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Read More »GameSpy offers open access services deal
Full use of cross-platform services available to studios at no initial cost
Read More »Online games media records visitor boom
The readers of UK games magazines may be falling but there’s better news for the online brands. Eurogamer has seen unique visitors in November 2010 increase 15 per cent to 5,216,449. The firm has a daily average of 233,949 unique browsers and over 1m daily page impressions. The numbers are …
Read More »IGN sponsors Kapow UK Comic Con
IGN has become the platinum sponsor for London’s Kapow Comic Con which kicks off in April. The games media giant will also get its own IGN Arena on the event floor, where companies will be able to showcase their latest games and films. The IGN UK website will also feature …
Read More »Five indies win six month IGN office space
Indie Open House scheme to provide tech, consultancy and media backing
Read More »IGN UK strong in face of MySpace cuts
The axe has come down at News Corp’s struggling MySpace social network – but it looks like sister division IGN will gain more independence as a result. Rupert Murdoch’s media empire today confirmed that it is cutting MySpace back to a skeleton crew in the US, with most of its …
Read More »IGN partners with BAFTA
IGN has signed a year-long online promotional partnership with BAFTA and the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. The deal will sign IGN Entertainment promote this year’s awards across its network of sites. The winners of IGN’s ongoing talent search Game Changer will be central to the site’s coverage of …
Read More »IGN and GameStop tie digital deal
GameStop’s growing ambitions in the digital space have received another boost with news of a new agreement with IGN Entertainment. The online media giant will take on advertising and sponsorship duties for GameStop.com and GameInformer.com. Furthermore, GameStop will integrate IGN content such as previews and reviews as well as editorial …
Read More »IGN UK signs Energizer sponsor deal
The new Ultimate Lithium battery from Energizer will be promoted by IGN this Christmas, thanks to a new sponsorship deal. The partnership between the two companies will run for one month, during which Energizer’s latest product will appear on IGN’s Guys’ Xmas Guide microsite. Two Energizer-branded videos will appear on …
Read More »Ex-Future PR joins IGN UK
IGN UK has appointed a new PR manager – former Future Publishing man Will Guyatt. The UK’s largest game and entertainment editorial network has nabbed Guyatt to push forward its external comms and PR. He will report to IGN UK marketing director Rich Keen and plans to work with editorial, …
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