- GamesRadar
Infobox Website
name=GamesRadar
logo=
caption=
url=http://www.gamesradar.com/
commercial=Yes
type=Video game website
registration=Optional
owner=Future Publishing
author=Future Publishing
launch date=
current status=
revenue=GamesRadar is a multi-format
video game website featuring previews, reviews, features, videos, cheats, forums and breaking news. It was also formerly known as "CheatPlanet.com". It is owned and operated simultaneously in the [http://www.gamesradar.com/gb UK] and [http://www.gamesradar.com/us US] byFuture Publishing (which includesFuture US ), a worldwide publisher of enthusiast and lifestyle websites and magazines. GamesRadar receives approximately 3.25 million unique visitors per month [ [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26880 GamesRadar and Cheat Planet readership tops 3.2m // GamesIndustry.biz ] ] , and also includes CheatPlanet, which was acquired by Future in 2005 [ [http://www.futureplc.com/future/investors/finnews_story.jsp?type=news&ref=62&year=2005&month=05 Future plc ] ] .GamesRadar is largely known for its unconventional, and occasionally deemed offensive [ [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=22932 Gay news site slams "misinformed" Games Radar article // GamesIndustry.biz ] ] features.
On
September 11 ,2007 , Gamesradar launched a downloads feature called Fileradar. Fileradar allows users to download mods, hacks and content for games on the PC.On
February 7 ,2008 , Gamesradar got a complete site makeover, currently it is BETA and users are free to submit their ideas or opinions on the new look.In
July 2008 Gamesradar posted an article entitled "The WTF World ofWikipedia ," written in a manner similar toWikigroaning , a game popularized by humor websiteSomething Awful . [cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-wtf-world-of-wikipedia/a-2008062510326553058/p-1|title=The WTF World of Wikipedia|author=Charlie Barratt|work=GamesRadar|accessdate=June 6|accessyear=2008]One of the site's most popular features is their "Top 7" lists, similar to top 10 lists found on many other sites.The PC section of GamesRadar is organized by the gaming magazine "
PC Gamer ". "PC Gamer"'s official U.S. website, PC Gamer Online, now redirects to GamesRadar.On 14 August 2008 it was announced that the British forums would be closed down and merged with the American side of the site. The userbase was shocked by this development and vowed to create their own forum, in order to keep the membership together and to ensure there could be no changes to the way they interact with each other. However they is some division among GR members where to go some are going to PLAYSona and GRcade and others to smaller forums.
References
External links
* [http://www.gamesradar.com/ GamesRadar.com]
* [http://www.fileradar.net/ FileRadar.net]
* [http://www.gamesradar.com/us/cheatplanet/index.jsp CheatPlanet US]
* [http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/index.jsp CheatPlanet UK]
* [http://www.grcade.com/index.php GamesRadar UK forum]
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