It seems no industry is safe from consolidation, and the latest target is gaming media. IGN Entertainment has acquired the website portfolio of UK publisher Gamer Network, which operates a number of beloved games-focused publications. That list includes Gamesindustry.biz, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, and the tabletop site Dicebreaker. The network also holds shares in sites like Nintendo Life and Digital Foundry.
IGN scoops up Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more
Industry consolidation continues as the company acquires the website portfolio of Gamer Network, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs.
Industry consolidation continues as the company acquires the website portfolio of Gamer Network, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs.
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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gamesindustry.biz reports that “some redundancies” have been made across the sites, though it’s not clear how many workers have been impacted. According to several posts on X, editors at both Rock Paper Shotgun and Gamesindustry.biz have been laid off. IGN Entertainment is owned by Ziff Davis, which, in addition to IGN’s site, also operates other subsidiaries like Humble Bundle.
The news comes as games media, like the rest of the industry, has been thrust into a period of dramatic upheaval, brought about in part by the sudden rise of AI, changes to Google, and shifting editorial strategies. In the wake of this, several independent sites — like Aftermath, formed by former Kotaku staff — have appeared.
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