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Sources: IGN Layoffs Hit Multiple Departments And Long
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- IGN is undergoing another round of layoffs, affecting multiple departments and including prominent video hosts Seth Macy and Brian Altano, both long-time contributors to the site.
- Brian Altano, a key host of the PlayStation podcast Beyond since 2009, and Seth Macy, a senior commerce editor and frequent Nintendo Voice Chat host, have confirmed their departures.
- The layoffs may be influenced by employees' remote work status and willingness to relocate, with the scale of cuts not yet fully clear.
- This latest reduction follows a smaller layoff of engineers shortly after IGN Live, the site’s annual event for Summer Game Fest, continuing a pattern of layoffs following major company events.
- IGN's owner, Ziff Davis, has been making sporadic editorial cuts since acquiring other gaming sites earlier in 2024, amid leadership changes including the exit of previous publisher John Davison.
