IGN Partners With Gamescom 2020

We're happy to announce that IGN is once again partnering with gamescom this year, where we'll be helping to recreate the show in its new digital form.

gamescom 2020 runs from August 27-30, and kicks off with Opening Night Live. We'll be streaming that showcase and much, much more across every IGN platform, throughout the event.

Every day, IGN will be bringing you the gamescom Studio stream, including live gameplay demos, exclusive interviews with developers and publishers, and daily news.

We'll also be bringing you a daily wrap-up show, an indie showcase, and an awards show:

• August 28-29 - gamescom Daily Show: Presented by IGN's Michael Swaim, the gamescom Daily Show will wrap up the day's highlights, as well as covering the likes of cosplay, esports, and more.

• August 29 - gamescom Awesome Indies: In this showcase, we'll be showing off the most exciting games from smaller developers at the show, shining a light on some of the industry's most original projects, and talking them through with their developers.

• August 30 - gamescom Best Of Show: Closing out gamescom 2020, we'll be handing out the gamescom awards, as well as showing off the results of the yearly cosplay competition.

This year's gamescom is an exclusively digital event, and will be completely free to watch, with no event tickets required. We'll have more info for you on how to watch the show as we get closer to the event.

IGN To Deliver Global Online Summer of Gaming Event

Safely bringing the global games community together

04/03/20 LOS ANGELES – IGN, a world leader in games and entertainment media, has revealed its plans for a new global online “Summer of Gaming” event with regularly scheduled programming. With E3 2020 canceled, this new digital event will act as a focal point for potentially millions of viewers looking for all the latest news and impressions around games and the next generation of console hardware.

“More and more people are turning towards video games for entertainment and escapism. Last week we saw new records for traffic across all of our platforms — we’re excited to bring this Global, Digital Event to our audiences and partners- as this will be an event not to be missed”

Beginning in early June, IGN will kick off a season of live broadcasts and on-demand programming with editorial coverage that connects the global audience with game developers from around the world. IGN is working with partners including 2K, Square Enix, SEGA, Bandai Namco, Amazon, Google, Twitter, Devolver Digital, THQ Nordic, and more. Look for more announcements on partners and details in the coming weeks.

IGN will deliver a content-rich experience through streamed publisher presentations featuring pre and post discussion and analysis shows; developer interviews from the safety of digital calls; hands-on demos and preview impressions, gameplay footage, and news segments featuring announcement recaps and commentary.

Gamers from around the world will have the opportunity to participate, recreating the energy of a “live event” where the audience can send reaction videos from home, and vote for their favorite games and announcements in polls.

IGN’s global coverage in 112 countries and 25 languages is committed to ensuring that fans can enjoy this incredible digital experience regardless of what device or platform they use.

IGN’s live programming can be accessed on any one of IGN’s more than 20 platforms, including desktop, mobile, OTT, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Mixer, Twitch, Snapchat Discover, TikTok, and more.

“With the next generation of console gaming kicking off later this year and gamers eager to learn more about what games they’ll be playing on their new hardware, our online event will be a key moment for publishers and developers to connect with the audience worldwide,” said Peer Schneider, Chief Content and Product Officer at IGN. “The time is right to unite the gaming community for a global celebration of gaming. We’re excited to put our editorial and video production teams and multi-platform reach to good use to connect, inform, entertain, and recreate the excitement and fun of summer gaming events virtually -- safely -- online.”

“More and more people are turning towards video games for entertainment and escapism. Last week we saw new records for traffic across all of our platforms — we’re excited to bring this Global, Digital Event to our audiences and partners- as this will be an event not to be missed,” said Yael Prough, EVP and General Manager at IGN.

IGN Entertainment is one of the leading Internet media companies focused on video games and entertainment. IGN reaches more than 200 million monthly users around the world, and is followed by more than 16 million subscribers on YouTube and 40 million users on social platforms. IGN also publishes daily content on 28 platforms including TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat Discover. Established in 1996, IGN is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and London. IGN content is localized in 25 languages and 112 countries and hosted on websites and native applications on mobile, connected TV, and Xbox and PlayStation platforms.

Contacts

Jeremy Jones
Corporate Communications
pressinquiries@ign.com

Be part of San Diego Comic-Con 2018 with IGN

14 hours of streaming direct to fans includes Doctor Who, Predator and The Walking Dead

07/16/2018 – IGN, the world leader in games and entertainment media, has revealed its plans for the biggest date in the global pop culture calendar, San Diego Comic-Con 2018 – the largest event dedicated to the comic, movie and TV industries.
 
The year, IGN’s SDCC 2018 coverage airs from July 19th to 22nd – live from the show floor and packed halls of San Diego’s Convention Center, IGN’s dedicated studio at the Hard Rock Hotel, as well as events throughout the historic Gaslight District. Fans are promised 14 hours of live coverage.
 
IGN Live from SDCC streams will be packed with content for entertainment enthusiasts worldwide – with live coverage of the big panels including Warner Bros., The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Sony, Marvel Games, Doctor Who and more, as well as pre and post panel analysis from IGN’s respected team of experts. Throughout the streams, big actors, producers and guests will be live with IGN, showcasing the latest trailers, behind-the-scenes footage, and the best of Comic-Con’s awesome cosplay.
 
IGN’s Comic-Con programming will include content from 20th Century Fox’s Predator, interviews with DC’s Jim Lee and Dan DiDio and the cast of Avengers: Infinity War, The Walking Dead and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, as well as Dragon Ball Super: Broly, The Flash, Riverdale, Call of Duty and many more.
 
Twitter is once again IGN’s official live streaming platform and broadcast partner for its SDCC coverage, following last year’s successful collaboration. Fans worldwide are invited to react in real-time on Twitter to the big news and reveals from the Convention Center and participate via live chat on IGN’s homepage and partner platforms.
 
IGN is also providing fans with exclusive access to new content in partnership with Fox, Amazon and PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG) MOBILE. Join IGN for a look at Deadpool’s Super Duper Dance Party, and a tour of Blind Al’s apartment. Check out IGN’s mission in the Jack Ryan Training Field by infiltrating, fighting and evading enemies to gain full field clearance. Finally, IGN will be finding out what fans have to say about PUBG MOBILE – the free-to-play title that launched earlier this year on iOS and Android devices – and just dropped updates like War Mode, a clan system, in-game rewards and more!
 
Fans can enjoy the incredible Comic-Con experience no matter what device or platform they use, with IGN Live from SDCC available across more than 20 platforms, including IGN.com, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Stories and IGN’s Snapchat Discover channel, as well as IGN’s mobile apps for iOS and Android and OTT apps on Apple TV, Microsoft’s Xbox One, and Sony PlayStation 4. For the first-time, fans will be able to watch IGN from SDCC on Mixer, too. IGN offers any site the ability to embed its live feed from the show.
 
Terri Schwartz, Entertainment Content Lead at IGN, said:  
 
"Last year, IGN's San Diego Comic-Con coverage attracted more than 34 million users, generating almost 200 million views to videos and articles and around 600 million social impressions in just 5 days.  We're excited to once again bring some of the excitement of Comic-Con to the millions of users who can't attend in person."
 
This year, IGN’s famous Comic-Con party is Jack Ryan-themed and presented by Amazon Prime Video.  The exclusive event takes over the Andaz Hotel rooftop and is invite only.
 
IGN’s full SDCC programming will be available on the IGN homepage on the desktop web and mobile from July 19th to 22nd, or directly via this link: http://www.ign.com/events/comic-con

IGN gears up for E3 2018

World’s top games and entertainment publisher reveals 40+ hours of all-new live content from Los Angeles. More ways for IGN fans to enjoy gaming’s biggest week with Live Coverage on Disney XD and Twitter
 
06/04/18  San Francisco  – IGN – the world leader in games and entertainment media has announced plans for gaming’s biggest week, E3 2018.
 
IGN’s E3 2018 coverage is confirmed to run for six days, starting on Saturday, June 9th at 10:30:am and concluding at 6:00pm on Thursday, June 14th. 
 
A live broadcast from downtown Los Angeles will kick off more than 40 hours of content – available to gamers around the globe on an unprecedented 22 platforms, including IGN.com, IGN mobile apps on iOS and Android, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, IGN’s Snapchat Discover channel, and OTT apps including Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4.
 
IGN’s live E3 coverage will include action from the show floor, the major platform and publisher events, and IGN’s respected pre-and-post shows with up-to-the-minute analysis and trusted insight from IGN’s expert personalities. Fans will be able to watch, chat along, and interact with IGN’s hosts and game developers, right from the IGN homepage.
 
IGN will also be the place to find exclusive live game demos and appearances from gaming’s biggest names, all from IGN’s stage on the show floor.  IGN's E3 coverage will include publisher events from Nintendo, Playstation, Xbox, EA, and Bethesda, as well as EPIC's Fortnite 50v50 ProAm. 
 
IGN is committed to ensuring fans can enjoy E3 no matter what device or platform they use.  During E3 2017 week, IGN’s content reached an incredible 87 million gamers worldwide – generating over 212 million video views, totalling a staggering 10.3 million hours watched. 
 
This year, IGN’s live E3 coverage will be presented on D|XP, Disney XD's primetime programming destination for gaming enthusiasts of all ages, with a core demographic of age 13+. This marks the first time IGN’s livestreams from E3 will also be available on TV. Recaps showcasing highlights from E3 will also be featured on Disney XD.
 
IGN also once again partners with Twitter at E3, bringing the element of real-time conversation to IGN’s E3 coverage. IGN and Twitter will build on their successful E3 partnership in 2017 that resulted in 45 million livestream views globally on Twitter.
 
Elsewhere at E3, IGN has plans to create bespoke Instagram Stories straight from the show floor and custom shows for Snapchat Discover.

“E3 is the biggest week of the year for video games and we believe IGN’s coverage is the best way for game fans to experience it short of actually being there in person. This year we will stream more than 40 hours live to IGN’s 170 million users, across 110 countries, via almost every platform where gamers seek out content. We’re delighted to team up with Disney XD and Twitter in 2018 – like IGN they understand the joy of E3 and they are committed to sharing that joy with gamers around the World.”

— Mitch Galbraith, EVP and GM and IGN Entertainment

About IGN Entertainment
IGN Entertainment is the leading Internet media company focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets. IGN reaches more than 170 million monthly users and is followed by more than 11 million subscribers on YouTube and 31 million users on social platforms. IGN also publishes daily content on Snapchat Discover. Established in 1996, IGN is operated by digital media company Ziff Davis, LLC, a subsidiary of j2 Global, Inc. IGN is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and London. IGN content is localized in 25 languages and 114 countries and hosted on websites and native applications on mobile, connected TV, and Xbox and PlayStation platforms. For more information, visit www.IGN.com and follow @IGN on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. 

For more information
Will Guyatt, PR Contractor, IGN Entertainment, william_guyatt@ziffdavis.com