Alternatives and competitors
Sites like ign.com
The 20 closest video game media alternatives to ign.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 18 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to ign.com? The closest matches are GameRant, gamespot.com and gamewith.jp. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
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01 · Entity
About ign.com
ign.com
IGN Deutschland
IGN Deutschland: Eure Anlaufstelle für aktuelle Tests, Reviews und Specials zu Videospielen, Games, Kino und Serien. Von Playstation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch und PC bis zu Marvel und Co.
Wikidata: American video game and entertainment media website
Summary by Claude
Video game and entertainment news site publishing news, reviews, previews, videos and podcasts about games on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC, plus movies and TV series. This is the German regional edition, run under license.
- Who it’s for
- Video game players and entertainment fans
- Business model
- Advertising
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to ign.com’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to ign.com
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ign.com, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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GameRant - Breaking News, Reviews & Everything Else in the World of Video Games
GameRant delivers content written by gamers for gamers with an emphasis on news, reviews, unique features, and interviews.
Very close cos 0.943 - 02
video game website
Very close cos 0.943 - 03
ゲームウィズ - 日本最大級のゲームレビュー・攻略サイト
日本最大級のゲーム総合情報サイト。Switch2・Switch・PS5・PS4・PC・スマホアプリのおすすめゲームや新作ゲームのランキング、評価、レビュー、ゲーム攻略の最新情報を毎日お届け。ゲーム探しはゲームウィズ！
Very close cos 0.930 - 04
PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры
PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры
Very close cos 0.928 - 05
Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More
Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.
Very close cos 0.929 - 06
루리웹
들어올 땐 마음대로인 루리웹 메인으로 들어오도록 해
Very close cos 0.927 - 07
ScreenRant: Movie News, Movie Reviews, Movie Trailers, TV News
ScreenRant debuted in 2003 and has grown into the largest source of breaking entertainment news & original features for movies, TV, comics, + more!
Very close cos 0.927 - 08
GIGA | News und Tipps zu Android, Apple, Games, Entertainment, Tech und Haushalt
Bei GIGA findet ihr aktuelle News, Tests, Tipps und Schnäppchen rund um Technik, Games und Entertainment.
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Amazon CloudFront
- Mailchimp Transactional
- Meta Business Suite
- Miro
Very close cos 0.922 - 09
XBOX Official Site: Play Games Anywhere | XBOX
Play with XBOX on PC, console, & more. Explore Game Pass. Discover thousands of games. Shop controllers, handhelds, & consoles. Join players anywhere.
Very close cos 0.916 - 10
News & E-Mail bei t-online | Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung & Ratgeber
Aktuelle News aus Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung, Wirtschaft & Finanzen | Ratgeber Leben, Gesundheit und Heim & Garten | E-Mail und Shopping bei t-online.
Very close cos 0.917 - 11 Very close cos 0.915
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Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas
Bored Panda is a leading art, pop culture and lifestyle magazine that is viewed nearly 100 million times every month.
Very close cos 0.913 - 13
Game8｜The Top Gaming and App Walkthroughs Straight from Japan!
The Top Gaming and App Walkthroughs Straight from Japan! Game8 delivers the latest in gaming news, walkthrough information, and other useful tools so that you can get the most out of your gaming experience! Our pages for popular apps and new games are being updated every minute!
Very close cos 0.911 - 14
Nintendo - Official Site: Consoles, Games, News, and More
Visit the official Nintendo site to shop for Nintendo Switch™ systems and video games, read the latest news, find fun gear and gifts with a Nintendo twist, and much more.
Very close cos 0.910 - 15
Nachrichten, aktuelle Schlagzeilen und Videos - n-tv.de
Nachrichten seriös, schnell und kompetent. Artikel und Videos aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Börse, Sport und aller Welt.
Very close cos 0.913 - 16
heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online
News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.
Very close cos 0.911 - 17
XDA
The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.
Very close cos 0.912 - 18
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.
video game website and blog
Very close cos 0.906 - 19
PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & More
Discover the world of PlayStation. Explore PS5 consoles, the latest games, PlayStation Plus, accessories and more on the official PlayStation website.
- Google Search Console
- Microsoft 365
- OneTrust
- Amazon Route 53
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
Very close cos 0.903 - 20
巴哈姆特電玩資訊站 - 系統異常回報
Taiwanese ACG Internet forum
Very close cos 0.905
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to ign.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones ign.com uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What ign.com is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Analytics
- Comscore page source: .scorecardresearch.com
- Google Analytics page source: googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=2462dffbf64b4fbea15a057d21cba6e9
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=3593AA6971755BE668AACE816A1EE06C7146F3B4C359A3211…
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms50363470
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:spf_c.or…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-184.awsdns-23.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=cd8dab640ab786a9457c8757f4188cd682dd687a6…
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=HTgpmeGWcrcvgw4w
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=QUsZX4LdPWTYZgx09JhShFot27EJnUl/5CyxXFs…
- DocuSign TXT docusign=b8587a0a-d516-45e7-8429-5a1ac93a3f3a
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=n-kJTGwLshlTiyXFHlUrmuZBUmd02TKkgRt0H…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=ToPtMP-MoegJBf8rxWwG10WLPuAzf3HMQmZGry___BE
- Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=yePqme4WWVPpTYgYOAIOR0w3CQ3MrtcQRxl3oeXoG7B
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-mSiqGg2Y8ZFFeW6EymvMR9pl
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_GqtGRiAuyFwxt2e0Aw5qPd
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what ign.com adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 12/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on ign.com 9/20
- nginx · not on ign.com 9/20
- Amazon SES 7/20
- PHP · not on ign.com 7/20
- WordPress · not on ign.com 7/20
- Microsoft 365 6/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on ign.com 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 6/20
- Google Analytics 5/20
- jQuery · not on ign.com 5/20
- jsDelivr · not on ign.com 4/20
- Google Ad Manager 4/20
- Cloudflare · not on ign.com 3/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on ign.com 3/20