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			'''Gameplanet''' was a ] ] that provided news, reviews, previews, videos, and other information. It was the largest video gaming website in ].<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 ], has no connection to Gameplanet S.A.. Gameplanet also operated '''GP Forums''', an online ] community site covering video games as well as various other topics.

			Gameplanet won the ] 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.

			==History==
	Formed in late 1999 and registered as a company in 2002, is one of New Zealand's premier gaming and internet communities. An online expansion of the Gameplanet video game store in greater ]. Gameplanet comprises of a main website offering reviews/previews of the latest games for both console and PC, servers for a variety of popular internet games such as ] and ].

			In 1999, Simon Garner created the first ] game server in New Zealand. At that time, Garner was involved in the development and hosting of the web site for ], a small games retail business owned by fellow entrepreneur Simon Barton. The Counter-Strike server was run under the GameZone name.
	The website has won numerous awards, including the 2006 Netguide People's Choice Award for best gaming site .

			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 ].
	== Gameplanet Forums ==
	Located at .
	As of Tuesday, May 30th 2006 it has a Total 216,561 threads, 4,412,026 posts, 41,842 members.

			'''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 ], ]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 ].
	The Gameplanet forums are made up of a large number of forums spanning a number of topics. While the main focus of the forums is on gaming, Open Discussion (Formerly Off Topic) is a popular place by gamers and non gamers alike. Open Discussion has a number of subforums including Cars, Bikes & Motorsport and Current Events, Politics and Philosophy.

			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.
	Many of the Open Discussion members are known for being relatively personal and intimate with many members knowing or having "]" (Gameplanet term for a GP Meet - named for the traditional barbeque) each other in real life. There have been numerous GP Meats across New Zealand.

			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.
	] New Zealand. (CSNZ) and it's sub-forums serve as the major base of organisation and communication for New Zealand ] clan play, forming a large majority of the members and posts on Gameplanet.

			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 ] on its website to generate revenue for the business.
	== Gameplanet In The Media ==

			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>
	A user started a thread encouraging users to guess who the celebrities involved in a Cocaine and Ectasy scandal were. Soon, members were posting the names of any celebrity they could think of- some of them were right as it turns out. This attracted media attention, as this was breaching name suppression on the said celebrities.

			Online retailer ] acquired a controlling stake in Gameplanet in June 2016, purchasing 60% of the business for an undisclosed sum after falling advertising revenues left Gameplanet "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.
	On the advice of a lawyer, a user famously said "It's just like talking around a water cooler at the office". This quote was later used by the Dominion Post in a story on the drug scandal and also on ] on the current affairs programme ], which showed footage of the forums' frontpage as an introductor segment of the show.

			In April 2020, it was announced that Gameplanet would be shutting down.
	Also in early 2005, A quote from a user was read out on NZ Talkback Radio after an All Black beat up his wife. The line was, "''yeah, and who knows ''how'' lippy that woman was.''", which was wittily derived from the NZ film, Once Were Warriors.

	==~~External~~ ~~links~~==		== Awards ==
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			\| align="center"\| 2002
			\| align="center"\| Best Youth Site
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			\| align="center"\| Best Entertainment Site
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			\| align="center" rowspan="4"\| Best Game Related Site
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			\| align="center"\| 2007
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			\| align="center"\| 2008
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			\| align="center"\| 2009
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			== External links ==
			* {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222203133/http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/ \|date=22 February 2011 }}
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Gameplanet (NZ), Ltd

Industry	Video game journalism
Founded	September 13, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-13)
Founder	Simon Garner, Simon Barton
Defunct	April 29, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-29)
Headquarters	Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
Number of employees	1-3
Parent	Mighty Ape
Website	gameplanet.co.nz

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. 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, 2007, 2008 and 2009. It also won the award for "Best Youth Site" in 2002.

History

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.

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 "able to continue on its current trajectory" as an independent publisher. Mighty Ape is majority owned by Gameplanet co-founder Simon Barton, and operated under the "Gameplanet Store" brand between 2002–2008. 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

Net Guide Web Awards
Year	Category	Result
2002	Best Youth Site	Won
2003	Best Entertainment Site	Finalist
2006	Best Game Related Site	Won
2007
2008
2009

References

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

Gameplanet New Zealand Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Gameplanet Australia (archived)

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