IGN Fires Editor-in-Chief After ‘Alleged Misconduct’

Gaming and Tech website IGN parts ways with Steve Butts after a lengthy investigation, the company says in a statement Wednesday

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Tech gaming website IGN has parted ways with their Editor-in-Chief, Steve Butts after an internal investigation into “misconduct,” the company announced in a statement Wednesday.

“IGN initiated an investigation into alleged misconduct involving Steve Butts. As a result of the investigation, the Company has appropriately determined to part ways with Mr. Butts,” IGN general manager Mitch Galbraith said in a statement to the website Kotaku, which first reported the story.

According to Kotaku, the Butts matter had been simmering for months. The Editor-in-Chief was first accused during a meeting as the company was investigating broader issues of workplace harassment.

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