Current Events > Fandom lays off 11% of staff; GameSpot affected

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CRON
10/30/24 7:27:06 PM
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https://aftermath.site/fandom-gamespot-screen-junkies-layoffs-restructuring


Its yet another grim day in games media, and Fandom the wiki network that owns GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Metacritic, and GameFAQs, among others is once again to blame. Todays layoffs were especially severe: According to several current Fandom employees who spoke to Aftermath on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, Fandom has laid off 11 percent of its staff. On the games media side of things, that includes many GameSpot video team members and GameSpot UK.

The day began with GameSpot staffers taking to social media to announce that theyd lost their jobs. "GameSpot was the goal. Reached it sooner than I thought I would," wrote GameSpot video producer DeVante Chisolm. "Now that it's over... idk." "While I may have issues with the folks who have owned GameSpot throughout my time there, I always loved working with the GameSpot team," wrote senior editor Chris Hayner. "Best team I've been on. We made so much out of so little and made it work."

According to current Fandom staff, employees were invited to an all-hands meeting earlier today in which CEO Perkins Miller broke the news, chalking the layoffs up to a broader restructuring of the company in the face of market changes, as well as a failure to hit revenue goals. In addition to GameSpot UK and video team members, Fandom employees in sales and management were also affected, say current employees from Fandoms gaming group, who are still taking stock of damage to the company beyond their own departments. On social media, staff from Screen Junkies, the Fandom-owned home of pop culture video series like "Honest Trailers," also reported that theyve been let go.

Despite all this, gaming remains a core part of Fandom's business, though one current employee added that "Gaming is still a focus in that they don't have any other focuses." A Fandom representative declined to provide further details on record. GameSpot staff were blindsided and now find themselves once again picking up the pieces, after weathering another round of layoffs just a few months after Fandom purchased the site in 2023, as well as a smaller batch earlier this year.

"Its rough," one current employee told Aftermath. "A big part of that is because we didnt really see it coming. ... It was a bit of a rugpull."

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Trumpo
10/30/24 7:31:29 PM
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womp womp

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Strider102
10/30/24 7:32:43 PM
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GameFAQs gonna be closing soon.

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LeTigre
10/30/24 7:33:33 PM
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So weird that Fandom misses their financial goals after buying dead websites and doing nothing to increase traffic.

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CADE_FOSTER
10/30/24 7:33:36 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80875362
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Strider102
10/30/24 7:34:28 PM
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LeTigre posted...
So weird that Fandom misses their financial goals after buying dead websites and doing nothing to increase traffic.

But... but they banned hornyposting!

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Robot2600
10/30/24 7:34:30 PM
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game over

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Vegy
10/30/24 7:34:59 PM
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Me and No_U_L7 might be able to buy gamefaqs on a cheap now

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Dakimakura
10/30/24 7:35:29 PM
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LeTigre posted...
So weird that Fandom misses their financial goals after buying dead websites and doing nothing to increase traffic.

Maybe doing things to destroy the websight's only remaining traffic was a bad decision.

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DarthEnvoy
10/30/24 7:35:35 PM
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Unbanning Vegy and Neon took all their budget

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Strider102
10/30/24 7:36:30 PM
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Hey Fandom, given the current state of affairs, I'll purchase the rights to GameFAQs for $10,000.

Take it or leave it.

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Dakimakura
10/30/24 7:36:49 PM
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DarthEnvoy posted...
Unbanning Vegy and Neon took all their budget

The procedures to de-horny vegy cost them millions.

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UnfairRepresent
10/30/24 7:39:19 PM
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People gloating about dudes losing their jobs is fucked up.

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CRON
10/30/24 7:39:28 PM
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LeTigre posted...
So weird that Fandom misses their financial goals after buying dead websites and doing nothing to increase traffic.
I'm convinced the only thing that actually brings in money at Fandom is the Wikia/Fandom Wiki service, but it's literally just used as a dumping ground for literal children to make entire Wikis about stupid shit like headcanons or fake TV show ideas.

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CreekCo
10/30/24 7:39:38 PM
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Strider102 posted...
GameFAQs gonna be closing soon.

Its possible

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NeonPhoenix
10/30/24 7:40:01 PM
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Strider102 posted...
GameFAQs gonna be closing soon.


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Wolverine
10/30/24 7:40:20 PM
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Vegy posted...
Me and No_U_L7 might be able to buy gamefaqs on a cheap now

If you buy it you could bring back that alt
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Tsukasa1891
10/30/24 7:58:13 PM
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Strider102 posted...
Hey Fandom, given the current state of affairs, I'll purchase the rights to GameFAQs for $10,000.

Take it or leave it.
Sorry you over bid. I got it for $1.

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Strider102
10/30/24 7:59:05 PM
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Tsukasa1891 posted...
Sorry you over bid. I got it for $1.

How dare you

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DuneMan
10/30/24 8:02:34 PM
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So, will we at least exist through the election next week? Or will there be an 'all employees invited' meeting for Gamefaqs this upcoming Friday in which they're told to GTFO?

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Robot2600
10/30/24 8:03:25 PM
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i think if we're probably paid through the year for sure

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BewmHedshot
10/30/24 8:06:00 PM
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I didn't realize they had staff, all the content is user generated?
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GuerrillaSoldier
10/30/24 8:07:02 PM
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they'll figure out it can sustain itself with an AI
even the AI won't forget the poll of the day


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PissedOffMonk
10/30/24 8:07:23 PM
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DuneMan posted...
So, will we at least exist through the election next week? Or will there be an 'all employees invited' meeting for Gamefaqs this upcoming Friday in which they're told to GTFO?

Damn, GameFAQs wont event make it to the end of daylight saving time?
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Yazarogi
10/30/24 8:08:08 PM
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*sigh* Man, I'm sure gonna miss this place.

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ironman2009
10/30/24 8:08:15 PM
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great, my CEbucks are worthless now.

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Ivynn
10/30/24 8:08:31 PM
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Oh damn, it really is gonna be over soon :\

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Strider102
10/30/24 8:08:46 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
great, my CEbucks are worthless now.

Spend em while you can! Times wasting.

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Vegy
10/30/24 8:12:14 PM
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Will dis be talked about in da end of month state of gamefaqs topic

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Strider102
10/30/24 8:12:55 PM
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Hold me CE, I'm scared!

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Tsukasa1891
10/30/24 8:13:25 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
great, my CEbucks are worthless now.
I'm going to cancel my Gamefaqs gold sub.

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Dakimakura
10/30/24 8:15:46 PM
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Maybe instead of closing Gamefaqs they will just sell it to better owners. Maybe PornHUB (or whatever their parent company is called) will buy it. There is a strong connection between pornography viewership and Gamers. Just ask Fandom with their ads.

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tankboy
10/30/24 8:19:59 PM
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What sucks is that it would have been only five more years until I made level 39.
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Pikachuchupika
10/30/24 8:22:59 PM
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If they shut us down, then it's been a good run.
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GeminiDeus
10/30/24 8:23:45 PM
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It's because the Poll of the Day has been missing a couple times this year.

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Dakimakura
10/30/24 8:24:29 PM
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GeminiDeus posted...
It's because the Poll of the Day has been missing a couple times this year.

Fire the person who is in charge of making sure that is up on time every day.

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Lokarin
10/30/24 8:24:50 PM
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11% means one of their 9 guys, right?

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GrandConjuraton
10/30/24 8:24:50 PM
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LeTigre posted...
So weird that Fandom misses their financial goals after buying dead websites and doing nothing to increase traffic.
Safety and trust!

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vycebrand2
10/30/24 8:25:09 PM
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Dakimakura posted...
Maybe instead of closing Gamefaqs they will just sell it to better owners. Maybe PornHUB (or whatever their parent company is called) will buy it. There is a strong connection between pornography viewership and Gamers. Just ask Fandom with their ads.
Wait till you read the history of Wikipedia.

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refmon
10/30/24 8:27:39 PM
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Dakimakura posted...
Maybe doing things to destroy the websight's only remaining traffic was a bad decision.


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voldothegr8
10/30/24 8:28:22 PM
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We need more ads!

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Strider102
10/30/24 8:28:43 PM
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GrandConjuraton posted...
Safety and trust!

You're just a bad faith user, how dare you!

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Rika_Furude
10/30/24 8:40:26 PM
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Its alright guys we still have like 44k CE users or something like that, the forums as healthy as its ever been
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TheGoldenEel
10/30/24 8:42:27 PM
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wow you mean buying sites people like and loading them up with invasive nsfw ads isnt a good business model?

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Irony
10/30/24 9:02:03 PM
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Good

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CADE_FOSTER
10/30/24 9:03:42 PM
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Atleast dtoast is sad about it

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BlackOmnimon
10/30/24 9:15:21 PM
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Everyone got the DIscord link?

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