onGamers was an

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focused upon professional

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(esports) coverage. The onGamers platform was originally a part of

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as the esports division, which was also owned by owned by

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History

Development of the onGamers project began on July 16, 2013, when the former

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, Kim Rom, was appointed to the position of Vice President of

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at CBS Interactive. The onGamers website was released in a beta version on November 7, 2013, with the announcement of the retirement of the CBS eSports brand and the recruitment of a content creation staff.

Violation

After breaching the terms of the social news site

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by engaging in vote manipulation, the site was banned from the service for a minimum of a year. Following the ban, the site experienced a 50% drop in visits, and was 'on the brink of disaster'.

Rebranding

In December 2015, onGamers was quietly retired, with the site and all articles redirecting to GameSpot's ''

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'' section. All online properties were also rebranded as G, League.

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* {{ViacomCBS Video game news websites Defunct CBS Interactive websites Companies based in San Francisco 2013 establishments in the United States Internet properties disestablished in 2015 Internet properties established in 2013

History

Violation

Rebranding

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