IGN hit by layoffs as parent company Ziff Davis cuts costs

IGN hit by layoffs as parent company Ziff Davis cuts costs | The Verge

The cuts follow last week’s layoffs at Ziff Davis-owned CNET.

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IGN’s parent company, Ziff Davis, quietly cut eight employees from the IGN Creators Guild—about 12 percent of its unionized staff—across multiple departments. Among those affected were senior features editor Matt Kim, video editor Chelsea Miller and an engineer, prompting the guild to call the move “perplexing” given IGN’s recent revenue gains.

These layoffs come amid a broader shake-up in gaming media—Polygon was sold to Valnet, Giant Bomb went independent, Game Informer relaunched after shuttering, and CNET also saw cuts. Last year, IGN even acquired Gamer Network’s portfolio (Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, etc.), leaving the union to wonder if future acquisitions are also on the chopping block.