Editing Rolling Stone (section)

===''Glixel''===
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In May 2016, Wenner Media announced plans to create a separate online publication dedicated to the coverage of video games and video game culture. [[Gus Wenner]], Jann Wenner's son and head of digital for the publication at the time, told ''[[The New York Times]]'' that "gaming is today what rock 'n' roll was when ''Rolling Stone'' was founded". ''Glixel'' was originally hosted on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s website, and transitioned to its own domain by October 2016. Stories from ''Glixel'' are included on the ''Rolling Stone'' website, while writers for ''Rolling Stone'' were also able to contribute to ''Glixel''. The site was headed by John Davison, and its offices were located in San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/business/wenner-media-to-launch-glixel-website-as-lifeline-for-gamers.html | title = Wenner Media to Launch Glixel Website as Lifeline for Gamers | first = Sydney | last = Ember | date = May 22, 2016 | access-date = December 16, 2016 | work = [[The New York Times]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170524225143/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/business/wenner-media-to-launch-glixel-website-as-lifeline-for-gamers.html | archive-date = May 24, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/wenner-media-to-launch-gaming-site-glixel/376116 | title = Wenner Media to Launch Gaming Site 'Glixel' | first = Chris | last = O'Shea | date = May 23, 2016 | access-date = December 16, 2016 | work = [[Adweek]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161222080216/http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/wenner-media-to-launch-gaming-site-glixel/376116 | archive-date = December 22, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In June 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' closed down the ''Glixel'' offices and fired the entire staff, citing the difficulties of working with the remote site from their main New York office. [[Brian Crecente]], founder of [[Kotaku]] and co-founder of [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]], was hired as editorial director, and ran the site from the main New York office.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-03-glixels-san-francisco-office-closed-team-laid-off | title = Glixel's San Francisco office closed, team laid off | first = James | last = Batchelor | date = July 3, 2017 | access-date = July 3, 2017 | work = [[GamesIndustry.biz]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170703134332/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-07-03-glixels-san-francisco-office-closed-team-laid-off | archive-date = July 3, 2017 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Following the sale of ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s assets to [[Penske Media Corporation]], the ''Glixel'' content was merged into the routine publishing of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', with Crecente remaining as editorial director.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/brian-crecente-variety-video-games-editor-1202745878/ | title = Brian Crecente Joins Variety as New Video Games Editor | date = April 6, 2019 | access-date = April 12, 2019 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date = April 26, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190426021926/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/brian-crecente-variety-video-games-editor-1202745878/ | url-status = live }}</ref>