The Gamer Studio
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| Type | Division of Intelligerm |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 2007 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
| Founder(s) | Adam Thomas |
| Key people |
Adam Thomas (Editor-In-Chief) Matthew Calladine (Media Director) Thomas Barron (Public Relations Manager) |
| Industry | Video game journalism |
| Owner | Intelligerm |
| Employees | 30+ |
| Parent | Intelligerm |
| Slogan(s) | "Get comfortable and press start" |
| Website | thegamerstudio.com |
| Registration | Free |
| Available in | English |
| Current status | Online |
The Gamer Studio is a video gaming website that provided news, reviews, previews, downloads, interviews and other media. The site was launched in July 2007 by Adam Thomas.
The site also allowed users to write their own blogs and post on the site's forums.
History
The idea of The Gamer Studio was created in early 2007 during time when the creator, Adam Thomas, was working for various other outlets such as AllHipHop and HipHopDX. In July 2007 he registered the name The Gamer Studio and with a group of contributors started a Typepad blog. After a year, Adam formed JRL iMedia as a corporate masthead for The Gamer Studio and all other subsidiarity websites. The company has since changed its name to Intelligerm.
At first, the blog worked with other websites, including the previous mentioned, in supplying articles for their various lifestyle sections. Then in 2009 the blog moved from a Typepad blog based system onto a Joomla interface. The move coincided with the change to a magazine based interface. Also, with the creation of the magazine, The Gamer Lounge, a website community forum, was introduced.
In December 2010 the site closed for major maintenance work. In March 2011 the site reopened revealing a completely redesigned website with new staff members and a new brand image.
In October 2012 Adam Thomas announced on their Facebook page, the site was closing down. Although isn't sure why, there is reason to believe, the recent hacks on the site at the time caused Adam to come to his decision. The website has since been relaunched.