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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scoring_systems-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Original_scale" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Original_scale"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.1</span> <span>Original scale</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Original_scale-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-20-point_scale" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#20-point_scale"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.2</span> <span>20-point scale</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-20-point_scale-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-100-point_scale" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#100-point_scale"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.3</span> <span>100-point scale</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-100-point_scale-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Re-review_policy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Re-review_policy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.4</span> <span>Re-review policy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Re-review_policy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-10-point_scale" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#10-point_scale"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.5</span> <span>10-point scale</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-10-point_scale-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-IGN_'Best_of'_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#IGN_'Best_of'_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span><i>IGN</i> 'Best of' awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-IGN_'Best_of'_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_sections" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_sections"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Other sections</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_sections-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_websites" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_websites"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Regional websites</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_websites-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-IGN_Con" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#IGN_Con"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>IGN Con</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-IGN_Con-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-IGN_Pro_League" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#IGN_Pro_League"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span><i>IGN</i> Pro League</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-IGN_Pro_League-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Controversies</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Controversies subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Journalistic_misconduct_accusation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Journalistic_misconduct_accusation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Journalistic misconduct accusation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Journalistic_misconduct_accusation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sexual_harassment_accusations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sexual_harassment_accusations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Sexual harassment accusations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sexual_harassment_accusations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Plagiarism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Plagiarism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Plagiarism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Plagiarism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Article_supporting_Palestinian_aid" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Article_supporting_Palestinian_aid"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Article supporting Palestinian aid</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Article_supporting_Palestinian_aid-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television_and_films" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television_and_films"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Television and films</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television_and_films-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><i>IGN</i></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 47 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-47" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">47 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D9%86" title="آي جي إن – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="آي جي إن" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A8" title="আইজিএন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="আইজিএন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN_(sitio_web)" title="IGN (sitio web) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="IGN (sitio web)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%AC%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%86" title="آی‌جی‌ان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آی‌جی‌ان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN_(site_web)" title="IGN (site web) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="IGN (site web)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN_(website)" title="IGN (website) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="IGN (website)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D8%A6%DB%8E%D9%86" title="ئای جی ئێن – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئای جی ئێن" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN" title="IGN – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="IGN" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99" title="ไอจีเอ็น – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ไอจีเอ็น" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a 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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Entertainment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">English, Arabic, French, German, Hungarian, Serbian, Swedish, Hebrew, Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Greek, Romanian, Korean, Croatian, Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, Japanese, Hindi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">September 29, 1996<span class="noprint">; 28 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1996-09-29</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <div style="display:inline;" class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Organizational_founder" title="Organizational founder">Founder(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jonathan Simpson-Bint</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key people</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Peer Schneider (<a href="/wiki/General_manager" title="General manager">general manager</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_journalism" title="Video game journalism">Video game</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">media</a> <a href="/wiki/Journalism" title="Journalism">journalism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">250</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imagine_Publishing" title="Imagine Publishing">Imagine Publishing</a> (before 2005)</li><li><a href="/wiki/News_Corporation" title="News Corporation">News Corporation</a> (2005–2013)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff Davis</a> (2013–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://world.ign.com">world<wbr />.ign<wbr />.com</a></span></li><li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ign.com">www<wbr />.ign<wbr />.com</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/IPv6" title="IPv6">IPv6</a> support</th><td class="infobox-data">No</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Free</li><li><i>IGN</i> Prime</li><li>Founder's Club</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>IGN</b></i><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video gaming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mass_media" title="Mass media">entertainment media</a> website operated by <b>IGN Entertainment</b> <b>Inc.</b>, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff Davis, Inc</a>. The company's headquarters is located in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>'s <a href="/wiki/South_of_Market,_San_Francisco" title="South of Market, San Francisco">SoMa</a> district and is headed by its former editor-in-chief, Peer Schneider. The <i>IGN</i> website was the brainchild of media entrepreneur <a href="/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(entrepreneur)" title="Chris Anderson (entrepreneur)">Chris Anderson</a> and launched on September 29, 1996. It focuses on <a href="/wiki/Game" title="Game">games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">films</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comics" title="Comics">comics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Technology" title="Technology">technology</a>, and other media. Originally a network of desktop websites, <i>IGN</i> is also distributed on mobile platforms, console programs on the <a href="/wiki/Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a>, <a href="/wiki/FireTV" class="mw-redirect" title="FireTV">FireTV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roku" title="Roku">Roku</a>, and via <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Snapchat" title="Snapchat">Snapchat</a>. </p><p>Originally, <i>IGN</i> was the flagship website of IGN Entertainment, a website which owned and operated several other websites oriented towards players' interests, games, and entertainment, such as <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, <a href="/wiki/GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a>, <i>GameStats</i>, <i>VE3D</i>, <a href="/wiki/TeamXbox" title="TeamXbox">TeamXbox</a>, Vault Network, FilePlanet, and <a href="/wiki/AskMen" title="AskMen">AskMen</a>. <i>IGN</i> was sold to publishing company <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff Davis</a> in February 2013. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ignentertainmenthq.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Nondescript eight-story beige building with black windows striped across" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ignentertainmenthq.jpg/220px-Ignentertainmenthq.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ignentertainmenthq.jpg/330px-Ignentertainmenthq.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Ignentertainmenthq.jpg/440px-Ignentertainmenthq.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1999" data-file-height="1458" /></a><figcaption>IGN Entertainment's former headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Brisbane,_California" title="Brisbane, California">Brisbane, California</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Created in September 1996 as the <i>Imagine Games Network</i>, the <i>IGN</i> content network was founded by publishing executive Jonathan Simpson-Bint and began as five individual websites within <a href="/wiki/Future_US" title="Future US">Imagine Media</a>: <i>N64.com</i> (later renamed <i>ign64.com</i>), <i>PSXPower</i>, <i>Saturnworld</i>, <i>Next-Generation.com</i> and <i>Ultra Game Players Online</i>. Imagine expanded on its owned-and-operated websites by creating an affiliate network that included a number of independent fansites such as <i>PSX Nation.com</i>, <i>Sega-Saturn.com</i>, <i>Game Sages</i>, and <a href="/wiki/GameFAQs" title="GameFAQs">GameFAQs</a>. In 1998, the network launched a new homepage that consolidated the individual sites as system channels under the <i>IGN</i> brand. The homepage exposed content from more than 30 different channels. Websites <a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)" title="Next Generation (magazine)">Next-Generation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Game_Players" title="Game Players">Ultra Game Players Online</a> were not part of this consolidation; U.G.P.O. dissolved with the cancellation of the magazine, and Next-Generation was put "on hold" when Imagine decided to concentrate on launching the short-lived <a href="/wiki/Daily_Radar" title="Daily Radar">Daily Radar</a> brand. </p><p>In February 1999, <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="PC Magazine">PC Magazine</a></i> named <i>IGN</i> one of the hundred-best websites, alongside competitors <a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a> and <a href="/wiki/CNET_Gamecenter" class="mw-redirect" title="CNET Gamecenter">CNET Gamecenter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same month, Imagine Media incorporated a spin-off that included <i>IGN</i> and its affiliate channels as Affiliation Networks, while Simpson-Bint remained at the former company. In September, the newly spun-out standalone internet media company, changed its name to Snowball.com. At the same time, small entertainment website The Den merged into <i>IGN</i> and added non-gaming content to the growing network. Snowball held an IPO in 2000, but shed most of its other properties during the <a href="/wiki/Dot-com_bubble" title="Dot-com bubble">dot-com bubble</a>. <i>IGN</i> prevailed with growing audience numbers and a newly established subscription service called <i>IGN</i> Insider (later <i>IGN</i> Prime), which led to the shedding of the name "Snowball" and adoption of IGN Entertainment on May 10, 2002. </p><p>In June 2005, <i>IGN</i> reported having 24,000,000 unique visitors per month, with 4.8 million registered users through all departments of the site. <i>IGN</i> has been ranked among the top 500 most-visited websites according to <a href="/wiki/Alexa_Internet" title="Alexa Internet">Alexa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2005, <i>IGN</i> was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch" title="Rupert Murdoch">Rupert Murdoch</a>'s multimedia business empire, <a href="/wiki/News_Corporation" title="News Corporation">News Corporation</a>, for <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>650 million.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IGN celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 12, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>IGN</i> was headquartered in the Marina Point Parkway office park in <a href="/wiki/Brisbane,_California" title="Brisbane, California">Brisbane, California</a>, until it relocated to a smaller office building near <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Park">AT&T Park</a> in San Francisco on March 29, 2010. On May 25, 2011, <i>IGN</i> sold its <a href="/wiki/Direct2Drive" title="Direct2Drive">Direct2Drive</a> division to <a href="/wiki/Gamefly" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamefly">Gamefly</a> for an undisclosed amount.<sup id="cite_ref-D2D_Acquisition_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D2D_Acquisition-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acquisition_of_UGO,_sale_to_Ziff_Davis"><span id="Acquisition_of_UGO.2C_sale_to_Ziff_Davis"></span>Acquisition of UGO, sale to Ziff Davis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Acquisition of UGO, sale to Ziff Davis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, IGN Entertainment acquired its rival <a href="/wiki/UGO_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="UGO Entertainment">UGO Entertainment</a> (owners of <i><a href="/wiki/1Up.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1Up.com">1Up.com</a></i>) from <a href="/wiki/Hearst_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hearst Corporation">Hearst Corporation</a>. Ultimately, News Corp. planned to spin off IGN Entertainment as a publicly traded company, continuing a string of divestitures for digital properties it had previously acquired (including <a href="/wiki/MySpace" class="mw-redirect" title="MySpace">MySpace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Photobucket" title="Photobucket">Photobucket</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 4, 2013, after a failed attempt to spin off <i>IGN</i> as a separate company, News Corp. announced that it had sold IGN Entertainment to the publishing company <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff Davis</a>, which was recently acquired by <a href="/wiki/J2_Global" title="J2 Global">J2 Global</a>. Financial details regarding the purchase were not revealed. Prior to its acquisition by UGO, 1UP.com had previously been owned by Ziff Davis.<sup id="cite_ref-ds-ziff_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ds-ziff-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after the acquisition, <i>IGN</i> announced that it would be laying off staff and closing <a href="/wiki/GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a>, 1UP.com, and UGO in order to focus on its flagship brands, <i>IGN</i> and AskMen.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subsidiaries_and_spin-offs">Subsidiaries and spin-offs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Subsidiaries and spin-offs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The role-playing video game interest website Vault Network was acquired by <i>IGN</i> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GameStats, a review aggregation website, was founded by <i>IGN</i> in 2004. GameStats includes a "GPM" (Game Popularity Metric) rating system which incorporates an average press score and average gamer score, as well as the number of page hits for the game.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the site is no longer being updated. The <a href="/wiki/Xbox_(console)" title="Xbox (console)">Xbox</a> interest site, <a href="/wiki/TeamXbox" title="TeamXbox">TeamXbox</a>, and the PC game website VE3D were acquired in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IGN Entertainment merged with GameSpy Industries in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger also brought the game download site FilePlanet into the <i>IGN</i> group; as of 2011 both FilePlanet and the <a href="/wiki/GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a> website still operate as video game-related web sites. IGN Entertainment acquired the online male lifestyle magazine <a href="/wiki/AskMen" title="AskMen">AskMen</a> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, <i>IGN</i> acquired <a href="/wiki/Film_criticism" title="Film criticism">film</a> <a href="/wiki/Review_aggregator" title="Review aggregator">review aggregator</a> <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> and in 2010, sold the website to <a href="/wiki/Flixster" title="Flixster">Flixster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-flixster_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flixster-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2017, <a href="/wiki/Humble_Bundle" title="Humble Bundle">Humble Bundle</a> announced that it was being acquired by <i>IGN</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>IGN Entertainment acquired <a href="/wiki/Gamer_Network" title="Gamer Network">Gamer Network</a> and its properties in May 2024 for an undisclosed sum. These included <i><a href="/wiki/Eurogamer" title="Eurogamer">Eurogamer</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Paper_Shotgun" title="Rock Paper Shotgun">Rock Paper Shotgun</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/VG247" class="mw-redirect" title="VG247">VG247</a></i> and others. As a result, some layoffs were made due to redundancies.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoring_systems">Scoring systems</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scoring systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Original_scale">Original scale</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Original scale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A member of the <i>IGN</i> staff writes a review for a game and gives it a score between 0.1 and 10.0, which is assigned by increments of 0.1 and determines how much the game is recommended. The score is given according to the "individual aspects of a game, like presentation, graphics, sound, gameplay and lasting appeal". Each game is given a score in each of these categories, but the overall score for the game is an independent evaluation, not an average of the scores in each category.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="20-point_scale">20-point scale</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 20-point scale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 3, 2010, <i>IGN</i> announced that the site would be changing to a new scoring scale. Instead of a 100-point scale, where games are scored in increments of 0.1, all future reviews would use a 20-point scale where games are scored in increments of 0.5. Under both systems, the maximum possible score a game can receive is 10.0. The scoring change was not retroactive: all scores on reviews written before the change would remain the same. This change also did not affect the scoring system for reader reviews. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="100-point_scale">100-point scale</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 100-point scale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 13, 2012, <i>IGN</i> revealed that as part of its new review format all future reviews would follow a 100-point scale again, but without using decimals, meaning a score of 8.5 would become an 85. Unlike the previous conversion to the 20-point scale, this latest scoring system change was retroactive and all previous IGN review scores were to be updated to follow the new system. However, despite the announcement, the article included a short addition, post-release; it stated that after much discussion, they had decided to retain the decimal point in all upcoming scores.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Re-review_policy">Re-review policy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Re-review policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early 2014, <i>IGN</i> introduced a new policy, in which a game's review score can be re-reviewed and improved, provided that continuous updates form a significant change compared to the game at launch. Examples of games that have been re-reviewed were <i><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_of_the_Storm" title="Heroes of the Storm">Heroes of the Storm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warframe" title="Warframe">Warframe</a></i>, and the pocket edition of <i><a href="/wiki/Minecraft" title="Minecraft">Minecraft</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="10-point_scale">10-point scale</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 10-point scale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2020, <i>IGN</i> revealed that reviews would be reverted to a 10-point scale, from 1 to 10, finding that the finer distinction of the 100-point scale was difficult to maintain, whereas a 10-point scale would still be true to its reviews and would be easier to promote.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="IGN_'Best_of'_awards"><span id="IGN_.27Best_of.27_awards"></span><i>IGN</i> 'Best of' awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: IGN 'Best of' awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards#IGN" title="List of Game of the Year awards">List of Game of the Year awards § IGN</a></div> <p><i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s 'Best of' is an end-of-year event to annually honor the year's best games, films, television shows and comics.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winners of each award category are selected by <i>IGN</i> staff from a list of nominees, while readers are able to cast their own votes online to determine the 'People's Choice' award for each category. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_sections">Other sections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other sections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2000, Snowball.com purchased an <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_wrestling" title="Fantasy wrestling">E-federation</a> called the Internet Wrestling Organization (IWO).<sup id="cite_ref-IWO_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IWO-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since Snowball owned both IWO and <i>IGN</i>, IWO would go on to become <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s first official E-Fed, even doing a column on the website. The <i>IGN</i> For Men section officially closed down on October 2, 2001, and is no longer updated. <i>IGN</i> has sites such as <i>IGN</i> Stars and AskMen.com that fulfil much of the function of the old <i>IGN</i> For Men site. <i>IGN</i> Wrestling met its end in early 2002 when many of the staff departed. Interviews with <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestling</a> personalities and coverage of wrestling games have been folded into <i>IGN Sports</i>, headed by Jon Robinson. <i>IGN Sci-Fi</i>: 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, <i>SciFI.ign.com</i> redirects to the recently created <i>SciFiBrain.ign.com</i>, which covers some of the content of the old Sci-Fi site.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2002, <i>IGN</i> launched a dedicated video game FAQs site specifically designed to host user-submitted guides.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was launched following the cancellation of affiliation with <a href="/wiki/GameFAQs" title="GameFAQs">GameFAQs</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 2004, <i>IGN</i> launched <i>GameStats</i>, which was intended to be a more unbiased rating network, as it takes in scores from every corporate-owned game rating site and averages them all into one score to give a general idea of the quality of a game. <i>IGN</i> also launched <i><a href="/wiki/Direct2Drive" title="Direct2Drive">Direct2Drive</a>.com</i> in 2004. Its primary focus is selling digital downloads of full PC and Mac video games, as well as <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comics" title="Comics">comics</a> and game guides. In 2005, <i>IGN</i> launched its comics site, which is devoted to not just the staple Marvel and DC titles, but also <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graphic_novel" title="Graphic novel">graphic novels</a>, statues and toys.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2006, <i>IGN</i> launched its television site. It provides interviews with various television celebrities, in addition to a TV schedule, TV <a href="/wiki/Trivia" title="Trivia">trivia</a> and TV news. Like the film section, <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s TV section has a variety of exclusive clips from upcoming television shows.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On May 30, 2006, <i>IGN</i> Dreamcast was restarted; however, none of the <a href="/wiki/Dreamcast" title="Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a> updates were posted on the main <i>IGN</i> webpage.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2007, <i>IGN</i> launched its anime site. It provided features on anime and manga, including trailers and free episodes. It also included reviews of manga and anime from other sections of <i>IGN</i>, such as <i>IGN Comics</i> and <i>IGN DVD</i>. The anime channel was dropped after <i>IGN</i> redesigned the site. In 2008, the <i>IGN Retro</i> channel was launched to mark <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s 10th anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To coincide with the release of <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a></i>, <i>IGN</i> created the <i>Super Smash Bros. World</i> site. On the site, people can submit their user-created stages from the game and download ones made by other people. <i>IGN</i> subsequently launched a similar website called <i>GTA 'Hood</i> on April 29, 2008, for <i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV" title="Grand Theft Auto IV">Grand Theft Auto IV</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Along with its popular website content, <i>IGN</i> also publishes many different <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcasts</a> on both its website and on <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>. Some of its podcasts include console-oriented shows like the PlayStation-focused "Podcast Beyond" and the Xbox-oriented "Podcast Unlocked", the Nintendo-oriented "Nintendo Voice Chat", and <i>Game Scoop!</i>, a podcast where a variety of editors discuss news and topics surrounding the video game industry.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_websites">Regional websites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regional websites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>IGN</i> has 28 editions in 25 languages, as of 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>US & Canada</i>, <i>UK & Ireland</i>, and <i>Australia & New Zealand</i> editions are operated by Ziff Davis subsidiaries, with all others being franchised publishers. Since 2006, IGN Entertainment began launching regional versions of the website for various countries and pan-regions. Initially, <i>IGN</i> began opening new offices outside the United States in order to support those regional websites, but later <i>IGN</i> began <a href="/wiki/Franchising" title="Franchising">franchising</a> its brand as a more cost-effective means of globalization, wherein it licensed various media publishers in many countries to use the <i>IGN</i> brand and manage regional websites on their own. Licensed regional publishers work on their own servers, albeit can link to <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s HQ database, where they can import or translate articles, and use videos uploaded on <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s servers that use <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s own hosted video player.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>When visiting <code>www.ign.com</code> from an <i>IGN</i>-supported region, the site automatically redirects visitors to their localized version using <a href="/wiki/Geolocation_software" class="mw-redirect" title="Geolocation software">geolocation software</a>, based on their countries' IP addresses. Each version of the site has a modified logo with their country's/region's respective flags near the <i>IGN</i> logo. However, it is still possible to access the original American website using a navigation bar above or below (depending on the regional website) the page's master template.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>In 2006, <i>IGN</i> opened its first offices in the UK and Australia, which both shared the same information as the American site but with added content authored from editors within each respective region.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><span class="anchor" id="IGN_Middle_East"></span>On May 16, 2012, in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">Emirati</a>-based company t-break Media, <i>IGN Middle East</i> was announced for the <a href="/wiki/MENA" class="mw-redirect" title="MENA">MENA</a> gaming community. The site replaced t-break Media's own ME Gamers website, which was formerly one of the largest Middle Eastern-based gaming media outlets that was originally launched in 2006. ME Gamers' entire staff converted their duties to <i>IGN Middle East</i>, importing or translating many of <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s English articles, whilst writing up their own articles, especially for Middle Eastern-specific events. <i>IGN Middle East</i> is available in both English and Arabic languages.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the site was initially launched to cover only video games, t-break Media announced in September 2012 that it would begin posting movie-related articles under the <i>IGN</i> brand as <i>IGN Movies Middle East</i>, merging most of the duties from its own ME Movies website, which was originally established in 2009, under a similar manner to its video game content.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike video games, however, most movie-related content will be in English only. <i>IGN Middle East</i> organized <a href="/wiki/IGN_Convention" class="mw-redirect" title="IGN Convention">IGN Convention</a> from 2013 to 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In September 2012 the Italian edition of <i>IGN</i> launched, managed by a local team, providing both original and translated contents.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On October 9, 2012, in collaboration with the Spanish-based media company <a href="/wiki/Marca_(newspaper)" title="Marca (newspaper)">Marca</a>, <i>IGN Spain</i> was announced. The site effectively replaces Marca's own Marca Player gaming news website. Marca Player's editors converted their duties to <i>IGN Spain</i>, translating many of <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s English articles, whilst writing up their own Spanish articles as well, covering various topics including video games, movies, TV series and comics.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNSpain_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNSpain-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In March 2013, <i>IGN Russia</i> was launched. The Russian version is managed by <i>Gameland</i> publishing house, and its staff was initially completed by former editors and writers from <a href="/wiki/Strana_Igr" title="Strana Igr">Strana Igr</a>, <i>Gameland's</i> printed video game magazine that was closed later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNRussia_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNRussia-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>IGN Russia</i> was closed without prior notice by American owners in 2022 after Russian-Ukrainian war began on February 24, effectively wiping out years of work of local editors.</li> <li>On December 2, 2013, <i>IGN Africa</i> was launched.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span class="anchor" id="IGN_India"></span>On December 17, 2013, in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Indiatimes" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiatimes">Times Internet</a>, <i>IGN India</i> was launched. The Indian edition takes AAA game reviews from its US counterpart and focuses more on coverage of gaming news and events in the country, apart from writing about comics, movies, technology.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2016, Fork Media Group partnered with Ziff Davis to operate <i>IGN India.</i><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Indian edition has since then expanded its coverage to pop culture and mainstream entertainment news and events in the country, as well as doing its own reviews for AAA games, TV series, and movies from both India and abroad.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On September 1, 2014, <i>IGN Latinoamérica</i> was launched in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Metro_International" title="Metro International">Publimetro</a> and cover the whole Latin American region (except Brazil) with content in Spanish.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>On November 11, 2014, <i>IGN Israel</i> was launched.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On January 30, 2015, <i>IGN Hungary</i> was launched.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On February 23, 2015, <i>IGN Brazil</i> was launched.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In June 2015, <i>IGN Romania</i> was launched.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On November 6, 2015, <i>IGN Poland</i> was launched.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On January 4, 2016, <i>IGN Adria</i> was launched. <i>IGN Adria</i> covers countries of ex-Yugoslavia region: Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This reference citation appears to be to a self-published source. (September 2024)">self-published source</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>On April 11, 2016, in collaboration with Sankei Digital, the online publishing arm of Japanese newspaper publisher <a href="/wiki/Sankei_Shimbun" title="Sankei Shimbun">Sankei Shimbun</a>, <i>IGN Japan</i> was publicly launched, and was expected to have a full-scale release by summer 2016. The launch of <i>IGN Japan</i> is considered a critical development: In addition to translation of English articles, <i>IGN Japan</i> is hoping to also contribute much original content for other <i>IGN</i> editions from the Japanese end of the gaming industry,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> one of the world's largest video game markets with little mainstream journalism for Western media.</li> <li>On April 12, 2016, in collaboration with Pakistani-based Express Publications, <i>IGN Pakistan</i> was publicly launched. Pakistan originally shared some media coverage with <i>IGN Middle East</i>, and later <i>IGN India</i>, before spinning off to a completely independent <i>IGN</i> edition with focus on local gaming and pop culture events in Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>IGN</i> Pakistan is initially only available in English, but an <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu language</a> version was expected to launch later in 2016.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (September 2021)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>In August 2018, <i>IGN Korea</i> was launched. <i>IGN Korea</i> covers South Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This reference citation appears to be to a self-published source. (September 2024)">self-published source</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>On August 7, 2019, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysian</a> media giant <a href="/wiki/Media_Prima" title="Media Prima">Media Prima</a> partnered with <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff Davis</a> to launch the <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asian" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeast Asian">Southeast Asian</a> version of <i>IGN</i> for the <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singaporean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnamese</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Filipino</a> markets<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In September 2020, <i>IGN China</i> was launched as an "editorially independent" outlet of <a href="/wiki/Tencent" title="Tencent">Tencent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="IGN_Con">IGN Con</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: IGN Con"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>IGN Convention</b> (<b>IGN Con</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Movie">movies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Comic" class="mw-redirect" title="Comic">comics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Popular_culture" title="Popular culture">pop culture</a> convention held in various cities in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>. The event generally includes celebrities, video game tournaments, <a href="/wiki/Table_top_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Table top game">table top games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Card_game" title="Card game">card games</a>, movie previews, <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> stalls and a <a href="/wiki/Cosplay" title="Cosplay">cosplay</a> competition. A number of Middle Eastern artists and game developers also showcase their work at IGN Convention. This convention is owned and operated by IGN Middle East, the Middle Eastern edition of popular video games website IGN. </p><p>IGN Convention is the spiritual successor to GameFest, a biannual, smaller scale gaming gallery which was originally hosted by IGN Middle East's parent company T-break Media between 2010 and 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before the hosting duties were subsequently taken over by <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Micro Devices">AMD</a> EMEA. The IGN Convention logo was designed by prominent Gulf based artist <a href="/wiki/Ashraf_Ghori" title="Ashraf Ghori">Ashraf Ghori</a>. </p><p>Conferences have included: </p> <ul><li>IGN Convention Dubai 2013: Held on 5–6 July 2013 at Meydan IMAX, <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Naomi_Kyle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naomi Kyle (page does not exist)">Naomi Kyle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashraf_Ghori" title="Ashraf Ghori">Ashraf Ghori</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royce_Gracie" title="Royce Gracie">Royce Gracie</a>. Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Last of Us on IMAX screen</li> <li>IGN Convention Bahrain 2013: Held on 18–19 October 2013 at Bahrain Exhibition Center, <a href="/wiki/Manama" title="Manama">Manama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Baker" title="Troy Baker">Troy Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keiji_Inafune" title="Keiji Inafune">Keiji Inafune</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Hart" title="Ryan Hart">Ryan Hart</a>. Key Attractions: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> Preview, Oculus Rift, Cosplay Competition, Bahrain Game Developers</li> <li>IGN Convention Bahrain 2014: Held on 24–25 October at <a href="/wiki/Bahrain_International_Circuit" title="Bahrain International Circuit">Bahrain International Circuit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sakhir" title="Sakhir">Sakhir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Baker" title="Troy Baker">Troy Baker</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4843602/">Naomi Kyle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haf%C3%BE%C3%B3r_J%C3%BAl%C3%ADus_Bj%C3%B6rnsson" title="Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson">Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julia_Voth" title="Julia Voth">Julia Voth</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/TheExperimentBahrain">The Experiment</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mohdfikree.com/">Mohammad Fikree</a>, Hamad Qalam. Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Troy Baker Concert, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics, DJ Session, Sumo Tournament, Freestyle Performance</li> <li>IGN Convention Dubai 2014: Held on 21–22 November 2014 at <a href="/wiki/Dubai_International_Marine_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Dubai International Marine Club">Dubai International Marine Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Baker" title="Troy Baker">Troy Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haf%C3%BE%C3%B3r_J%C3%BAl%C3%ADus_Bj%C3%B6rnsson" title="Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson">Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Hart" title="Ryan Hart">Ryan Hart</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/Riddlesmessywardrobe">Riddle</a>, Falah Hashim, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Amal_Hawijeh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amal Hawijeh (page does not exist)">Amal Hawijeh</a>, S.A Zaidi and Ghanem Ghubash, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mohdfikree.com/">Mohammad Fikree</a>, Haidar Mohammed, <a href="/wiki/Ashraf_Ghori" title="Ashraf Ghori">Ashraf Ghori</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110623053033/http://hashmichousefilms.com/about/faisal-hashmi/">Faisal Hashmi</a>. Key Attractions: Cosplay Contest, Troy Baker Concert, Celebrity Q&A, Panels and Workshops</li> <li>IGN Convention Qatar 2015: Held on 26–27 February 2015 at <a href="/wiki/Qatar_National_Convention_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Qatar National Convention Center">Qatar National Convention Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doha" title="Doha">Doha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>. Special Guests: Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson, Adam Harrington, Dave Fennoy, NadiaSK. Key Attractions: Celeb guests, video Games showcase, retro gaming museum</li> <li>IGN Convention Bahrain 2015: Held on 2–3 October 2015 at <a href="/wiki/Bahrain_International_Circuit" title="Bahrain International Circuit">Bahrain International Circuit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sakhir" title="Sakhir">Sakhir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4843602/">Dave Fennoy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Harrington_(voice_actor)" title="Adam Harrington (voice actor)">Adam Harrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julia_Voth" title="Julia Voth">Julia Voth</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/Riddlesmessywardrobe">Riddle</a>. Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics, DJ Session, Sumo Tournament, Freestyle Performance</li> <li>IGN Convention Abu Dhabi 2015: Held on 16–17 October 2015 at <a href="/wiki/Du_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Du Forum">du Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" title="Abu Dhabi">Abu Dhabi</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Gleeson" title="Jack Gleeson">Jack Gleeson</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4843602/">Naomi Kyle</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4843602/">Dave Fennoy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Harrington_(voice_actor)" title="Adam Harrington (voice actor)">Adam Harrington</a>, NadiaSK. Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition with $10,000 Prize Money, PlayStation VR showcase, HTC Vive showcase, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics</li> <li>IGN Convention Bahrain 2016: Held on 22–23 October 2016 at <a href="/wiki/Bahrain_International_Circuit" title="Bahrain International Circuit">Bahrain International Circuit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sakhir" title="Sakhir">Sakhir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Esposito" title="Giancarlo Esposito">Giancarlo Esposito</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alodia_Gosiengfiao" title="Alodia Gosiengfiao">Alodia Gosiengfiao</a>. Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Celebrity Q&A, Workshops in Film and Gaming Topics, DJ Session, Sumo Tournament, Freestyle Performance</li> <li>IGN Convention Oman 2016: Held on 9–10 December 2016 at Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a>. Special Guests: <a href="/wiki/Kristian_Nairn" title="Kristian Nairn">Kristian Nairn</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4843602/">Dave Fennoy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Harrington_(voice_actor)" title="Adam Harrington (voice actor)">Adam Harrington</a>. Key Attractions: Cosplay Competition, Celebrity Q&A, Video Games Zone, Table Top Games</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="IGN_Pro_League"><i>IGN</i> Pro League</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: IGN Pro League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, <i>IGN</i> launched IGN Pro League, a professional <a href="/wiki/Esports" title="Esports">esports</a> circuit that ran tournaments for <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Wings_of_Liberty" title="StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty">StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/ShootMania_Storm" title="ShootMania Storm">ShootMania Storm</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shootmania_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shootmania-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 6, 2013, only weeks prior to the event, <i>IGN</i> abruptly canceled the finals of IPL 6—which were to be held in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley">Las Vegas</a> from March 28 through 31, and discontinued the league. <i>IGN</i> indicated that it was no longer in a position to commit to compete with the increasing number of esports events that were being held.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pcg-iplcancelled_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcg-iplcancelled-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 8, 2013, <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a> announced that it had acquired the staff and assets of the IPL from <i>IGN</i>; its former staff were reassigned to work on in-house esports productions.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Journalistic_misconduct_accusation">Journalistic misconduct accusation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Journalistic misconduct accusation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, Video Game Media Watch accused former IGN editor Doug Perry of "journalistic misconduct" for an exclusive review of <i><a href="/wiki/Prey_(2006_video_game)" title="Prey (2006 video game)">Prey</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-TheEscapist-Perry_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheEscapist-Perry-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-VentureBeat-Perry_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat-Perry-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sexual_harassment_accusations">Sexual harassment accusations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Sexual harassment accusations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2017, some <i>IGN</i> employees refused to work to show solidarity with Kallie Plagge, a former editor who alleged that in 2016, another editor, Vince Ingenito, sexually harassed her and another female employee and made inappropriate comments. <a href="/wiki/Human_resources" title="Human resources">Human resources</a> allegedly told her that she "needed to have better judgment about who [she] was 'friends' with" and that she was an "equal participant" in "inappropriate flirtation". This incident was widely circulated across social media.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plagiarism">Plagiarism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Plagiarism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Filip_Miucin"></span>In August 2018, the owner of YouTube channel Boomstick Gaming accused the <i>IGN</i> reviewer Filip Miucin of <a href="/wiki/Plagiarizing" class="mw-redirect" title="Plagiarizing">plagiarizing</a> his video review of the game <i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Cells" title="Dead Cells">Dead Cells</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Verge_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verge-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 7, <i>IGN</i> stated that it had found "substantial similarities" between the reviews, apologized, and announced that it had dismissed Miucin.<sup id="cite_ref-Verge_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verge-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 10, <i>IGN</i> published a new review by Brandin Tyrrel, which included an editor's note apologizing again and stating that "this review (and its score) represents solely the opinion of the new reviewer".<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a subsequently unlisted video,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Miucin responded that while he took "complete ownership over what happened", the similarity was not intentional.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a></i> found similarities between Miucin's other reviews, reviews on <i><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Life">Nintendo Life</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Engadget" title="Engadget">Engadget</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and material posted on the games discussion forum <i><a href="/wiki/NeoGAF" title="NeoGAF">NeoGAF</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 14, <i>IGN</i> announced that it would remove all of Miucin's work pending further review.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 19, 2019, Miucin admitted plagiarism and issued an apology on his YouTube channel.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Article_supporting_Palestinian_aid">Article supporting Palestinian aid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Article supporting Palestinian aid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/2021_Israel%E2%80%93Palestine_crisis" title="2021 Israel–Palestine crisis">2021 Israel–Palestine crisis</a>, the main <i>IGN</i> site posted an article on May 14 urging readers to donate to charities helping Palestinian civilians such as the <a href="/wiki/Palestine_Children%27s_Relief_Fund" title="Palestine Children's Relief Fund">Palestine Children's Relief Fund</a> and linked to relevant news reporting.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Palestinian_Flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Palestinian Flag">Palestinian flag</a> was also added besides the <i>IGN</i> logo.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the article went up <i>IGN Israel</i> made statements on social media condemning the article.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Palestinian flag was soon replaced with a <a href="/wiki/Red_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Cross">Red Cross</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 16, the article was deleted and a statement was made on the <i>IGN</i> <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> account saying that it was wrong to only highlight one side of the conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_72-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A reposted version on South Africa-based <i>IGN Africa</i> was also removed.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 17, over 60 members of <i>IGN</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s staff signed an open letter condemning the article's removal for going against the site's editorial freedom and policies for retracting or correcting articles, as well as the lack of communication with <i>IGN</i> staff.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_71-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>IGN</i> reinstated the article on August 24 under a new headline alongside a statement of newly formalized editorial policies.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_and_films">Television and films</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Television and films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Gamer Nation</i> (2003)<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Bill Fillmaff's Secret System (2006 Video)</i></li> <li><i>Game Scoop!</i> (2006–)</li> <li><i>IGN Originals</i> (2008–)</li> <li><i>IGN Daily Fix</i> (2009–)</li> <li><i>Up at Noon</i> (2012–2021)</li> <li><i>Cheap Cool Crazy</i> (2012–2013)</li> <li><i>IGN Presents</i> (2012–)</li> <li><i>Castlevania: Hymn of Blood</i> (2012)</li> <li><i>IGN Live</i> (2012–)</li> <li><i>Project: SERA</i> (2013–)</li> <li><i>Not Another Zombie Apocalypse</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish: Badgers Don't Vote</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Assassin's Creed 4: Making Black Flag</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>9 Reasons We're Excited for Destiny</i> (2013 Video)</li> <li><i>Optimus Prime in Titanfall (2014 Video)</i></li> <li><i>Making Assassin's Creed Unity: A New Beginning</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>Fast to the Future (2015 Video)</i></li> <li><i>Star Wars on Netflix (2016 Video)</i></li> <li><i>IGN Access NYCC Cosplay (2016–2017)</i></li> <li><i>The 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (2017 TV Special)</i></li> <li><i>IGN Now</i> (2019–)</li> <li><i>Devs React to Speedruns</i> (2019–)<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=IGN&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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