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The original idea for CheatCodes.com was conceived in 1996, when the domain name was initially registered and a simple home page with a small amount of video game content was put in place. At the time, site co-founder Steve
Jenkins envisioned a more interactive video game cheat site that would allow
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by contributing editor Brian
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By 2002, CheatCodes.com' strategy of providing fresh content to a niche audience was paying off, and they were growing quickly. To handle the extra bandwidth required, they moved hosts from their provider in
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In early 2005, Digital Forest informed their customers that they were expanding to a new and improved hosting facility, about 30 miles from their old facility, requiring another server move.
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visitors to customize their view of the content based on the specific games they owned. Jenkins was busy with other projects at the time, including managing
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in 1999, Steve saw that the need for a "filtered" view of this type of content was still unmet, and decided to turn his primary focus to CheatCodes.com.
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