Gaming media diaspora: where every writer landed | 2026
The article maps the post-collapse landscape of gaming journalism, detailing where writers from defunct publications like Kotaku and Vice have relocated. It highlights the rise of independent, worker-owned sites, solo newsletters, and bundled subscription services as the new hubs for quality writing, contrasting them with legacy outlets perceived as publishing press releases.
Two Average Gamers
- Entities
- Tech Reporting
- TAG Pro
- Polygon
- Nick Calandra
- Vice
- Subscription Models
- Samantha Cole
- Rob Zacny
- Game Informer
- Defector
- Waypoint
- Cado Contreras
- Luke Plunkett
- Jason Koebler
- Zero Punctuation
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