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IGN reportedly lays off longtime hosts in cuts across multiple departments

Kotaku reports several staff were laid off. In a statement shared by the outlet, IGN's union said four union members and many others across the organization lost their jobs.

Kotaku reports that IGN's latest round of layoffs included longtime video hosts. In a statement shared by Kotaku, IGN's union said it was blindsided by cuts affecting four union members and many others, including producers, editors and hosts. The union said successive layoffs were stripping away core parts of IGN's operations and leaving remaining employees with additional workloads and anxiety about further cuts.

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IGN reportedly lays off longtime hosts in cuts across multiple departments

Kotaku reports several staff were laid off. In a statement shared by the outlet, IGN's union said four union members and many others across the organization lost their jobs.

Kotaku reports that IGN's latest round of layoffs included longtime video hosts. In a statement shared by Kotaku, IGN's union said it was blindsided by cuts affecting four union members and many others, including producers, editors and hosts. The union said successive layoffs were stripping away core parts of IGN's operations and leaving remaining employees with additional workloads and anxiety about further cuts.

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Kotaku@Kotaku Yesterday
Sources tell Kotaku that several staff have been laid off at IGN amid a fresh round of cuts, including long-time video hosts
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Sources: IGN Layoffs Hit Multiple Departments And Long-Time Hosts - Kotaku
The top video game site keeps cutting
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Kotaku@Kotaku 15 hrs ago
Update: IGN's union has responded to the latest round of surprise layoffs: "Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled…
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@KotakuSources tell Kotaku that several staff have been laid off at IGN amid a fresh round of cuts, including long-time video hosts https://kotaku.com/sources-ign-layoffs-hit-multiple-departments-and-long-time-hosts-2000734361 @KotakuUpdate: IGN's union has responded to the latest round of surprise layoffs: "Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled voice in games and entertainment. With each successive layoff, core parts of IGN's operation continue to be stripped away. Today, IGN has decided to do away with many of our talented producers, editors, hosts, and other crucial roles, both within and out of the union. How many layoffs will occur before we no longer recognize the company we work for and the content that we make? While we recognize the challenges the media industry is facing as a whole, it is difficult to understand how laying off valuable employees better positions us to meet those challenges. In turn, remaining employees bear additional workloads worsened by anxiety over the ever-looming threat of another layoff. We are devastated, angry, and heartbroken for our colleagues." https://kotaku.com/sources-ign-layoffs-hit-multiple-departments-and-long-time-hosts-2000734361

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Many accounts welcomed the IGN layoffs because of long-running complaints about inaccurate game scores and reviews, while others called the surprise cuts terrible for staff and criticized the lack of union notice.

Based on 21 sentiment-bearing replies from 21 accounts across 2 conversations.

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Positive66.7%33.3%Negative

Summary

Many accounts welcomed the IGN layoffs because of long-running complaints about inaccurate game scores and reviews, while others called the surprise cuts terrible for staff and criticized the lack of union notice.

Based on 21 sentiment-bearing replies from 21 accounts across 2 conversations.

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Kotaku@Kotaku Yesterday
Sources tell Kotaku that several staff have been laid off at IGN amid a fresh round of cuts, including long-time video hosts
kotaku.com
Sources: IGN Layoffs Hit Multiple Departments And Long-Time Hosts - Kotaku
The top video game site keeps cutting
- likes: 139
- replies: 31
- bookmarks: 19
- reposts: 22
KO
Kotaku@Kotaku 15 hrs ago
Update: IGN's union has responded to the latest round of surprise layoffs: "Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled…
kotaku.com
/sources-ign-layoffs-hit-multiple-departments-and-long-time-hosts-2000734361
- likes: 287
- replies: 33
- bookmarks: 35
- reposts: 31

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