Tag: layoffs

The impact of 16,000 games industry layoffs, in one chart

The impact of 16,000…

Blizzard’s Unannounced Survival Game team, laid off in January 2024. Photo via a developer who asked to remain anonymous.…
Layoffs at Toys for Bob and Sledgehammer Games affect between 30% and 40% of staff, insider says

Layoffs at Toys for…

Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob and Call of Duty studio Sledgehammer Games have reportedly lost around 40 per…
Microsoft lays of 1,900 staff from its video game division

Microsoft lays of 1,900…

Microsoft is reportedly laying off 1,900 staff from its gaming division. If true, this would mark 5,800 reported layoffs…
Video game developers union membership in UK increases as layoffs continue across the industry

Video game developers union…

Union membership numbers in the UK have risen significantly, following a tumultuous period in the video game industry (which…
Surgeon Simulator studio Bossa making job cuts

Surgeon Simulator studio Bossa…

By Alex Calvin, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 14:28 GMT London-based developer is looking at what it needs in the…
Job losses, studio closures, cancelled games: what we know about Xbox’s devastating wave of layoffs

Job losses, studio closures,…

It’s been a devastating week for the games industry as hundreds of employees have lost their jobs at Xbox…
Zynga shuts down Torchlight 3 developer four years after its acquisition

Zynga shuts down Torchlight…

Echtra Games, the San Francisco-based studio behind Torchlight 3, will be shut down by its owner Zynga by the…
Frostpunk dev 11 Bit cancels project as it was conceived when “story-rich games held stronger appeal”

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 Bros Games Montreal slashes 99 jobs

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 Exposure studio Deck Nine makes more cuts to staff

Life is Strange: Double…

Deck Nine Games, the studio behind Life is Strange: Double Exposure and last year’s The Expanse: A Telltale Series,…