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IGN hit by layoffs as parent company Ziff Davis cuts costs

Jay Peters

created: Aug. 4, 2025, 10:32 p.m. | updated: Aug. 5, 2025, 1:39 p.m.

Ziff Davis-owned IGN Entertainment has laid off staff, including eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. Earlier this year, Verge parent company Vox Media sold Polygon to GameRant owner Valnet, Giant Bomb went independent, and Game Informer returned after being shut down by GameStop. Last week, Ziff Davis also laid off staff at CNET. Ziff Davis didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. Last year, across all of Ziff Davis, the company employed approximately 3,800 people, according to an SEC filing.

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