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Yahoo! Games
URLhttp://games. yahoo.com/
Commercial?Yes
Type of siteGames
RegistrationOptional
OwnerYahoo!
Created byYahoo!
Current statusActive

Yahoo! Games is the section of the Yahoo! website in which Yahoo! users can play games either with other users or by themselves. Build A Bear Workshop Web Codes The games on the website are typically Java applets or quick Flash games, but there are others which require a download. Many of the games that require a download contain TryMedia Adware (According to McAfee SiteAdvisor). Yahoo! Games also includes Yahoo! Video Games, which provides news, previews and reviews of currently available or upcoming First Party games–and Yahoo! Games on Demand–which provides free demos and full-size downloads of full PC games for a charge. Build A Bear Workshop Web Codes

Yahoo! Games has a large user base playing various kinds of games, such as card games, board games, fantasy sports, emulated arcade games, and word games.

The site also features an "All Star" system for users, in which a user can pay to get an All Star username. All Star users are able to get extra privileges on Yahoo! Games sites such as disabling pop-up ads. All Star users do not have playable games without downloading.

Yahoo! Games was built on Yahoo!'s acquisition of ClassicGames.com (previously known as SpringerSpan Games after the programmer's Springer Spaniel) in 1997. The current Yahoo! Video Games section of the site was formerly known as Games Domain, from back when Yahoo! acquired the website in 2003. As of April 03rd 2007 Yahoo! Games holds 416 games, most of which were developed externally.