SpazioGames

What SpazioGames does

SpazioGames is an Italian-language video game and pop culture editorial website serving Italian-speaking gaming and entertainment enthusiasts. Operating from Milan since its 2008 registration as a journalistic publication with the Tribunale di Monza, the site delivers news, reviews, previews, guides, and special features covering games across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC/Steam platforms. The platform has accumulated a substantial editorial archive of over 181,000 news articles, 11,500+ reviews, 10,900+ previews, and 960+ guides, and operates an Editor's Choice award program to highlight top-rated products. The site has expanded scope to include a Cultura POP section covering comics, movies, anime, TV series, board games, wrestling, and collectibles.

The underlying technology is a web-based editorial platform with a content management system supporting multimedia content distribution, SEO-optimized article publishing, and a dedicated community forum (forum.spaziogames.it). The site distributes content across a broad social footprint including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Threads, and Telegram channels. SpazioGames is part of the 3Labs Network, a Milan-based digital media group that also operates Tom's Hardware Italy, Data4Biz, SosHomeGarden, Aibay, and Coinlabs. The publication is directed by Andrea Ferrario and edited by Marcello Paolillo, with Andrea Maiellano and Gianluca Arena serving as senior editors.

The business model is advertising-supported digital media with supplementary affiliate commerce revenue. All content is free to readers with no subscription or paywall. Primary revenue derives from display advertising against organic SEO traffic, supplemented by affiliate commissions from a disclosed partnership with Instant Gaming for game key sales routed through tracked links, and from hardware affiliate relationships embedded in buying guides and product reviews. No subscription, SaaS, or direct consumer payment products are offered. The site does not disclose financial figures, funding, or headcount.

Name

SpazioGames

Legal name

3Labs S.r.l.

Website

https://spaziogames.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SpazioGames is an Italian-language video game and pop culture editorial website, operated by 3Labs S.r.l. in Milan, providing free news, reviews, previews, and guides to Italian gamers across console and PC platforms since 2008.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SpazioGames is an Italian-language digital gaming and entertainment publication that delivers editorial coverage — including news, in-depth reviews, previews, buying guides, and special features — of video games and gaming hardware across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC/Steam. The site also operates a dedicated Cultura POP vertical covering comics, movies, anime, collectibles, and other pop culture topics, and runs an internal Editor's Choice award program recognising top-rated products.

Product overview

SpazioGames is an Italian video game news and entertainment media website operated by 3Labs Srl. The site provides editorial coverage of video games across multiple platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC/Steam), offering news articles, game reviews (Recensioni), previews (Anteprime), guides, and a deals/offers section. It also operates a dedicated Cultura POP section covering POP culture topics including comics, movies, anime, collectibles, and streaming content. The site features an Editor's Choice award program highlighting top-rated products. SpazioGames functions as an advertising-supported digital media publication rather than a software product or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SpazioGames Originals: Original editorial content and special reports produced by the SpazioGames editorial team.
• Editor's Choice

Products and services

• SpazioGames.it Digital Gaming Publication Free Italian-language digital publication delivering news, reviews (Recensioni), previews (Anteprime), guides, and special features covering video games and gaming hardware for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC/Steam, targeted at Italian-speaking gaming enthusiasts.
• SpazioGames Originals Original long-form editorial content and special reports produced by the SpazioGames editorial team, covering industry commentary, retrospectives, and feature analysis targeted at the publication's gaming audience.
• Cultura POP Editorial content vertical covering pop-culture topics including comics, movies, anime, collectibles, TV series, board games, wrestling, and streaming content, extending SpazioGames beyond video games to broader entertainment coverage for Italian-speaking readers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 181,007+ news articles published
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GameSpot: Major global gaming editorial site with news, reviews, video, and community features - structurally similar to SpazioGames' editorial model but at much larger scale and global reach.
• TheGamer: Gaming-focused editorial site covering news, reviews, guides, and features with a strong SEO orientation - structurally analogous to SpazioGames with a similar content mix and audience-targeting approach.
• Eurogamer: Major English-language gaming editorial outlet with deep reviews, news, and video - structurally analogous to SpazioGames' content model but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• PC Gamer: Established PC gaming editorial outlet covering news, reviews, and hardware guides - comparable to SpazioGames' PC gaming and hardware coverage with broader language reach and longer history.
• VG247: Established gaming editorial outlet with news, reviews, and features - structurally similar editorial model to SpazioGames, with global reach and broader content coverage.
• IGN Italy / IGN: Global gaming editorial brand with an Italian edition; competes directly with SpazioGames on Italian gaming reviews and news, with a substantially larger editorial budget and video capabilities.

Others

• Instant Gaming: SpazioGames' affiliate partner for game key sales; operates a digital game marketplace that drives affiliate commissions for SpazioGames - a structurally adjacent enabler rather than a competitor.
• Tom's Hardware Italia: Sister publication under the same 3Labs S.r.l. parent; covers PC hardware, gaming peripherals, and tech - enabling cross-promotion and shared monetization opportunities, structurally linked but not a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Everyeye.it: Italian-language gaming news and reviews site operating in the same vertical and language market as SpazioGames, covering PC and console gaming with comparable editorial depth and affiliate-driven monetization.
• Multiplayer.it: Long-running Italian gaming editorial site covering news, reviews, previews, and videos - directly comparable to SpazioGames on language, vertical, content mix, and target audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/spaziogames
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TVSpaziogames
• Facebookfacebook.com/Spaziogames
• Instagraminstagram.com/spaziogames/?hl=it
• TikToktiktok.com/@spaziogames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spaziogames

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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