Current Events > CNET sold for $500 million

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Returning_CEmen 09/14/20 5:46:37 PM #152:	JimmyFraska posted... But I heard you were no longer the admin so how can that be true Big, if true. <cite>Returning_CEmen posted [p:944605253] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>JimmyFraska posted... </cite> <quote>But I heard you were no longer the admin so how can that be true</quote>Big, if true. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 09/14/20 6:02:27 PM #153:	Oh snap --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:944605804] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Oh snap </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 09/14/20 6:26:45 PM #154:	Damn, bought for $1.8B and sold for $500M? I blame Duckbear for that RoI. --- http://error1355.com/ce/CE_gonna_CE.html <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:944606662] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Damn, bought for $1.8B and sold for $500M? I blame Duckbear for that RoI. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 09/14/20 6:29:49 PM #155:	Oh myyyyyy --- Oda break tracker 2020- 6 (6) \| THE Ohio State: \| Oakland Raiders: 1-0 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:944606775] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Oh myyyyyy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SocialistGamer 09/14/20 6:32:01 PM #156:	CE_gonna_CE posted... Damn, bought for $1.8B and sold for $500M? I blame Duckbear for that RoI. Gotta be the creepy Vegy posts. --- Capcom is the best developer ever! Steam ID: SocialistGamer92 <cite>SocialistGamer posted [p:944606840] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>CE_gonna_CE posted...</cite> <quote>Damn, bought for $1.8B and sold for $500M? I blame Duckbear for that RoI. </quote> Gotta be the creepy Vegy posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PokemonExpert44 09/14/20 6:32:29 PM #157:	Tag --- I might just 6-0 you in Pokemon. Watch out for my awesome teams. <cite>PokemonExpert44 posted [p:944606852] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Tag </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
STEROLIZER 09/14/20 6:38:47 PM #158:	Ouch. --- ---./\|,-``\(o)_\,----,,,_........................Love is like a bottle of gin ---( `\(o),,_/` : o : : :o `-,..............But a bottle of gin is not like love. <cite>STEROLIZER posted [p:944607066] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Ouch. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiggy101011 09/14/20 6:39:50 PM #159:	CE_gonna_CE posted... Damn, bought for $1.8B and sold for $500M? I blame Duckbear for that RoI. At least now we have an idea of how much Gamefaqs is worth in 2020. --- Gamertag: F1RE v2 PSN ID: F1REx www.Twitch.tv/f1rev2 <cite>Jiggy101011 posted [p:944607102] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>CE_gonna_CE posted... </cite> <quote>Damn, bought for $1.8B and sold for $500M? I blame Duckbear for that RoI.</quote> At least now we have an idea of how much Gamefaqs is worth in 2020. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 09/14/20 6:45:22 PM #160:	lol <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:944607291] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 09/14/20 6:49:45 PM #161:	This website wont exist by next year. --- FAM FOREVER. <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:944607435] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>This website wont exist by next year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GregorTheBug 09/14/20 6:52:39 PM #162:	I look forward to GameFAQS gold becoming a reality. --- Teleologically suspending the ethical since 2020. <cite>GregorTheBug posted [p:944607514] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>I look forward to GameFAQS gold becoming a reality. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CE_gonna_CE 09/14/20 6:56:57 PM #163:	Jiggy101011 posted... At least now we have an idea of how much Gamefaqs is worth in 2020. TBF though, GameFaqs is just one component of CNET overall. Would have to see the balance sheets of all the components to see the breakout of that loss by entity. --- http://error1355.com/ce/CE_gonna_CE.html <cite>CE_gonna_CE posted [p:944607657] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Jiggy101011 posted... </cite> <quote>At least now we have an idea of how much Gamefaqs is worth in 2020.</quote>TBF though, GameFaqs is just one component of CNET overall. Would have to see the balance sheets of all the components to see the breakout of that loss by entity. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darmik 09/14/20 6:58:28 PM #164:	https://twitter.com/duckvalentine/status/1305572083309654016 Is GameFAQ's mentioned anywhere by name --- Kind Regards, Darmik <cite>Darmik posted [p:944607716] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/duckvalentine/status/1305572083309654016 Is GameFAQ's mentioned anywhere by name </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 09/14/20 7:06:03 PM #165:	Darmik posted... Is GameFAQ's mentioned anywhere by name It's part of Gamespot. It's in the URL. I'm interested to see how this affects the Bounty program. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:944607967] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Darmik posted... </cite> <quote>Is GameFAQ's mentioned anywhere by name</quote>It's part of Gamespot. It's in the URL. I'm interested to see how this affects the Bounty program. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Into_The_LOL 09/14/20 7:10:54 PM #166:	Thought it was a billion dollar company... <cite>Into_The_LOL posted [p:944608149] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Thought it was a billion dollar company... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kimbos_Egg 09/14/20 7:42:22 PM #167:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcW0oiLKHg&ab_channel=Cloud183 --- You think you've Got problems? https://imgur.com/Khu5iBF <cite>Kimbos_Egg posted [p:944609233] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcW0oiLKHg&ab_channel=Cloud183</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RockMFR 09/14/20 8:32:06 PM #169:	Posting in legendary topic. --- Be a good little washing machine, now... o_0 <cite>RockMFR posted [p:944611160] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Posting in legendary topic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Austin_Era_II 09/14/20 8:34:58 PM #170:	I hope they just shut this websight with no mention. We all go on and it says error. I'm so sick of u all!!! --- "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. - Sun Tzu <cite>Austin_Era_II posted [p:944611285] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>I hope they just shut this websight with no mention. We all go on and it says error. I'm so sick of u all!!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Orlando_Jordan 09/14/20 8:36:18 PM #171:	SBAllen put me in purgatory for being educated on the rarity of AK-47s in the United States. --- "Then after 2 hours of listening to me talk about watches I reward them with sub par sex"-No_U_L7 <cite>Orlando_Jordan posted [p:944611341] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>SBAllen put me in purgatory for being educated on the rarity of AK-47s in the United States. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroX91 09/14/20 8:44:12 PM #172:	B-but i finally got in someone elses sig.... T-T --- If the universe is so big why wont it fight me? <cite>ZeroX91 posted [p:944611651] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>B-but i finally got in someone elses sig.... T-T </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiggy101011 09/14/20 9:56:21 PM #173:	Darmik posted... https://twitter.com/duckvalentine/status/1305572083309654016 Is GameFAQ's mentioned anywhere by name Gamefaqs is the site that must not be named of the video game industry. --- Gamertag: F1RE v2 PSN ID: F1REx www.Twitch.tv/f1rev2 <cite>Jiggy101011 posted [p:944614256] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Darmik posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/duckvalentine/status/1305572083309654016 Is GameFAQ's mentioned anywhere by name</quote> Gamefaqs is the site that must not be named of the video game industry. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlAcK TuRtLe 09/14/20 10:27:19 PM #174:	SBAllen posted... I don't want to really say too much more until there's more to tell (I mean, the sale isn't even final yet), but I'll just say this. ViacomCBS doesn't feel like CNET/GameSpot/etc are relevant to their strategy. To put it more bluntly, they aren't interested in us. Red Ventures IS interested in us. They want us as part of their strategy. It isn't really in their best interest to buy up a property just to close it. Considering GameFAQs is a direct component of GameSpot now (that is to say, GameFAQs traffic is accredited to the gamespot.com domain), we are here to stay. @SBAllen Any thoughts on whether the sale will positively or negatively affect the Character/Game contests moving forward? --- Props to azuarc, the current Guru of the Decade. Wear this title with pride! <cite>BlAcK TuRtLe posted [p:944615296] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>SBAllen posted... </cite> <quote>I don't want to really say too much more until there's more to tell (I mean, the sale isn't even final yet), but I'll just say this. ViacomCBS doesn't feel like CNET/GameSpot/etc are relevant to their strategy. To put it more bluntly, they aren't interested in us. Red Ventures IS interested in us. They want us as part of their strategy. It isn't really in their best interest to buy up a property just to close it. Considering GameFAQs is a direct component of GameSpot now (that is to say, GameFAQs traffic is accredited to the gamespot.com domain), we are here to stay.</quote>@SBAllen Any thoughts on whether the sale will positively or negatively affect the Character/Game contests moving forward? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlAcK TuRtLe 09/14/20 10:27:43 PM #175:	Jiggy101011 posted... Gamefaqs is the site that must not be named of the video game industry. GameFAQs is part of Gamespot --- Props to azuarc, the current Guru of the Decade. Wear this title with pride! <cite>BlAcK TuRtLe posted [p:944615317] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Jiggy101011 posted... </cite> <quote>Gamefaqs is the site that must not be named of the video game industry.</quote>GameFAQs is part of Gamespot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lairen 09/14/20 10:32:05 PM #176:	But wait you mean the user submitted text guides and the voluntary mods wont keep this site afloat? --- When it rains, it pours. <cite>Lairen posted [p:944615482] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>But wait you mean the user submitted text guides and the voluntary mods wont keep this site afloat? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
STEROLIZER 09/14/20 10:51:08 PM #177:	Red Ventures could theoretically do an audit and see where they want to put their efforts into. GameFaqs is in risk of shutting down. I doubt they will, but it is possible. CNet was sold to CBS in 2008 for 1.5 billion dollars, and now Red Ventures acquires it for only 500k. Obviously, it wasn't making CBS any money, as they just took a 64% loss on their investment. It would be foolish of Red Ventures to simply keep all of the CNET employees and operate business as usual, they should be looking to strip down it's assets and turn a profit. It is of note that GameFaqs wasn't even listed in the press release as one of the brands Red Ventures was excited to acquire. Only GameSpot, Metacritic, TVGuide.com, Chowhound, Roadshow, and ZDNet were mentioned. --- ---./\|,-``\(o)_\,----,,,_........................Love is like a bottle of gin ---( `\(o),,_/` : o : : :o `-,..............But a bottle of gin is not like love. <cite>STEROLIZER posted [p:944616192] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Red Ventures could theoretically do an audit and see where they want to put their efforts into. GameFaqs is in risk of shutting down. I doubt they will, but it is possible. CNet was sold to CBS in 2008 for 1.5 billion dollars, and now Red Ventures acquires it for only 500k. Obviously, it wasn't making CBS any money, as they just took a 64% loss on their investment. It would be foolish of Red Ventures to simply keep all of the CNET employees and operate business as usual, they should be looking to strip down it's assets and turn a profit. It is of note that GameFaqs wasn't even listed in the press release as one of the brands Red Ventures was excited to acquire. Only GameSpot, Metacritic, TVGuide.com, Chowhound, Roadshow, and ZDNet were mentioned. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 09/14/20 10:51:52 PM #178:	GregorTheBug posted... I look forward to GameFAQS gold becoming a reality. This is one of my main takeaways. Maybe not "GameFAQs Gold" as we've always joked about it but some kind of monetization. --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:944616213] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>GregorTheBug posted...</cite> <quote>I look forward to GameFAQS gold becoming a reality. </quote> This is one of my main takeaways. Maybe not "GameFAQs Gold" as we've always joked about it but some kind of monetization.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
STEROLIZER 09/14/20 10:51:56 PM #179:	BlAcK TuRtLe posted... GameFAQs is part of Gamespot Not really. Giant Bomb is tho. --- ---./\|,-``\(o)_\,----,,,_........................Love is like a bottle of gin ---( `\(o),,_/` : o : : :o `-,..............But a bottle of gin is not like love. <cite>STEROLIZER posted [p:944616216] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>BlAcK TuRtLe posted... </cite> <quote>GameFAQs is part of Gamespot</quote> Not really. Giant Bomb is tho. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mezcla 09/14/20 10:53:59 PM #180:	When I was in college, it was my dream to work for cnet. I watched all their videos and podcasts and just wished I could be one of them Those were the days --- Sig <cite>Mezcla posted [p:944616289] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>When I was in college, it was my dream to work for cnet. I watched all their videos and podcasts and just wished I could be one of them Those were the days </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 09/14/20 10:56:14 PM #181:	Gamefaqs biggest assest is probably how little it costs (relatively speaking) to run compared to the traffic it brings in. The site is practically all text based, to my knowledge there isn't really much paid staff, and most of the money comes from guides and answered questions posted totally free by volunteers. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:944616384] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Gamefaqs biggest assest is probably how little it costs (relatively speaking) to run compared to the traffic it brings in. The site is practically all text based, to my knowledge there isn't really much paid staff, and most of the money comes from guides and answered questions posted totally free by volunteers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 09/14/20 10:56:28 PM #182:	STEROLIZER posted... It is of note that GameFaqs wasn't even listed in the press release as one of the brands Red Ventures was excited to acquire. Only GameSpot, Metacritic, TVGuide.com, Chowhound, Roadshow, and ZDNet were mentioned. gamefaqs.gamespot.com Gamefaqs is included when they say Gamespot --- Oda break tracker 2020- 6 (6) \| THE Ohio State: \| Oakland Raiders: 1-0 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:944616397] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>STEROLIZER posted...</cite> <quote>It is of note that GameFaqs wasn't even listed in the press release as one of the brands Red Ventures was excited to acquire. Only GameSpot, Metacritic, TVGuide.com, Chowhound, Roadshow, and ZDNet were mentioned.</quote> gamefaqs.gamespot.com Gamefaqs is included when they say Gamespot</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BudDupree48 09/14/20 10:57:55 PM #183:	I'm curious how my gfaqs stock is doing through all this --- BANG BANG STEELER GANG <cite>BudDupree48 posted [p:944616451] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>I'm curious how my gfaqs stock is doing through all this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Politics 09/14/20 11:46:41 PM #184:	--- (= <cite>Politics posted [p:944617985] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BudDupree48 09/14/20 11:49:33 PM #185:	"End of the internet" lmao --- BANG BANG STEELER GANG <cite>BudDupree48 posted [p:944618091] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>"End of the internet" lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cheater87 09/14/20 11:59:27 PM #187:	I don't want this site to close. :( --- Doom, the game with unlimited ways to play. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:944618387] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>I don't want this site to close. :( </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmidgeIsntBack 09/15/20 12:03:18 AM #188:	Red Ventures will be our Thalmor and ban all CJayC worship. --- Podcast and Audiobook Board https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- View my ASCII art and others' at https://gfascii.art/ <cite>SmidgeIsntBack posted [p:944618506] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Red Ventures will be our Thalmor and ban all CJayC worship. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroX91 09/15/20 12:05:52 AM #189:	metallica846 posted... Nobody in here knows about LL? Man people only know about lue thanks to rumors place has long since been quarenteened...why would any of us know anything about luelinks? --- If the universe is so big why wont it fight me? <cite>ZeroX91 posted [p:944618574] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>metallica846 posted... </cite> <quote>Nobody in here knows about LL?</quote>Man people only know about lue thanks to rumors place has long since been quarenteened...why would any of us know anything about luelinks? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BudDupree48 09/15/20 12:06:26 AM #190:	Why would anyone care about lue --- BANG BANG STEELER GANG <cite>BudDupree48 posted [p:944618581] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Why would anyone care about lue </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroX91 09/15/20 12:07:58 AM #191:	BudDupree48 posted... Why would anyone care about lue --- If the universe is so big why wont it fight me? <cite>ZeroX91 posted [p:944618620] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>BudDupree48 posted... </cite> <quote>Why would anyone care about lue</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
STEROLIZER 09/15/20 2:56:47 AM #192:	voldothegr8 posted... gamefaqs.gamespot.com Gamefaqs is included when they say Gamespot It is just for SEO purposes --- ---./\|,-``\(o)_\,----,,,_........................Love is like a bottle of gin ---( `\(o),,_/` : o : : :o `-,..............But a bottle of gin is not like love. <cite>STEROLIZER posted [p:944622490] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>voldothegr8 posted... </cite> <quote>gamefaqs.gamespot.com Gamefaqs is included when they say Gamespot</quote> It is just for SEO purposes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BloodMoon7 09/15/20 3:02:43 AM #194:	I only exist on Gamefaqs. If it dies, my soul will be forced to wander the internet space. --- Hello, I lack empathy. I am a certified villain who lacks basic human decency. I laugh at images of sad puppies. I eat animal crackers starting with the head. <cite>BloodMoon7 posted [p:944622592] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>I only exist on Gamefaqs. If it dies, my soul will be forced to wander the internet space. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthFrozanous 09/15/20 3:17:10 AM #195:	Damn Ive been here since 2005 I cant imagine not having gamefaqs in my life. #savethesite --- Switch, PS4, 3DS, XBONE, PC, SNES Classic \| GameFAQS since 2005 Board Level: Ancient <cite>DarthFrozanous posted [p:944622798] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Damn Ive been here since 2005 I cant imagine not having gamefaqs in my life. #savethesite </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RingoBell 09/15/20 5:23:40 AM #196:	RockMFR posted... Posting in legendary topic. This. Also, am I the only one who thinks RedVentures is looking to see who they can sell the CNET brand to in six months for $1.5b? I don't see them having any interest in GameFAQs, or even GameSpot for that matter. --- Ya know, one of these days I'm gonna think of something to put here... <cite>RingoBell posted [p:944624336] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>RockMFR posted... </cite> <quote>Posting in legendary topic.</quote> This. Also, am I the only one who thinks RedVentures is looking to see who they can sell the CNET brand to in six months for $1.5b? I don't see them having any interest in GameFAQs, or even GameSpot for that matter. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CosmicShadows 09/15/20 5:25:34 AM #197:	Sweet --- Your human level has changed to GOD. <cite>CosmicShadows posted [p:944624364] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Sweet</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_SilverX 09/15/20 5:35:36 AM #198:	Touch posted... When asked about CNET being sold, SBAllen replied "There is nothing to worry about. We would never rip out the soul of gamefaqs.gamespot.com". Reminds me of a job I had. They said "everything was fine and everybody was going to keep their jobs." <_< --- Mitch McConnell is a very beautiful man. Respect. don't compare games to feces -- if you've an opinion worth mentioning, do so civilly <cite>Dark_SilverX posted [p:944624468] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Touch posted... </cite> <quote>When asked about CNET being sold, SBAllen replied "There is nothing to worry about. We would never rip out the soul of gamefaqs.gamespot.com".</quote>Reminds me of a job I had. They said "everything was fine and everybody was going to keep their jobs." <_< </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 09/15/20 5:45:39 AM #199:	Wooooooorrrrrddddd. --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:944624581] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Wooooooorrrrrddddd. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Catgirl Fondler 09/15/20 5:48:08 AM #200:	Well, shit, if this place shuts down I won't have anywhere else to go or anyone left to talk to. --- N/A <cite>The Catgirl Fondler posted [p:944624610] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote>Well, shit, if this place shuts down I won't have anywhere else to go or anyone left to talk to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Asuka Kazama 09/15/20 5:49:07 AM #201:	--- It's alright to smile once in a while, you know. You should try it sometime! <cite>Asuka Kazama posted [p:944624624] in CNET sold ... [t:78974164]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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