideo.com''{{'}}s forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.<ref name=rock/> The forums are often compared in spirit to [[4chan]] and have few rules.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/grand-angle/internet-forum-a-consommer-avec-moderation-27-08-2014-4090541.php|title=Internet : forum à consommer avec modération|last=Rossigneux|first=Aude|work=[[Le Parisien]]|date=2014-08-29|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2016-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816082441/http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/grand-angle/internet-forum-a-consommer-avec-moderation-27-08-2014-4090541.php|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[L'Obs]]'' and ''[[Le Monde]]'' have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/medias/20150924.OBS6430/antisemitisme-homophobie-fanatisme-jeuxvideo-com-la-ruche-a-fiel.html|title=Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[L'Obs]]|date=2015-09-27|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2016-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805055511/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/medias/20150924.OBS6430/antisemitisme-homophobie-fanatisme-jeuxvideo-com-la-ruche-a-fiel.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/16/jeuxvideo-com-les-trublions-du-web-francais_4866281_4408996.html|title=Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français|last=Reynaud|first=Florian|work=[[Le Monde]]|date=2016-02-16|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2016-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828185538/http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/16/jeuxvideo-com-les-trublions-du-web-francais_4866281_4408996.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular [[YouTube]] users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.fr/story/113807/jeuxvideocom-enquete-youtubeur-plagiat-math-podcast|title=Comment jeuxvideo.com a mené l'enquête pour accuser un influent YouTubeur de plagiat|last1=Brandy|first1=Grégor|last2=Manilève|first2=Vincent|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate.fr]]|date=2016-02-09|access-date=2016-07-28|language=fr|archive-date=2016-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724050259/http://www.slate.fr/story/113807/jeuxvideocom-enquete-youtubeur-plagiat-math-podcast|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 20:28, 30 August 2023
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Type of site | Video game journalism |
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| Available in | French |
| Owner | Webedia |
| Founder(s) | Sébastien Pissavy |
| URL | jeuxvideo |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 1997 |
Jeuxvideo.com (from jeux vidéo; pronounced [ʒø video]; transl. video games) is a French video gaming website founded in 1997.
History
The website traces its history to a video game hint collection on Minitel, a precursor to the World Wide Web, and was founded by Sébastien Pissavy while on military service in 1995. As his work became more popular, he moved it to a website, Jeuxvideo.com, in 1997. Gameloft purchased an 80% share of the site in 2000, though Pissavy ran it independently until his departure in 2012.[1] HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 to Webedia for 90 million euros.[2] Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave.[3] In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords.[4]
Forums
Jeuxvideo.com's forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.[1] The forums are often compared in spirit to 4chan and have few rules.[5] L'Obs and Le Monde have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.[6][7] Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular YouTube users.[8]
References
- ^ a b Doucet, David (2013-07-17). "Jeuxvideo.com: histoire d'une odyssée". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Webedia rachète Jeuxvideo.com pour 90 millions d'euros". Le Monde (in French). 2014-06-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Piquard, Alexandre (2015-01-27). "Aurillac ou Paris : l'heure du choix pour les salariés de Jeuxvideo.com". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Jeuxvideo.com cible d'une tentative de piratage". Le Monde (in French). 2015-08-23. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Rossigneux, Aude (2014-08-29). "Internet : forum à consommer avec modération". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel". L'Obs (in French). 2015-09-27. Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Reynaud, Florian (2016-02-16). "Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Brandy, Grégor; Manilève, Vincent (2016-02-09). "Comment jeuxvideo.com a mené l'enquête pour accuser un influent YouTubeur de plagiat". Slate.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
External links
- Official website (in French)