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Gamer Network was founded under the name Eurogamer Network in 1999 by brothers Rupert and Nick Loman.<ref name="Polygon">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/26/17053662/reedpop-gamer-network-owner |title=PAX organizer acquires USgamer, Eurogamer and more |first=Allegra |last=Frank |date=26 February 2018 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617100420/https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/26/17053662/reedpop-gamer-network-owner |archive-date=17 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was formed alongside the opening of its flagship website, ''[[Eurogamer]]'', which itself launched on 4 September 1999.<ref name="Polygon" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/launch |title=EuroGamer opens! |author=Eurogamer staff |date=4 September 1999 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404045528/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/launch |archive-date=4 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nick Loman left the business in 2004 to pursue a career in medicine and "competitive [[BBQ]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamer-network.net/about/history |title=History – About |website=Gamer Network |access-date=5 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502120004/https://www.gamer-network.net/about/history |archive-date=2 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2011, Eurogamer Network acquired American publishing house Hammersuit, alongside its IndustryGamers.com and Modojo.com websites.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/eurogamer-acquires-hammersuit/ |title=Eurogamer acquires Hammersuit |author=MCV Staff |date=21 February 2011 |website=[[MCV/Develop]]}}</ref> On 1 March 2013, in line with the international expansion, Eurogamer Network announced that it had changed its name to Gamer Network.<ref name="MCV">{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/eurogamer-network-is-no-more-as-it-rebrands-to-gamer-network/0111619 |title=Eurogamer Network is no more as it rebrands to Gamer Network |first=Ben |last=Parfitt |website=[[MCV/Develop]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304083201/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/eurogamer-network-is-no-more-as-it-rebrands-to-gamer-network/0111619 |archive-date=4 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As part of the rebranding, Eurogamer Events was renamed Gamer Events, while Hammersuit also adopted the Gamer Network name.<ref name="MCV" /> In October, Simon Maxwell was promoted from group publishing director to [[chief operating officer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/simon-maxwell-becomes-gamer-network-coo/ |title=Simon Maxwell becomes Gamer Network COO |author=MCV Staff |date=22 October 2013 |website=[[MCV/Develop]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100147/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/media-pr/simon-maxwell-becomes-gamer-network-coo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 26 February 2018, it was announced that [[ReedPOP]], the [[Division (business)|division]] of [[Reed Exhibitions]] that organises video game exhibitions like [[PAX (event)|PAX]], had acquired Gamer Network.<ref name="Polygon" /> While Rupert Loman remained Gamer Network's [[chief executive officer]], Maxwell became the company's [[managing director]] and a [[vice-president]] for ReedPOP's UK operations.<ref name="Polygon" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-02-26-pax-organisers-reedpop-acquires-gamer-network |title=PAX organiser ReedPop acquires Gamer Network |first=Christopher |last=Dring |date=26 February 2018 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227031620/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-02-26-pax-organisers-reedpop-acquires-gamer-network |archive-date=27 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Loman left the company in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/26/rupert-loman-leaves-gamer-network/ |title=Rupert Loman leaves Gamer Network and ReedPop after 20 years |first=Matt |last=Martin |date=26 February 2020 |website=[[VG247]] |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130043225/https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/26/rupert-loman-leaves-gamer-network/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
ReedPOP implemented a number of layoffs across many of the Gamer Network sites in September 2020. In November 2020, the remaining ''USgamer'' staff, which had been reduced from nine to four after the earlier layoffs, reported that ReedPOP was shuttering the site by the end of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-16-usgamer-staff-laid-off |title=USgamer staff laid off |first=Brendan |last=Sinclair |date=16 November 2020 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=16 November 2020 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100059/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-16-usgamer-staff-laid-off |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Owned brands ==
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* ''[[Eurogamer]]'' – Gamer Network's flagship website for video game news; launched in 1999 alongside the company.<ref name="Polygon" />
* ''GamesIndustry.biz'' – A website focused on the business aspects of the [[video game industry]]; launched under Eurogamer Network in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-06-09-launching-gi-biz-15-years-ago |title=Launching GamesIndustry.biz: 15 years ago |first=Rob |last=Fahey |date=9 June 2017 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630165648/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-06-09-launching-gi-biz-15-years-ago |archive-date=30 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Metabomb'' – A video game news website with emphasis on [[esports]]; launched under Gamer Network in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metabomb.net/articles/news/welcome-to-metabomb |title=Welcome to Metabomb! |first=John |last=Bedford |date=17 May 2013 |website=[[Metabomb]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100053/https://www.metabomb.net/articles/news/welcome-to-metabomb |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Outside Xbox'' – A [[YouTube]] channel focusing on [[Xbox]] game news; launched in 2012 by Eurogamer Network and Andy Farrant, Mike Channell and Jane Douglas, three editors of other Xbox-focused outlets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-15-eurogamer-launches-new-xbox-website |title=Eurogamer launches new dedicated Xbox website |first=Rachel |last=Weber |date=15 August 2012 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125024356/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-08-15-eurogamer-launches-new-xbox-website |archive-date=25 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Outside Xtra'' - A [[YouTube]] channel focusing on multi-platform (non-Xbox) news such as [[PlayStation]], [[Nintendo]], [[Virtual reality|VR]] and [[Personal computer|PC]]; launched in 2016 by Outside Xbox and Ellen Rose and Luke Westaway, Writer and Presenter of Xbox On and Senior Editor at CNET respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-10-19-outside-xbox-launches-multi-platform-channel-expands-team |title=Outside Xbox launches multi-platform channel, expands team |author=GamesIndustry Staff |date=19 October 2016 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109143510/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-10-19-outside-xbox-launches-multi-platform-channel-expands-team |archive-date=9 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Other ===
* Gamer Creative – Gamer Network's in-house [[creative agency]]; founded and headed by Josh Heaton.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/mcvs-30-under-30-2017/ |title=MCV's 30 Under 30 2017 |author=MCV Staff |date=24 November 2017 |website=[[MCV/Develop]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100055/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/mcvs-30-under-30-2017/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Gamer's Edition – A project that produces [[merchandise]] and [[special edition]] releases for video games; launched in 2013, its first projects were special editions for ''[[Papers, Please]]'' and a compilation of ''[[Hotline Miami]]'' and ''[[Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/gamer-network-moves-into-physical-games-publishing/ |title=Gamer Network moves into physical games publishing |author=MCV Staff |date=9 March 2015 |website=[[MCV/Develop]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100156/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/media-pr/gamer-network-moves-into-physical-games-publishing/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/hotline-miami/gamer-network-is-crowdfunding-collector-s-editions-of-hotline-miami-and-papers-please |title=Gamer Network is crowdfunding collector's editions of Hotline Miami and Papers, Please |first=Matt |last=Purslow |date=9 March 2015 |website=[[PCGamesN]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720084905/http://www.pcgamesn.com/hotline-miami/gamer-network-is-crowdfunding-collector-s-editions-of-hotline-miami-and-papers-please |archive-date=20 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Jelly Deals – A website highlighting sales for video games; launched in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-09-introducing-a-weekly-deals-roundup-from-jelly-deals |title=Introducing a weekly deals roundup from Jelly Deals |first=Jamie |last=Wallace |date=9 July 2016 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109094550/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-09-introducing-a-weekly-deals-roundup-from-jelly-deals |archive-date=9 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Other ===
* [[Mod DB]] – A database website for [[Mod (video gaming)|video game modifications]]; launched in 2002 and partnered with Gamer Network in 2015.<ref name="Mod DB">{{cite web |url=https://www.mcvuk.com/mod-db-and-indie-db-join-eurogamer-parent-gamer-network/ |title=Mod DB and Indie DB join Eurogamer parent Gamer Network |author=MCV Staff |date=21 July 2005 |website=[[MCV/Develop]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100115/https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/mod-db-and-indie-db-join-eurogamer-parent-gamer-network/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://killscreen.com/articles/moddb-celebrates-10-years-modding/ |title=ModDB celebrates 10 years of modding |first=Rachel |last=Helps |date=30 July 2012 |website=[[Kill Screen]] |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100110/https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/moddb-celebrates-10-years-modding/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Indie DB]] – A sister site for Mod DB that covers [[indie games]]; launched by Mod DB in 2010 and partnered with Gamer Network alongside Mod DB in 2015.<ref name="Mod DB" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiegamesplus.com/2010/06/moddb_launches_indie_community |title=ModDB Launches Indie Community Site IndieDB |author=Tim |date=19 June 2010 |website=Indie Games Plus |access-date=30 June 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216100125/https://indiegamesplus.com/2010/06/moddb_launches_indie_community |url-status=live }}</ref>
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