games journalism
From Nintendo Power Hotline To Now, Human Labor Has Always Been The Soul Of Video Game Guides
Despite its boosters' claims, AI will never be able to replace a human guides writer
IGN Lays Off 8 Staff, 12% Of Union
The layoffs follow wider cuts at Ziff Davis, buyouts, and layoffs and departures at acquired sites
This Was Inevitable
Waypoint 2.0's ordeal is the story of games media in 2025
Waypoint Writers Quit Over Removal Of Articles Related To New Steam Policy [Update]
Two articles by writer Ana Valens were removed at the demand of Vice owner Savage Ventures, the latest in multiple deletions at the site
Why Disability Journalism In Games Needs To Evolve Beyond Marketing
"We’ve conditioned ourselves to believe that we’re all one big happy family"
Games Media Actually Had A Good Week, For Once
"Kotaku was sold to what is essentially a mom ‘n’ pop media company; Paste is owned by a guy"
G/O Media Finally Sells Kotaku
Kotaku has been purchased by the owners of sister site Gizmodo
Gamurs Has Been Selling Off Sites
In June, the network sold both Dot Esports and The Escapist
How Giant Bomb Went Un-Corporate
"The reality is, we don’t know how to make something like Giant Bomb work inside a corporation"
A Fond Farewell To Polygon, From The People Who Worked There
"It was a good website. I doubt I'll ever find a place like it for the rest of my career"
