{
  "id": 10705073,
  "title": "IGN 30th Anniversary: Celebrate With Exclusive Deals, Games, and Merch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/ign-30th-anniversary-celebrate-with-exclusive-deals-games-and-merch",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/ign-30th-anniversary-deals-games-merch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On this day, IGN commemorates its 30th anniversary with an array of exclusive content, deals, games, and merchandise. A highlight is a special episode of IGN30: Icons, featuring a lengthy interview with renowned director Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro discusses his endeavors to adapt BioShock for the big screen, his collaboration with Hideo Kojima, and which of his works he labels as his \"cocaine movie.\" For gaming enthusiasts, IGN has also rolled out a special edition of IGN Trivia, commemorating 30 years of video games, and a revamped version of GameScope. This edition includes a special puzzle, encouraging participants to share their scores and demonstrate their gaming acumen. IGN is offering a bundle of seven critically acclaimed PC games for $5 or less, which includes titles such as The Elder Scrolls Online - Elsweyr, Subnautica, REMNANT II, BlazBlue Entropy Effect, Sonic Adventure 2, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, and Ravenswatch. Proceeds from the bundle go to support Child’s Play charity, and the offer is active until October 9. In addition, IGN's online store offers exclusive, limited-edition merchandise, including a black t-shirt with a unique d-pad logo, a special-edition Retro 30 hat, a vintage-style t-shirt with IGN’s original logo, and a classic black sweatshirt featuring a white IGN logo. Despite today being the focal point, IGN has been honoring this milestone throughout the year. Fans can still access a wealth of content, such as an extensive interview with BioShock creator Ken Levine, a retrospective on the Scream franchise, a selection of the top 30 racing games, the importance of a specific decision in Crash Bandicoot's creation, Independence Day: The Last Handmade Blockbuster, and a rundown of 30 open world masterpieces, including a focus on Mario 64's groundbreaking first level. IGN will continue to deliver special IGN 30th anniversary content throughout the remainder of the year, including further interviews, videos, exclusive releases, and more.",
  "summary": "IGN is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an exclusive Guillermo del Toro interview, a 7-game Humble Bundle and limited-edition retro merch.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}