Online Gaming Review

Last updated
Online Gaming Review
Type of site
Gaming website
Available inEnglish
URLwww.ogr.com
LaunchedDecember 1, 1995
Current statusInactive

Online Gaming Review (OGR) was a video game website covering video games.

History

Online Gaming Review was launched on December 1, 1995, [1] by Paul Bannister. [2] [3] The site featured game news, features, reviews, [4] hotlinks, Interviews, Previews, [5] and downloads. [3] [6]

In October 1996, the website was acquired by Air Age Publishing, parent company of Computer Player magazine. [7]

In December 1997, the website launched a new companion print magazine "OGR Magazine". [8]

The site has grown from 50 visitors a day to over 2100 per weekday (as of August 1996). [9] In July 1996, over 40,000 people visited the site. [9]

Richard Walker from Detroit Free Press praised the site saying it contains more information than most computer gaming magazines. [6]

OGR has received several awards, including USA Today Hotsite, Microsoft Network's Website Pick of the Week” and The Adrenaline Vault's Top Ten game site award. [3]

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References

  1. "About Us". Online Gaming Review. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  2. "Paul Bannister". Advertising Week. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Davila, Mike (December 1996). "Vision for Tomorrow". Computer Player. p. 14. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. Rasano, Paul (June 19, 1997). "Untitled". Hartford Courant . p. 49. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "New on the net". The Ithaca Journal . September 14, 1996. p. 11. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 Walker, Richard (July 13, 1997). "They take games seriously". Detroit Free Press . p. 53. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Online Gaming Review to be acquired by Air Age Publishing". Online Gaming Review. October 1996. Archived from the original on October 19, 1996. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. "Online Gaming Review Announces a New Print Companion: "OGR Magazine". Business Wire . October 9, 1997. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2024 via The Free Library.
  9. 1 2 "What is Online Gaming Review?". Online Gaming Review. September 1996. Archived from the original on October 18, 1996. Retrieved July 8, 2024.