IGN-No-More

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:45 am

From Joystiq:

News Corp, owned by Rupert Murdoch, has bought out online gaming network IGN Entertainment in a massive $650 million acquisition. The network runs sites like Gamespy, Fileplant, TeamXbox and 3D Gamers and its main target audience is the 18-30 male gamer market. Apparently Murdoch had some loose change left over after he bought 5 other online sites including MySpace.com. The total hits/month for News Corp?s online presence now reaches over 12 billion hits per month.

IGN CEO, Mark Jung will stay on to run the network under its new owners (link courtesy of Murdoch?s Fox network, yeah, he owns that too). According to a Financial Times article, Murdoch had previously been sceptical about going online. But I guess he must believe in it now, he?s only gone and set aside a total of $2 Billion for getting his feet into the medium.

I guess this means I won't be reading IGN any more. I don't care whether they leave everything exactly as it is. I will not support anything owned by Rupert Murdoch...I don't trust that man any more than I'd trust my dog to guard a steak.

law56ker · Post by **law56ker** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:51 am

Why whould you like ign in the first place?

Nico0020 · Post by **Nico0020** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:54 am

I never could stand IGN. Only thing I ever did there was just list my games collection lol.

Tall Israeli · Post by **Tall Israeli** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:58 am

Gamespot forever!

politoe · Post by **politoe** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:47 pm

Nico0020 wrote:I never could stand IGN. Only thing I ever did there was just list my games collection lol.

Dreamcast4life · Post by **Dreamcast4life** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:52 pm

I hate Gamespot they rate games poorly, the only reason I liked IGN was the way everything is set up. They been here since the nintendo days of "GamePlayers" its really,really sad to see them go. the only thing cool about gamespot is the free trailers other then that, I HATE GAMESPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tall Israeli · Post by **Tall Israeli** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:52 pm

Dreamcast4life wrote:I hate Gamespot they rate games poorly, the only reason I liked IGN was the way everything is set up. They been here since the nintendo days of "GamePlayers" its really,really sad to see them go. the only thing cool about gamespot is the free trailers other then that, I HATE GAMESPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Video reviews is a great feature. Also, the $20 a year isn't bad at all.

Dreamcast4life · Post by **Dreamcast4life** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:03 pm

Tall Israeli wrote:
Dreamcast4life wrote:I hate Gamespot they rate games poorly, the only reason I liked IGN was the way everything is set up. They been here since the nintendo days of "GamePlayers" its really,really sad to see them go. the only thing cool about gamespot is the free trailers other then that, I HATE GAMESPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Video reviews is a great feature. Also, the $20 a year isn't bad at all.

But with that $20 you could buy a large pizza for yourself and some NES or SNES titles,then watching reviews!

Tall Israeli · Post by **Tall Israeli** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:40 pm

Dreamcast4life wrote:
Tall Israeli wrote:
Dreamcast4life wrote:I hate Gamespot they rate games poorly, the only reason I liked IGN was the way everything is set up. They been here since the nintendo days of "GamePlayers" its really,really sad to see them go. the only thing cool about gamespot is the free trailers other then that, I HATE GAMESPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Video reviews is a great feature. Also, the $20 a year isn't bad at all.
But with that $20 you could buy a large pizza for yourself and some NES or SNES titles,then watching reviews!

With $20 I can get some serious sushi, but it's still charged to my mom's credit card so I don't care.

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:41 pm

The main reason is just because IGN has become such a big name that they get a lot of exclusive information. They quite often get info and screenshots before anyone else. It's not like I subscribe to them; I just use the free stuff. But now, I'm just going to ignore them and get my news elsewhere...for example, independent sites like the Advanced Media Network

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DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:23 pm

Aw monkeyballs...I just realized: that means Murdoch will own the company that runs the Nintendo WiFi connection, too

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:02 pm

It was inevitble really, the bigger the games industry gets the fewer and fewer companies actually own everything related to it.

Much like Hollywood.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:10 pm

$20 is nothing, literally, it's peanuts. I don't even spend that much money, but $20 is zero. I can easily go through that buying food for me and my buddies. And that's just pizza. Game trailers/hi res reviews etc./guides > Dominoes' 5-5-5 deal

GratefulDead · Post by **GratefulDead** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:20 pm

IGN was pretty okay to have in the old bookmarks like 5 years ago before they introduced all this paying and advertising bull. The ign for men and ask leah kept me going to their site once a day.

impetus · Post by **impetus** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:51 pm

DaMadFiddler wrote:Aw monkeyballs...

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:44 pm

impetus wrote:
DaMadFiddler wrote:Aw monkeyballs...

Lol. That picture spells "FAG".

Nico0020 · Post by **Nico0020** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:33 pm

Lol. That picture spells "cigarette".

???

Post by **|darc|** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:55 pm

Nico0020 wrote:
Lol. That picture spells "cigarette".
???

fag = fag

ace · Post by **ace** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:33 pm

impetus wrote:
DaMadFiddler wrote:Aw monkeyballs...

Secret word is "ee-ee-poo"

Storminator16 · Post by **Storminator16** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:48 pm

DaMadFiddler wrote:I guess this means I won't be reading IGN any more. I don't care whether they leave everything exactly as it is. I will not support anything owned by Rupert Murdoch...I don't trust that man any more than I'd trust my dog to guard a steak.

But you'll pay to see a 21st Century Fox production in theaters and watch Fox television (or FX), B? Ever bought a box-set of one of their shows?

Use Directv or DishNetwork?

Come off it.

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