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On January 12, 1998, IGN.com was launched, and on January 8, 2008 the site celebrated its 10th birthday. So to celebrate and honor the event, IGN is launching a new website, IGN Retro, and having special editorial features from January 14-18, 2008. Of course it all seems like a fitting way to celebrate a decade of work.

As to be expected from the name, IGN Retro will be covering the classic systems. The press release states the Atari 2600, Dreamcast,  Intellivision, NES and Xbox, among many other systems, will receive full coverage at the new website. It provides a way to not only honor the past consoles, but also create a new haven for those classic gamers that appreciate and play games on retired systems.

The special IGN editorial features for the week are spaced out so there is one each day. Each installment covers a moment in IGN’s history, rather than focusing on specific consoles or video games. The planned articles, two of which are already online, are “Press X: Ten Trends in Ten Years,” “The Many Faces of IGN: Where are They Now?,” “Classic IGN Video Moments,” “IGN.com Turns 10 Podcast” and “IGN Video Documentary: The First 10 Years.”

Kudos to IGN and their teams of writers, editors and contributors over the years for achieving this milestone. I hope that the site’s success continues for another decade.

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