IGN Entertainment, Inc.

1996:

• The company moves its offices from the San Francisco Bay area to Brisbane, California (USA).

1997:

• The company launches the Imagine Games Network.

Jan 12, 1998:

• IGN64.ign.com becomes a branded website.

Oct 13, 2003:

• IGN acquires the TeamXbox website.

Dec 04, 2003:

• An announcement is made that IGN and GameSpy have signed a definitive merger agreement.

Feb 26, 2004:

• The GameStats.com website is launched.

Mar 04, 2004:

• The completion of the merger between GameSpy and IGN is announced.

Jun 29, 2004:

• An announcement is made that IGN and Rotten Tomatoes have signed a definitive merger agreement.

Sep 07, 2004:

• The Direct2Drive electronic game distribution portal is launched.

Feb 09, 2005:

• The acquisition of 3D Gamers is announced.

Jun 01, 2005:

• The acquisition of AskMen.com is announced.

Sep 08, 2005:

• News Corporation signs a definitive agreement to acquire IGN Entertainment, Inc. IGN and its network of sites will become part of News Corporation's Fox Interactive Media unit.

Oct 04, 2005:

• An announcement is made that Fox Interactive Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation, has completed its acquisition of IGN for approximately $650 million.