Did You Know Gaming?
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Gaming blog |
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| Owner | Shane Gill |
| Website | didyouknowgaming.com |
| Alexa rank |
 83,035 (November 2015[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | May 14, 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
Did You Know Gaming? (abbreviated DYKG) is a video game–focused blog which launched in May 2012. The site features video content focusing on video game related trivia and facts, hosted on video game entertainment website NormalBoots.com, covering various franchises.
Since the website's launch, it has been featured on numerous major news and gaming outlets including Huffington Post,MCV,Game Informer,MTV,Nerdist, and the Houston Press.
The site launched on May 14, 2012, by Shane Gill who came up with the idea for a trivia focused website based on gaming after being inspired by a number of Facebook trivia groups. By July 2012, the official Facebook page had reached nearly 20,000 fans in under eight weeks. As of March 2016, the official YouTube channel has currently over 1,950,000 subscribers.
On January 25, 2014, Did You Know Gaming partnered with a relaunched Normal Boots, a collaborative website for hosting gaming themed content created by Jon Jafari and Austin Hargrave. A spin-off series' has also been created on the channel "FilmTheorists" called Did You Know Movies.
The site releases videos presenting trivia based on different franchises. Series which have been covered are Star Fox,Pikmin,Super Smash Bros.Metroid and many more. One specific series called Easter Egg Hunting looks at secrets and Easter Eggs found in games based on a particular show or in a specific game such as South Park,Doctor Who and Metal Gear Solid. Each video is narrated by a number of popular internet personalities including Jon Jafari of JonTron,Arin Hanson, and Smooth McGroove.
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