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  • Ziff Davis Layoff Employees, Shut Down Major Parts Of IGN

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    Sad news today as IGN has announced that the 1UP, Gamespy and UGO sections of the company are being shut down and a large group of employees are being laid off.

    A spokesman for IGN had a statement:

    “We are focusing on our two flagship brands, IGN and AskMen. Unfortunately, as a result, we have made the decision to close sites and restructure our teams accordingly.”

    IGN was bought recently by J2 Global which is the parent company of Ziff-Davis Media.

    We hope all those affected get snatched up quickly by other companies and that they land on their feet soon.

  • Merry Christmas From Machinima. You’re Fired.

    Today was not a good day to be an employee at website Machinima who laid off almost 10% of their staff just two weeks before Christmas. The layoffs affected the editorial staff. Machinima employees were given no forward notice of their terminations.

    To rub salt in the wound, Machinima released an official statement about the matter.

    “Today Machinima underwent a reorganization to address its global growth, and this process unfortunately resulted in layoffs. Less than 10% of Machinima’s workforce was effected. Also as part of the restructure Machinima is hiring across key divisions including Sales, Marketing and Product.”

    So for all the people that created and edited content for the website take heart, they are hiring new employees to help sell your content.