| File:Gamurs logo.png Gamurs Logo | |
Type of site | News, Media, and Technology Services |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, Portuguese, French, and Spanish |
| Founder(s) | Riad Chikhani, Phillip Luu, Carl Oehme, Halim Yoo, and Malik Akl |
| Key people | Riad Chikhani (Co-Founder & CEO), Geraint Davies (COO) |
| URL | gamurs |
| Users | 55,000,000 |
| Launched | 14 February 2016 |
The GAMURS Group is an esports media and entertainment publisher. Established in December 2014, the group operates multiple brands focusing on the esports and entertainment news market, including the websites: Dot Esports, We Got This Covered, The Mary Sue, Prima Games and Pro Game Guides. GAMURS is based out of Sydney, Australia, with an office in Austin, Texas.[1][2][3]
History[]
In 2010, at the age of 14, Riad Chikhani and Phillip Luu established Rune Gear, an online portal for the game RuneScape. They sold the business at the age of 17 in order to focus on school. This portal motivated the pair to develop a similar business but for a wider variety of games, which would later become the GAMURS Group.
GAMURS began as a social network for gamers after joining the NRMA Jumpstart program run by the Slingshot Accelerator.[4] Shortly after the program ended, the company raised $500,000 in a seed round. GAMURS acquired two platforms, TeamFind and CSGOTeamFinder. On February 14, 2016, these sites were merged to provide team and player finding functionality for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends. GAMURS raised an additional $500,000 in another seed round in April 2016.[5]
On April 26, 2016, GAMURS acquired esports publication websites eSports-Nation.com, GoldPer10, and eSports.guru.[6] Once the acquisitions were completed, the three platforms were merged making GAMURS a content provider for titles such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Halo 5: Guardians, Hearthstone, and Overwatch.[citation needed]
On June 11, 2016, GAMURS launched EsportsWikis, an online encyclopedia dedicated to esports.[7]
On August 26, 2016, they acquired CSGOSquad, a Counter Strike ranking database which they later merged into another one of their platforms, CS:GO-Stats.[8]
On September 19, 2016, GAMURS acquired esports news outlet SplitPush.net.[9]
On October 28, 2016, GAMURS acquired Dot Esports from The Daily Dot.[10][11][12]
On November 9, 2020, GAMURS acquired Pro Game Guides, a source for gaming guides.[13]
On June 28, 2021, GAMURS acquired We Got This Covered, a news site for film, TV, comic and entertainment culture.[14]
On November 17, 2021, GAMURS acquired website The Mary Sue, a website intended to highlight women in the geek culture space and provide a space for minority and underrepresented voices.[15][16]
On January 3, 2022, GAMURS announced the acquisition of Prima Games, a gaming media company.[17]
On February 10, GAMURS announced the acquisition of Twinfinite, a website for video game news, reviews, features and opinions. [18]
References[]
- ↑ "Social networking site Gamurs launch attracts 6000 gaming enthusiasts - SmartCompany". 21 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Gamurs is a new all-in-one social network for … well, gamers". 30 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Ainomugisha, Gerald (22 April 2015). "How Gamurs aka Facebook for gamers has raised $350,000 in just 2 weeks".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Gamurs".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Victorian start-ups to get $10 million boost as Slingshot acquires AngelCube". Yolanda Redrup. 22 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Social network Gamurs has acquired eSports Nation, GoldPer10, and eSports Guru - The Esports Observer". 26 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Dot Esports - Global Esports News, Analysis, Tournament Coverage, and More". Dot Esports.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Gamurs acquires Dot Esports". Gamurs. 28 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Bräutigam, Thiemo (Oct 21, 2016). "Daily Dot Esports section sold to media network Gamurs". The Esports Observer.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Gamurs is merging into Dot Esports".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Staff, Dot Esports (2020-11-09). "GAMURS Group acquires Pro Game Guides". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Staff, GAMURS Group (2021-06-28). "GAMURS Group acquires We Got This Covered". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Announcement: Mediaite Sister Site The Mary Sue Acquired by GAMURS Group". Mediaite. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "GAMURS Group Acquires Mary Sue, a leader in Women's Entertainment, and covers the coverage for the women's entertainment - Game News 24". Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Staff, GAMURS Group (2022-01-13). "GAMURS Group acquires Prima Games". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Staff, GAMURS Group (2022-02-10). "GAMURS Group acquires Twinfinite". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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