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GameRankings

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American video game review aggregator

GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999. It became part of CNET Networks and later CBS Interactive before Metacritic was acquired. It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games.2 It ceased to exist in 2019.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999. It became part of CNET Networks and later CBS Interactive before Metacritic was acquired. It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games. GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff being merged with the similar aggregator Metacritic.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

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Timeline

  1. Dec 9, 2019Acquired Acquired by Metacritic1
  2. Dec 9, 2019Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1999Acquired Acquired by Skydance Direct-to-Consumer1
  4. 1999Founded Founded1

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