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.

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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.

2 Sources, 21d ago, first seen 21d ago

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334.6K

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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.

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