



December 09, 2009 - If you thought that you could make it through the end of the year without more Apple tablet buzz hitting the collective consciousness, think again, because industry analysts are at it again. This time a market-watching wizard at a major research firm has come out and said that Apple's long-fable tablet computer will be arriving in March, with production beginning in February. More »
December 09, 2009 - You know why gear is great? Because there is just so much of it. Its everywhere and in every industry, and there is no shortage of good stuff for every gadget hound and tech freak to get their hands on. The problem is finding the best deals online can take forever and we feel our readers have better things to do with their time, which is why IGN Gear has put together a weekly feature where we will find some of the best priced products online and put it right here at your fingertips. Off the back of a truck prices, but all of the anonymous, lazy comforts of internet shopping -- Black Market Gear. More »

December 09, 2009 - If there's one movie that definitely does not have a shortage of merchandise at its disposal, it's Star Wars. Hell, one guy has made his fortune doing nothing other than licensing out the name to toy and t-shirt makers and then sitting back and making a new trio of movies every couple of decades. Unfortunately, most of the SW gear has had little success broadening the social aspects of any Earth-bound Jedi, and judging by the nerdability of these new Star Wars hats, that's not about to change. More »
December 09, 2009 - It takes time to get things right. More than a decade after IGN first launched, and after a half-dozen revisions, we finally found a look that suits us. Certainly, we've had many readers who enjoyed and will even miss our cluttered pages, but in time, we're certain you'll come to agree that this slimmer, sleeker IGN is best in a long line of facelifts. More »

December 09, 2009 - Every year, Apple names the most popular and highest selling movies, music, and apps on iTunes with iTunes Rewind. This year marked several landmarks for Apple, with the iTunes App Store passing over 100,000 available apps and app downloads reaching over two billion. As such, the competition for app dominance was pretty stiff, but now the highest rated and highest grossing apps and games of the year have been revealed. More »
December 09, 2009 - In the world of Assassin's Creed II, players are granted tremendous freedom with the ability to scale any building, jump from any peak, and engage in hundreds of side quests and missions. Beneath the sheer scale of the open world of Assassin's Creed II, however, is a compelling narrative that guides the player through Ezio Auditore da Firenze path to revenge. Like any good story, Assassin's Creed II relies partly on dialogue and action-fueled cut scenes to connect the player with the character; an experience which facial animation firm Image Metrics helped to create. Behind many of those raised eyebrows and plotting stares is Image Metrics' proprietary facial animation technology, which uses 3D imaging and real voice actor performances to create realistic and involving scenes. More »
December 09, 2009 - Have you ever wondered what an average day at IGN is like? Are you currently a college student residing in the Los Angeles area? You have and you are!? Swell! IGN Los Angeles is looking for young, ambitious, and driven interns, willing to participate in the field of web media, for college credit! More »

December 08, 2009 - The buzz behind Apple's fabled tablet Mac has been stealing a significant chunk of the spotlight for the last year, but in the realm touch screen computing, there is plenty news to go around. Just last month a new Android tablet was introduced and today a brand new tablet device was announced by Fusion Garage known as the JooJoo, which you may more readily recognize by its former name, the CrunchPad. More »

December 08, 2009 - What do you do when you have built the ultimate personalized spaceship with millions of your own dollars? Do it all over again! That's exactly what billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson has done, though this time his rocket plane is designed to go commercial and launch rich tourists into space for a true once in a lifetime experience. More »

December 07, 2009 - According to reports this afternoon, Apple has purchased Lala, an online music streaming service. So far, there have been few details revealed in regards to the reasoning behind the buyout, though most believe that this move signals Apple's intentions to start edging into other forms of digital content delivery beyond just downloads. More »

December 07, 2009 - Disgruntled AT&T; subscribers experiencing service interruptions now have an additional platform outside of Twitter posts and Facebook status updates to voice their complaints on, as today AT&T; has announced the launch of a new app designed specifically for the purpose of reporting service outages. More »

December 04, 2009 - The clothes you wear should reflect your personality, passions, and, when appropriate, your sense of humor. Fortunately we're up to our eyeballs in personality, passion, and sense of humor, not to mention charm, wit, and ravishing good looks. To that end, we'd like to share the wealth and impart on you some recommendations for some hot, fresh, and "with it" clothing that has arrived on geek clothing websites recently. More »

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