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3 unusual facts about IGN


Devil World

On IGN's "Top 10 Pac-Man Clones", Devil World was ranked fourth.

Digital Chocolate

In 2009, the company's game Brick Breaker Revolution won an IGN award for Best Artistic Design.

Mad Catz

In 2011, Mad Catz’ Cyborg-branded R.A.T.7 Gaming Mouse was named “Best PC Accessory of 2010” by IGN.


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Aegis Wing

According to an IGN developer's spotlight, the game was created when Microsoft's J Allard proposed a summer internship focused on game design.

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

Hilary Goldstein of IGN Comics said that The Man Who Laughs "lacks the smooth pacing and adept dialogue of Moore's The Killing Joke, but this is a worthy companion to the classic Joker tale."

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

Producer Yuji Naka stated in an interview with IGN that eggs were chosen as the focus of the game to give the player joy from caring for and hatching eggs, and a feeling of anticipation "because you don't know what's going to come out of eggs".

Boxing Fever

IGN's Craig Harris spoke positively of the game's graphical design and frantic pace; he awarded the game an IGN Editor's Choice Award and compared the game to the Punch-Out!! series by Nintendo.

Brisbane, California

Some of the larger office tenants in Brisbane are Cutera Inc.(Medical Lasers), IGN, Dolby, Tercica, Sing Tao, and Intermune.

Bubsy 3D

The game was very poorly received and was regarded as one of the worst games of all time by GameTrailers, IGN, GamesRadar, and humorists Seanbaby and JonTron.

Dead or Alive 4

Douglass C. Perry of IGN called the game "a move in the right direction for the series" and praised the fighting system as "deeper and more sophisticated".

Ekans and Arbok

IGN's Pokémon Chick wrote that Arbok was a favorite among players looking for a "pure Poison" type and/or players who like Arbok for being an enemy toward Pikachu and Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime.

Gamestyle

Their reviews were considered highly enough to be included alongside IGN and Electronic Gaming Monthly on Nintendo's UK marketing print campaign for Metroid Prime.

Hurel-Dubois HD.31

None were actually built for Air France or Aigle Azer but the IGN continued to be interested in an aerial photography variant to replace the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress the company was then using.

Killer NIC

However, using a F.E.A.R. benchmark IGN found that the Killer NIC increased framerate from 15.41 to 23.5 frame/s.

Mark Jung

When the company was acquired by NewsCorp, Jung served as Chief Operating Officer of Fox Interactive Media (FIM) where he was responsible for all of its internet properties including MySpace, IGN Entertainment, FoxSports.com, AmericanIdol.com, and Scout Media.

Matt Casamassina

Casamassina started in 1997 as editor of the N64.com website, which soon became the Nintendo 64 section of IGN.

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces

Although Mortal Kombat: Special Forces was only released on the PlayStation, it was also supposed to be released on the Nintendo 64, as evidenced by an IGN interview with John Tobias.

Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service

SHOM works in cooperation with many other national organisations, including IFREMER (with whom it shares the Pourquoi-Pas ?), Météo-France, the CNRS, the University of Western Brittany and the IGN.

Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants

IGN rated the episode a 9/10, stating "There are a number of terrific jokes that manage to perfectly capture the mood and climate at the time" and praises the episode for its Looney Tunes parody between Cartman and Osama bin Laden.

Paper Mario

IGN's Matt Casamassina praised the game's accessibility, commenting that "it serves as the perfect introductory game to any person hoping to explore the genre".

Rock Lee

IGN called Lee one of their favorite characters in the series and compared his personality to that of Bruce Lee and Noel Gallagher.

Rotohex

IGN gave Rotohex an 8/10, calling the game "one of those awesome 'zone out' matching puzzlers" which carries an "unbelievable addictiveness" in its gameplay that is "almost as addictive as Marathon Mode is in Tetris".

Samurai Jack: The Amulet of Time

IGN's Craig Harris gave the game an "okay" score of 6 out of 10, citing the game's similarities to Metroid and recent Castlevania games as good design, but saying the game lacked originality.

Shojo Beat

In reviewing the premiere release of Shojo Beat, IGN's Jessica Chobot sharply criticized the magazine.

Space Hacks

They are based aboard the IGN Indolent, which sits on Clapham Common disguised as a hedge.

The Mighty Avengers

IGN reviewer Richard George said Brian Michael Bendis' writing for The Mighty Avengers #1 "manages to move through the roster selection, convey their basic information and personality, marshal them against a huge threat and leave us with a solid cliffhanger".

Tingle

The editors at IGN did not like Tingle, in part because his role in The Wind Waker was an integral part of "tedious fetch quests".

Todd Roy

Roy produces and directs The Jace Hall Show, which is syndicated on IGN and on Hulu.

Zhaytee

In 2002 he briefly gained widespread attention when the gaming news site IGN discovered and publicized the demo song ZhayTee had recorded as part of a declined bid to compose the music for the GCN game Metroid Prime.


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