Eurogamer is a British website that writes about video games. It was started in 1999 by its parent company, Gamer Network. In 2008, Eurogamer began hosting a trade fair called EGX, which was originally named Eurogamer Expo until 2013. The trade fair was organized by Gamer Network. From 2013 to 2020, another website called USGamer, which is related to Eurogamer, operated on its own but was still part of the same parent company.

History

Eurogamer (originally named EuroGamer) was started on September 4, 1999, by the company Eurogamer Network. The founding team included John Bye, who was the webmaster for PlanetQuake and wrote for the British magazine PC Gaming World; Patrick Stokes, a writer for the website Warzone; and Rupert Loman, who organized the EuroQuake esports event for the game Quake. Eurogamer became the official online media partner of the 2002 European Computer Trade Show. By the end of 2012, visits to the Eurogamer website and its ten European foreign-language versions had grown by more than 10% compared to the previous year.

In February 2015, Eurogamer stopped using its ten-point scale for review scores. Instead, it began labeling games with terms like "Essential," "Recommended," or "Avoid" to highlight the reviewer's strong opinions. This change happened because the team doubted the usefulness of the score system and wanted to leave Metacritic, a review aggregator, due to concerns about the system's negative impact on the games industry. In May 2023, Eurogamer returned to scoring reviews, choosing a five-point scale because it is "universally understood, simple to take in at a glance, and easily shared."

In February 2018, Eurogamer's parent company, Gamer Network, was bought by Reed Exhibitions, a division of RELX. In September 2021, the community forum for Eurogamer closed, and the site suggested using other platforms like Discord instead.

In May 2024, Gamer Network was sold to IGN Entertainment, a subsidiary of Ziff Davis.

In January 2008, Tom Bramwell took over as editor-in-chief from Kristan Reed, a role he held until November 2014. This marked the end of Bramwell's 15-year time with Eurogamer. Afterward, Oli Welsh became editor, followed by Martin Robinson, Wesley Yin-Poole, and Tom Phillips. Tom Orry is the current editor.

Regional websites and other outlets

Eurogamer has several regional editions:

• Eurogamer.de for Germany; started in partnership with Extent Media on August 24, 2006, to match the Games Convention exhibition that year.
• Eurogamer.es for Spain.
• Eurogamer.pl for Poland.
• Eurogamer.pt for Portugal; started with LusoPlay in May 2008.
• Eurogamer.cz for the Czech Republic.
• Eurogamer Benelux for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (under Eurogamer.nl); launched in August 2008 and led by Steven De Leeuw.
• Brasilgamer for Brazil; created in 2012.
• Eurogamer.dk for Denmark; launched in June 2009 and led by Kristian West.
• Eurogamer.fr for France; started as a partnership with Microscoop in October 2007.
• Eurogamer.it for Italy; closed in 2022.
• Eurogamer.ro for Romania.
• Eurogamer.se for Sweden; created in 2015 and closed in 2016.

Digital Foundry is a blog about video game technology. It was started in 2004 by Richard Leadbetter and Gary Harrod. It studies games and hardware based on performance. Since 2007, Eurogamer has shared Digital Foundry content because of a deal arranged by Leadbetter. Later, Leadbetter sold half of the parent company, Eurogamer Network, to support his video work. The Ringer recognized Digital Foundry for creating the way technology videos are made. Microsoft used the blog to announce the Xbox One X hardware.

When Eurogamer changed owners in 2018, Leadbetter tried to regain full control of Digital Foundry. In August 2025, the current owner, IGN, agreed to sell Digital Foundry back to Leadbetter. Leadbetter and Eurogamer founder Rupert Loman each paid half the cost of the sale. Leadbetter said the blog is profitable because it gets about $200,000 each year from Patreon.

Reception

Eurogamer has received many trade awards, such as:

• From 2007 to 2011, Best Website at the Games Media Awards.
• In 2018, Best Online Editorial Team and Best Streamer at the Games Media Brit List.
• In 2022 and 2024, Media Brand of the Year at MCV/Develop.