GameJournoPros Job Transitions Since The Leak

Initial Leak [archive] — Sep 17 2014
Kyle Orland’s Public Response [archive] — Sep 18 2014
Full List Leak [archive] — Sep 21 2014
GameJournoPros Closes [archive] — Around Oct 2 2014
Updated GameJournoPro List

Note: It is speculation that the GameJournoPros leak or GamerGate is responsible for these job transitions and it should be treated as such. Also if you’re wondering why I’m only doing GJPs, it’s because I’m lazy.

Last Updated —August 24, 2015


Maddy Myers LinkedIn
- Left (Jul 17 2015 [archive]) — PasteGames Assistant Editor
PasteGames Announcement (SoundCloud) [archive]
Vlog by Maddy Myers
- Now (Jul 20 2015 [archive]) — The Mary Sue Editor

Michael Rougeau — LinkedIn
- Left (Apr 30 2015 [archive]) — freelancing for Kotaku, GameSpot, TechRadar, Digital Trends, and more
- Now (May 18 2015 [archive]) — Games Editor for Playboy Enterprises

Simon FerrariLinkedIn
- Left (Apr 2015 [archive]) — Adjunct Professor & Producer at New York University
- Now (May 1 2015 [archive]) — Indie Business Manager at Shinra Technologies

Devin Connors — LinkedIn
- Left (Apr 2015) — Tech Editor at The Escapist
- Now (Apr 2015) — Social Media and Community Manager at Corsair Memory (computer peripherals and hardware company)

Richard Clark LinkedIn
- Left (Mar 31 2015): Editor-In-Chief at christandpopculture.com
http://christandpopculture.com/christ-pop-culture-now-new-management/ [archive]
Richard’s Blog Post [archive]
- Now (Apr 8 2015): Leadership Journal Associate Editor
Richard Clark is still the Managing Editor of gamechurch.com


Ben Gilbert LinkedIn
- Left (Mar 27 2015 [archive]): Engadget Senior Editor
- Now (Apr 6 2015 [archive]): Business Insider Editor


Adam Rosenberg — LinkedIn
- Left (Mar 20 2015 [archive], announced he was leaving Mar 10): Digital Trends Gaming and Movies Editor
- Now (Apr 6 2015 [archive]): Games Reporter at Mashable


Leigh Alexander — LinkedIn
- Left (Mar 5 2015): Gamasutra Editor-At-Large
- Now (Mar 9 2015): Offworld Editor-In-Chief

Offworld is a the gaming section of BoingBoing that was inactive since 2011. It was founded in 2008 by Brandon Boyer, who went on to become the chairman of the Indie Games Festival and kickstarted Venus Patrol in 2011 as a replacement to Offworld.
BoingBoing announcment [archive]
GamesIndustry.biz Coverage [archive]


Feb 3 2015 — Joystiq joins Engadget (JXE) [archive]


Jan 30 2015 — Joystiq Shuts down [archive]

Anthony John Agnello — Joystiq Community Manager (LinkedIn)
- Left (Feb 3 2015 — Jun 19 2015 [archive]): Associate Engagement Editor and Streams Producer at Engadget
- Now (Jun 29 2015 [archive]): Senior Social Editor at GamesRadar+

Susan Arendt— Joystiq Managing Editor (LinkedIn)
- Now (Mar 15 2015) — Managing Editor of GamesRadar+

Ludwig Kietzmann— Joystiq Editor-in-Chief (LinkedIn)
- Now (May 4 2015 [archive]): US Editor-in-Chief of GamesRadar+
Twitter Announcement
MCVUK Coverage (GamesRadar+ hired 5 employees) [archive]

Richard Mitchell — Joystiq Reviews Content Director (LinkedIn)
- Now (Apr 1 2015): PR at Tulsa Chamber to promote and plan XPO (video game convention)

Sam Prell— Joystiq Culture reporter, Editor (LinkedIn)
- Left (Feb 25 2015 — Jun 1 2015 [archive]): contributor at Digital Trends
- Now (Jun 1 2015 [archive]): GamesRadar+ News Editor

Sinan Kubba— Joystiq UK-based editor (LinkedIn)
- Now (Apr 22 2015 [archive]): PR Coordinator at Rebellion Developments

Xav de Matos— Joystiq Features Content Director (LinkedIn)
- Now (Jun 19 2015 [archive]): Editorial Director at GamingInsiders


Jan 20 2015 — Lay-offs at Defy Media [archive]

  • This included staff from The Escapist, GameFront, and GameTrailers
  • Below are the staff who were in GameJournoPros

Greg Tito — The Escapist Editor-In-Chief — LinkedIn
- Now (Feb 23 2015): Communications Manager for Wizards of the Coast

Sarah LeBoeuf— The Escapist News Reporter — LinkedIn
- Now : freelance, Copywriter at QVC (since 2011)

Ron Whitaker — GameFront Managing Editor — Linkedin
- Now (transferred) — Community Manager at The Escapist
http://www.gamefront.com/a-farewell-to-the-front/ [archive]


Andy Eddy — LinkedIn
- Left (Feb 2015): Content Creator at Movoto (real estate referral site)
- Now : freelance

Hamza Aziz — LinkedIn
- Left (Jan 6 2015): Destructoid CEO
- Now (Jan 6 2015): freelance
During GDC 2015 (Mar 2–6 2015), Aziz helped indie game studio Necrosoft Games showcase their game, Gunsport. Necrosoft’s director, Brandon Sheffield, is a Senior Contributing Editor at Gamasutra.
https://twitter.com/CTZ/status/573986802433810432 [archive]
https://twitter.com/DaveOshry/status/572896141433421825 [archive]

Patrick Klepek — LinkedIn
- Left (Dec 19 2014): Giant Bomb news editor (archive)
- Now (Jan 2 2015): Kotaku senior reporter (archive)

Jeremy Zoss — LinkedIn
- Left (Dec 9 2014): Merrill Corporation technical writer
- Now (Dec 19 2014): Encore Software marketing manager

Casey Johnston — LinkedIn
- Left (Nov 21 2014): Ars Technica culture editor
- Now (Nov 21 2014): freelance

Alexa Ray Corriea — LinkedIn
- Left (Nov 3 2014): Polygon reporter
- Now (Nov 10 2014): GameSpot editor

Dale North
- Left (Oct 20 2014): Destructoid EIC (archive)
- Now (Dec 31 2014): Senior Editor at GamesBeat (archive)

Garnett Lee —LinkedIn
- Left (early Oct 2014): podcasting
- Now (early Oct 2014): FireTV Senior Business Development Manager

Dan “Shoe” Hsu —LinkedIn
- Left (Sep 30 2014): GamesBeat EIC (archive)
- Now (early Oct 2014): PlayStation Senior Manager Partner Alliance

William Usher — LinkedIn
- Left (Sep 22 2014): Assistant Editor at Gaming Blend
- Now (Sep 22 2014): freelance, Contributing Writer at Gaming Blend

Cory Banks — LinkedIn
- Left (Sep 19 2014): PC Gamer Managing Editor
- Now (Sep 2014): Community Manager, EA Access