Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Video Game Journalism Faces 25% Decline Amid Layoffs

10/23/2025

32 6

Summary

Story summary

More than 1,200 video game journalists left the industry in the two years, a 25% decline, per Press Engine.
More than 600 journalists disappeared from outlets in the last year alone, due to layoffs at IGN and Polygon, tied to competition and Google's search-algorithm changes.
TheGamer has also faced significant layoffs.
Alex Donaldson, a veteran journalist, said better management could have mitigated layoffs.

1 of 1

Story summary

More than 1,200 video game journalists left the industry in the two years, a 25% decline, per Press Engine.
More than 600 journalists disappeared from outlets in the last year alone, due to layoffs at IGN and Polygon, tied to competition and Google's search-algorithm changes.
TheGamer has also faced significant layoffs.
Alex Donaldson, a veteran journalist, said better management could have mitigated layoffs.