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The website traces its history to a video game hint collection onMinitel, a precursor to theWorld 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.[1] HiMedia purchased the site in 2006 and sold it in 2014 toWebedia for 90 million euros.[2] Webedia subsequently moved the offices to Paris, causing several staff members to leave.[3] In August 2015, the site was hacked; administrators said no private information was leaked but still advised users to change their passwords.[4]
Jeuxvideo.com's forums have caused it controversy and legal problems.[1] The forums are often compared in spirit to4chan and have few rules.[5]L'Obs andLe Monde have both criticized the forums for their hatred and intolerance.[6][7] Forum posters have also uncovered controversies, such as making plagiarism claims against popularYouTube users.[8]
