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It was in 2004 Jay began covering flash games, slowly shifting away from video game industry news and using his site as a personal blog. He also began only giving flash/browser games ratings according to objectionable content. It was in 2006 that authorship of the blog changed - instead of all flash
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Jay Is Games became known for its game design competitions. As of
September 2012, Jay Is Games had conducted ten competitions. Although the first competition was focused on producing simple puzzle games, recent competitions had themes such as "upgrade" or "replay" that entrants could interpret into
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Started on April 19, 2003, Jay Is Games followed a personal blog-like style of writing about all genres of games as well as video game related topics, such as the
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and what games would be covered. Jay published a new post usually every two days. It stayed in this
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download. The main prizes were chosen by the site reviewers, however a unique
Audience Award was also given. This prize was guaranteed "at least $ 200." Visitors donated at least one dollar in order to vote (to prevent multiple votes), which went to whichever developer the voter chose.
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ceased operations in April 2016. The website remained, and users were still able to comment on reviews and games. The site returned to activity in June 2016, launching a
Patreon campaign to fund the site so it can continue to operate.
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for the contributors' ability to find games; "The signal-to-noise ratio on most gaming portals makes for a frustrating lunch break. This group blog finds the cream of the crop for casual players."
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their games. This openness garnered much creativity from developers and enthusiastic responses from visitors to the site.
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