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Our Mission

To be the leading digital entertainment company that transforms the creation, promotion, distribution and consumption of entertainment content and services.

Who We Are

IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, Inc., is a leading Internet media and services provider focused on the videogame and entertainment enthusiast markets. Our network of videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet, TeamXbox, 3D Gamers, Direct2Drive and others) is the web's number one videogame information destination and attracts one of the largest concentrated audiences of young males on the Internet. We also own and operate the popular movie-related website, Rotten Tomatoes, and one of the leading male lifestyle websites, AskMen.com. In addition, we provide technology for online game play in videogames.

We serve our audiences by providing content and services on a free, subscription-based, and pay-per-download basis. Our sites collectively attract over 31 million unique monthly visitors worldwide*, and we have more than 250,000 active paying subscribers to our online program for premium videogame content, services and information.

We offer our business customers a wide variety of tools to market and sell to these audiences, tools to help them develop better products, and research services to provide in-depth understanding of the gaming and entertainment markets.

Our Businesses

Media Properties: Our network of game-related Internet media properties, including our flagship brands, IGN.com and GameSpy, comprise the web's leading destination for gaming information. These sites provide a broad and deep offering of videogame, entertainment and lifestyle content and resources with the one of the largest message board communities on the web. Our other game-related brands include TeamXbox, 3D Gamers, The Vault Network, GamerMetrics, GameStats.com and a number of web sites within our Vault and Planet networks. AskMen.com, a leading male lifestyle site, is an online resource for men with daily features on subjects such as dating, women, fashion, money, fitness and entertainment. Our flagship movie-related property is Rotten Tomatoes, which combines critical reaction on movies from the nation's top print and online film critics, summarized via the Tomatometer™, with integrated ticketing, show times and community services. (learn more) (advertise)

Digital Distribution: IGN is a pioneer in digital distribution. Our FilePlanet and 3D Gamers properties are among the web's top download sites for videogame-related files. Founded in 1996, 3D Gamers was one of the Internet's first game file download sites and FilePlanet, with a library of over 330,000 videogame-related files, is a leading online destination site for exclusive betas, demos, and trials of upcoming new videogames from top publishers and developers. In addition, our Direct2Drive online digital retail store offers game publishers and independent developers a new channel to sell both new and catalog PC game titles. Since its launch in 2004, Direct2Drive has been providing secure online distribution of AAA quality titles from the world's best publishers. IGN's separate HitPoints program provides full digital game downloads as rewards to IGN and GameSpy subscribers. Both Direct2Drive and HitPoints utilize Trymedia Systems' ActiveMARK™ technology, which helps to ensure a secure transaction for both the buyer and the game publisher. (learn more)

In-Game Technology and Services: IGN Entertainment is a leading provider of technology for online game play in videogames. We provide game developers and publishers with time-saving, cost-effective solutions - from matchmaking, community, administrative and networking functionality to consulting and beta testing services. Our ANSI-C software development kits (SDKs) are used by Activision, Atari, Codemasters, DICE, Electronic Arts, Take Two Interactive, THQ, Vivendi Universal Games and others in over 300 games worldwide. (learn more)

* comScore Media Metrix™, September 2005

 

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