Fandom fires employees at GameSpot, Giant Bomb and Metacritic

Entertainment company Fandom has laid off unspecified numbers of employees at multiple properties, including Fandom. Giant Bomb, GameSpot Metacritic. These properties are mostly focused on publishing content about gaming and TV shows.

A report by VarietyThe company employs approximately 500 people and has had to lay off roughly 10% of its employees across various sites. During an all-hands meeting, CEO Perkins Miller made this shocking announcement to employees. Kotaku.

Fandom is months later and the job cuts are coming months after Fandom acquired a host of brands — Comic Vine, Cord Cutters News, GameFAQs, GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Metacritic, and TV Guide — from Red Ventures in October. TechCrunch was informed at the time that the deal valued at $55 million by sources.

During the acquisition announcement, Fandom said that this deal will help the company “super-serve” its advertising partners and provide fuel for its data platform and gaming e-commerce verticals. Jimmy Wales, a Wikipedia co-founder, and Angela Beesley, an entrepreneur, founded Fandom in 2004.

Some folks like GameSpot entertainment editor Mat Elfring, video producer Jess O’Brien aka “Voidburger”, and graphic designer Justin Vachon tweeted about frustrating layoffs.

We reached out to Fandom in order to receive a comment. If we get back, we will update the story.

Numerous entertainment media and gaming outlets have been laid off in recent months. Some IGN staffers were impacted last month As part of the restructuring, Polygon employees were laid off. Vox job cuts in July.