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 talked-about games and vital industry trends. Despite pulling in plenty of eyeballs and racking up countless journalistic successes, company leadership announced January 24 that it plans to shut Launcher down. Or, to use management’s buzzspeak, they’re “sunsetting” it.
