{"id":65080,"date":"2025-06-26T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/beloved-27-year-old-gaming-site-wipes-forums-relaunches-as-a-gambling-affiliate-cash-grab\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:25:00","slug":"beloved-27-year-old-gaming-site-wipes-forums-relaunches-as-a-gambling-affiliate-cash-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/beloved-27-year-old-gaming-site-wipes-forums-relaunches-as-a-gambling-affiliate-cash-grab\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved 27-Year-Old Gaming Site Wipes Forums, Relaunches As A Gambling Affiliate Cash-Grab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In the last couple of weeks, Adventure Gamers\u2014a beloved game site dedicated to point-and-click adventure gaming since 1998\u2014has become a cruel pastiche of its former self. The site, primarily run by volunteers and enthusiasts, has fought for the much-maligned adventure gaming genre through thick and thin for almost\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/adventure-gamers-forums-gambling-ads-jack-allin-1851784764\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last couple of weeks, Adventure Gamers\u2014a beloved game site dedicated to point-and-click adventure gaming since 1998\u2014has become a cruel pastiche of its former self. 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