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| Industry | Video game journalism |
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| Founded | September 13, 2000[1] |
| Founder | Simon Garner, Simon Barton |
| Defunct | April 29, 2020 [2] |
| Headquarters | Albany, Auckland, |
Number of employees | 1-3 |
| Parent | Mighty Ape |
| Website | gameplanet |
Gameplanet was a video gaming website that provided news, reviews, previews, videos, and other information. It was the largest video gaming website in New Zealand.[3] Gameplanet New Zealand despite having the same name with the biggest specialized videogame retailer in Mexico, has no connection to Gameplanet S.A.. Gameplanet nalso operated GP Forums, an online forum community site covering video games as well as various other topics.
Gameplanet won the NetGuide People's Choice Web Award for "Best Game Related Site" four years running, in 2006,[4] 2007, 2008 and 2009. It also won the award for "Best Youth Site" in 2002.
- ^ Gameplanet Launch Announcement Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine dated 13 September 2000
- ^ Gameplant is shutting down Archived 6 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine dated 29 April 2020
- ^ "About Gameplanet". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Hembry, Owen (7 April 2006). "Websites point to interactive future". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2010.