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📢We are thrilled to announce Marissa Desimone as our newest National Sales Manager! Marissa brings over 7 years of experience in media, advertising, integrated marketing, and strategic partnerships. Most recently, she was an Account Executive at Future, managing major brand relationships like Dell, Capital One, Klarna, Lovesac, and Nissan. In her role, she will focus on developing new business, growing existing client and agency relationships, and creating strategic media partnerships across gaming, entertainment and tech. Please join us in giving Marissa a warm welcome to the IGNE family! We can’t wait to see the impact you'll make here. 👋 #NewHire #IGNE #Gaming

Attention, friends in Chicago! You are cordially invited to IGNE’s Generations in Play Lunch in August! On Wednesday August 5th join us for food, networking, and insight into what’s really driving Gen Z and Alpha, as well as what it means for brands looking to win them in 2026 and beyond. Then in our Gaming Trends Presentation we'll break down this summer’s biggest announcements, the major themes in gaming right now, and what to look forward to over the next 12 months. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/exCrDgXM We look forward to seeing you there! #chicago #gaming #insights #marketing #events #data #trends #media #genz #genalpha #advertising

📢We are thrilled to announce Jacqueline Renner as our newest Senior Manager, Production! Jacque brings over 15 years of deep expertise in product development, production, and overseas manufacturing management across consumer goods and licensed retail. She will be channeling that incredible experience directly into our IGN Store, managing everyday merch development and production to help us scale and grow efficiently! Please join us in giving Jacque a warm welcome to the IGNE family! We can’t wait to see the impact you'll make here. 👋 #NewHire #IGNE #Gaming

We are incredibly excited to announce our new partnership with game - German Games Industry Association and Koelnmesse GmbH for the gamescom awesome indies show as well as our continued partnership for gamescom studio.   The show highlights gamescom’s most exciting indie titles and as part of it we will be adding one of our most popular formats, previews, to the mix of world-exclusive trailer premieres, gameplay reveals, developer interviews and more.   Additionally, we will be returning to the iconic glass studio in the centre of the showfloor to create incredible daily gamescom studio content in English and German, while our teams at IGN Japan and IGN China will create original gamescom studio programming for local audiences.   Check out the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eyai9y_F   And if you’re interested in being a part of gamescom awesome indies show, you can submit here: https://lnkd.in/eiF3yUag   We cannot wait to share the innovation and creativity of gamescom’s indie scene as well as the magic of the show floor with you all!

We’re thrilled to share that the GamesIndustry.Biz team won Media Brand of the Year at the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!   We would also like to congratulate all this year’s winners and nominees.   The incredible work on display from all the finalists is a brilliant example of the creativity, innovation, and passion that continues to drive the games industry forward. 🎮   #MCVDevelopAwards #GamesIndustry #GamingNews #VideoGames

Last call, New York! There are a last couple of spots to join us tomorrow morning for food, headshots, and an insight into what’s really driving Gen Z and Alpha - and what it means for brands looking to win them in 2026 and beyond. We’ll also break down the gaming trends coming out of this summer’s biggest announcements and what to look forward to over the next 12 months. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e3-Gs-5g We look forward to seeing you there! #gaming #media #newyork #generations #brands #marketing #advertising #genz #genalpha

📢We are thrilled to announce Kerry Palmer as our newest Guides Editor! Kerry has been freelancing for IGN for close to six years across various roles and capacities. In this new role, he is excited to contribute his own passion for games, tech, and the wider games media industry. Please join us in giving Kerry a warm welcome to the IGNE family! We can’t wait to see the impact you'll make here. 👋 #NewHire #IGNE #Gaming

📢We are thrilled to announce David Paplia as our newest Digital Designer in LA! David joins us with a a strong background in project management, organization, and problem solving. He is deeply passionate about creating pipelines that set fellow creatives up for ultimate success and is incredibly excited to turn his passion into a full-time career. Please join us in giving David a warm welcome to the IGNE family! We can’t wait to see the impact you'll make here. 👋 #NewHire #IGNE #Gaming

For our friends in New York: we have limited spaces left at our Generations in Play Breakfast. On Tuesday June 23 join us for food, headshots, and an insight into what’s really driving Gen Z and Alpha and what it means for brands looking to win them in 2026 and beyond. We’ll also break down the gaming trends coming out of this summers biggest announcements and what to look forward to over the next 12 months. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e3-Gs-5g We look forward to seeing you there! #gaming #media #newyork #generations #brands #marketing #advertising #genz #genalpha

There are limited spaces left for the IGN Live Happy Hour this Saturday evening! If you’d like to join us and a few industry friends you can RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/etF8u_Rb A huge thanks to our partners RedOctane Games for throwing this party with us - we hope to see you there!