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Crispy Gamer CrispyGamerLogo URL http://www.crispygamer.com/ Type of site Gaming Registration Optional Launched February 2008 Crispy Gamer is an independent video game focused site that features general coverage, commentary, reviews, comics, and videos about video games and video game culture.
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History and Foundation
The site was launched in February 2008 with it's then unique approach of not accepting video game advertiser dollars in order to appear impartial in video game reviews. Paste Magazine listed Crispy Gamer as the #1 site for the thinking gamer in November 2008.[1]
In December 2009 the company acquired gamerDNA, Inc. then laid off the original editorial staff and most management on authority of the board of directors in January 2010.[2] Chris Heldman, Crispy Gamer's co-founder and CEO resigned in protest. Original gamerDNA CEO Jon Radoff mentioned he only learned of this through inquiring journalists.[3]. On February 3, 2010, Harold Goldberg wrote an article for Slate/The Big Money [4] about the demise of Crispy Gamer's editorial staff and its repercussions for gaming journalism.
In February 2010 the Company re-launched as gamerDNA Media with new management, as a video game focused ad network, with the Crispygamer.com site also relaunched under a new editorial team. Crispygamer.com became part of the gamerDNA Media network. In July 2011 the company was acquired by Live Gamer, Inc.[5]
Crispygamer.com Contributors
Since inception, Crispy Gamer has frequently featured content by Kyle Orland, Scott Jones, Harold Goldberg, Evan Narcisse, Tom Chick, John Teti, Scott Kurtz, Scott Johnson, Aaron Williams, Mike Gonzalez, Jared Bernhardt, Alex Di Stasi, Brian Mardiney, Robert Errera, Chase Slaton and Richard Rodriguez.
Press Coverage
Crispy Gamer Gets Burned - the sad demise of the Web's best video-game site. Posted February 3, 2010 by Harold Goldberg http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/impressions/2010/02/03/crispy-gamer-gets-burned
CNN,You're your Game On—interview with Scott Jones, Nov. 7,2008 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/11/07/dcl.get.your.game.on.scott.james.cnn?iref=videosearch
Paste Magazine, Top 5 Video-Game Websites For The Thinking Gamer By Jason Killingsworth on November 12, 2008 7:00 AM http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2008/11/top-5-video-game-websites-for-perspicacious-gamers.html
Gameplasma.com, The State of Game Journalism: A Contemporary Consideration Posted November 17, 2008 by Celeste O'Neill http://www.gameplasma.com/news/index/view/id/1424/
Sci-Fi Channel & IFC Prince of Persia segment http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/890664/prince-of-persia/videos/POP_HF_Promo_new_112108.html
ABC News.com, Lise Buyer, Dec. 9, 2008 Heads Up Gamers: New Site Wants You http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6428692&page=1
Hartford Courant, Scott Jones, Dec. 9, 2008 Check These Video Games Off Your Kids' List http://www.courant.com/entertainment/hc-vidgamekids.artdec09,0,2725313.story
CW, channel 11, Dec. 11, 2008 This Season's Red Hot video games Scott Jones http://weblogs.cw11.com/news/local/morningnews/blogs/2008/12/red_hot_holiday_games.html
New York Times via GigaOm, Oct. 27, 2008 Crispy Gamer Launches With $8.25M Funding, 1M Uniques Wagner James Au http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2008/10/27/27gigaom-crispy-gamer-launches-with-825m-funding-1m-unique-26351.html
GigaOm, Oct. 27, 2008 Crispy Gamer Launches With $8.25M Funding, 1M Uniques Wagner James Au http://gigaom.com/2008/10/26/crispy-gamer-launches-with-825m-funding-1m-uniques/
VentureBeat, Oct. 27, 2008 Game journalism sucks: So Crispy Gamer raises money for an alternative voice Dean Takahashi http://venturebeat.com/2008/10/26/game-journalism-sucks-so-crispy-gamer-raises-money-for-an-alternative-voice/
Paid Content, Oct. 27, 2008 Ex-Googler, GameSpy, eMusic Vets Get $8.2 Million To Launch Crispy Gamer Tameka Kee http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ex-googler-gamespy-vets-get-82-million-to-launch-crispy-gamer/
The Deal, Oct. 27, 2008 Crispy Gamer locks in $8.25M Olaf de Senerpont Domis http://www.thedeal.com/techconfidential/vc-ratings/vc-ratings/crispy-gamer-locks-in-825m.php
Silicon Alley Insider, Oct. 27, 2008 Startup Crispygamer's Pitch To Gamers: Everyone Is Corrupt But Us Eric Krangel http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/10/startup-crispygamer-s-pitch-to-gamers-everyone-is-corrupt-but-us
ClickZ, Oct. 27, 2008 New Gamer Site Aims to Cast Off Industry Advertisers Enid Burns http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3631289
Adotas, Oct. 27, 2008 Crispy Gamer Roars Out of the Gate Kathleen Wilcox http://www.adotas.com/2008/10/crispy-gamer-roars-out-of-the-gate/
All Things D, oct. 27, 2008 Give CrispyGamer an "A" for Honesty–But About Those Ad Rates… Peter Kafka, Oct. 27, 2008 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20081027/give-crispygamer-an-a-for-honesty-but-about-those-ad-rates/
Center Networks , Oct. 27, 2008 Crispy Gamer Gets Crispier; Raises $8.25 Million Allen Stern http://www.centernetworks.com/crispy-gamer-vc-funding
CNet, Oct. 27, 2008 Crispy Gamer lands $8.25 million in funding Don Reisinger http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10075827-2.html
Digital Media Wire, Oct. 27, 2008 Crispy Gamer Lands $8.25 Million, Launches Game News Site Mark Hefflinger http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/10/27/crispy-gamer-lands-$8.25-million,-launches-game-news-site
References
- ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2008/11/top-5-video-game-websites-for-perspicacious-gamers.html
- ^ Crispy Gamer Media Acquires gamerDNA http://www.crispygamer.com/news/index.php/2009-12-17/crispy-gamer-media-acquires-gamerdna/
- ^ Crispy Gamer editorial staff laid off, CEO resigns in protest http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/21/crispy-gamer-editorial-staff-laid-off-ceo-resigns-in-protest/
- ^ http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/impressions/2010/02/03/crispy-gamer-gets-burned
- ^ http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/19/live-gamer-acquires-brandport-and-gamerdna-as-it-moves-into-games-ads/
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