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IGN/Gamespy Going Public

Posted by Zonk on from the good-luck dept.

GameDailyBiz has the news that gaming media powerhouse IGN is going public. From the press release: "IGN owners Great Hill partners were recently looking for someone to purchase the company, and then priced IGN for over $800 million dollars. According to Media Metrix, IGN and its sister sites attract over 25 million users a month. This includes GameSpy, RottenTomatoes, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, and VE3D. IGN also provides online gaming technology for hundreds of video game developers."

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  1. Deja vu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hold on a second, wasn't this already pulled under the (now deceased ?) company/scam dubbed "Snowball" during the peak of the dot-bomb era?

    Ah, how soon the public forgets. It was a poor choice for a name btw. ;)