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]

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.
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