--- title: Eurogamer and VG247 veterans launch new independent site description: Eurogamer, VG247, and RPG Site veterans have launched Respec, a new independent games media site. Co-founded by Tom Orry and Alex Donaldson, the site aims to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/eurogamer-and-vg247-veterans-launch-new-independent-site-bvsi9rklh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Eurogamer and VG247 veterans launch new independent site | daily.dev og:description: Eurogamer, VG247, and RPG Site veterans have launched Respec, a new independent games media site. Co-founded by Tom Orry and Alex Donaldson, the site aims to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/eurogamer-and-vg247-veterans-launch-new-independent-site-bvsi9rklh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bVsI9RKLh.png og:image:alt: Eurogamer and VG247 veterans launch new independent site og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Eurogamer and VG247 veterans launch new independent site **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Eurogamer, VG247, and RPG Site veterans have launched Respec, a new independent games media site. Co-founded by Tom Orry and Alex Donaldson, the site aims to deliver games news, criticism, features, podcasts, and videos with a character-driven editorial voice free from corporate ownership. Respec joins a growing wave of former games media staffers launching independent outlets, betting that quality, independent games coverage can still find a viable audience outside large corporate media structures. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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