Gamurs Explained

Type:News, media, and technology services
Language:English, Portuguese, French, and Spanish
Num Users:55,000,000
Key People:Riad Chikhani (Co-Founder & CEO), Geraint Davies (COO)
Founder:Riad Chikhani, Phillip Luu, Carl Oehme, Halim Yoo, and Malik Akl
GAMURS Group

The GAMURS Group, simply known as Gamurs, is an esports media and entertainment publisher. Established in 2014, the group operates multiple brands focusing on the esports and entertainment news markets, including the websites: Dot Esports, We Got This Covered, The Mary Sue, Prima Games, and Escapist. GAMURS is based in Sydney, Australia, with an office in Austin, Texas.[1] [2] [3]

History

In 2010, at the age of 14, Riad Chikhani, Phillip Luu, and Malik Akl established Rune Gear, a forum for the game RuneScape. They sold the business at the age of 17 to focus on school. Their experience inspired them to develop a similar business, but for a wider variety of games. In December 2014, they joined with Carl Oehme and Halim Yoo to form GAMURS Group.[4]

GAMURS began as a social network for gamers after joining the NRMA Jumpstart program run by the Slingshot Accelerator.[5] Shortly after the program ended, the company raised $500,000 in a seed round.

GAMURS acquired two platforms, TeamFind and CSGOTeamFinder. On February 14, 2016, these sites merged to provide team and player-finding functionality for and League of Legends. GAMURS raised an additional $500,000 in another seed round in April 2016.[6]

On April 26, 2016, GAMURS acquired esports publication websites eSports-Nation.com, GoldPer10, and eSports.guru.[7] Once the acquisitions were completed, the three platforms were merged, making GAMURS a content provider for titles such as , , Hearthstone, and Overwatch. On June 11, GAMURS launched EsportsWikis, an online encyclopedia dedicated to esports.[8] On September 19, it acquired esports news outlet SplitPush.net.[9] On October 28, GAMURS acquired Dot Esports from The Daily Dot.[10] [11] [12]

On November 9, 2020, GAMURS acquired Pro Game Guides, a source for gaming guides.[13] On June 28, 2021, GAMURS acquired We Got This Covered, a news site for film, TV, comics, and entertainment culture.[14] On November 17, GAMURS acquired the website The Mary Sue, a website intended to highlight women in the "geek culture space" and provide a space for minority and underrepresented voices.[15] [16]

On January 3, 2022, GAMURS announced the acquisition of Prima Games, a gaming media company.[17] On February 10, it announced the acquisition of Twinfinite, a website focused on video game news, reviews, features, and opinions.[18] On September 30, it confirmed the acquisition of several websites from Enthusiast Gaming, including Destructoid, The Escapist, PC Invasion, and Siliconera.[19] Their firing of The Escapists editor-in-chief in November resulted in a number of contributors at the website—notably Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of Zero Punctuation—resigning and forming a new employee-owned outlet.[20] [21] [22] In July 2024, an unknown number of employees were laid off across Destructoid, PC Invasion, and Dot Esports.[23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Social networking site Gamurs launch attracts 6000 gaming enthusiasts . SmartCompany . 21 July 2015 . 24 May 2022 . Denham . Sadler . Private Media Pty Ltd . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703112335/https://www.startupsmart.com.au/advice/business-planning/social-networking-site-gamurs-launch-attracts-6000-gaming-enthusiasts/ . dead .
  2. News: Gamurs is a new all-in-one social network for … well, gamers . 30 June 2015 . Dan . Crawley . 24 May 2022 . Venture Beat.
  3. News: How Gamurs aka Facebook for gamers has raised $350,000 in just 2 weeks . Ainomugisha . Gerald . 22 April 2015 . Anthill Online . 24 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Harkness . James . 2017-08-10 . "Before us, esport content providers operated out of college dorm rooms," says GAMURS CEO . 2024-07-03 . Dynamic Business . en-AU.
  5. Web site: Gamurs.
  6. Web site: Victorian start-ups to get $10 million boost as Slingshot acquires AngelCube. 22 March 2016. Yolanda Redrup.
  7. Web site: Social network Gamurs has acquired eSports Nation, GoldPer10, and eSports Guru - The Esports Observer. 26 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Esportspedia Relaunches Under New Name | eSports News & Videos | Dexerto . 2016-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920112354/http://www.dexerto.com/news/2016/06/11/esportspedia-relaunches-new-name/# . 2016-09-20 . dead .
  9. Web site: SplitPush.net acquired by GAMURS - SplitPush . 2016-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919154153/http://splitpush.net/news/splitpush-net-acquired-gamurs/# . 2016-09-19 . dead .
  10. Web site: Gamurs acquires Dot Esports. 28 October 2016. Gamurs.
  11. Web site: Daily Dot Esports section sold to media network Gamurs . Thiemo . Bräutigam . The Esports Observer . Oct 21, 2016.
  12. Web site: Gamurs is merging into Dot Esports. 2017-03-14. 2017-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170314152838/https://gamurs.com/general/gamurs-merging-with-dot-esports-8799. dead.
  13. Web site: Staff. Dot Esports. 2020-11-09. GAMURS Group acquires Pro Game Guides. 2022-02-02. Dot Esports. en-US.
  14. Web site: Staff. GAMURS Group. 2021-06-28. GAMURS Group acquires We Got This Covered. 2022-02-02. Dot Esports. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2021-11-17. Announcement: Mediaite Sister Site The Mary Sue Acquired by GAMURS Group. 2022-02-02. Mediaite. en.
  16. Web site: GAMURS Group Acquires Mary Sue, a leader in Women's Entertainment, and covers the coverage for the women's entertainment - Game News 24. 2022-02-02. en-US.
  17. Web site: Staff. GAMURS Group. 2022-01-13. GAMURS Group acquires Prima Games. 2022-02-02. Dot Esports. en-US.
  18. Web site: Staff. GAMURS Group. 2022-02-10. GAMURS Group acquires Twinfinite. 2022-02-10. Dot Esports. en-US.
  19. Web site: Gamurs Group buying Enthusiast Gaming sites . Sinclair . Brendan . . . September 30, 2022 . 2022-09-30 .
  20. News: 2023-11-07 . Zero Punctuation star Yahtzee Croshaw quits after 16 years . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-11-25.
  21. Web site: Crider . Michael . 'Zero Punctuation' game review series ends after 16 years . PC World . 2023-11-25 . November 8, 2023.
  22. Web site: Middler . Jordan . Video series Zero Punctuation is seemingly ending following The Escapist staff exodus . Video Games Chronicle . 2023-11-25. November 7, 2023.
  23. Web site: Batchelor . James . 2024-07-02 . Gamurs Group reportedly lays off unknown number of staff . 2024-07-03 . GamesIndustry.biz . en.

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