Jeuxvideo.com

Jeuxvideo.com (Jeux Vidéo, pronounced [ʒø video]) is a French video gaming website founded in 1997.

Jeuxvideo.com
Type of site
Video game journalism
Available inFrench
OwnerWebedia
Founder(s)Sébastien Pissavy
URLjeuxvideo.com
CommercialYes
Launched1997 (1997)

History

The website traces its history to a video game hint collection on Minitel, a precursor to the World Wide Web, and was founded by Sébastien Pissavy while on military service in 1995. As his work became more popular, he moved it to a website, Jeuxvideo.com, in 1997. Gameloft purchased an 80% share of the site in 2000, though Pissavy ran it independently until his departure in 2012.[1] HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 to Webedia for 90 million euros.[2] Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave.[3] In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords.[4]

Forums

Jeuxvideo.com's forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.[1] The forums are often compared in spirit to 4chan and have few rules.[5] L'Obs and Le Monde have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.[6][7] Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular YouTube users.[8]

References
  1. Doucet, David (2013-07-17). "Jeuxvideo.com: histoire d'une odyssée". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. "Webedia rachète Jeuxvideo.com pour 90 millions d'euros". Le Monde (in French). 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  3. Piquard, Alexandre (2015-01-27). "Aurillac ou Paris : l'heure du choix pour les salariés de Jeuxvideo.com". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  4. "Jeuxvideo.com cible d'une tentative de piratage". Le Monde (in French). 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. Rossigneux, Aude (2014-08-29). "Internet : forum à consommer avec modération". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. "Antisémitisme, homophobie, fanatisme : Jeuxvideo.com, la ruche à fiel". L'Obs (in French). 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  7. Reynaud, Florian (2016-02-16). "Jeuxvideo.com, les trublions du Web français". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  8. Brandy, Grégor; Manilève, Vincent (2016-02-09). "Comment jeuxvideo.com a mené l'enquête pour accuser un influent YouTubeur de plagiat". Slate.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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