Game Informer staff hit with layoffs
Several employees at Game Informer have found themselves without work.
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Several employees at Game Informer have found themselves without work.
On Twitter, Game Informer employees have begun tweeting about being laid off. Notably, staff members like Imran Khan, Suriel Vasquez, and Kyle Hilliard have all remarked on the situation, with their tweets seeming to indicate that the decision came without prior warning. News of surprise layoffs has grown increasingly more commonplace, with each incident reinvigorating calls to unionize the industry.
The decision to cut staff members appears to be a GameStop one rather than one made internally at Game Informer, though this remains speculative until an official statement is made. Given how many gamers have expressed their discontent over the firing of Imran, Suriel, and Kyle it’d make more sense if the decision really was part of GameStop’s continued efforts to keep their head above water, rather than Game Informer deciding to eliminate valued staff.
Update (8/20 at 2:49pm): It appears Jeff Marchiafava and Javy Gwaltney have also been laid off from Game Informer. According to Brian Shea, "We lost some truly unbelievable writers and personalities today."