Videogaming247

24/7

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(VG247) is a video game blog

Blog

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 published in the United Kingdom

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, founded in February 2008 by industry veteran Patrick Garratt. According to CNET

CNET

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 blog Crave, it's the third best gaming blog in the world.

History

Founded in collaboration in February 2008 between games industry journalist vet Patrick Garratt and Eurogamer

Eurogamer

Eurogamer is a Brighton-based website focused on video games news, reviews, previews and interviews. It is operated by Eurogamer Network Ltd., which was formed in 1999 by brothers Rupert and Nick Loman. Eurogamer has grown to become one of the most important European-based websites focused on...

 Network, VG247 was set up to be a news-only blog, the first of its kind in the UK to have a specialist games blog found among the likes of Kotaku

Kotaku

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 or Joystiq

Joystiq

Joystiq is a video gaming blog founded in June 2004 that has since become one of the most successful sites within the Weblogs, Inc. family of weblogs. It is the centerpiece of WIN's own network of video gaming blogs, which also includes a blog dealing specifically with the popular MMORPG World of...

 in the US. Unlike those sites however, VG247 doesn't review videogames; instead providing a strict news-only service. It does, however, post playtest previews of upcoming titles now and then when the article in question is deemed newsworthy.

Garratt was the only staff member at the time of launch, although grew in time with the addition of contributors Mike Bowden and Nathan Grayson.

In February 2009, the site went under a serious redux with a new design, new features and a new Associate US Editor in former Gaming Today writer and 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....

 contributor Stephany Nunneley.

In July 2009, newcomer Johnny Cullen was added to the site's staff line-up as its gamescom contributor, before becoming a full-time contributor on Mondays to the site afterward. In January 2010, he became Associate UK Editor to the site.

In January 2011, VG247 became the first - and so far to date, only - videogames site in the UK to provide full 24-hour news coverage with the hire of Brenna Hillier as its Australian News Editor.

On February 1, the site relaunched to what it called v2.00 of the site.

Staff

Editors

• Patrick Garratt (Editor)
• Stephany Nunneley (US News Editor)
• Johnny Cullen (UK News Editor)
• Brenna Hillier (Australian News Editor)

Contributors

• Nathan Grayson (Senior Contributor, US)
• Stace Harman (Freelancer, UK)
• Alex Donaldson (Freelancer, UK)
• Andrew Groen (Freelancer, US)
• Jessica Citizen (Freelancer, AU)
• Debabrata Nath (News Contributor)
• Lauren Wainwright (Freelancer, UK)

Awards

VG247 has been nominated twice for Best Website and Best Online Blog at the Games Media Awards in 2008 and 2009. And while it didn't win either in '08, it did win Best Online Blog in 2009, with Garratt winning Best Specialist Online Writer in 2009, having only been nominated in 2008.

Garratt also walked away with the Games Media Legend award in 2009.

The site was nominated for the Best Online Blog award at the 2010 Games Media Awards., but lost out to Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Rock, Paper, Shotgun is a UK-based PC gaming blog written by Alec Meer, Jim Rossignol, John Walker, and previously Kieron Gillen and Quintin Smith. Rock, Paper, Shotgun launched in July 2007. In 2010 the website partnered with Eurogamer...

. The site was nominated again for the Best Online Blog at the 2011 Games Media Awards.