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'''Cheap Ass Gamer''' is an online [[bulletin board system]] community which focuses on video game deals. The site was founded in May 2003 by [[David Abrams]], who uses the pseudonym "[[CheapyD]]" on the forums.

Cheap Ass Gamer has over 700,000 visitors per month and serves over 10 million pages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_details#siteDetails?trait_type=1&identifier=cheapassgamer.com&geo=US |title=Google Ad Planner - Cheap Ass Gamer}}</ref> Cheap Ass Gamer is heavily dependent on user-submitted deals.

==Podcasts==

Cheap Ass Gamer has been host to two video game podcasts, the CAGcast, and CAG Foreplay, but the latter is on permanent hiatus. The CAGcast won the [[Podcast Awards]] Gaming category in 2007, was a finalist in the Gaming and People's Choice categories in 2008 and 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.podcastawards.com/ |title=Podcast Awards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527093834/http://www.podcastawards.com/ |archivedate=2014-05-27 }}</ref> and was a finalist in MCV's Games Media Awards podcast category in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28177/Games-Media-Awards-finalists-revealed|title=MCV Games Media Awards finalists revealed|access-date=2009-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913162151/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28177/Games-Media-Awards-finalists-revealed#|archive-date=2007-09-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> The CAGcast is consistently listed in iTunes Top 25 Video Game Podcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunespodcasts.apple.com/WebObjectsus/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=1404&subMediaType=Audiocharts|title=iTunes Video Game Category}}</ref>

==Lawsuit==

In July 2007, a user with the avatar "speedy1961" posted information from an upcoming [[Circuit City (1949–2009 company)|Circuit City]] Sunday newspaper ad flyer revealing a $100 PlayStation 3 price drop. Weeks later, Circuit City subpoenaed CAG Productions, LLC in an effort to obtain speedy1961's identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/not-cheap/circuit-city-subpoenas-cheapassgamer-288081.php|title=Circuit City Subpoenas Cheap Ass Gamer|access-date=2009-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426090345/http://kotaku.com/gaming/not-cheap/circuit-city-subpoenas-cheapassgamer-288081.php#|archive-date=2009-04-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> To fight Circuit City, Cheap Ass Gamer hired an attorney and filed an objection and motion to quash the subpoena.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=CAG Objection & Motion To Quash - PDF |url=https://wwwit.scribd.com/doc/12426033/CAG-Objection-Motion-to-Quash |titleaccess-date=Objection and Motion to Quash Subpoena 2023-06-30 Circuit|website=Scribd City v. John Doe, a.k.a. Speedy1961|language=en}}</ref> In February 2009, after declaring bankruptcy, Circuit City filed an order of nonsuit, ending the matter, keeping speedy1961's identity a secret.<ref>{{citeCite web |title=Circuit City Nonsuit - PDF |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/12426165/Circuit-City-Nonsuit |titleaccess-date=Nonsuit 2023-06-30 Circuit|website=Scribd City v. John Doe, a.k.a. Speedy1961|language=en}}</ref>

==Charity fundraisers==

Cheap Ass Gamer runs community raffles which raise money for the [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play]] charity. In 2012, Cheap Ass Gamer raised $38,400, bringing the total amount raised since 2004 to $256,140. In 2009, Cheap Ass Gamer raised over $5,000 for the Extra Life Charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://waystogive.texaschildrens.org/netcommunity/cheapassgamer|title=Texas Children's Hospital - CAG Team Page|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019112759/http://waystogive.texaschildrens.org/NetCommunity/cheapassgamer|archivedate=2009-10-19}}</ref> In 2011, Cheap Ass Gamer raised over $24,000 for Japan tsunami/earthquake relief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289781|title=CAG Fundraiser for Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief }}</ref>

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==External links==

*[http://www.cheapassgamer.com/ Official Website]

*[https://www.novoliners.de/ Online Game Library]

[[Category:Video game blogs]]