GameDaily

GameDaily

Former type	Subsidiary
Fate	Merged with Joystiq
Founded	1995, United States
Defunct	2011
Headquarters	United States
Owner	AOL
Website	http://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 offers articles on different video game topics, with a lot of lists where games are ranked.

In 2011, the GameDaily brand was retired, with its staff and content being merged to Joystiq, another video game website owned by AOL.^[3]

References

↑ "Partner Program". GameDaily. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
↑ "AOL acquires GameDaily". CNET. 2006-08-16. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
↑ Joystiq Gobbles Up GameDaily

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Discontinued or sold	Joystiq AOL Explorer FanHouse AOL Hometown AOL OpenRide GameDaily Patch Media Propeller Seed Spinner

Related companies	Time Warner Verizon Communications

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