IGN

Game review site

IGN is a major video game and entertainment media website, originally standing for Imagine Games Network when founded in 1996.

The site publishes reviews, news, and videos covering games, films, and television.

IGN review scores are widely cited in gaming culture, sometimes controversially: IGN gave it a 7, which means it's actually good.

publication

reviews

Published critical assessments

  • ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
  • gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
  • websiteOnline page collection

entertainment · scores · previews · trailers · news · walkthroughs · editorials · interviews · coverage · articles

meme

water

Clear essential liquid

  • sevenFourth prime number
  • jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
  • too muchBeyond acceptable limits

parody · internet · viral · ridicule · mockery · sarcasm · infamous · quote · reference · gaming

ratings

ten

Base of decimals

  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • scaleMeasure of relative size
  • controversyProlonged public disagreement

decimal · review · verdict · masterpiece · terrible · mediocre · rating · numbered · grading · evaluation

Opposites
critical stance

IGNConsumer Reports

Product evaluation nonprofit

audience scope

IGNThe New Yorker

Highbrow American magazine

The Atlantic · New York Times · academic journals · literary criticism · C-SPAN

Family

ignite, ignition, igneous, reignite, ignitable, igniter, unignited, ignitor, reignition

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Concrete · Rated G