Together, GameStop and IGN will integrate their offerings to enrich the online experience for video game fans seeking information about games from early announcement to post-purchase.

Lamborghinis and Teslas and Ferraris—oh my! AskMen, the leading men's lifestyle site, and SCVNGR, the social game all about going places, doing challenges and earning points, are bringing PlayStation's highly-anticipated racing game, Gran Turismo® 5, to life in the "Race through the Bay Challenge" – an Amazing Race-style scavenger hunt that will have fans navigating the streets of San Francisco, competing in real-life challenges inspired by the game.The event is part of a growing effort by AskMen to go beyond-the-pixel and engage users with brands in real-world ways.

AskMen today announced the results of their annual reader survey: the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2010, with Jon Stewart from The Daily Show claiming the No. 1 position after over half a million votes were cast. Now in its fifth year, the Top 49 Most Influential Men challenges AskMen's 16 million monthly readers to determine which male figures have made the biggest impact, and ultimately, shaped what it means to be a modern man in 2010.

Direct2Drive.com (D2D), a leader in digital distribution of video games, is expanding its reach and catalog to the growing free-to-play space with the launch of a new Online Games Channel that offers gamers high quality online games bundled with virtual in-game content in affordable, downloadable packs. With the new channel, Direct2Drive is introducing a new play and monetization model that moves beyond the 'unboxing' of traditional games and marks an industry-leading evolution in service offerings extended to consumers by digital retailers.