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| | Gamasutra - Ziff Davis Acquires GameTab |
 | | Publishing conglomerate Ziff Davis Media's Game Group, which produces game print magazines Electronic Gaming Monthly, Official PlayStation Magazine, Computer Gaming World, as well as consumer game site 1UP.com, has acquired website GameTab, a site which aggregates news and review scores, according to copyright notices appearing during yesterday's redesign of GameTab. |
 | | The acquisition fills a hole in Ziff Davis' online gaming publishing operations, and shores up a particular area in which the company was relatively underpowered against major competitors IGN Entertainment and CNET Networks. |
 | | As to how this will fit into the company's strategy, Ziff Davis' existing online game site, 1UP.com, already aggregated the company's own review scores across its gaming magazines, but did not take into account other publishers and publications, which will likely be addressed by its ownership of GameTab. |
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