GameTab.com
Encyclopedia
GameTab, much like Game Rankings
, is a website
which kept track of video game reviews from other web sites. GameTab was founded in 2002 and was acquired by Ziff Davis
in 2006. Aside from including the scores from various publications and averaging them, GameTab included quotes from some of the reviews a la Rotten Tomatoes
. The website was also very popular for its RSS
news aggregation, which included news from many of the most popular gaming websites. Its primary competitors are CNET
's Game Rankings
and IGN
's GameStats. GameTab operates under UGO
's 1UP.com
, formerly operated by Ziff Davis.
, EvoTab, a website very similar to GameTab and The Frugal Gamer, a website created for keeping track of game deals around the internet.
buying out UGO
.
Game Rankings
GameRankings is a website that collects review scores from both offline and online sources to give an average rating. It indexes over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 games.GameRankings is owned by CBS Interactive...
, is a website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
which kept track of video game reviews from other web sites. GameTab was founded in 2002 and was acquired by Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis Inc. is an American publisher and Internet company. It was founded in 1927 in Chicago by William B. Ziff, Sr. and Bernard G. Davis. Throughout most of its history, it was a publisher of hobbyist magazines, often ones devoted to expensive, advertiser-rich hobbies such as cars,...
in 2006. Aside from including the scores from various publications and averaging them, GameTab included quotes from some of the reviews a la Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
. The website was also very popular for its RSS
RSS (file format)
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format...
news aggregation, which included news from many of the most popular gaming websites. Its primary competitors are CNET
CNET
CNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
's Game Rankings
Game Rankings
GameRankings is a website that collects review scores from both offline and online sources to give an average rating. It indexes over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 games.GameRankings is owned by CBS Interactive...
and IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
's GameStats. GameTab operates under UGO
UGO
UGO Entertainment, Inc. is a website providing coverage of online media in entertainment targeting males age 18–34. The company is currently based in New York, New York, United States. On July 24, 2007 it was announced that Hearst Corporation would acquire UGO Entertainment...
's 1UP.com
1UP.com
1UP.com is a video game website owned by IGN Entertainment, a division of News Corporation. Previously, the site was owned by Ziff Davis before being sold to UGO Entertainment in 2009....
, formerly operated by Ziff Davis.
Creation
GameTab was first started by Jeremiah Freyholtz, the creator and current owner of the popular video game box art website, VGBoxartVGBoxart
VGBoxArt is an online community for video game hobbyists to showcase and discuss their mock-up boxarts, which are organized by the respective gaming console. As of 2008, is has been extended to accustom artwork of other nature such as posters, album covers and DVD covers...
, EvoTab, a website very similar to GameTab and The Frugal Gamer, a website created for keeping track of game deals around the internet.
Death
In July, 2009, Gametab stopped updating its aggregate reviews. As of the 27th of July, 2011, Gametab effectively stopped updating altogether. This is probably the after effects of IGNIGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
buying out UGO
UGO
UGO Entertainment, Inc. is a website providing coverage of online media in entertainment targeting males age 18–34. The company is currently based in New York, New York, United States. On July 24, 2007 it was announced that Hearst Corporation would acquire UGO Entertainment...
.