Paste Games Is Finally Dead And It Sucks
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- The A.V. Club has laid off its full-time gaming editors as it shifts focus back to its core strengths in movies and TV, ending its expanded video game coverage.
- Paste Media, the parent company, has struggled to maintain consistent gaming content, previously spinning off its gaming vertical as Endless Mode before folding it back into The A.V. Club within six months.
- Garrett Martin, who led Paste Games for 15 years and was briefly involved with Endless Mode, along with associate editor Elijah Gonzalez, were among those laid off.
- The decision reflects Paste Media’s broader strategy to concentrate resources on film and television coverage, citing an inability to sustain a full-time gaming staff with a smaller team.
- Paste Media, owned by Bill Sagan, has also faced challenges managing other properties like Jezebel, which recently lost its Editor-in-Chief without a clear succession plan.
