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Spec score 6.6 #19 of 19 in Video Game Guide Platforms

What it is

IGN Guides is a free game-help service available on the web, Android, and iOS. Its content combines commissioned wiki pages, articles, interactive maps, checklist tools, videos, and guided contribution features such as tier lists. IGN says most guides are produced by in-house writers or paid freelance writers. Verified users can contribute through the wiki CMS, but they cannot create their own wikis or set up navigation. The company reduced its solicitation of user edits because it cited spam and errors, shifting toward paid writers and integrated tools. Guides are available on mobile web; an IGN representative said they were not supported in the native app at the time of a 2022 statement. IGN Entertainment describes itself as part of Ziff Davis, says its brands date back to 1996, and reports content localized in 20 languages across 110 countries. The service presents editorial and interactive game guidance within IGN’s managed publishing system.

Spec sheet

Headquarters
IGN Entertainment lists Los Angeles as its headquarters.Read 8 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company
IGN Entertainment describes itself as part of Ziff Davis and says its brands date back to 1996.Read 8 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company reach
IGN Entertainment says its content is localized in 20 languages across 110 countries.Read 8 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Content formats
An IGN representative described modern Game Help content as a mix of commissioned wiki CMS pages, articles, interactive maps, checklist tools, videos, and guided contribution tools such as tier lists.Read 8 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Contribution access
An IGN representative said verified users can contribute through its wiki CMS, but it is not an open platform where users can create wikis or set up navigation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Editorial direction
An IGN representative said the company shifted toward paid writers and integrated tools after reducing its solicitation of user edits.Read 8 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Guides on mobile web
An IGN representative said guides are available on mobile web.Read 8 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Native app limitation
An IGN representative said guides were available on mobile web but were not supported in the native app at the time of that 2022 post.Read 8 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Reason for limiting edits
An IGN representative said IGN dialed back soliciting user edits because of spam and errors, and to narrow its focus.Read 8 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Who creates guides
An IGN representative said IGN Guides are mostly created by in-house writers or paid freelance writers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free access across web, Android, and iOS
  • Articles, maps, checklists, and videos
  • Guided contribution tools such as tier lists
  • Verified-user contributions through wiki CMS

Limits

  • Native-app guide support was unavailable in 2022
  • Users cannot create wikis or navigation
  • User-edit solicitation was reduced over spam and errors

Who it suits

It suits players seeking free game guidance in articles, wikis, maps, checklists, videos, and other interactive formats. Verified users who want to contribute can do so through IGN’s CMS.

Verdict

IGN Guides offers broad free game-help formats across web and mobile platforms, with content largely produced by paid writers. Contributions are possible but controlled through IGN’s system rather than an open wiki model.

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