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| − | '''''Fandom''''' (founded as '''Wikicities''' in 2004, previously known as '''Wikia''', and previously stylized as '''FANDOM powered by Wikia''') is a social media company owned by [[Fandom, Inc.]], and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in wiki hosting and generating fan-produced content, with previous operations including fan-generated walkthroughs and fan exposure to new video games. |
+ | '''''Fandom''''' (founded as '''Wikicities''' in 2004, previously known as '''Wikia''', and previously stylized as '''FANDOM powered by Wikia''') is a social media company owned by [[Fandom Inc|Fandom, Inc.]], and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in wiki hosting and generating fan-produced content, with previous operations including fan-generated walkthroughs and fan exposure to new video games. |
While the majority of ''Fandom{{'}}s'' wikis were created on the initial platform, several wikis have been acquired since the company's foundation, including ''ArmchairGM'', ''Gameinfo'', ''Memory Alpha'', and ''Uncyclopedia''. |
While the majority of ''Fandom{{'}}s'' wikis were created on the initial platform, several wikis have been acquired since the company's foundation, including ''ArmchairGM'', ''Gameinfo'', ''Memory Alpha'', and ''Uncyclopedia''. |
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| − | In 2018, ''Fandom'' acquired [[Curse Media LLC]] from [[Twitch.tv]]. This acquisition included the [[Gamepedia]] wiki farm (including wikis such as [[Wowpedia]] and [[Telarapedia]]) and several websites (most notably [[ |
+ | In 2018, ''Fandom'' acquired [[Curse Media LLC]] from [[Twitch.tv]]. This acquisition included the [[Gamepedia]] wiki farm (including wikis such as [[Wowpedia]] and [[Telarapedia]]) and several websites (most notably [[D&D Beyond]]), but did not include [[Curseforge]], which is now currently maintained by [[Overwolf]]. |
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Fandom (founded as Wikicities in 2004, previously known as Wikia, and previously stylized as FANDOM powered by Wikia) is a social media company owned by Fandom, Inc., and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in wiki hosting and generating fan-produced content, with previous operations including fan-generated walkthroughs and fan exposure to new video games.
While the majority of Fandom's wikis were created on the initial platform, several wikis have been acquired since the company's foundation, including ArmchairGM, Gameinfo, Memory Alpha, and Uncyclopedia.
In 2018, Fandom acquired Curse Media LLC from Twitch.tv. This acquisition included the Gamepedia wiki farm (including wikis such as Wowpedia and Telarapedia) and several websites (most notably D&D Beyond), but did not include Curseforge, which is now currently maintained by Overwolf.