Online Gaming Review
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Type of site | Gaming website |
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| Available in | English |
| URL | www.ogr.com |
| Launched | December 1, 1995 |
| Current status | Inactive |
Online Gaming Review (OGR) was a video game website covering video games.
Online Gaming Review was launched on December 1, 1995,[1] by Paul Bannister.[2][3] The site featured game news, features, reviews,[4] hotlinks, Interviews, Previews,[5] and downloads.[3][6]
In October 1996, the website was acquired by Air Age Publishing, parent company of Computer Player magazine.[7]
In December 1997, the website launched a new companion print magazine "OGR Magazine".[8][9]
In August 1998, Strategy Plus, the owner of Computer Games Magazine, purchased OGR from Air Age, Inc.[10]
The site has grown from 50 visitors a day to over 2100 per weekday (as of August 1996).[11] In July 1996, over 40,000 people visited the site.[11]
Richard Walker from Detroit Free Press praised the site saying it contains more information than most computer gaming magazines.[6]
OGR has received several awards, including USA Today Hotsite, Microsoft Network's Website Pick of the Week” and The Adrenaline Vault's Top Ten game site award.[3]
Web Magazine gave OGR a rating of 4 out of 5 in their March 1997 issue.[12]
References
- ↑ "About Us". Online Gaming Review. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Paul Bannister". Advertising Week. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- 1 2 3 Davila, Mike (December 1996). "Vision for Tomorrow". Computer Player. p. 14. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ↑ Rasano, Paul (June 19, 1997). "Untitled". Hartford Courant. p. 49. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New on the net". The Ithaca Journal. September 14, 1996. p. 11. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Walker, Richard (July 13, 1997). "They take games seriously". Detroit Free Press. p. 53. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Online Gaming Review to be acquired by Air Age Publishing". Online Gaming Review. October 1996. Archived from the original on October 19, 1996. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Online Gaming Review Announces a New Print Companion: "OGR Magazine". Business Wire. October 9, 1997. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via The Free Library.
- ↑ Brennan, Reilly. "Online Gaming Review To Start Print Version". GameWeek Magazine. Archived from the original on October 21, 1997. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ↑ Hoefer, Russ (August 22, 1998). "Strategy Plus, Inc. buys Online Gaming Review". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- 1 2 "What is Online Gaming Review?". Online Gaming Review. September 1996. Archived from the original on October 18, 1996. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Online Gaming Review". Web Magazine. 1997. Archived from the original on February 8, 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2025.