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Chris Del Padre
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Lead Post Producer at IGN

🏊🚴🏃- 2x Olympic Triathlon Medalist / 70.3 Ironman Finisher / 140.6 Ironman Training
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*Record Scratch* Freeze Frame. "You're probably wondering how I got here."

I am one of the eight IGN members laid off. During my three years at IGN, I worked for some of the best creators and writers around. I will miss them all dearly.
ignunion.bsky.social IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · Aug 4
Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:
Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.
August 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reposted by Chris Del Padre
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I am, unfortunately, one of these eight members.
ignunion.bsky.social IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · Aug 4
Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:
Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.
August 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Reposted by Chris Del Padre
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Hello! You may have seen it, but I am one of the employees that have been impacted by layoffs at IGN.

It's been a great six years, but this now means I am looking to apply my talents to something new and exciting.
August 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reposted by Chris Del Padre
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One of the impacted members. 🫡

My co-workers at IGN are incredible and every one of us who was let go and every one of those who is still there deserves so much better.
ignunion.bsky.social IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · Aug 4
Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:
Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.
August 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reposted by Chris Del Padre
ignunion.bsky.social
Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:
Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.
August 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
HAPPY TIMELINE TUESDAY! #timelinetuesday
Squid Game Season 2 Review
Shout out to @shannonmiller.bsky.social & @wizardphd.games
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7gA...
March 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
HAPPY TIMELINE TUESDAY! #timelinetuesday
Will GTA 6 Deliver Better UGC Experiences Than Fortnite and Roblox? | GTFM
Shout Out to @adventnick.bsky.social @nickmeteorain.bsky.social & Akeem Lawanson for the solid #GTA6 convo!
GTFM Episode is Out Now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lpi...
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Day 5 of IGN's Fan Fest we got exclusive interviews and reveals from Mickey 17, Death of a Unicorn, Mythic Quest, Side Quest, Survivor, TMNT Comics, DC Dark Legion, Daredevil: Born Again, The White Lotus, and so much more!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJXV...
IGN Fan Fest Day 5: Daredevil: Born Again, Mickey 17, Mythic Quest, and More - 2025 Livestream
YouTube video by IGN
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March 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Day 4 of IGN's Fan Fest was our huge games showcase, featuring exclusive trailers, interviews, gameplay, and other reveals from Assassin's Creed Shadows, WWE 2K25, Alien: Rogue Incursion, Brawlhalla, AtomFall, Frag Punk, Cash Cleaner Simulator, and many more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LbC...
IGN Fan Fest Day 4: WWE 2K25, Atomfall, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and More - 2025 Livestream
YouTube video by IGN
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March 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Day 3 of IGN's Fan Fest we had a showcase featuring exclusive looks at anime including Fire Force Season 3, The Apothecary Diaries, Devil May Cry, and more! We also had exclusive reveals from Promise Mascot Agency, The First Berserker: Khazan, and others.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoce...
IGN Fan Fest Day 3: Anime Showcase with Fire Force, Devil May Cry, and More - 2025 Livestream
YouTube video by IGN
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March 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Day 2 of IGN's Fan Fest 2025 we got exclusive trailers, reveals, and interviews with Stephen King, Osgood Perkins, James Wan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, George R.R. Martin, and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV8O...
IGN Fan Fest Day 2: Horror Showcase with The Walking Dead, The Monkey, and More - 2025 Livestream
YouTube video by IGN
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March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of putting together the Fan Fest Day 1 ID@Xbox Showcase! Where we got peeks at exclusive trailers, gameplay, and more from incredible indie studios, such as Raw Fury, Thunder Lotus, Team 17, Akupara, Cult Games, and many others.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0oq...
ID@Xbox Showcase 2025 Livestream (English) - IGN Fan Fest Day 1
YouTube video by IGN
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March 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
FanFest 2025 started off with an awesome interview with Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and Director Yuya Tokuda from @monsterhunter.capcomusa.com and our very own @jadarina.bsky.social discussed new features, items, and got an exclusive trailer. Check It Out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZgA...
Monster Hunter Wilds: New Features, Trailer, and Item Pack Revealed - IGN FanFest 2025
YouTube video by IGN
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March 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
I've always loved Assassin's Creed for their stealth gameplay, and I am curious to check out this game after @afillari.bsky.social 's Preview. Plus I'm a sucker for games where you can have pets in your town!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay3U...
Assassin's Creed Shadows: The Final Preview
YouTube video by IGN
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January 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
HAPPY TIMELINE TUESDAY! #timelinetuesday
Biggest Game Releases of February 2025
@ign.com Shout Out to @maxscoville.bsky.social @loganjplant.bsky.social & Amanda Medina that help produce this show every month!
January 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
James Gunn Explains the new DC Universe Cannon...Who is in and who doesn't quite make the cut. #dcuniverse #superman @ign.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3MU...
Does Canon Even Matter Anymore? James Gunn Says 'None of It Is Real' | Creature Commandos
YouTube video by IGN
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December 24, 2024 at 6:20 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
HAPPY TIMELINE TUESDAY! #timelinetuesday
"Wicked Interview with Director Jon M. Chu"
@ign.com
December 24, 2024 at 6:14 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
HAPPY TIMELINE TUESDAY! #timelinetuesday
"What To Expect From Marvel in 2025"
@ign.com
December 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
This edit made me want to rewatch The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers… so of course I did!
youtu.be/PYqjVk2utQc?...
'We Can't Ruin' Tolkien's Books: Lord of the Rings Writer Philippa Boyens on The War of the Rohirrim
YouTube video by IGN
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December 14, 2024 at 2:56 AM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Today officially marks 5 Years @ign.com
I am truly honored to make videos everyday that cover everything from Marvel to Star Wars and hopefully make you smile (when I toss in memes).
To those of you that watch Biggest Games Releases every month and comment nice things… you are the best!
December 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Does anyone else love playing the video games from the early 2000’s on long flights?
It’s a nice break from watching the flight path screen.
Also they out here charging 3.99 for headphones now
November 23, 2024 at 11:45 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Swimming a mile in freezing cold water when the sun is setting and the fish are floating (because they are sleepy) is one of the wildest triathlon experiences.
November 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
chrisdelpadre.bsky.social
Super Proud of my wife for completing her first marathon! I got to run the first 13.1 with her and then bike the second half as and aid station for her and Chanel.
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 AM