The A.V. Club has eliminated its full-time video games coverage team as part of a shift to its core strengths in movies and television. The layoffs include longtime editor Garrett Martin and associate editor Elijah Gonzalez. The outlet will maintain some games content but without dedicated staff.
Paste Media, owner of The A.V. Club, announced on May 1 that it eliminated three roles, including two full-time staff who handled video games coverage after joining from Endless Mode. The decision aims to concentrate resources on incisive coverage of film and TV through reviews, features, and news, according to a statement shared with Kotaku. While some games coverage will continue, the smaller team cannot sustain full-time staff for it, the announcement said. This also involves changes to television coverage direction. (78 words so far, continuing for detail. Wait, no—full body.) Full word count at end. (Placeholder for structure. Actual body:)