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Nintendo Partners with IGN on GameSpy Technology for Wii

Authored by Scott Goldberg on March 13, 2007 - 6:57am.

Los Angeles – Nintendo has chosen IGN Entertainment’s GameSpy, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, as the provider of its multiplayer technology to publishers developing games for the Wii, according to a press release. GameSpy’s technology will enable community features such as friend rosters, advanced matchmaking capabilities, and comprehensive rankings data.

Kotaku: Developers Can Pay for Preview Placement on Gamespot, Gamespy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2006 - 8:19am.

New York - Gawker Media's Kotaku games blog this week reported on practices at several gaming enthusiast websites -- including CNET Networks' Gamespot and News Corporation's IGN/Gamespy -- where game publishers and developers can pay to have previews for their titles receive more prominent placement on the sites. "You can purchase messaging plus units that increase the likelihood of an article about your game showing up on their front page," a source who was a former media buyer for various game publishers told Kotaku. Neither site makes this relationship known to its readers. The editors at both Gamespot and IGN then confirmed the existence of such practices when questioned by Kotaku. "I can confirm that GameSpot does offer publishers programs that promote their content on our site using a variety of means," Gamespot executive editor Greg Kasavin told Kotaku.

Video Gaming Sites IGN, GameSpy to Merge

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2003 - 6:37am.

San Francisco -- IGN Entertainment, a provider of online video game news, reviews and other gaming content, announced on Thursday that it will merge with GameSpy, a fellow provider of video gaming information as well as online gaming support services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Combined, the two networks attract more than 22 million unique visitors per month, according to comScore data; they also count a combined 194,000 active paying subscribers and have registered over 26 million users. "For the gamer, this merger will provide the broadest array of information, services and content choices. For game publishers and advertisers, it creates a platform with the widest reach and the deepest set of marketing tools to target gamers and young men in general," said GameSpy founder and chairman Mark Surfas. IGN CEO Mark Jung will serve as chief executive of the new company, while Surfas will become chief strategy officer. The two sites will retain their individual identities, and the merger is expected to close in the first half of 2004.

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Microsoft Signs Multiyear Pact to Use GameSpy Online Gaming Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2003 - 7:21am.

Irvine, Calif. -- GameSpy, a provider of video game news and online gaming support services, announced on Wednesday that Microsoft Game Studios has signed a multiyear agreement to use GameSpy's services for its PC-based online games. The agreement includes 24 Microsoft Game Studios titles, including the recently released PC version of its popular Xbox title, "Halo." Under the terms of the agreement, Irvine, Calif.-based GameSpy will also supply Microsoft Game Studios with software development kits that enable online matchmaking, community, administrative and networking functionalities for its online titles.