Tag: layoffs

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…
Microsoft layoffs affect 86 staff at Spyro, Crash Bandicoot studio

Microsoft layoffs affect 86…

Activision Blizzard’s Crash Bandicoot and Spyro studio Toys for Bob lose 86 employees as a result of layoffs. These…
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.…
Users flock to Xbox Player Voice portal to ask for an end to cycle of layoffs

Users flock to Xbox…

The Xbox Player Voice portal was launched back in May, giving users the opportunity to easily share their thoughts…
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…
Sony and Bungie lay off “most” of the Destiny 2 team as well as some from Marathon

Sony and Bungie lay…

Bungie and Sony have announced they are laying off yet another wave of employees following the release of Destiny…
EA lays off yet another wave of staff in the run up to sale to Saudi Arabia

EA lays off yet…

EA has laid off an unspecified number of staff yet again, its third wave of staffing cuts this year.…
Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene “moves forward with a smaller team”, as Prologue: Go Wayback! studio struggles to find funding

Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene “moves…

Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, the creator of PUBG and Prologue: Go Wayback!, has publicly thanked the team at PlayerUnknown Productions…