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( BW)(CA-IGN)(IGNX) IGN Acquires VE3D Gaming Site; Premier Gaming News Site Joins IGN Network
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003--IGN Entertainment (Nasdaq:IGNX) -- home to IGN.com, the web's largest information and entertainment destination for video gamers -- today announced that it has acquired VE3D, a preeminent online site for up-to-the minute gaming news.
IGN's acquisition of the VE3D web site from BA Ventures, LLC, enhances IGN's reach among hardcore fans of PC games. VE3D (www.ve3d.com) is particularly known for its in-depth coverage of action and strategy PC games, which complements the in-depth coverage of massively multiplayer online role-playing PC games (MMORPGs) provided by IGN's Vault Network.
"We're extremely excited about this addition to our network of gaming and entertainment sites," said Peer Schneider, IGN's Network Director. "VE3D offers quality content and is well known and highly respected in the gaming community. Not only are we expanding our audience, but we are also strengthening the depth of our gaming coverage."
"IGN truly understands the gaming enthusiast and is a good fit for our VE3D audience," said Rob Anderson, Director of Business Development for BA Ventures, LLC. "Our loyal fans will continue to receive the web's best gaming news from the VE3D site while gaining access to a huge breadth of video game and entertainment content from the rest of the IGN network."
About IGN Entertainment
IGN Entertainment (Nasdaq:IGNX), through its flagship network IGN.com, is the Internet's leading information and entertainment destination for teen and young adult gamers. IGN serves its audience by providing both free and subscription-based content and services. IGN's award winning content -- two Webby People's Voice Awards and two Wired Magazine's Readers Raves Awards -- attracts more than eight million unique visitors a month, including over 5.6 million registered users and more than 75,000 paying subscribers. IGN offers its business customers a full spectrum of integrated marketing solutions to reach this large web-centric audience. These products include fixed placement and impression-based advertising, sponsorships, permission marketing, custom publishing, e-commerce, direct e-mail marketing and content licensing. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, with sales offices in New York and Los Angeles. For more information, please visit http://www.ign.com.