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Chinese publisher Netease has allegedly said that it will divest from its previously-invested international studios. These include companies such as Quantic Dream, Nagoshi Studio, and Grasshopper. While Netease has expanded in past years via acquiring studios made by industry veterans, the company may need to do some scaling back this year. Prev...
Ah, the modern gaming industry—where success and layoffs go hand in hand. Just days after axing an entire US-based development team, NetEase Games proudly announced that Marvel Rivals has amassed over 40 million players since launching on 6 December 2024. The hero shooter’s first season, Eternal Night Falls, has been a smashing success, setting...
Midnight Society, the game studio once co-founded by Guy ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm, has officially shut its doors, taking its ambitious FPS, Deadrop, down with it. This closure comes just six months after the studio severed ties with the controversial streamer. In a heartfelt, if not predictable, social media post, the studio expressed gratitude t...
Ubisoft has slashed its workforce yet again, cutting 185 jobs across Europe as part of its ongoing restructuring saga. This latest move involves permanently closing Ubisoft Leamington—the studio formerly known as FreeStyleGames, creators of DJ Hero—while downsizing operations at Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Stockholm, and Reflections. Leamington Spa...
A Business Insider report claims that Microsoft has once again wielded the axe, trimming down its workforce across multiple departments, including gaming, security, and sales. While the tech giant is keeping mum on the exact numbers, reports suggest this latest round of layoffs is a minor affair—separate from another round of job cuts just last w...
It's been revealed that Microsoft will lay off around a whopping 650 employees, or 3 percent of the Xbox’s global workforce. Microsoft employees in the US will receive exit packages that include severance, extended healthcare and outplacement services, while international employees will receive different packages depending on their location. ...
The gaming world has been riding a pretty rough wave for the last few years, with a seemingly endless string of layoffs and studios turning off their lights for good. And just when you think it might let up, another bomb drops. This time, it's Ready at Dawn Studios' turn. The studio is known for cranking out The Order: 1886, not to mention old-s...
It's a sad day for the indie side of things, as Humble Games is reportedly being shuttered. Indie publisher Humble Games is restructuring after 36 of its employees were laid off. It had a good run, having published 20 titles since 2019 including titles like Forager and TemTem. https://twitter.com/Emilee3D/status/1815803781629505985?ref_src=tw...
In a recent development, Ubisoft Toronto has laid off 33 developers, a move linked to a strategic realignment aimed at meeting the studio's ambitious goals. This news comes despite the studio's positive reports on the progress of the upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. A statement provided to PC Gamer explained the decision: “...
It's a sad day for the games industry as hard-working folks who make the games they love get rewarded with shutdowns. According to reports from Bloomberg, Publisher Take-Two Interactive Software will be shutting down Private Division subsidiary studios Roll7 (Rollerdrome, OlliOlli World) and Intercept Games (Kerbal Space Program 2, still in Earl...
In a recent development, KeokeN Studio, known for their acclaimed titles Deliver Us Mars and Deliver Us the Moon, has made the difficult decision to lay off a portion of its workforce. The announcement came directly from CEO Koen Deetman and Managing Director Paul Deetman, who disclosed the studio's challenges in a statement released on X. Accor...
In a recent announcement, Take-Two Interactive, the powerhouse behind fan-favourite studio Rockstar Games, has revealed plans for a significant workforce reduction and game cancellations. The move, which affects approximately 5% of its employees, is part of a broader strategy aimed at cost-cutting and enhancing operational efficiency. The compan...
Halo Infinite and Call of Duty support studio Certain Affinity had made a statement on the developer's website on the unfortunate news that the company has made its first layoffs in its 17-year history in the gaming industry. The Texas-based studio has announced that 25 employees from its expansive workforce of over 250 individuals have been aff...
It's a bad few months for the games industry, and it isn't letting up. Electronic Arts, or EA, is laying off 5% of its workforce as an effort to focus more heavily on "owned IP, sports, and massive online communities". Due to this, the company has cancelled Respawn's upcoming new Star Wars first-person shooter. This title was announced in 2022 a...
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that they are laying off around 900 employees of its PlayStation division, an 8 percent reduction of its global staff. Several PlayStation studios are affected, with Sony closing its PlayStation London Studio in the UK. There will also be layoffs impacting Sony’s Firesprite studio. Overall, employee...
Messaging and social platform Discord has announced that they are laying off 170 employees, which constitutes 17 percent of the company's entire staff. The official reason given for the layoffs is because they grew too quickly and expanded too fast and as a result, became less efficient. That essentially translates to they're not getting as much...
In a surprising turn of events, Unity is gearing up for significant staff layoffs in the upcoming months, as unveiled in their recently released Q3 2023 earnings report. Departing from the norm of providing routine future guidance, the company has instead outlined extensive plans for a comprehensive structural transformation per The Verge. Unity...
In some recent updates, both Firaxis, the team behind Civilization, and CD Projekt Red, the renowned creators of The Witcher series, have announced significant staff cuts. The folks at Firaxis, a prominent studio under the 2K umbrella, have reportedly let go of approximately 30 developers just this past Tuesday. On the other hand, CD Projekt Red...
It hasn't been a great week for those working in the games industry. The publisher behind League Of Legends and Valorant, Riot Games, has allegedly been laying off its employees. The source comes from esports reporter Jacob Wolf, who tweeted that "multiple people" have told him that Riot Games have been making layoffs across multiple departments...
Many employees of games website Gamespot have been laid off. These include the following: https://twitter.com/thewillennium/status/1314259888709615616 https://twitter.com/itsashleyoh/status/1314282289992536064 https://twitter.com/EdmondTran/status/1314334537309024256 https://twitter.com/JessMcDonell/status/1314333647697137664 ...
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