Nothing gold can stay, it seems.The Washington Post created Launcher as a dedicated vertical for video games back in 2019, and quickly earned a reputation for outstanding reporting on the most ...

The Washington Post / Jun 20, 2023 “Our readers have embraced the expanding portfolio of interactive games with a surge in user engagement. In the past year alone, our user play rate has grown by 70%.

The Washington Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Update 1/24/23 5:01 p.m. ET: Added comment from The Washington Post Guild and information about Launcher staffers’ last day.

The Washington Post is the latest publication to be struck by layoffs in the midst of the wave of ongoing reductions in the media and elsewhere, with its video game vertical among the casualties.