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gamespot.com

Category: Gaming

Scanned: Jun 13, 2026, 01:02 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 13, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of gamespot.com Captured Jun 13, 2026
https://gamespot.com
Screenshot of gamespot.com
30 years
Very Popular - #2,628 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
172.66.2.166
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Tucows Domains Inc.
Registered January 13, 1996
Expires January 12, 2028
Name Servers NS-CLOUD-C1.GOOGLEDOMAINS.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
3 files scanned
No threats
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www.gamespot.com.http-redirect 84 B No threats
www.gamespot.com/# 5.3 KB No threats
www.gamespot.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=a0ad2a50af2c8dc2 188.8 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
2
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://gamespot.com/!viful!cqien!uabsh!hbdvm!class%3DNot flagged
http://gamespot.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da0ad2a50af2c8dc2Not flagged
gamespot.comNot flagged
gamespot.com Overview

Description of gamespot.com

Gamespot.com appears to be the official website for GameSpot, a long-established video game media and entertainment publication. Based on the domain name, screenshot, and site structure, it provides gaming news, reviews, guides, videos, and coverage of industry events and upcoming releases.

The homepage shown in the scan features editorial content about major game franchises and gaming-related topics rather than account harvesting, software downloads, or financial offers. The domain has been registered for decades and has a strong traffic presence, which is consistent with a widely recognized digital media brand in the gaming and entertainment space.

Safety Assessment for gamespot.com

The scan results indicate no detections from 0 out of 91 security engines, and the malware scan reported no flagged files, links, or iframes at the time of this scan. In addition, the domain was shown as clean by the checked threat-database and blacklist sources, with no content-malice listings reported.

Other contextual signals also appear favorable. The domain is approximately 30 years old, has a strong traffic ranking, and the screenshot matches a normal editorial gaming website with recognizable navigation and article content. No phishing-style prompts, fake storefront behavior, or suspicious download lures are evident from the available page capture.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site is using a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with certificate expiry listed as 2026-08-16. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure on IP address 172.66.2.166, which may provide CDN and security-layer functions. The nameservers are hosted via Google Domains-branded cloud nameservers.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No technical indicators of malware delivery or malicious iframe activity were reported in the provided scan data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://gamespot.com/
307 https://www.gamespot.com/
301 https://gamespot.com/
403 https://www.gamespot.com/
Website Insights
#2,628
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Gaming
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 12
1 cookie detected
Essential1
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
1 1st party cookie
0 3rd party (trackers)
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