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IGN launched on the 29th of September 1996 under the name Imagine Games Network. Media entrepreneur Chris Anderson created this platform to serve video game enthusiasts with dedicated content channels.
News Corporation acquired IGN Entertainment in September 2005 for $650 million. Rupert Murdoch's multimedia business empire took control of the company after it had grown to include twenty-four million unique monthly visitors by June 2005.
IGN changed its review scoring system three times between 2010 and 2020. The site moved from a 20-point scale on the 3rd of August 2010, reverted to a 100-point scale without decimals on the 13th of September 2012, and switched back to a simple 10-point scale in January 2020.
IGN Russia began operations in March 2013 before closing abruptly in 2022 following the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Other regional launches included Spain in October 2012, India in December 2013, and Japan in April 2016.
In November 2017, some IGN employees refused work to support Kallie Plagge who alleged sexual harassment by editor Vince Ingenito. Human resources reportedly told Plagge she needed better judgment about friendships during an inappropriate flirtation incident.