IGN gets a new home under new owners Ziff Davis

IGN, which runs a network of video game and entertainment news websites, was sold by owners News Corp. to Ziff Davis, the companies announced today.

The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012

The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.

One in four Black Ops II players plan to call in sick on Call of Duty release day

It comes a day after Veterans Day, but a bunch of gamers are thinking of Black Ops II launch day as a holiday.

The DeanBeat: After raising $8.6M on Kickstarter, Ouya keeps the ball rolling

Former IGN chief Roy Bahat is becoming chairman of Ouya, which continues to attract indie game developers to its Android-based open game console.

Unlock conference aims to draw the game industry’s elite (exclusive)

Unlock, a new conference in La Jolla, Calif., is aiming draw the elite executives of the video game industry. The two-day event is hosted by the leaders of IGN, GameStop, and Facebook’s game business.

Roy Bahat, general manager of News …

IGN lays off some game staff; CBS Interactive buys Giant Bomb

Online game sites saw a bit of a shakeup today. News Corp.’s IGN Entertainment laid off some staff, and CBS Interactive acquired game review site Giant Bomb.

In a message to staff today, IGN president and general manager Roy Bahat …

Wikia, Jimmy Wales’ for-profit company, passes IGN to become the largest network of gaming sites on the web

What happens when you combine the Wiki model of open, collaborative editing with just a pinch of old-school oversight? In the case of Wikia, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales for-profit company, you get the largest network of gaming sites in the …