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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. 800 Million dollars? by hobotron · · Score: 5, Funny


    Yeah, of annoying flash ads, interrupting full screen ads, html overlay ads, are-you-sure-you-want-to-click-that picture-cause-it-might-be-an-ad ads, 25 million hits because reviews are split over more 10 more million pages than TomsHardware.

    Actually, I salute them for making the internet's first advertisement wildlife preserve.

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    There is truth in humor.
  2. Re:I agree by aeoo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well said. IGN is a joke. I think it reflects the heavy corporatization of gaming and the overwhelming amount of boring and half-baked knock-offs and promotional games (all the games with the same title as the "popular" movie of the month).

    One can only hope someone remembers what gaming was all about originally.