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Kotaku editor-in-chief exits due to parent company's new guide directive

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Kotaku editor-in-chief Jen Glennon has exited her role reportedly due to a new editorial direction from G/O media, according to Aftermath.

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Nintendo makes cuts to US QA contractors

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Nintendo of America is reorganizing its QA team, as Kotaku reports the company is conducting a "massive" downsizing of the contractor base at its Redmond, Washington headquarters.

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Kotaku staff hit by redundancies

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox G/O Media has conducted layoffs across the company and its publications, including the gaming site Kotaku. Read more

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Frost Giant asks players to invest in studio

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Stormgate developer Frost Giant Studios has asked players to invest in the company to support marketing costs for the upcoming real-time strategy game. As reported by Kotaku , the studio announced a campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine where players can reserve interest for a $494 investment in Frost Giant.

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Pole to Win reduces staff across several countries

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According to a report by Kotaku , 45 people have lost their jobs. PTW made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce in several countries where we operate," the company confirmed in a statement. "PTW Support studio Pole to Win is the latest games firm to be hit by layoffs. Read more

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Pokémon Go maker to close LA studio

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As reported by Kotaku , John Hanke, company founder, explained in an email that the company had let its expenses grow faster than its revenue. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Pokémon Go maker, Niantic, will be closing its Los Angeles office and is poised to lay off 230 staffers.

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GameSpot and Giant Bomb latest affected in wave of media layoffs

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Kotaku reported the layoffs were announced to staff during an unscheduled company-wide meeting led by Perkins Miller, CEO of the sites' parent company Fandom. The news emerged last night, with various members of both teams announcing they were now unemployed via social media. Read more

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