By IGN Staff
Looking for a quick, hands-free way to keep up on the latest gaming and entertainment news? IGN has partnered with SpokenLayer to bring you an IGN news update to smart speakers every weekday. It’s a quick round-up of all the biggest stories of the day, delivered in a bite-sized format.
This new feature is available on Amazon Echo and Google Home starting today!
For Amazon Echo, you can access IGN two ways:
- Alexa Skill on Amazon Echo – No setup required. Simply say to your device: “Alexa, open IGN” — or “Alexa, what’s the latest from IGN?”
- Alexa Flash Briefing – If you want to add IGN as one of the providers for your news flash briefing, search for “IGN Flash Briefing” in your Alexa app > Enable > and then simply say to your Alexa device, “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?”
And on Google Home, it’s just as easy:
- Google Action – No setup required. Simply say to your Google Home device, “Okay Google, talk to IGN.”
- Google Narrative News – Simply say to your Google Home device, “Okay Google, what’s the latest from IGN?” or “Okay Google, play IGN.”
- You can also add the IGN update to your Google Narrative News list by going into your Google Assistant app Settings > selecting News > and checking off the experience in the list of publishers. Then simply say to your Google Home device, “Okay Google, listen to the news.”
So, whether you’re getting ready for work in the morning, cooking dinner at night, or trekking through the latest massive open-world game, now you can stay up to date with IGN, even if you’ve got your hands full and are keeping your eyes on something else.
If you’re looking for more audio programming from IGN, remember that you can also listen to our weekly podcasts like Game Scoop, Beyond (PlayStation), Unlocked (Xbox), Nintendo Voice Chat as well as our monthly game developer interview series, IGN Unfiltered, available for download or streaming from a variety of Podcast platforms.