Gamefaqs.com is a popular (#312 in Alexa.com's popularity index) site that hosts FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and tips for video games on multiple platforms, from the early Atari systems to the Nintendo Wii . Users can both access and contribute to the website's FAQs and tips.
History
According to his own posts in the GameFaqs forum, Jeff Veasey, also known as CJayC, began the site as the Video Game Archive in 1995, purely as a hobby. The hobby ended up becoming a full time job. He eventually sold the site to CNET.
Community and Culture
Its audience is overwhelmingly young and male, according to an internal demographic survey. GameFAQs' "About Us" page proudly notes that it has tens of thousands of FAQs and hundreds of millions of forum postings
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Fast Facts
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Launched
1995
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Founder(s)
Jeff Veasey (CJayC)
