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IGN

URL	http://www.ign.com/
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	Gaming & Entertainment
Registration	Free, IGN Insider, Founder's Club
Owner	IGN Entertainment
Created by	Imagine Media
Launched	1996
Current status	Active

IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. It should not be confused with IGN Entertainment; IGN's corporate parent company, which owns and controls separate sites such as GameSpy, Rotten Tomatoes and AskMen. Image File history File links Padlock. ... Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... IGN may refer to: IGN - IGN.com website that focus on news and reviews related to video games. ... Image File history File links IgnLogo. ... Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a technical, Web-related term used in two distinct meanings: in popular usage, it is a widespread synonym for Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) — many popular and technical texts will use the term URL when referring to URI; strictly, the idea of a uniform syntax for... 1996 1996 in games 1995 in video gaming 1997 in video gaming Notable events of 1996 in video gaming. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites, each occupying a subdomain on IGN. These sites, commonly known as "channels", cover three generations of video gaming: PC Games, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, Game Boy, Wireless, N-Gage, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and Macintosh. Also provided are Cheats & Codes, FAQs and detailed game guides. In addition, IGN has channels for Movies, DVD, Music, Comics, Gear, Sports, Cars, Babes, Sci-Fi Brain, Horror Brain, and TV. Each channel consists of various subsections, such as Game/Movie Profiles, Product Lists, Previews, Reviews, Features, News, Mailbag, Editor's Choice, Release Dates, as well as links to the aforementioned Cheats, FAQs and Guides. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION®3,[7] commonly abbreviated PS3) is Sony Computer Entertainments third video game console. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsofts Xbox video game console, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... NDS redirects here. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... Several mobile phones A mobile or cellular telephone is a long-range, portable electronic device for personal telecommunications over long distances. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... Nintendo 64 ) is Nintendos third home video game console for the international market. ... Dreamcast , code-named Dural, Dricas, Vortex, and Katana during development) is Segas fifth and final video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. ... The Macintosh 128K, the first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac The Macintosh, or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple. ... Cheat codes are codes that can be entered into a video game to change the games behavior. ... FAQ is an abbreviation for Frequently Asked Question(s). The term refers to listed questions and answers, all supposed to be frequently asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. ... Strategy guides are instruction books that contain hints or complete solutions to specific video games. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organized sounds and silence. ... Comics (or, less commonly, sequential art) is a form of visual art consisting of images which are commonly combined with text, often in the form of speech balloons or image captions. ... Cars can refer to: Cars (film), a Disney/Pixar movie released in 2006 Cars (video game), a cross platform video game based on the 2006 film Cars (song), a hit song by Gary Numan CARS, the acronym The Cars, the American new wave band Cars may also refer to: Automobile... Babes was an American situation comedy series that ran for one season on the Fox Television Network from September 13, 1990 to August 10, 1991. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ...

History

Founded in September of 1996 as Imagine Games Network, IGN began as five individual websites within Imagine Publishing: N64.com, PSXPower, Saturnworld, Next-Generation.com and Ultra Game Players Online. The growth of these websites enabled Imagine to expand the network in April 1997, hiring additional staff and birthing the now-defunct advertising-focused affiliate program. In 1998, the network consolidated the individual sites as system "channels" under the IGN brand. Next-Generation and Ultra Game Players Online were not part of this consolidation; UGPO dissolved with the cancellation of the magazine, and Next-Generation eventually became Daily Radar. 1996 1996 in games 1995 in video gaming 1997 in video gaming Notable events of 1996 in video gaming. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Daily Radar was a gaming website like IGN, Gamespy and Gamespot, defunct since 2001. ...

As of June 2005, IGN claimed 23 million unique visitors a month, with 5 million registered users through all departments of the site. IGN is ranked among the top 200 most-visited websites according to Alexa, and the IGN forums are among the most active Internet forums.^[1] 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A typical Internet forum discussion, with common elements such as emoticons, avatars, and quotes. ...

Corporate details

IGN originally stood for Imagine Games Network. However, IGN spun off from Imagine Media on February 1, 1999, to form an independent, online-only business. At one time, Peer Schneider, VP of Publishing, said it stood for Internet Generation Network.^[2] Its corporate name, Affiliation Networks, was changed to Snowball.com and became a public company soon after the break from Imagine Media. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

IGN runs on a combination of advertising and subscriptions. IGN Insider is IGN's premium subscription service for approximately $US 20 a year, although it has been known to fluctuate. Subscribers, who are also known as "Insiders", get special benefits, such as higher resolution videos and full access to the message boards.

IGN relies mostly on advertising to generate income. Each page on the network has at least one ad, typically a "banner" or the smaller "billboard." There are also interstils between some pages. IGN also uses tracking cookies from both itself and partners such as DoubleClick, Overture, Tribal Fusion and Claria Corporation.^{[citation needed]} DoubleClick is a provider of internet ad serving software. ... Yahoo! Search Marketing (formerly Overture Services, Inc. ... Tribal Fusion is a site representation company and online ad network, that serves 10 billion monthly impressions and reaches 110 million users each month. ... Claria Corporation (formerly Gator Corporation) is an advertising software company based in Redwood City, California. ...

IGN has substantially grown due to the various mergers and buyouts it has conducted. While still known as Snowball, IGN acquired the Vault Network and its message boards in 1999. In March 2004, IGN Entertainment acquired GameSpy Industries. For three months it was called IGN/GameSpy before formalizing their corporate name as IGN Entertainment. In June, IGN bought the popular movie review site Rotten Tomatoes. For a short time, IGN Entertainment was the only major independent gaming website in the stock market (IGNX). However, its stock is no longer publicly traded.^{[citation needed]} The Vault Network or VN is a Game Network dedicated to Massively Multiplayer Online Games, providing gamers with information such as guides, tips, hints, maps, etc for each respective Vault Site. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In February 2005, they acquired the popular download site, 3D Gamers. IGN announced on March 4, 2004 that they had completed the acquisition of GameSpy. In June, they acquired AskMen.com. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On September 8, 2005, News Corporation announced that it had bought 92.3% of total stock of the company for US$650 million, giving it a controlling stake in IGN.^[3] It is now a division of Fox Interactive Media (FIM), which includes MySpace.com, foxnews.com, and several other properties owned by News Corp. FIM is not to be confused with "Fox Interactive," which is the (functionally discontinued) video game publishing branch of 20th Century Fox. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

Site editors

• Notes:
  • (M) stands for an Editorial Manager
  • (C) stands for an Editor-in-Chief
  • (F) stands for an IGN Founder

Management Team

• Peer Schneider - Vice-President Site Content (M) (F)
• Steven Horn - Publisher, Entertainment and Lifestyle (M) (F)
• Talmadge Blevins - Editorial Director, Games (M) (F)
• Chris Carle - Editorial Manager, Entertainment (M)
• Fran Mirabella III - Chief Video Producer (M)
• Justin Keeling - IGN UK Director (M)
• Teddy Pierson - IGN Boards Administrator (M)

Senior Editorial Staff To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Talmadge Garvin Blevins (born 1972) is the editorial lead on IGN.coms games network, overseeing all content creation and publishing of the IGN console, handheld, and PC game sites. ... Francis Michael Mirabella III (born 1980) is an editor at IGN.com. ...

• Dan Adams - IGN PC (C)
• Jeremy Dunham - IGN PS2, PS3, PSP (C)
• Douglass C. Perry - IGN Xbox, Xbox 360 (C) (F)
• Matt Casamassina - IGN Wii, Cube (C) (F)
• Craig Harris - IGN DS, Game Boy (C) (F)
• Levi Buchanan - IGN Wireless (C)
• Mark Ryan Sallee - IGN Guides, Cheats, FAQs (C)
• Hilary Goldstein - Chief News and Features Editor (C)
• David Clayman - IGN Insider (C)
• Marc Nix - Games Database Manager (C)
• Brian Zoromski - IGN TV (C)
• Todd Gilchrist - IGN DVD (C)
• Gerry Block - IGN Gear (C)
• Jon Robinson - IGN Sports (C)
• Justin Kaehler - IGN Cars (C)
• Spencer A. Abbott - IGN Music (C)

Editorial Staff Jeremy Dunham (b. ... Matt Casamassina as depicted in Cubetoons. ...

• Steve Butts - IGN PC
• Charles Onyett - IGN PC
• Chris Roper - IGN PS2, PS3, PSP
• Jeff Haynes - IGN PS2, PS3, PSP
• Greg Miller - IGN PS2, PS3, PSP
• Erik Brudvig - IGN Xbox, Xbox 360
• Jon Miller - IGN Xbox, Xbox 360
• Mark Bozon - IGN Wii, Cube
• Stephen Ng -IGN FAQs
• Jason Allen -IGN Cheats
• Andre Segers - IGN Guides
• Daemon Hatfield - News and Features
• Micah Seff - News and Feature
• Craig Beridon - IGN Insider
• Meghan Sullivan - Database Team
• Michael Pereira - Database Team
• Brian Linder - IGN Movies
• Eric Moro - IGN Movies
• "Stax" - IGN Movies
• Dan Iverson - IGN TV
• Eric Goldman - IGN TV
• Erik Harte - Video Producer
• Kyle Watson - Video Producer
• Nick Scarpino - Video Producer
• Ty Root - Video Producer
• Bennett Ring - IGN Australia
• Cam Shea - IGN Australia
• Patrick Kolan - IGN Australia
• Anoop Gantayat - IGN Japan
• Thomas Byrnes - IGN Korea
• Alex Simmons - IGN UK
• Matt Wales - IGN UK
• Rob Burman - IGN UK
• Jessica Chobot - Host, IGN Weekly

Mark Bozon - IGN Nintendo Mark Bozon (b. ...

Other sections

• In 2000, Snowball.com purchased an E-federation called the Internet Wrestling Organization (IWO) ^[4]. Since Snowball owned both IWO and IGN, IWO would go on to become IGN's first official E-Fed, even doing a column on the website.
• IGN For Men: This section closed down officially on October 2, 2001. It is no longer updated. IGN has sites such as IGN Babes and AskMen.com that fulfill much of the function of the old IGN ForMen site.
• IGN Wrestling met its end in early 2002, when many of the staff departed. Interviews with professional wrestling personalities and coverage of wrestling games has been folded into IGN Sports, currently headed by Jon Robinson.
• IGN Sci-Fi: Largely dead since 2002, this section of the site included movie news, comic book reviews, anime coverage, and other associated items. It has since been discontinued. The site, SciFI.ign.com now redirects to the recently created SciFiBrain.ign.com which covers some of the content of the old SciFi site.
• In 2002, IGN launched a dedicated videogame FAQs site specifically designed to host user-submitted guides.^[5] This was launched following the cancellation of affiliation with GameFAQs.^[6]
• In 2004, IGN launched GameStats, which serves as a more unbiased rating network, as it takes in every corporately owned game rating site, and averages it all into one score to give a general idea of the quality of a game.
• In 2005, IGN launched their comics site. It is devoted to not just the staple Marvel and DC titles, but also manga, graphic novels, statues, and toys.
• In 2006, IGN launched their television site. It provides interviews with various television celebrities in addition to a TV schedule, TV trivia, and TV news. Akin IGN FilmForce, IGN's TV section has a variety of exclusive clips from upcoming television shows.
• In 2006 IGN launched regional versions of the site based in the UK and Australia, which both share the same information as the American site but with added content authored from editors within each respective region. When visiting IGN.com from either the UK or Australia, the site automatically redirects you to your localised version using geolocation software. Each version of the site has a modified logo with the UK, Australian or American flags beneath the IGN symbol.
• On May 30, 2006, IGN Dreamcast was restarted however none of the Dreamcast updates were posted on main IGN webpage.

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Notes and references

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... The current BBC News logo BBC News and Current Affairs is a major arm of the BBC responsible for the corporations newsgathering and production of news programmes on BBC television, radio and online. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• IGN.com