IGN Continues to Cut at Eurogamer

Why It Matters

The cuts undermine the credibility of a major gaming media hub, potentially eroding audience trust and advertising revenue across the industry.

Key Takeaways

• IGN's acquisition of Gamer Network triggered widespread staff cuts
• Eurogamer's UAE team faced major layoffs after the takeover
• Digital Foundry spun off, now operating independently and thriving
• Remaining talent includes veteran journalist Chris Tapsell at Eurogamer
• Talent drain raises concerns about IGN's strategic focus on traffic

Summary

The video outlines how IGN’s 2024 acquisition of Gamer Network has led to a cascade of layoffs, most notably decimating Eurogamer’s UAE editorial team.

Gamer Network’s portfolio—Eurogamer, V27, Rock Paper Shotgun, Outside Xbox, Digital Foundry, and partial stakes in HookShock Media—has seen talent bleed across sites. B247’s senior staff migrated to Eurogamer before it was reduced to a guides‑only operation; Games and Little Biz shed dozens; the speaker himself took voluntary redundancy.

A standout quote notes, “I like the IGN leadership personally, but this has been a disastrous acquisition,” while highlighting Digital Foundry’s successful spin‑out and Chris Tapsell’s continued presence at Eurogamer as rare bright spots.

The exodus threatens the depth of gaming coverage, signals IGN’s possible prioritization of traffic over editorial quality, and may reshape advertiser confidence in the network’s content ecosystem.

Original Description

IGN has made more lay-offs at Eurogamer, continuing its disastrous acquisition of Gamer Network