Tag: industry

Former Battlefield director doesn’t “have anything positive to say about EA”

Former Battlefield director doesn’t…

Marcus Lehto – co-creator of the Halo universe and former lead of the recently shuttered Ridgeline Games – says…
Exclusivity is the game industry’s “Achilles’ heel”, says former PlayStation boss

Exclusivity is the game…

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has opened up on his thoughts about the modern games industry, stating that “exclusivity…
600 Activision QA staff have become gaming’s biggest union to date

600 Activision QA staff…

600 Activision Blizzard quality assurance (QA) workers have voted to unionise. As reported by Polygon, hundreds of QA testers…
Former EA exec Peter Moore has “serious questions” about the future of video game consoles

Former EA exec Peter…

Former EA and Microsoft exec, Peter Moore, says there are “serious questions” to be asked about video game hardware…
PlayStation studio Deviation Games has closed down

PlayStation studio Deviation Games…

Deviation Games has closed down. Whilst the closure has not been formally announced by partner PlayStation or the studio…
EA lays off 5% of staff, cancels Respawn’s unannounced Mandalorian FPS as it shifts focus from licensed IP

EA lays off 5%…

Electronic Arts announced overnight plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, close a studio, sunset a selection of…
Saber Interactive gains independence from Embracer for $500M; Report claims Gearbox sale close to being inked

Saber Interactive gains independence…

Saber Interactive will soon be free of Embracer Group thanks to a private investor group coughing up $500 million…
EA lays off 5% of staff, cancels Respawn’s unannounced Star Wars FPS as it shifts focus from licensed IP

EA lays off 5%…

Electronic Arts announced overnight plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, close a studio, sunset a selection of…
Battlefield game director Marcus Letho leaves EA and Ridgeline Games

Battlefield game director Marcus…

Halo co-creator and Battlefield game director Marcus Letho has left EA. Letho – who had been heading up Seattle-based…
Report: Activision Blizzard is expected to cut 136 jobs from its Cork office

Report: Activision Blizzard is…

Microsoft is reportedly set to slash more than a hundred jobs at Activision Blizzard’s Cork office. As first reported…