website american video game website publishes news culture reviews videos launched property october site built course months person founding staff included editors chief gaming sites produced documentary series founding site site sought distinguish competitors focusing stories people games instead games produced long form magazine style feature articles invested video content chose allow review scores updated game changed site built responsive standards pink color scheme advertisements focused direct sponsorship specific kinds content history gaming blog launched october property site grew technology blog verge launched year earlier sports blog network nation formed ceo approached editor chief early starting video game website considered video games logical vertical market sites attracted year old demographic saw games expanding market consideration mobile social network game categories forbes described offer commitment online journalism age content farms disappearing print publications grant trust offer declined seeing effort verge chorus content management system quality content grant changed mind returned pitch grant wanted new site compete gaming websites gamespot ign able run magazine style journalism historic interest site attempt games journalism documentary series site creation press reset tracked site creation start launch forbes described original person staff star including editors chief competing video game grant left january brought editors chief staff included managing editor staff ign mtv joined site closed november team works remotely places including philadelphia new_york west_virginia san_francisco sydney london austin headquartered washington site developed course months staff chose site set standards reporting review score scale staff published verge games beginning february ending october launch site announced panel april refers basic visual building block video games march editors launched new venture covers league legends content publishes video game news entertainment reviews video sought set content apart games journalism outlets focusing people making playing games games site outset planned run multiple feature articles weekly intended comparable intent cover stories magazines decided allow game review scores updated games updated adequately reflect games changed downloadable content updates original release site received criticism comparatively low review score given later increased game remastered edition consideration games differ quality release later began mark pre release reviews provisional final scoring public release raising money second round funding late announced investing site video product feels like programming magazine publishing site announced june features editor leaving video director video designer site planned run fewer feature articles future named itunes best design site uses pink color palette magazine style layout verge site programmed use standards responsive design screen dimensions cell phones partially remove need separate mobile version journalism reading business site uses direct content sponsorship model online advertising verge example video series sponsorship pairs brands specific editorial content forbes wrote avoidance content farm news aggregator tactics interest shown building communities desirable magazine quality site pitched journalism indicator high quality content site founding sponsors included sony june ranks fourth games sites web traffic data ign gamespot month grant reported previous month highly popular
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