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Who runs PC Gamer, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest video game media alternatives.

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs PC Gamer

PC Gamer pcgamer.com

Wikidata: British-American video game magazine

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What PC Gamer tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

10 of the 19 alternatives below have fewer, 4 have more.

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Cookie banner
Sourcepoint
US company
4 tools
  • Advertising and retargeting

    Lets ad networks recognise visitors on other sites and show them ads.

  • Visitor analytics

    Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.

  • Tag manager

    Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.

  • Third-party embeds

    Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to PC Gamer

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to PC Gamer, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than PC GamerNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to PC Gamer match.

  1. 01
    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

    Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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  2. 02
    TheGamer thegamer.com English 1 tracker

    TheGamer - The Leading Source for Gaming News, Reviews, and Interviews

    TheGamer delivers the biggest video game news, in-depth interviews, honest reviews, timely previews, and surprising stories.

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  3. 03
    GameRant gamerant.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    GameRant - Breaking News, Reviews & Everything Else in the World of Video Games

    GameRant delivers content written by gamers for gamers with an emphasis on news, reviews, unique features, and interviews.

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  4. 04
    4gamer.net Japanese 1 tracker

    4Gamer.net ― 日本最大級の総合ゲーム情報サイト。最新ゲームのニュース,レビューはここで!

    ゲームの最新ニュースをお届けします。また,ゲームのタイトルのユーザーレビューの募集/掲載や,発売スケジュールなども用意。遊びたいゲームを探す時にご活用ください!

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  5. 05
    TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

    TechPowerUp

    Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.

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  6. 06
    anandtech.com English No trackers

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  7. 07
    thisisgame.com 1 tracker

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    https://www.thisisgame.com

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  8. 08
    StopGame stopgame.ru Russian No trackers

    StopGame — всё про видеоигры, сайт об играх, игровой портал

    Всё про видеоигры на сайте StopGame. Максимально актуальная информация об играх и игровой индустрии онлайн. Press Start!

    Compare StopGame with PC Gamer →
  9. 09
    igromania.ru Russian 2 trackers

    Игромания — игровые новости, обзоры, релизы, киберспорт и косплей

    Игромания — честное и непредвзятое медиа-издание про игры, кино и технологии. Регулярно публикуем новости, обзоры и превью на игры, кино, киберспорт, косплей и многое другое.

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  10. 10
    XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    XDA

    The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

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  11. 11
    ag.ru Russian 1 tracker

    Игровой портал AG.ru — онлайн-игры и база игр на любой вкус

    Бесплатные онлайн-игры, а также база из более 750 000 игр на PC, PS, Xbox и др.платформы с обзорами, оценками игроков, читами и патчами, видео-роликами и скриншотами на старейшем игровом портале AG.ru

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  12. 12
    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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  13. 13
    IsThereAnyDeal isthereanydeal.com English No trackers

    IsThereAnyDeal

    digital video game comparison shooping website

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  14. 14
    heise online heise.de Top 10K English 1 tracker

    heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online

    News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.

    Compare heise online with PC Gamer →
  15. 15
    Serebii serebii.net 1 tracker

    Serebii.net - Where Legends Come To Life

    Contains up-to-date news, databases and information about all Pokémon Games, TCG sets and the TV show.

    Compare Serebii with PC Gamer →
  16. 16
    Computer Bild computerbild.de German No trackers

    COMPUTER BILD - Tests, Tipps, News und Kaufberatung

    Deutschlands großes Technikportal mit Tests, News, Kaufberatung und Preisvergleich zu den Bereichen PC & Hardware, Software, Telekommunikation und mehr.

    Compare Computer Bild with PC Gamer →
  17. 17
    Templated templated.co English No trackers

    Templated | Independent Gambling & iGaming Industry News

    Independent news on the online casino, sports betting, and iGaming industries. Daily coverage of regulation, operators, and business.

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  18. 18
    ScreenRant screenrant.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    ScreenRant: Movie News, Movie Reviews, Movie Trailers, TV News

    ScreenRant debuted in 2003 and has grown into the largest source of breaking entertainment news & original features for movies, TV, comics, + more!

    Compare ScreenRant with PC Gamer →
  19. 19
    Dice Tower dicetower.com English 2 trackers

    The Dice Tower

    The Dice Tower is dedicated to getting folks to learn about the wide world of exciting new board games. We do video reviews, and an audio show, and more.

    Compare Dice Tower with PC Gamer →
  20. 20
    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

    News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

    Compare Ars Technica with PC Gamer →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles PC Gamer’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones PC Gamer uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what PC Gamer adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 13 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,216
Vector
384-d
Query
57 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to PC Gamer’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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