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Press Engine: 1,200 video game journalists left the industry in the past two years; including amateur, part-time, and freelance writers, 4,000 left since 2023 (Andy Robinson/Video Games Chronicle)
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More than 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years
According to Press Engine data, the global pool of games journalists has shrunk by 25%