Game Developer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Workers at ZA/UM allege management is mishandling the Disco Elysium studio and mistreating its veteran staff.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2024

The developer behind Quantum League and Champions of Regnum may have also had to cut staff at least two other times in 2023.

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Game Developer

APRIL 2, 2024

Over a month after Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's release, Square Enix is making some additions to the ranks of its executive staff.

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Fantasy 231

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A reported 45 percent of Ascendant's staff were cut, while those still at the studio will continue to support its magical shooter Immortals of Aveum.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Imagendary's 54-person staff is said to largely affected by what's been dubbed a "deep restructuring" of the three-year-old studio.

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Studios 245

Game Developer

MAY 19, 2023

Former staff are claiming that Brace Yourself has recently slashed half of its 43-person staff.

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Games 278

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The company said the layoffs will mainly affect staff in the United Kingdom and Australia.

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Game Developer

APRIL 6, 2023

The layoffs will reportedly affect some staff at the company's San Diego studio.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 30, 2023

Update : A spokesperson for Blackbird Interactive confirmed the developer laid off 41 staff members, which were preceded by the cancellation of many unannounced projects.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Vancouver-based Blackbird Interactive confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz today that it has laid off staff for the second time in six months. Due to economic pressures outside of our control, we had to take the unfortunate step of separating from some friends," a studio representative said.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

Spearhead Games is ending production of Unforetold: Witchstone, which launched on January 4, and is laying off the majority of its staff. In a statement shared on LinkedIn , the Montreal-based developer said production on the game will end indefinitely on March 8, as will its Discord server.

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Game Developer

MARCH 30, 2023

EA's layoffs are said to impact 6 percent of its staff, even as it continues to "operate from a position of strength."

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 5, 2024

UK developer Bossa Studios has laid off around one third of its staff, GamesIndustry.biz has learned. Bossa Studios has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that it did dismiss a number of staff at the end of 2023, and that 40 people remain in the studio.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 19, 2023

In light of MIcrosoft's mass layoffs, QA staff at its subsidiary studios are working for a better outcome.

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Studios 265

Game Developer

MAY 23, 2023

The studio behind Company of Heroes and Age of Empires has recently restructured, cutting much of its staff.

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Entertainment Studios 245

GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 18, 2024

Sources pointed us towards affected staff posting on LinkedIn claiming the majority of the marketing team has been made redundant. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CI Games has laid off 10% of its workforce across the entire company, GamesIndustry.biz has learned.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2023

Employees at developer Kiloo Games, best known for Subway Surfers and Frisbee Forever 2, say the studio has laid off its entire staff ahead of its July closure.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

The company told MobileGamer.biz it had been letting staff go over the last few months, although did not confirm the number of people affected. Read more

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Mobile Mobile 108

Game Developer

OCTOBER 5, 2023

According to a developer laid off by the studio, the new Telltale laid off staff on the upcoming game in September.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 17, 2024

Game Developer reported that an unknown number of staff have been made redundant at the Nexon-owned mobile studio, with many sharing their departure via LinkedIn. Read more

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Game Developer

MARCH 28, 2024

At least three employees and "countless others" have been let go from the Borderlands studio as it's preparing to jump ship over to Take-Two.

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Studios 327

GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Playtika will cut around 10% of its staff, resulting in redundancies of up to 400 people. As reported by CTech , the move will not affect the company's staff in Israel. Read more

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Game Developer

APRIL 24, 2024

The ban could have a tangible impact on workers in the video game industry, where noncompetes have been used to prevent staff from moving between studios.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Listening to employee feedback and catering to each staff member's unique needs are key to supporting better mental health in the games industry.

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Games 125

GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 19, 2024

2K-owned 31st Union laid off a small number of staff yesterday, the studio has confirmed. As reported by Kotaku , the studio said "less than ten" employees had been let go as part of "on-going efforts to best support [its] studio and games."

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Game Developer

APRIL 23, 2024

The remake of the original 1992 Alone in the Dark only just released this past March, but Embracer's not said much about how well it has (or hasn't) sold.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Minecraft Legends co-developer confirmed the information in a statement to IGN , after it was announced on LinkedIn by staff. Vancouver-based studio Blackbird Interactive has laid off 41 employees. Blackbird was employing around 300 people according to its LinkedIn page, with the layoffs representing roughly 13% of its workforce.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 7, 2023

Inverse has laid off staff across its editorial team, as confirmed by the tweets of both remaining and now-former employees. The site's masthead lists 28 Inverse employees, at least seven of which have posted about being laid off on Twitter.

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Media 113

GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Electronic Arts is set to lay off "a small number of staff" due to its decision to close two of its mobile titles: EA Sports MLB Tap Sports and F1 Mobile Racing.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Unity has announced yet another round of layoffs, this time centered around the staff it brought in when it acquired elements of Weta, the VFX studio behind The Lord of the Rings. Reuters reported that the company will dismiss 265 employees – 3.8%

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Game Developer

APRIL 18, 2024

The publisher's cuts come nearly a year after the launch of Cantata in mid-2023, and it's yet to release a game in 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Unity executives informed staff today about some of the planned revisions to the controversial Runtime Fee policy it announced last week, according to Bloomberg.

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Development 143

Game Developer

MARCH 20, 2024

When asked, half of Kitfox staff said they would need at least double [pay] to consider, maybe, going back to five days.' For retention, four-day work weeks are unmatchable.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Nintendo does not detail the nature of the threats, but added that they have spread to target both the staff and spectators of the upcoming Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals. The cancellation was announced via a statement online , spotted by Eurogamer.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 14, 2023

Forge of Empires developer InnoGames has announced that it's laying off 75 members of staff. The studio announced yesterday that it was "undertaking a comprehensive strategic organisational realignment," in order to remain competitive, reach more players and work more efficiently on its current portfolio.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A majority of editorial and creative employees at IGN are unionizing to secure better pay, protections from layoffs, and "measurable steps" to increase staff diversity.

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Fighting 330

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The French Union raised concerns about conditions at Don't Nod, alleging a pattern of mismanagement the studio claims are misaligned with its values.

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