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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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Website type | News website |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Founder | Vic Holtreman |
| Editor | Anthony Taormina |
| Employees | 193 |
| Parent | Valnet |
| Website | gamerant |
| Users | 80 million+ (monthly readers) |
| Current status | Active |
Game Rant is an American news website primarily covering news about video games. It was founded in 2009 by Vic Holtreman as a sister site of Screen Rant. Game Rant is owned by media company Valnet since 2019.[1]
Game Rant was founded in 2009 by Vic Holtreman, founder of Warp 10 LLC. The company previously created Screen Rant and decided to launch Game Rant as a sister site to Screen Rant to replicate SR's success in video game news and reviews. Game Rant was sold to Valnet in 2019 and was reunited with Screen Rant, which was sold to Valnet in 2015. Valnet installed Ben Kendrick as the publisher of Game Rant.[1] Game Rant has reportedly become the company's flagship gaming news outlet and its first major acquisition.[2] Game Rant is based in Ogden, Utah and has 193 employees.[3] Valnet said the website is read by over 80 million users monthly.[4]
In a 2025 interview, Vic Holtreman said he launched Game Rant because some Screen Rant editors were "avid gamers" and asked him to create a Screen Rant spin-off dedicated to gaming. He said that there were some difficulties running the site after upon the launch as all editors of the site were volunteers. Since they were not paid, they had no motivation to write new articles. Holtreman said Game Rant was full of short and low-quality articles, which caused the site to lose traffic. In response, he fired the site's co-owner for mismanagement and became the sole owner of Game Rant. Afterwards, the site began to grow and he chose Anthony Taormina as editor-in-chief of the site.[4]
Later, the site's traffic began to decline again, and Holtreman decided to sell it to Valnet, concerned for its future. Vic Holtreman left Game Rant after the acquisition as Valnet did not want him to remain part of the company.[4] In April 2025, Game Rant launched a video game database on its website, initially consisting of 10,000 games. Users can rate games and write reviews, as well as view crucial information of the games such as release date and developer.[5][6]
GadgetReview rated the site's credibility at 25 out of 100, noting that it could "benefit from greater transparency and methodological consistency".[7] Website MakeUseOf described Game Rant as a "trusted source of gaming information for over ten years".[8] Founder Vic Holtreman said Game Rant was in "good hands" and would "become more popular than ever" after selling it to Valnet.[1] Gaming blog Smash JT has claimed that one of the site's editors is not a real person, but an AI-generated identity that publishes AI-generated content.[9]
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Game Rant is an American news website primarily covering news about video games. It was founded in 2009 by Vic Holtreman as a sister site of Screen Rant. Game Rant is owned by media company Valnet since 2019.
Valnet, Inc. is a Canadian media company established in August 2012 by Hassan and Sam Youssef in Montreal, Quebec. It operates primarily in the entertainment media industry, where it has sought to acquire producers of content in this space. In this way, it has become the parent company of several internet media publications including TheGamer, Collider, Comic Book Resources, MovieWeb, Screen Rant, Game Rant, XDA Developers, GiveMeSport, MakeUseOf, How-To Geek, CarBuzz, HotCars, TopSpeed, and Military.com. There have been complaints from writers about working conditions and the low pay offered by the company, and employees have said the company prioritises "mass quantity over quality" and "SEO bait" content.
Black Souls (stylized in all caps) is a psychological horror eroge role-playing video-game series created by independent Japanese doujin soft developer Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?. The series draws inspiration from Dark Souls and various fairy tales (notably Alice in Wonderland), incorporating elements of gore, dark fantasy, and gothic aesthetics. Initially distributed through DLsite, both Black Souls I and Black Souls II were released on Steam in 2025 in a heavily censored version. The series has gained a cult following and received positive critical acclaim for its story, atmosphere, artwork, and combat. A fourth installment titled Dead Red Hood has been announced.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game (Japanese: ポケモンカードゲーム, Hepburn: Pokemon Kādo Gēmu; "Pokémon Card Game"), abbreviated as PTCG or Pokémon TCG, is a tabletop and collectible card game developed by Creatures Inc. based on the Pokémon franchise. Originally published in Japan by Media Factory in 1996, publishing worldwide is currently handled by the Pokémon Company. In the United States, the game was originally licensed to Wizards of the Coast, the producer of Magic: The Gathering. Wizards published eight expansion sets between 1998 and 2003, after which licensing was transferred to the Pokémon Company. Players assume the role of Pokémon Trainers engaging in battle, and play with 60-card decks. Standard gameplay cards include Pokémon cards, Energy cards, and Trainer cards. Pokémon are introduced in battle from a "bench" and perform attacks on their opponent to deplete their health points. Attacks are enabled by the attachment of a sufficient number of Energy cards to the active Pokémon. Pokémon may also adjust other gameplay factors and evolve into more powerful stages. Players may use Trainer cards to draw cards into their hand, harm their opponent, or perform other gameplay functions. Card effects often rely on elements of luck, such as dice rolls and coin tosses, to decide an outcome. Gameplay relies on the usage of counters to indicate damage dealt and status effects. It is also classified as a sport. The Pokémon TCG has been the subject of both officially-sanctioned and informal tournaments. Wizards of the Coast staged multiple tournaments across American malls and stores. Official tournaments are currently overseen by Play! Pokémon, a division of the Pokémon Company, and are hosted on a local, national, and international basis. In addition, numerous video game adaptations of the Pokémon TCG have been published, including two Game Boy Color games, the Pokémon: Play It! series, and Pokémon TCG Online. After the closure of TCG Online in 2023, it was replaced with Pokémon Trading Card Game Live (PC) and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (mobile) in 2024. In recent years, the cards have become subjected to shortages due to scalping, with products from the official Pokemon Center site being sold out. As of March 2026, the game has produced over 85 billion cards worldwide. Beside formal competitions and informal battling, the Pokémon TCG has also been the subject of collecting hobbies, with an extensive market for individual Pokémon cards, packs, and ephemera.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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