IGN Research
IGN is one of the largest gaming websites there is it has been running for years and they run tournaments all over the world where the likes of day9 could cast. They have written reviews, podcasts, VODs, Streams, anything somebody would want to know about gaming is there, for every platform, there are walk-throughs and cheats, and news. As IGN is as close to a news conglomerate as you could get in the gaming world they naturally have a lot of money. Therefore they can afford to buyout most of the competitions talent. Their website is vast and so is their social media coverage. They run articles relating to gaming, telephones, technology television, comics and retro gaming and as mentioned previously they have a band of tournaments known as the IPL (IGN Pro League) this gives them the opportunity to set up larger tournaments than others might feel is possible. With most of the gaming world wanting to watch. The audience for IGN is fairly indiscriminate, because of how many options there are of what you can do on the website it is more like a broad entertainment platform than a haven for gaming or even pro gaming.
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