--- title: IGN announces year-long celebration to mark 30th anniversary description: IGN is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a year-long initiative featuring longform interviews with gaming and entertainment industry figures, the return of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ign-announces-year-long-celebration-to-mark-30th-anniversary-n77refkv2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: IGN announces year-long celebration to mark 30th anniversary | daily.dev og:description: IGN is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a year-long initiative featuring longform interviews with gaming and entertainment industry figures, the return of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ign-announces-year-long-celebration-to-mark-30th-anniversary-n77refkv2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/n77REfkV2.png og:image:alt: IGN announces year-long celebration to mark 30th anniversary og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # IGN announces year-long celebration to mark 30th anniversary **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary IGN is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a year-long initiative featuring longform interviews with gaming and entertainment industry figures, the return of its LA event IGN Live, and a partnership with Humble Bundle for games and retro merchandise. The site traces its origins to September 23, 1996, when it launched as the Imagine Gaming Network (N64.com), aiming to provide daily content beyond monthly magazines. The celebration includes anniversary editions of series like Art of the Level and IGN30: Icons interviews exploring industry changes over three decades. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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