Waypoint is gone, as part of broader layoffs at Vice.
At its height, I think Waypoint was up there as one of the greats in games writing and podcasting. The era of Austin Walker/Gita Jackson/Rob Zacny as regulars on their podcast was a particular favorite of mine, and it was the first time since Idle Thumbs that I'd listened to a general gaming news podcast regardless of the topic. It hasn't been quite the same since Austin Walker shifted to just doing podcasts due to burnout and then left for game development, and with all the instability at Vice specifically and the online media landscape in general it's seemed like a matter of "when" rather than "if" the site would shutdown. The staff had been speculating about it pretty openly on their most recent podcasts. But it's still disappointing nonetheless. Hope as many people as possible can land on their feet.
At its height, I think Waypoint was up there as one of the greats in games writing and podcasting. The era of Austin Walker/Gita Jackson/Rob Zacny as regulars on their podcast was a particular favorite of mine, and it was the first time since Idle Thumbs that I'd listened to a general gaming news podcast regardless of the topic. It hasn't been quite the same since Austin Walker shifted to just doing podcasts due to burnout and then left for game development, and with all the instability at Vice specifically and the online media landscape in general it's seemed like a matter of "when" rather than "if" the site would shutdown. The staff had been speculating about it pretty openly on their most recent podcasts. But it's still disappointing nonetheless. Hope as many people as possible can land on their feet.