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The EGTV Show: The History of Eurogamer

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Published 4 September, 2009 Duration 14:51

To celebrate our 10th birthday, EGTV digs deep into the archives to bring you the real story of Eurogamer.

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BlitzwingHaz #1 2 years ago

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I still don't really understand how computer game websites make money. Jammy gits.
Nice video, didn't realise you'd been around that long.
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FightingMongoose #2 2 years ago

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Very enjoyable video.
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Red-Moose #3 2 years ago

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Noobs.....
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Nasty #4 2 years ago

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Just for Tom I think

http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=lL4L4Uv5rf0
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Fixxxer #5 2 years ago

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Tom's hair is rubbish.

That bad boy needs shaving or straightening.
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Pirotic #6 2 years ago

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I'd like to see how anybody can accuse EG of being MS biased now they know your dad is Super Mario
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chiz #7 2 years ago

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I honestly thought Eurogamer came about from barrysworld.

Edited by 2 at 04/09/09 @ 19:45
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chiz #8 2 years ago

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They look like a 90's Darling brothers.
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Hotcooler #9 2 years ago

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Nice documentary.
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Psychotext #10 2 years ago

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Still the only site I visit with any regularity. Keep it up EG!
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HoriZon #11 2 years ago

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EuroQuake good times good times
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chiz #12 2 years ago

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Still the only site I visit with any regularity. Keep it up EG!

Same here. It really is the best gaming site out there. Shame they have holidays :@
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chiz #13 2 years ago

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Auto play is annoying btw if you're reading comments.
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donlom #14 2 years ago

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Spotted the family likeness Pirotic http://www.twitpic.com/e gxtw
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rotmm #15 2 years ago

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Excellent show. Really informative and amusing.
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Avaloner #16 2 years ago

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Happy birthday and thanks for all the fish.
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Earlyflash #17 2 years ago

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Eurogamer. Awesome website, awesome history. Here's to another 10 years.
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Concrete #18 2 years ago

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Old school massive represent Keep up the good work lads!
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Beejay #19 2 years ago

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I'm sorry, but dad is a total cutie. There...I said it. Mum is a total sweetheart too by the way.
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otto #20 2 years ago

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2:28 - raups, that was the original logo, before the puddle of wee one. Do keep up!
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Errol #21 2 years ago

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Been here since the beginning (I think).
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kupocake #22 2 years ago

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Eurogamer's Halo review is one of the reasons I read the website. It's a well constructed non-event.
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local_celebrity #23 2 years ago

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Tom was getting a bit teary at the end there, wasn't he? For a second, I thought he might get up and start hugging people.

If only it had ended that way. A slow-motion montage of blokes hugging other blokes. In a great big man circle. To the sound of Wind Beneath My Wings.

That would have been aces.
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otto #24 2 years ago

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He was lying through his teeth though. "I love the Eurogamer community."
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Laws #25 2 years ago

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i enjoyed it.

more videos!

also even more updates about football games. hopefully some one important will bother to read these comments.
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Gaiduku #26 2 years ago

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Very very cool video. Didn't realise how tight nit and how much of a family it was over there at Eurogamer.

Seeing as i've started writing a comment on the vid i might as well leave my Birthday message here too.

Happy 10th Birthday Eurogamer. I'm annoyed I only discovered this website existed around 2 years ago - it is by far the best gaming site around.... being the only one i can think of that is dedicated purely to us Brits (and how we get screwed over by pricing and release dates......fucking harmonix!)

But yeah keep up the good work and see you all at the expo.... i'll probably be by the Monster hunter tri stall all day.
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FWB #27 2 years ago

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Cool video. Congrats guys. Glad its worked out so well.
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Calgon #28 2 years ago

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Yeah, Tom only looked emotional because they made him say it with guns and it was painfull to say.
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Lupaie #29 2 years ago

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Can anybody tell me how to Download the EG films into iTunes and essentially into my iPod?
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ChocNut #30 2 years ago

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Good job!
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Killdare #31 2 years ago

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Happy Birthday! And well done on that original score for Halo - 8/10 was spot on.
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CARL05 #32 2 years ago

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Happy Birthday!
Well done for making it this far, now what does the next 10 years hold?!?!
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Rowlsten #33 2 years ago

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Wow! Started the site at 16!! Really is a success story. Well done Rauper and team. Here's to the future of EG.

/raises mug of tea.
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Xerx3s #34 2 years ago

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/prints pics of people in vid
/pastes on EG stalking altar
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Martin #35 2 years ago

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I remember when the site launched.. Great times and I even talked to Gestalt about becoming a reviewer (sent him a review of Crazy Taxi on the Dreamcast as well!) but I was crap at it so he didn't want me.
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Revfosco #36 2 years ago

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Wonder how much of Mummy or Daddy's money went into it to get things going. Posh gits. Yes I am bitter. Congrats on 10 yrs anyway.
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Dizzy #37 2 years ago

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Cool that it was started by 16 year old. I am a good 10 years older than you lot and this reminds me of a lot of the games stuff/projects that happened in the 80s Good stuff and well done!
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space_ace #38 2 years ago

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nice. can we see when we have registered or is it too complicated?
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magicpocket #39 2 years ago

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It's a good thing their site is better than their basketball skillz. Did any actually go in?
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pinebear #40 2 years ago

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Well done Johnny, Rauper and co. Cracking show, cracking website (grommit).
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rauper Verified Managing Director, Eurogamer Network #41 2 years ago

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magicpocket: That was an editing stitch-up... nice spot
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smelly #42 2 years ago

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"I still don't really understand how computer game websites make money"

Ever wonder why some games get previews and others dont? Ever wonder why "exclusive" reviews get high scores?

Come on, it's not rocket science.
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Matt_Edwards #43 2 years ago

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"I still don't really understand how computer game websites make money"

Jesus christ, what is it with these conspiracy theories : \ Have you ever wondered why the background advert on Euro changes so often? It's because the site makes the vast majority of its money through advertising.

The editorial teams job is to get as many people reading the site as possible, and they do that through good unbiased journalism. The adverting teams job - yes, Eurogamer has at least three people working daily on this - is to secure advertising deals with publishers. That's where the money comes from.

Neither the editorial team or advertising team are answerable to each other...

I'm only really bothering to write this because of connections slow and the video is taking ages to load, but that's pretty much the gist of it.

Edited by 1 at 07/09/09 @ 01:20
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Matt_Edwards #44 2 years ago

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Awesome
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Maykael #45 2 years ago

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Happy birthday you gods of games journalism!
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Locke89 #46 2 years ago

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Happy Birthday from Germany. Was exciting to see some of you at gamescom. Even just sitting next to Tom for a few minutes was interesting ;p

And for the 8/10: The library just sucked xD
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baphomet_irl #47 2 years ago

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Congratulations Eurogamer - I also just realised your 2 days older than the greatest console ever made .

Your Quake origins I find very impressive as an ex Q3 Test/Q3A/RA3 player, I wasnt that good, but Jesus I loved that game (and all Quake/DooM/Wolf3D for that matter).

Keep up the good work - and bring the Expo to Dublin next year
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captain-future #48 2 years ago

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Eurofather and Euromother are GREAT: What's Halo?
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markypants #49 2 years ago

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You know. All power to you guys. You've fucking earnt it through hard graft. I never really thought about how this website came about and I have a lot of respect for people that work hard and achieve something. Thanks and congratulations on 10 years of good reading!
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Ryze #50 2 years ago

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I proabaly first visited around 2005-6.

Never looked back. It's one of those sites without the crap or cheese - just the games. Not afraid to say when something's garbage, not afraid to tell us about ourselves either.

You've also arranged an EG Expo North - so extra kudos once again!

Next time hold it in Manchester!

/is biased
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Apostle #51 2 years ago

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Very cool and funny video. Nice to see such history and roots for this webby, endears itself to you.

Happy brithday EG!
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dapsycho #52 2 years ago

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LOL - Eurogamer wasn't the only site targeted at UK gamers in 2002... nice vid tho
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