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'Kotaku' is hit by layoffs

Draugoth

Gold Member
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G/O Media has conducted layoffs across the company and its publications, including the gaming site Kotaku. As reported by Adweek, the decision has resulted in 23 redundancies across G/O Media sites and the shuddering of women's cultural outlet Jezebel after 16 years.


CEO Jim Spanfeller notified G/O Media staff of the decision earlier today; the exact number of employees affected at Kotaku is unknown.

While G/O Media is a lean, nimble organization, we are not immune to the economic headwinds rattling our business

Additionally, Adweek added that G/O Media editorial director Merrill Brown was dismissed days before the new job cuts. He was hired back in January of this year.


The news of layoffs at Kotaku came a month after the site gained Jen Glennon as its new editor-in-chief.
 

spons

Member
On a more serious note, who the fuck still worked at Kotaku? Didn't writers there spin off into several different independent media outlets over the years?
Out of anything the fact it still exists surprises me the most.
 

deriks

4-Time GIF/Meme God
Kotaku is still around?

I thought that after Tim Togers left, it was dead

Well, tomeitos, tomatos
 

RSLAEV

Member
Was there a specific financial event or series of events that lead to all these game industry layoffs?
 
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