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IGN Purchased By News Corp.

Posted by Zonk on from the another-win-for-murdoch dept.

The Inquirer has the news that, it's official, IGN has been purchased by News Corporation. From the article: "For those not in the know, sites under the IGN network include IGN.com, GameSpy, GameSpy Arena, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, 3D Gamers, Direct2Drive, GameStats.com and a handful of sites under the Vault and Planet networks. IGN and its network will all become part of News Corporation's Fox Interactive Media unit, according to a News Corporation press release. This move is part of News Corp.'s plans to increase its presence online and follows the acquisition of Intermix - which ran MySpace.com - and a college sports outlet Scout Media."

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  1. Fox does it again by ValuJet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just when you thought IGN couldn't get any shittier, fox goes and buys it. Does anyone take their game reviews seriously? Every time I read them the reviews seem like they are purchased from the companies that make the game.

  2. omglol this is great! by Ender+Ryan · · Score: 5, Funny
    Now IGN's game coverage will be Fair and Balanced(TM)!

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    Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken - Tyler Durden
  3. Hello Gentlemen by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 3, Funny

    All your sites are belong to us.

  4. a logo is in order by phoenix42 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe /. need a Rupert Murdoch logo, for every time News Corp. buys some craptacular internet company.

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    forty-two
  5. Adventures in Digital BS by Japong · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Which is kind of an odd conflict of interest, seeing as Fox Interactive has a games division.

    As soon as the big media companies start buying out gaming sites, and gaming developers (I'm looking at you, Rockstar) - do you think we're still going to see all this BS reporting on the news about how "dangerous" videogames are hurting America? I somehow think there's going to be a whole lot of back-scratching going on, with games based on Fox's IP licenses getting good reviews, and games produced by Fox getting positive attention in the media. And so the circle of shit is complete.

  6. Oh great. by vertinox · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Another purchase and another merger... When was the last time you heard of someone selling off or splitting up a company?

    At this rate, we'll have one company that does everything by 2020.

    FoxMicrosoftWarnerGlaxol Corp Inc.

    "Where do we want you to consume today?"

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    "I am the king of the Romans, and am superior to rules of grammar!"
    -Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
  7. For those not in the know... by Bnderan · · Score: 5, Funny

    For those not in the know, sites under the IGN network include IGN.com, GameSpy, GameSpy Arena...

    For once, those not in the know are better off for it.

  8. Nintendo by peel · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder if/how this will affect Nintendos use of the Gamespy network for the DS. I'm sure they probably won't be too happy about having to get into bed with Fox. Who knows though.

    -peel

  9. Brought to you by... by charlesbakerharris · · Score: 3, Informative
    ...the folks who reviewed Master of Orion III - a game that was so poorly done that you could literally start a new game, then do nothing but hit "End Turn" about 500 times, and win the game...

    They gave it 9.2 out of 10, including a subscore of 9.4 for "lasting appeal". Nice work, morons.