Eurogamer's parent company Gamer Network has been bought by PAX operator ReedPOP
Big news for Eurogamer today: after 18 years as an independent, our parent company Gamer Network has been acquired by ReedPOP. ReedPOP is an American events company that, among other things, owns and operates the PAX gaming events that Eurogamer readers will surely be familiar with. (I've included the full press release announcing this news below.)
The most important thing you, as Eurogamer readers, need to know about this deal is that Eurogamer is not going to change. We will still cover video games in exactly the same way, to the same depth as we do now. Our editorial policies won't change and nor will our independent spirit. Our team of editors, writers and video producers isn't changing at all. Nor are the tech, sales and management teams who make what we do possible. And the website isn't going to change. (Actually, that last one is a lie - the website totally is going to change, but more on that later.)
ReedPOP was founded in 2008 and is based in Connecticut, just north of New York City. It's part of Reed Exhibitions, a massive global events company headquartered here in the UK, but it's run as a self-contained 'boutique' business. It made its name with the New York Comic Con, and acquired the PAX gaming events from Penny Arcade (who are no longer involved). As well as expanding PAX across the US and to Australia, ReedPOP runs comic cons around the world (including in Europe, India, South Africa and southeast Asia), recently acquired the UK's MCM expos, and stages the Star Wars Celebration events for LucasFilm. You can find out more on the ReedPOP site. Also, check out the interview with Lance Fensterman, ReedPOP's global head and noted Lego enthusiast, about the Gamer Network acquisition over on GamesIndustry.
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