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81 relations: Angel investor, AOL, Ars Technica, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Bungie, Chief executive officer, Computer Gaming World, Condé Nast, Crysis, Dreamcast, Electronic Arts, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Eurogamer, Future US, Game Informer, Gamer Network, Games for Windows: The Official Magazine, GameSpy Arcade, GameSpy Technology, Glu Mobile, Gnutella, Halo: Combat Evolved, Hexen II, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Id Software, IGN, Internet, ITunes, Joystiq, Kickstarter, Los Angeles Times, Matchmaking (video games), Michael Ovitz, Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Middleware, MP3, MPlayer.com, Multiplayer video game, Napster, Nerd, Neverwinter Nights (2002 video game), News Corporation, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nullsoft, PC Gamer, Peer-to-peer, Planet Half-Life, ... Expand index (31 more) »
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Angel investor
An angel investor (also known as a business angel, informal investor, angel funder, private investor, or seed investor) is an individual who provides capital to a business or businesses, including startups, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
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AOL
AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City, and a brand marketed by Yahoo! Inc. The service traces its history to an online service known as PlayNET.
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Ars Technica
Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows.
Battlefield 2142
Battlefield 2142 is a 2006 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts.
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Bungie
Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington, and a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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Computer Gaming World
Computer Gaming World (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006.
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Condé Nast
Condé Nast is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast (1873–1942) and owned by Advance Publications.
Crysis
Crysis is a first-person shooter video game series created by Crytek.
Dreamcast
The is the final home video game console manufactured by Sega.
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is a monthly American video game magazine.
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Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network. GameSpy and Eurogamer are video game news websites.
Future US
Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.
Game Informer
Game Informer (GI) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles.
Gamer Network
Gamer Network Limited (formerly Eurogamer Network Limited) is a British digital media company based in Brighton.
Games for Windows: The Official Magazine
Games for Windows: The Official Magazine was a monthly computer game magazine published by Ziff Davis Media, licensing the Games for Windows brand from Microsoft Corporation.
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GameSpy Arcade
GameSpy Arcade was a shareware multiplayer game server browsing utility.
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GameSpy Technology
GameSpy Technology (also known as GameSpy Industries, Inc.), a division of Glu Mobile, was the developer of the GameSpy Technology product, a suite of middleware tools, software, and services for use in the video game industry.
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Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile LLC is an American developer and publisher of mobile games.
Gnutella
Gnutella is a peer-to-peer network protocol.
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved is a 2001 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox.
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Hexen II
Hexen II is a dark fantasy first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by Raven Software and published by id Software in 1997.
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles County, California, mostly within the city of Los Angeles.
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Id Software
id Software LLC is an American video game developer based in Richardson, Texas.
IGN
IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. GameSpy and IGN are internet properties established in 1996 and video game news websites.
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Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
ITunes
iTunes was a media player, media library, mobile device management utility developed by Apple.
Joystiq
Joystiq was a video gaming blog founded in June 2004 as part of the Weblogs, Inc. family of weblogs, now owned by AOL. GameSpy and Joystiq are video game news websites.
Kickstarter
Kickstarter, PBC is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity.
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Matchmaking (video games)
In multiplayer video games, matchmaking is the process of connecting players together for online play sessions.
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Michael Ovitz
Michael Steven Ovitz (born December 14, 1946) is an American businessman.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (abbreviated as FSX) is a 2006 flight simulation video game originally developed by Aces Game Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows.
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Middleware
Middleware is a type of computer software program that provides services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system.
MP3
MP3 (formally MPEG-1 Audio Layer III or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III) is a coding format for digital audio developed largely by the Fraunhofer Society in Germany under the lead of Karlheinz Brandenburg, with support from other digital scientists in other countries.
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MPlayer.com
Mplayer, referred to as Mplayer.com by 1998, was a free online PC gaming service and community that operated from late 1996 until early 2001. GameSpy and MPlayer.com are internet properties established in 1996.
Multiplayer video game
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g.
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Napster
Napster was a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application primarily associated with digital audio file distribution.
Nerd
A nerd is a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introverted, or lacking social skills.
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Neverwinter Nights (2002 video game)
Neverwinter Nights is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare.
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News Corporation
The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City.
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Nintendo
is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto.
Nintendo DS
The (retroactively referred to as NDS or DS) is a 32-bit foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (sometimes shortened to Nintendo WFC) was an online multiplayer gaming service run by Nintendo that formerly provided free online play in compatible Nintendo DS and Wii games.
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Nullsoft
Nullsoft, Inc. was an American software house founded in Sedona, Arizona, in 1997 by programmer Justin Frankel.
PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc.
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers.
Planet Half-Life
Planet Half-Life (often abbreviated to PHL) was a gaming website owned by IGN and its subsidiary GameSpy. GameSpy and Planet Half-Life are video game news websites.
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PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
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Purch Group
Purch Group, Inc. was a New York City-based digital media company.
Quake (video game)
Quake is a first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive.
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Quake engine
The Quake engine is the game engine developed by id Software to power their 1996 video game Quake.
Roger Wilco (software)
Roger Wilco is one of the first voice-over-IP client programs designed primarily for use with online multiplayer video games.
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Ronald Burkle
Ronald Wayne Burkle (born November 12, 1952) is an American businessman.
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2 is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ.
Server (computing)
A server is a computer that provides information to other computers called "clients" on computer network.
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Shoutcast
Shoutcast (formerly SHOUTcast) is a service for streaming media over the internet to media players, using its own cross-platform proprietary software.
Sniper Elite (video game)
Sniper Elite (also known as Sniper Elite: Berlin 1945) is a 2005 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed by Rebellion Developments and published by MC2 France in Europe and by Namco Hometek in North America, in 2005.
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Software development kit
A software development kit (SDK) is a collection of software development tools in one installable package.
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Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.
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Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront is a series of first- and third-person shooter video games based on the Star Wars franchise.
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Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)
Star Wars: Battlefront II is a 2005 first and third-person shooter video game based on the ''Star Wars'' film franchise.
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Steam (service)
Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront managed by Valve.
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Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.
TeamSpeak
TeamSpeak (TS) is a proprietary voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) application for audio communication between users on a chat channel, much like a telephone conference call.
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.
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Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware is an online publication owned by Future plc and focused on technology.
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Ventrilo
Ventrilo (or Vent for short) is a proprietary VoIP software that includes text chat.
Video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.
Video game genre
A video game genre is an informal classification of a video game based on how it is played rather than visual or narrative elements.
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Video game modding
Video game modding (short for "modification") is the process of alteration by players or fans of one or more aspects of a video game, such as how it looks or behaves, and is a sub-discipline of general modding.
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Wii
The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.
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Wired (magazine)
Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. GameSpy and Wired (magazine) are Webby Award winners.
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Xbox (console)
The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles.
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Yucaipa Companies
The Yucaipa Companies, LLC is an American private equity firm founded in 1986 by Ronald Burkle.
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ZDNET
ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Red Ventures.
Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company.
1Up Network
1Up.com was an American entertainment website that focused on video games. GameSpy and 1Up Network are IGN, internet properties disestablished in 2013 and video game news websites.
See also
Download websites
- CNET
- CNET Download
- FileHippo
- GameSpy
- GhostTunes
- Guvera
- MacUpdate
- OldVersion.com
- Softonic
- Softpedia
- Softwareload
- Tucows
- WinFiles
IGN
- 1Up Network
- Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series
- Ashley Jenkins
- AskMen
- GameSpy
- GameTrailers
- Greg Miller (host)
- Humble Bundle
- IGN
- IGN Convention
- Jessica Chobot
- Kinda Funny
- Mark Jung
- Matt Casamassina
- TeamXbox
References
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