Ziff Davis, the media company that currently owns IGN (along with Eurogamer, RPS and more) has laid off a number of IGN staff just two months ahead of the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, one of the most colossal news-generating video game releases of all time.
Asfirst the layoffs “have hit multiple departments across the video game website’s business”, most prominently affecting the popular and long-serving video presenters Seth Macy and Brian Altano. Tech writer Bo Moore hassince shared he has also been laid off, on the same day his coverage of Valve’s <a href="https://comicvibe.com/valve-steam-frame-review-solid-standalone-vr-thats-too-little-too-late/" title="Valve Steam Frame review: Solid standalone VR that's too little, too late”>Steam Frame launch was on the site’s front page. The total number of impacted staffers remains unknown
I just got laid off.
— Seth Macy From the State of Maine (@SethFromMaine) September 14, 2026
This is not the first time Ziff Davis have conducted sweeping rounds of layoffs at what is still the world’s most popular video games website.IGN’s union last year engaged in a workplace strategy of “no more, no less” after job cuts and buyouts left many sectors of the network stretching to cover the work of those no longer there, whilejust a few months back several tech workers were also let go. There have also been several rounds of layoffs across the sites Ziff Davis purchased from the Gamer Network in 2024, including at GamesIndustry, Eurogamer, and RockPaperShotgun.
IGN’s union has yet to comment on the layoffs. We’ve reached out to them for comment.
