The perception of events that take place within the video game industry comes from the window that is the gaming media. Through this window we gain insight into the positive and negative, interesting and dull, light and heavy aspects of gaming; laid out for us in its plainest most objective form. The most critical part of this are the people who help gather and deliver the info about all the games we care about. From them, there are those few individuals who go above and beyond the bare minimum and excel at their craft to a point where their passion and diligence shine as a bright example for others in the field. Not simply doing what they do for the sake of getting a paycheck or increased notoriety, but to inform gamers and have them walk away with something of value. These are the individuals that become some of the most inspirational role models in video game journalism.
IGN Entertainment has acquired the Gamer Network family of digital brands for an undisclosed sum. As a result of the acquisition, some redundancies have been made across the UK-based organisation.
Well this can only mean one thing... more job layoffs even in the publication industry.
Probably Microsoft's fault!
They surely gave IGN the idea.
What's next IGN Pass?
But joke aside let's hope that this makes the news better compared to some of IGN branches
Oh boy! If we've learned one thing about recent news, corporate shrinkage of an industry via buyouts from those at top only leads to good things for employees and consumers!
Ummmm not sure that’s a good thing that all these review sites are under the same umbrella. There’s no guarantee that they will maintain a non-bias opinion not paid for by the highest bidder.
Ouch, that does not sounds good for Eurogamer.
With so much of the industry media that will more or less follow the same editorial line, it will be harder and harder to distinguish PR from actual journalism in a couple of years.
Thinking about it, may it explain their review score for Hellblade 2?
Yuffie joins the party late in the game in FF7 Rebirth, but she's still a potential date partner for Cloud in Chapter 12 at the Gold Saucer. So if you've got your heart set on the adorable Wutai Ninja, here's our guide on how to Date Yuffie in FF7 Rebirth, covering everything from her sidequests, her Synergy Skills and Abilities that you'll need to use with Cloud, and what answers to give during her relationship building dialogues.
IGN Writes: "From Nintendo’s triumphant follow-up to Breath of the Wild to the hot pink perfection of Barbie and so much more, 2023 has been a landmark year for games and entertainment. Next week, join us for the IGN Awards to celebrate the best of the last year."
Great list. Adam Sessler is the reason I got into writing about gaming!
I'm glad to see Greg Miller make this list. Not only is he a great journalist but for him to beat cancer and come back even better then ever is a testament to his stellar work effort.