The gaming news website IGN tried multiple times to produce a magazine based on their site. Their first attempt, IGN64.com The Magazine, was published by their owner Imagine Media back when the site originally exclusively covered Nintendo 64 games. This iteration of the magazine listed only one issue. Later in 2001 as an independent company, they attempted to relaunch their magazine with GameShark under the title IGN.com The Magazine. This version also lasted a single issue.

Although these magazines were inspired by the IGN website, their content is original and exclusive to these print editions. Many of the writers for the IGN website wrote for the magazines as well.