Layoffs
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“I would say Embracer tried harder than anybody to save as many jobs as it could."
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MORE BAD NEWS Deviation Games is closing despite PlayStation backing that promised "financial security for years and years"
The studio opened in 2020 and never shipped its first game.
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MORE BAD NEWS EA lays off 5% of staff, cancels Respawn's unannounced Mandalorian FPS as it shifts focus from licensed IP
The firm also closed a studio and is sunsetting four mobile titles.
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YET MORE LAYOFFS PlayStation announces plans to lay off 900 people, will close London Studio
Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, and Guerilla Games will all see reductions to their workforces.
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YEAH, MORE LAYOFFS Until Dawn and The Quarry developer Supermassive Games reportedly plans to lay off 90 staff
The horror-centric studio seems like the latest to join 2024’s long string of companies cutting jobs.
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LAYOFFS Microsoft lays off 1,900 staff from its video game division
Exact departments affected remain unclear, as the story develops
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Embracer layoffs hit studios 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks
Layoffs during this time of year really sting.
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(MAYBE) MORE LAYOFFS Following Hyenas purge, Sega is accused of moving to let temporary staff go
Employees have filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Sonic and Like A Dragon publisher.
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YET MORE LAYOFFS Owner of Payday 2 and Control publisher announces layoff plans, will focus on established games going forwards
This is as part of an “organisational review” at game company Digital Bros
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JOB LOSSES Telltale Games cuts staff in response to "current market conditions"
The Wolf Among Us 2 and other projects unaffected.
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LAYOFFS Team17 hit by redundancies - UK firm latest to suffer layoffs
According to a source familiar with the situation, the studio is facing its second wave of layoffs this year.
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BAD NEWS Activision Blizzard suddenly lays off several Hearthstone staff in "organizational changes"
Announced via affected workers on LinkedIn, it seems another waves of layoffs have hit the company.
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THANKS FOR THE FUN Volition, developer of Saints Row, shuttered after 30 years
The studio was closed "effective immediately" today.
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IT'S IN THE GAME EA "restructuring" sees 6% of total staff losing their job
The bad news keeps coming as the games industry sees yet another round of layoffs via the Apex Legends publisher
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As the wider tech industry downsizes, some games industry giants start following suit.
