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| '''IGN''' is the oldest and most visited general ] ], and runs one of the most popular forums on the ]. IGN is ranked in the top 400 most visited websites according to ]. | '''IGN''' is the oldest and most visited general ] ], and runs one of the most popular forums on the ]. IGN is ranked in the top 400 most visited websites according to ]. | ||
| == Introduction == | |||
| Founded in ], the part-free and part-subscription site attracts 8 million unique visitors a month and has 5 million users registered through all departments of the site, including reviews, previews, walkthroughs, codes, and other media. | |||
| IGN runs on a combination of advertising and subscriptions. '''IGN Insider''' is IGN's premium subscription service at $20/year. Insiders get benefits like the ability to disable some ads, access to Insider only forums, and can read Insider only content. | |||
| IGN Entertainment used to be the only gaming website in the stock market (Nasdaq: IGNX), however as of ] IGN's stocks are no longer publicly traded. | |||
| IGN originally stood for Imagine Games Network, until Imagine Media was acquired by Snowball Inc. Snowball is now known as just IGN Entertainment, thus the IGN acronym has no real meaning. | |||
| In March 2004 IGN Entertainment and ] Industries merged, and was briefly known for 3 months as IGN/GameSpy before formalizing their corporate name as IGN Entertainment. | |||
| In June 2004, IGN bought the popular movie review site, ]. | |||
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IGN is the oldest and most visited general gaming website, and runs one of the most popular forums on the Internet. IGN is ranked in the top 400 most visited websites according to Alexa.