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IGN Sold

IGN Entertainment, one of the most popular game review and info sites out there on the Internet was sold to Ziff Davis' parent company J2Global who confirmed that it had acquired IGN from News Corp.

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Baka-akaB4844d ago

Oh god , and i thought IGN couldnt get worse .

Qrphe4844d ago

Why? If anything, they're better off away from News Corp.

Red_Orange_Juice4844d ago

podcast Beyond is the best thing on IGN

grailly4844d ago

I think I used to be better. and three red light was hilarious when it was still running. all my favorite ign editors left a while ago.

krisq4844d ago

I agree. You used to be better :-P

zeeshan4843d ago (Edited 4843d ago )

"News Corp. had purchased IGN at $650 million in 2005 but had reportedly put IGN up for auction to the bidders at a price of only $100 million for the past six months."

That is one huge loss! A loss of $550 and you still want to get rid of something, it sort of tells you a whole story.

I understand that the parent company must be going through tough financial times but again, that is one big loss to bear! It makes you wonder how much money was IGN bleeding.

born2live4843d ago

"That is one huge loss! A loss of $550 and you still want to get rid of something, it sort of tells you a whole story. "

Bah! They more than doubled it up over the years with the bribes they take for their reviews.

nveenio4843d ago

They could have easily recouped their investment over the last 7 years. They may be selling cheap in order to get a little liquid cash. I would seriously doubt that 100m is a "loss". Buying companies isn't quite the same as day trading.

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RememberThe3574843d ago

If they recouped their investment IGN would have been worth around what was originally paid for. It's looking now like New Corp, in their infinite wisdom, drastically over valued IGN. It's clear that they don't provide the revenue stream they either once did or once could have done.

Too bad but I hope it's a healthy transition.

nveenio4842d ago (Edited 4842d ago )

It very well could be worth $500,000,000. But that doesn't mean the market is set to sell something at what it's worth. Take the housing market as an analogy. There is a subdivision down the street from mine where lots should run about $25,000 each. That's for an acre in a suburb with a subdivision-dwellers-only swimming pool, playground, etc. At $25,000, it's a good buy. Especially if you like nice quiet neighborhoods and such. But the land was lost to the bank. Now, the bank just needs to unload the land and get some cash. So the lots are being sold at $11,000. CRAZY CHEAP. Are they worth more? Yes. But the bank needs the cash, and the market isn't supporting lots at $25k right now. In fact, the bank hasn't sold a single one of those awesome lots for the entire year we've been here. Even at $11,000.

That's how selling things works. Supply and demand. If there's no demand, then it's hard to sell.

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Baka-akaB4844d ago

Really ? with what 1up have become or what they did with Filefront? i'm doubting it , and with a cherry of stealth user tracking and infos sales on top .

Blaze9294844d ago (Edited 4844d ago )

"IGN Sold to Ziff Davis"

"IGN Entertainment was sold to Ziff Davis’ parent company J2Global."

*sigh* journalism. Times must be hard to take a 500 million loss though.

DragonKnight4844d ago

News Corp. is Fox. Any detachment from Fox is a good thing.

mynameisEvil4843d ago

Out of the 16 trillion mcbillion things that News Corp. owns, the one and only thing you connect it to is FOX? Really? Please, enlighten me as to how much FOX has influenced IGN.

Oh, right... none. So, good job, you brought FOX up for no reason whatsofriggingever. *rolls eyes* It's not like I even like FOX, I'm just tired of hearing about it CONSTANTLY when it has no real bearing at all on most of the discussions that bring it up.

If anything, I'd rather people ask and answer the question of who the hell Ziff Davis is (the only thing I know from them is PC Magazine and formerly PC Gaming World) or the question of who the hell J2 Global is (they have nothing notable except maybe Ziff Davis, apparently). And why was IGN making so little money to the point where News Corp. was willing to sell it for a 550 million buck loss? From what I could tell, IGN is bigger now than it was then, so what happened? And why are you happier that it went to pretty much the same company that made G4 blow so much?

There's so many questions to ask here, yet no one is asking them. Instead, I see people talking about FOX and, of course, Rupert Murdoch. Completely and utterly pointless. Really.

DragonKnight4843d ago

You must work for News Corp. That's the only explanation there could possibly be, unless you have tight binding underwear, for your unnecessary raging post. Your life has not been made better by your rage, my life has not been rendered worse, therefore I see no point in the emotion you put into that post.

Good day.

MEsoJD4844d ago

@Red_Orange_Juice

BEYOND!

darthv724843d ago

Ziff Davis's parent company. The same company that once had ZDTV which later became TechTV which later merged with G4 to become G4TechTV which later killed off all the good shows (like icons and arena) to become G4 which now has crap reruns of cops and other filler.

I dont know quite how I feel at the moment.

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Blastoise4844d ago

9+ if reviewed by Audrey Drake

Grap4844d ago

Gimme money and i will rate it 10/10

BanBrother4844d ago

I work at GameInformer, 11/10 /s

yazter4844d ago

Man, I'd love to work as a host for IGN. Unfortunately I'm not a pretty skinny white girl with big knockers.

UnholyLight4844d ago

Naomi Kyle is only two of those though....Just skinny and white. Not really all that attractive or having big knockers lol. I guess you could be referring to someone else though!

Convas4844d ago

Yeah, but that "other" person you're referring to only has big knockers now because she's pregnant.

kupomogli4843d ago (Edited 4843d ago )

*would bang Jessica Chobot.*

Godmars2904844d ago

So they're Rupert Murdock's bit*h more than ever?

DragonKnight4844d ago

How would that be possible if they were sold by News Corp. (Rupert Murdoch) to J2Global?

BanBrother4844d ago

Noooooooo!!! Limp Bizkit. *vomits

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IGN Entertainment is exclusive media sponsor for Nite to Unite 2026

Annual fundraising event supports the ESA Foundation in funding initiatives for diverse and underrepresented voices

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Digital Foundry Leaves IGN, Now Fully Independent - So What Happens Next?

Amazing news! Digital Foundry has parted ways with IGN and bought their shareholding in the business. What this means is that from now on, all aspects of DF are decided upon by DF.

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RhinoGamer88276d ago

IGN - death rattle for quality and integrity is happening. #failup #failai

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darthv72276d ago

Would love to see more DF Retros from John now that they can come up with their own ideas.

DefenderOfDoom2275d ago (Edited 275d ago )

I just watched a DF video from John featuring the new Gradius collection. Gradius is one my favorite NES games ! And now at QuakeCon 2025 they just released a remastered Heretic and Hexxen bundle by Nightdive and ID Software. So DF featuring John released a video today talking about the Hexxen and Heretic bundle . Good times.

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Andy_Dee276d ago

I love DF-crew, they are experts at what they do and I'm so happy for this!

I believe in these guys more than anyone else!

I overall don't like podcasts either but these guys make it fun for me at least! :D

jznrpg276d ago (Edited 276d ago )

Xbox Series X best place to play 3rd party. Oh it must be a glitch or tools because Series X is worse.
I don’t understand why this keeps happening.
Doesn’t sound like an expert to me.

Andy_Dee273d ago

Doesn't make any sense what you are saying. They are experts in their field in my opinion, we don't have to share it. That's ok.

But something doesn't always have to have an explanation as well. If they can't understand why it's happening they aren't lying about it. They honestly can admit that they do nut understand something, usually they reach out to that specific company etc. then to try and get a better understanding.

If you don't like em, don't watch em.

gold_drake276d ago

thats great that u enjoy them, but you shouldnt just believe everything these guys say either.

Andy_Dee273d ago

I didn't say I believe everything they are saying. I believe in them more than anyone else in this business because I feel they do not shy away from getting into specifics. Lot's of ppl just try to say something and then there's no source or no explanation as to why. Just saying it for reactions, clicks you name it.

These guys love the field they work in and I can feel that when I listen to them. That might be just for me but I enjoy them a lot.

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PS5 Pro Console 4k Reveal Trailer – PlayStation 5 Pro Announcement

Admin note: We are allowing this submission as it provides a 4k trailer on YouTube and we have to link to an IGN article. Thank you Purple101 for the submission.

Sony has announced the PS5 Pro, an upgraded version of the PlayStation 5 capable of higher frame rates, better ray-tracing, and improved graphical fidelity."

Petebloodyonion605d ago

I recall in the past, my friend attempted to demonstrate the superiority and importance of using an S-video cable for PS1 games compared to the original RCA cables. He would pause the game and switch the video output settings so I could notice the differences.

or it reminds me of the 1080P vs 900P debate.

Honestly even at 4K I can barely see the difference aside frame rate.