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[[Image:gameplanetlogo.gif|127px|thumb|right|Gameplanet logo.]] |
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{{Infobox company |
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| name = Gameplanet (NZ), Ltd |
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| logo = Gameplanet_Logo_(2012).svg |
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| industry = [[Video game journalism]] |
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| founder = Simon Garner, Simon Barton |
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| num_employees = 1-3 |
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| parent = [[Mighty Ape]] |
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| website = {{URL|gameplanet.co.nz}} |
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2000|9|13}}<ref>[http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/121716.20000913.Gameplanet-Launch-Announcement/ Gameplanet Launch Announcement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202552/http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/121716.20000913.Gameplanet-Launch-Announcement/ |date=3 March 2016 }} dated 13 September 2000</ref> |
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| defunct = {{start date and age|2020|4|29}} <ref>[https://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/g5ea8aa13d2038/Gameplanet-is-shutting-down/ Gameplant is shutting down] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606063111/https://www.gameplanet.co.nz/news/g5ea8aa13d2038/Gameplanet-is-shutting-down/ |date=6 June 2020 }} dated 29 April 2020</ref> |
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| location = [[Albany, New Zealand|Albany]], [[Auckland]] |
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| location_country = [[New Zealand]] |
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'''Gameplanet''' was a [[video game|video gaming]] [[website]] that provided news, reviews, previews, videos, and other information. It was the largest video gaming website in [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/about/|title=About Gameplanet|website=Gameplanet|access-date=2017-07-28|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114324/http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> Gameplanet New Zealand despite having the same name with the biggest specialized videogame retailer in [[Mexico]], has no connection to Gameplanet S.A.. Gameplanet also operated '''GP Forums''', an online [[Internet forum|forum]] community site covering video games as well as various other topics. |
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Gameplanet won the [[NetGuide]] People's Choice Web Award for "Best Game Related Site" four years running, in 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10376367|title=Websites point to interactive future|first=Owen|last=Hembry|date=7 April 2006|work=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=24 July 2010|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023120704/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10376367|url-status=live}}</ref> 2007, 2008 and 2009. It also won the award for "Best Youth Site" in 2002. |
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==History== |
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Formed late 1999, [http://www.gameplanet.com Gameplanet] is one of New Zealands premier gaming and internet communities. A online exspansion of the Gameplanet video game store in great Auckland, Gameplanet is composed of both the forums and the gameplanet store, which is closely tied in advertising and promotions with the forums, although this has lead to some controversy within the forums. |
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In 1999, Simon Garner created the first [[Counter-Strike]] game server in New Zealand. At that time, Garner was involved in the development and hosting of the web site for [[Mighty Ape#History|GameZone]], a small games retail business owned by fellow entrepreneur Simon Barton. The Counter-Strike server was run under the GameZone name. |
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== Gameplanet Forums == |
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Located at [http://www.gpforums.co.nz www.gpforums.co.nz]. |
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As of Tuesday, May 30th 2006 it has a Total 216,561 threads, 4,412,026 posts, 41,842 members. |
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The GameZone Counter-Strike server quickly became popular (and was soon followed by servers from other providers operating at the time, such as Paradise.Net and Jetstream Games). In early 2000, Simon Garner launched a Counter-Strike community site called '''Counter-Strike NZ''' (CSNZ). The site covered the latest news about the game and provided forums for players to discuss topics related to the game, arrange matches and form [[Clan (computer gaming)|clans]]. |
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The Gameplanet forums is made up of a large number of forums spanning a number of topics, games and administration. However several forums in general make a large percentage of the forums active posting and have given lead to more personal conflicts and relationships that have made the forums worthy of some note. |
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'''Gameplanet''' was the brainchild of GameZone owner Simon Barton. The original concept of the site was to combine magazine-style editorial content such as news and reviews with an interactive online gaming community, expanding upon the success of CSNZ by incorporating [[Internet forum|forums]], [[game server]]s, tournaments and competitions for a range of different games. Simon Garner designed and developed the Gameplanet website, which launched in September 2000. Thomas Mahoney was the site's first [[editor in chief]]. |
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-The Open discussion and sub-forums, known for being relatively personal and intimate with many members knowing or having met each other in real life. |
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After the launch of Gameplanet, Counter-Strike NZ was folded into Gameplanet as part of the "Gameplanet Network", which was over time expanded with additional community sites covering PlayStation 2 (PS2NZ), Day of Defeat (DODNZ), Black & White (BWNZ), Xbox (XBNZ) and Half-Life 2 (HL2NZ). Each site had its own homepage and standalone community forum. |
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-Counter strike New Zealand and sub-forums, Gameplanet serves as the major base of organisation and communication for New Zealand counter-strike clan play |
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In 2002, the forums from each of the Gameplanet Network sites were merged to form a single combined forum, branded as GP Forums. This eliminated duplication of user accounts across all the sites allowing users to browse and post in any of the forums using a single account. |
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== Famous Members == |
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At various points in time, Gameplanet has played host to various Z Grade Celebrities such as, Ian Wishart, and Karl Burnett. Both were burned as a result of being poor members in the GP e-society, similar to the lord of the flies ideology. |
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Initially, Gameplanet was operated informally as a non-profit venture supported by the GameZone retail business. In order to grow, however, it would need to become self-sustaining, so in late 2002 Simon Barton incorporated Gameplanet (NZ) Ltd as a limited liability company. Simon Garner became an equal partner in the business in early 2003. At the same time, Gameplanet began selling [[advertising]] on its website to generate revenue for the business. |
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== Members of Notable Mention == |
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In May 2012, Gameplanet acquired Australian Gamer and created Gameplanet Australia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gameplanet.com.au/features/g4fb59c977b879/Welcome-to-Gameplanet-Australia/|title=Welcome to Gameplanet Australia!|work=Gameplanet|access-date=2017-07-28|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728113916/http://www.gameplanet.com.au/features/g4fb59c977b879/Welcome-to-Gameplanet-Australia/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Adzest |
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Online retailer [[Mighty Ape]] acquired a controlling stake in Gameplanet in June 2016, purchasing 60% of the business for an undisclosed sum after falling advertising revenues left Gameplanet "[un]able to continue on its current trajectory" as an independent publisher.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/features/g576cae6f1a141/Gameplanet-joins-forces-with-Mighty-Ape/|title=Gameplanet joins forces with Mighty Ape|work=Gameplanet|access-date=2017-07-28|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728115313/http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/features/g576cae6f1a141/Gameplanet-joins-forces-with-Mighty-Ape/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mighty Ape is majority owned by Gameplanet co-founder Simon Barton, and operated under the "Gameplanet Store" brand between 2002–2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mightyape.co.nz/help/about|title=A bit about Mighty Ape|website=www.mightyape.co.nz|access-date=2017-07-28|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701175406/https://www.mightyape.co.nz/help/about|url-status=live}}</ref> Besides a common shareholder (Barton) the two companies previously had no direct legal relationship. |
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In April 2020, it was announced that Gameplanet would be shutting down. |
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== Awards == |
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Sgt. Molloy- |
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A well known Anarchist, member of a pseudo KKK organisation, the National Front. Was recently jailed for his hate crimes involving an Auckland Mosque. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=00067B8C-25B4-138C-AE8283027AF1010F NZHerald - Teen vandals get year for mosque attacks] [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=0008F228-F708-138F-A47F83027AF1010D NZHerald - National Front Expels 'Haters'] |
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! colspan="5" align="center"|Net Guide Web Awards |
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| align="center"| 2002 |
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| align="center"| Best Youth Site |
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| align="center"| Won |
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| align="center"| 2003 |
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| align="center"| Best Entertainment Site |
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| align="center"| Finalist |
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| align="center"| 2006 |
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| align="center" rowspan="4"| Best Game Related Site |
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| align="center" rowspan="4"| Won |
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| align="center"| 2007 |
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| align="center"| 2008 |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.gameplanet.co.nz Gameplanet New Zealand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222203133/http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/ |date=22 February 2011 }} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200404195228/http://www.gameplanet.com.au/ Gameplanet Australia] (archived) |
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{{Video Game Critics}} |
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== Gameplanet In The Media == |
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[[Category:Video game Internet forums]] |
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The controversy surrounding the Celebrities drug case fuelled a thread which speculated (against strict court order) who was believed to be the individuals implicated. This earned GPforums a place amongst the best in Current Affairs on NZ's Canadian Owned Television station : Canwest, and their Primetime TV3 News. |
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[[Category:New Zealand entertainment websites]] |
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[[Category:Video game news websites]] |
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Couch |
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[[Category:Internet properties established in 2000]] |
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[[Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2020]] |
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[[Category:2000 establishments in New Zealand]] |
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[[Category:Defunct websites]] |
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| Industry | Video game journalism |
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| Founded | September 13, 2000[1] |
| Founder | Simon Garner, Simon Barton |
| Defunct | April 29, 2020 [2] |
| Headquarters | Albany, Auckland, |
Number of employees | 1-3 |
| Parent | Mighty Ape |
| Website | gameplanet |
Gameplanet was a video gaming website that provided news, reviews, previews, videos, and other information. It was the largest video gaming website in New Zealand.[3] Gameplanet New Zealand despite having the same name with the biggest specialized videogame retailer in Mexico, has no connection to Gameplanet S.A.. Gameplanet also operated GP Forums, an online forum community site covering video games as well as various other topics.
Gameplanet won the NetGuide People's Choice Web Award for "Best Game Related Site" four years running, in 2006,[4] 2007, 2008 and 2009. It also won the award for "Best Youth Site" in 2002.
History
[edit]In 1999, Simon Garner created the first Counter-Strike game server in New Zealand. At that time, Garner was involved in the development and hosting of the web site for GameZone, a small games retail business owned by fellow entrepreneur Simon Barton. The Counter-Strike server was run under the GameZone name.
The GameZone Counter-Strike server quickly became popular (and was soon followed by servers from other providers operating at the time, such as Paradise.Net and Jetstream Games). In early 2000, Simon Garner launched a Counter-Strike community site called Counter-Strike NZ (CSNZ). The site covered the latest news about the game and provided forums for players to discuss topics related to the game, arrange matches and form clans.
Gameplanet was the brainchild of GameZone owner Simon Barton. The original concept of the site was to combine magazine-style editorial content such as news and reviews with an interactive online gaming community, expanding upon the success of CSNZ by incorporating forums, game servers, tournaments and competitions for a range of different games. Simon Garner designed and developed the Gameplanet website, which launched in September 2000. Thomas Mahoney was the site's first editor in chief.
After the launch of Gameplanet, Counter-Strike NZ was folded into Gameplanet as part of the "Gameplanet Network", which was over time expanded with additional community sites covering PlayStation 2 (PS2NZ), Day of Defeat (DODNZ), Black & White (BWNZ), Xbox (XBNZ) and Half-Life 2 (HL2NZ). Each site had its own homepage and standalone community forum.
In 2002, the forums from each of the Gameplanet Network sites were merged to form a single combined forum, branded as GP Forums. This eliminated duplication of user accounts across all the sites allowing users to browse and post in any of the forums using a single account.
Initially, Gameplanet was operated informally as a non-profit venture supported by the GameZone retail business. In order to grow, however, it would need to become self-sustaining, so in late 2002 Simon Barton incorporated Gameplanet (NZ) Ltd as a limited liability company. Simon Garner became an equal partner in the business in early 2003. At the same time, Gameplanet began selling advertising on its website to generate revenue for the business.
In May 2012, Gameplanet acquired Australian Gamer and created Gameplanet Australia.[5]
Online retailer Mighty Ape acquired a controlling stake in Gameplanet in June 2016, purchasing 60% of the business for an undisclosed sum after falling advertising revenues left Gameplanet "[un]able to continue on its current trajectory" as an independent publisher.[6] Mighty Ape is majority owned by Gameplanet co-founder Simon Barton, and operated under the "Gameplanet Store" brand between 2002–2008.[7] Besides a common shareholder (Barton) the two companies previously had no direct legal relationship.
In April 2020, it was announced that Gameplanet would be shutting down.
Awards
[edit]| Net Guide Web Awards | ||||
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| Year | Category | Result | ||
| 2002 | Best Youth Site | Won | ||
| 2003 | Best Entertainment Site | Finalist | ||
| 2006 | Best Game Related Site | Won | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Gameplanet Launch Announcement Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine dated 13 September 2000
- ^ Gameplant is shutting down Archived 6 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine dated 29 April 2020
- ^ "About Gameplanet". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Hembry, Owen (7 April 2006). "Websites point to interactive future". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to Gameplanet Australia!". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Gameplanet joins forces with Mighty Ape". Gameplanet. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "A bit about Mighty Ape". www.mightyape.co.nz. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Gameplanet New Zealand Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Gameplanet Australia (archived)