Former IGN hosts launch X Button as IGN scales back podcasts

Kotaku reports that Brian Altano and Seth Macy were laid off from IGN, while Max Scoville also left amid a strategy shift. The three are launching X Button. IGN’s Beyond! is on hiatus, and NVC will no longer publish weekly. Kotaku, citing a source familiar with the discussions, reports that IGN leadership told staff the other shows weren’t generating enough revenue to commit weekly resources to them.