Eurogamer Benelux announced and launched

By Patrick Garratt

Eurogamer’s launched the latest of its European language sites, Eurogamer Benelux.

The venture’s being headed up by Steven De Leeuw, who has previously worked for Official PlayStation Magazine Benelux, and other previous staffers from Gamer.nl. These include Eurogamer Benelux editors in chief Yarno Ritzen and Michiel de Vries, and contributors Philip Cremers, Erwin Vogelaar, Rutger Luiten and Frans Coehoorn.

“We have very high hopes for Eurogamer Benelux and expect it to be a leading site in the region before long. We’ve partnered with a great team and we all can’t wait to get the new site established,” said Eurogamer MD Rupert Loman.

Press release after the link.

Eurogamer continues European expansion with Benelux launch

Press Release

Brighton, England, August 18th, 2008: Eurogamer today announces the newest addition to its European network of websites – Eurogamer Benelux. The Dutch site is now live at www.eurogamer.nl with a version for Belgium coming soon.

Eurogamer Benelux is being headed up by Steven De Leeuw, who has previously worked for Official PlayStation Magazine Benelux. He can count on a dedicated team of journalists who previously wrote for Gamer.nl. These include Eurogamer Benelux editors in chief Yarno Ritzen and Michiel de Vries, and contributors Philip Cremers, Erwin Vogelaar, Rutger Luiten and Frans Coehoorn.

Eurogamer’s managing director Rupert Loman said, “We have very high hopes for Eurogamer Benelux and expect it to be a leading site in the region before long. We’ve partnered with a great team and we all can’t wait to get the new site established.”

Eurogamer Benelux managing director Steven De Leeuw added, “Our experienced team of passionate gamers and the well known Eurogamer network both make sure that the future is looking very bright for all Dutch gamers. We’re certain that Eurogamer Benelux will be the site to go to in no time.”

Eurogamer Benelux, as well as representatives of Eurogamer.net, Eurogamer.de, Eurogamer.fr and Eurogamer.pt will be attending the Games Convention in Leipzig this week.