Newgrounds
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Newgrounds is a company and entertainment website founded by Tom Fulp in 1995. It hosts user-generated content such as games, films, audio, and artwork.[1] Fulp produces in-house content at the headquarters and offices in Glenside, Pennsylvania.[2][3]
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Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Entertainment |
Available in | English |
Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Founder(s) | Tom Fulp |
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URL | newgrounds |
Registration | Optional[lower-alpha 1] |
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In the 2000s, Newgrounds played an important role in Internet culture, and in Internet animation and independent video gaming in particular. It has been called a "distinct time in gaming history", a place "where many animators and developers cut their teeth and gained a following long before social media was even a thing", and "a haven for fostering the greats of internet animation".[4]