Gamekult Explained

Gamekult
Location:11th arrondissement, Paris[1]
Country:France
Key People:Nicolas Verlet (editor-in-chief)[2]
Industry:Video game journalism
Website Type:Entertainment
Language:French
Registration:Optional
Current Status:Active

Gamekult is a French video game journalism website founded in December 2000. Agence Française pour le Jeu Vidéo (AFJV) described it as an iconic brand and the second largest French language video game website in 2018.[3]

History

The website was launched by Kévin Kuipers and Clément Apap in December 2000 while French retailer LDLC acquired a 35% stake.[4] [5] It was acquired by CNET Networks in January 2007.[6] In January 2014, a management buyout was conducted by CNET France parent CBS Interactive France, creating new company CUP Interactive.[7] Its parent Neweb was acquired by TF1 Group in October 2015.[8] In January 2022, Les Numériques and Gamekult announced to increase their editorial collaboration.[9] On June 29, 2022, TF1 announced it had signed an agreement with the Reworld Media group to sell its digital media division Unify (formerly Neweb), which includes Gamekult.[10]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nous contacter - Gamekult . 20 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Soulas-Gesson . Delphine . Nicolas Verlet (Gamekult): «Tout le monde veut devenir le Netflix du jeu vidéo» . Stratégies . fr . 8 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Forsans. Emmanuel. 26 October 2018. Résultats records pour l'abonnement premium de Gamekult. 2021-08-24. AFJV. fr.
  4. Web site: Cario . Erwan . Repère d'accros . . 24 August 2021 . fr . 21 June 2002.
  5. Web site: Bories . Pascal . Le marchand en ligne de matériel informatique LDLC s'offre Gamekult.com . journaldunet.com . 12 December 2000.
  6. Web site: Carless. Simon. 29 January 2007. GameSpot Parent Acquires GameKult, Reports Results. 2021-08-24. Gamasutra. en.
  7. Web site: 2014-01-15 . CNET, ZDNet et Gamekult rachetés par les dirigeants français de CBS . 2022-03-25 . lesnumeriques.com . fr.
  8. Web site: Legrand. David. 2015-10-30. TF1 : derrière le rachat de Newen, celui de Neweb (Gamekult, Les Numériques, ZDNet, etc.). 2021-08-24. nextinpact.com. fr.
  9. Web site: 28 January 2022 . Les Numériques et Gamekult se rapprochent pour devenir le leader de la high-tech et du jeu vidéo . 2022-03-25 . lesnumeriques.com . fr.
  10. News: 2022-06-28 . TF1 cède à Reworld son pôle de médias numériques Unify . fr . Le Monde.fr . 2022-07-17.

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