Jeuxvideo.com

The website traces its history to a video game hint collection on Minitel, a precursor to the World Wide Web, and was founded by Sébastien Pissavy while on military service in 1995. As his work became more popular, he moved it to a website, Jeuxvideo.com, in 1997. Gameloft purchased an 80% share of the site in 2000, though Pissavy ran it independently until his departure in 2012. HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 to Webedia for 90 million euros. Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave. In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords. == Forums ==

Jeuxvideo.coms forums have caused it controversy and legal problems. ''L'Obs and Le Monde'' have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance. The forums have been used to threaten school shootings and spread false rumors of suicide as a form of cyberbullying, as in the case of Amandine du 38. Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popular YouTube users. == References ==