Paste Ends The Games Coverage That Gave So Many Writers Their Start
Aftermath • • technology
Key Points:
- Paste has ended its dedicated video games coverage, with the games section at The AV Club, which had absorbed Paste's games content, being shuttered and staff laid off, including associate editor Elijah Gonzalez.
- The AV Club confirmed the elimination of three roles related to video games coverage, citing an inability to sustain a full-time games team with their smaller staff, though some games content will continue.
- Paste Games, launched in 2011 under editor Garrett Martin, was a significant platform for games writing, eventually spinning off into the standalone site Endless Mode before merging into The AV Club's games section in 2025.
- The closure marks the loss of a key outlet known for nurturing new games writers and allowing creative freedom, with many in the industry lamenting the impact on emerging talent and the broader games media landscape.
- This development follows other consolidations by Paste of former G/O Media properties, such as folding the politics site Splinter into Jezebel, which itself has faced recent staffing and contributor challenges.
