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News Corp buys IGN for $650M
Falconrath writes "News Corp has just aquired the gaming network IGN for $650 million Thursday. News Corp leader Rupert Murdoch said that this aquisition was one of many in order to become a "leading and profitable Internet presence." " Also here is a games section story from this morning.
Does this mean Sean Hannity will be reviewing the next sequel to Half Life?
Tell Rupert that he has accidentally paid for the site twice.
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Unite to form...a bunch of stupid crap nobody cares about!!
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I'm really going to enjoy reading IGN blame homosexuals for Hot Coffee... Probably inspired by Dean's yell... Removed by Bush's fervent prayers...
Rupert Murdoch likes a cup of Hot Coffee every morning. ;-)
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Am I the only one who read the title as "New Corpse buys..."?
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DOUBLEPLUSGOOD NOWNEWS for 07SEP 5 yp 3rd Quarter:
Ministry of Truth reports NewsCorp / IGN merger as doubleplusgood opp for expand of prolefeed into compnets. Oldthinking gameplayers must now reject ownlife and bellyfeel AmSoc.
NewsCorp insists fortunate outcome: oldthinkers will learn goodthink speedwise or be sent to joycamps.
Praise BB!
Phew, good thing IGN already sucks.
What will change when News Corporation takes over:
If you register from a country outside of the USA it will welcome you with the text "Welcome commie pinko foreigner terrorist" whenever you login.
If you don't have a blind idiotic obedience to the USA then any posts you make in the IGN forums will be monitored.
If you do make any remarks or posts about USA with any kind of critcism in the slightest, then you will be reported with one of the following occuring:
You will be asked why you hate America.
Your post will be deleted
Your account will be deleted
You'll be sent to room 101
You'll get massive amounts of advertising and "opinion" pieces but little in the way of actual content on IGN.
Oh that's right, they've allways been[AD] Fair [AD] and [AD] Balanced [AD]....
M$ it's whats for diner!!!!!
You mean Fox now pwns my DS?
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Non-corp?? Awwww but I want annoying mid-link advertisement nags, sections with overpriced subscription requirements, and loud Flash banners that dance around my screen obscuring whatever it is I'm trying to read :(. Oh and what good is a gaming site without government-sponsored advertising campaigns that lie to me about marijuana and how it will turn me into a serial rapist and/or Islamic fundamentalist who will eventually overdose/choke-to-death on the toxic cloud of a doobie laced with doodie?
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