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A number of editorial staff across both <em>Giant Bomb<\/em> and <em>GameSpot<\/em> revealed they\u2019d been let go on Thursday, just months after the sites <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/giant-bomb-gamespot-metacritic-fandom-wookiepedia-1849608081\">were purchased by the  Fandom wiki network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/giant-bomb-gamespot-metacritic-fandom-layoffs-1850008228\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the biggest outlets in games media are the latest to face layoffs. A number of editorial staff across both Giant Bomb and GameSpot revealed they\u2019d been let go on Thursday, just months after the sites were purchased by the Fandom wiki network. 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