diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/gamespot.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/gamespot.py
index 5927455f6..2d33fa7f5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/gamespot.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/gamespot.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 class GameSpotIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'(?:http://)?(?:www\.)?gamespot\.com/.*-(?P<id>\d+)/?'
+    _VALID_URL = r'http://(?:www\.)?gamespot\.com/.*-(?P<id>\d+)/?'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.gamespot.com/videos/arma-3-community-guide-sitrep-i/2300-6410818/',
         'md5': 'b2a30deaa8654fcccd43713a6b6a4825',