Job losses, studio closures,…
It’s been a devastating week for the games industry as hundreds of employees have lost their jobs at Xbox…
The future of Xbox…
So Phil Spencer is gone. So too is Sarah Bond who, per some reports, had as much if not…
Zynga shuts down Torchlight…
Echtra Games, the San Francisco-based studio behind Torchlight 3, will be shut down by its owner Zynga by the…
GTFO and Den of…
Within hours of co-founder and chief development officer, Hjalmar Vikström, announcing his departure to make “way smaller games”, GTFO…
Frostpunk dev 11 Bit…
Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios has laid off an unknown number of staff following the cancellation of its console…
Gotham Knights developer Warner…
Warner Bros. Games Montreal, the developer behind Gotham Knights and Batman: Arkham Origins, has laid off 99 developers. Read…
Life is Strange: Double…
Deck Nine Games, the studio behind Life is Strange: Double Exposure and last year’s The Expanse: A Telltale Series,…
“I think this industry…
It’s been a pretty depressing year for the games industry, with more layoffs and cutbacks than anyone can remotely…
Penny’s Big Breakaway studio…
Evening Star, the studio behind Penny’s Big Breakaway, has announced half a dozen layoffs. CTO Hunter Bridges announced the…
CWA union slams Microsoft…
The Communications Workers of America union (CWA) has denounced Microsoft’s decision to lay off an additional 650 video game…