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Line 1: {{~~advert~~More citations needed\|date=~~November~~March ~~2015~~2022}} {{Infobox website \| name = AusGamers \| logo = AusGamers logo.jpg \| logo_caption = Logo (1999–2014) \| type = [[video game journalism]] \| launch_date = 1999 }} '''''AusGamers''''' is an Australian [[video game journalism]] website created by Mammoth Media in 1999. MCVPacific ~~said~~noted ~~"AusGamers~~it isas "one of Australia's longest running online gaming publications, surviving the first dot-com crash, hosting LAN events and building itself into a one-stop files source".<ref name="MCV Pacific">{{cite ~~web~~news \|~~url~~author=~~http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ausgamers-site-to-relaunch/0137857~~Joab Gilroy \|date=4 September 2014 \|title=AusGamers site to relaunch – Asia Pacific games industry news – MCV Pacific \|work=MCV Pacific \|url=http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ausgamers-site-to-relaunch/0137857 \|url-status=dead \|accessdate=10 September 2014 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905025806/http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ausgamers-site-to-relaunch/0137857 \|archivedate=5 September 2014}}</ref>▼ ~~[[File:AusGamers logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|AusGamers logo 1999–2014]]~~ '''''AusGamers''''' (officially '''''AusGamers – Australia's Games Community''''') is a [[Video game\|gaming]] website based in [[Australia]] which provides gaming news, review and other services<ref>{{cite web\|title=About AusGamers\|url=http://www.ausgamers.com/about/\|website=AusGamers.com\|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref>. It was created by [[Mammoth Media]]. Its mission statement is "To create an Australian go to gaming information site. The idea for Ausgamers was a view to further serve the Australian games community through both [[online]] activities and [[LAN party]] events."<ref name="mammoth">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mammoth.com.au/portfolio/ausgamers\|title=Mammoth – AusGamers\|publisher=mammoth.com.au\|accessdate=2014-08-31}}</ref> ▲MCVPacific said "AusGamers is one of Australia's longest running online gaming publications, surviving the first dot-com crash, hosting LAN events and building itself into a one-stop files source".<ref name="MCV Pacific">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ausgamers-site-to-relaunch/0137857\|title=AusGamers site to relaunch – Asia Pacific games industry news – MCV Pacific\|work=MCV Pacific\|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref> ==History== AusGamers was initially created in 1999 as a "landing point for local gamers and gaming organizations.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coyne \|first=Allie \|date=18 May 2011 \|title=BlogWatch: Ausgamers \|url=https://influencing.com/au/story/blogwatch-ausgamers \|access-date=2022-03-21 \|website=influencing.com}}</ref><ref name="ausgamers">{{cite web \|title=About AusGamers \|url=http://www.ausgamers.com/about/ \|website=AusGamers.com \|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="mammoth">{{cite web \|title=Mammoth – AusGamers \|url=http://www.mammoth.com.au/portfolio/ausgamers \|url-status=dead \|website=mammoth.com.au \|accessdate=31 August 2014 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903091043/http://www.mammoth.com.au/portfolio/ausgamers \|archivedate=3 September 2014}}</ref> The site's About Page explains "AusGamers has existed in various forms since 1996, when it was established to serve the games community by hosting LAN gaming events across the country. In 1999, it was formally established as a company, with a view to further serving the Australian games community through both online activities and LAN events."<ref name="ausgamers">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ausgamers.com/about/\|title=About AusGamers - AusGamers.com\|publisher=ausgamers.com\|accessdate=2014-08-31}}</ref> AusGamers is one of "Australia’s longest running and most successful gaming sites" with many affiliated websites and over 100,000 registered members and 18,000 visitors each day.<ref name="mammoth"/> In September 2014, ~~AusGamers~~it relaunched its website, ~~and redesigned its logo. MCV Pacific said "AusGamers also recently~~having cut ties with media agency MCN in favour of working with ''You Know Media'', ~~and independent upstart~~ headed up by Ryan Cunningham."<ref name="MCV Pacific" />▼ "The site also attracts international users wanting fast downloads and an extensive files archive."<ref name="mammoth"/> "AusGamers also provides one of the largest locally hosted collections of gaming files, ensuring that Australian gamers can get fast access to all the latest downloads for all the new and popular titles. More than 30 terabytes are downloaded from AusGamers servers in a typical month."<ref name="ausgamers"/> ==References==▼ ▲In September 2014, AusGamers relaunched its website and redesigned its logo. MCV Pacific said "AusGamers also recently cut ties with media agency MCN in favour of working with You Know Media, and independent upstart headed up by Ryan Cunningham."<ref name="MCV Pacific"/> {{Reflist}} == Further reading == ▲==References== * [~~http~~https://books.google.com~~.au~~/books?id=FmHSqYXCW98C~~&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142~~&dq~~=AusGamers%E2%80%8E;&source=bl&ots=nV9rNLKn3J&sig=toakuV0kz1beZ2TaIHE6Jqg5sn4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NzIAVPbcEei88wHq0IDgDQ&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q~~=AusGamers%E2%80%8E%3B&fpg=~~false~~PA142 AusGamers in Virtual Nation: The Internet in Australia]▼ ~~{{reflist}}~~ ==External links== * {{official website\|http://www.ausgamers.com}} ▲* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=FmHSqYXCW98C&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=AusGamers%E2%80%8E;&source=bl&ots=nV9rNLKn3J&sig=toakuV0kz1beZ2TaIHE6Jqg5sn4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NzIAVPbcEei88wHq0IDgDQ&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=AusGamers%E2%80%8E%3B&f=false AusGamers in Virtual Nation: The Internet in Australia] {{Video Game Critics}} [[Category:Australian entertainment websites]] [[Category:Gaming websites]]