Jeuxvideo.com
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Type of site | Video game journalism |
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| Available in | French |
| Owner | Webedia |
| URL | jeuxvideo |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 1997 |
Jeuxvideo.com is a French video gaming website founded in 1997 by Sébastien Pissavy.
History
While on military service in 1995, Pissavy started a video game hints collection on Minitel, a precursor to the World wide Web. 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.[2] HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 to Webedia for 90 million euros.[3] Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave.[4] In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords.[5]
Forums
Jeuxvideo.com's forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.[2] The forums are often compared in spirit to 4chan and have few rules.[6] L'Obs and Le Monde have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.[7][8] Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular YouTube users.[9]
References
- ^ "Jeuxvideo.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ a b Doucet, David (2013-07-17). "Jeuxvideo.com: histoire d'une odyssée". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Webedia rachète Jeuxvideo.com pour 90 millions d'euros". Le Monde (in French). 2014-06-06. 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). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Jeuxvideo.com cible d'une tentative de piratage". Le Monde (in French). 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Rossigneux, Aude (2014-08-29). "Internet : forum à consommer avec modération". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel". L'Obs (in French). 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ Reynaud, Florian (2016-02-16). "Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français". Le Monde (in French). 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). Retrieved 2016-07-28.