Layoffs

Layoffs headlines

• Former employee sues Telltale Games for breaking labor laws

  A former Telltale Games employee has filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming the surprise layoff violates California labor laws.

• Onrush studio gutted by Codemasters, handful of senior staff laid off

  Evolution Studios, known for its work on Driveclub and Onrush, has been hit with layoffs.

• Agents of Mayhem team reportedly hit with layoffs

  Volition may have lost up to 30 team members following the poor reception to Agents of Mayhem.

• Angry Birds developer announces 270 job cuts

  Rovio Entertainment has announced another round of layoffs bringing the total number to 370 within a year.

• Layoffs hit Codemasters as part of "strategic realignment"

  Sources close to UK-studio Codemasters have said at least 30 positions are to be cut as the developer reviews various positions within the company.

• Infamous: Second Son developer has suffered a round of layoffs

  Sucker Punch, known for the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises, has had a round of layoffs, Sony has confirmed.

• Games media publisher Future shutting down outlets, laying off 170

  Future, the publisher behind outlets such as Edge, GamesRadar, PC Gamer, and CVG, is going through some hard times. It will be shutting down some of its gaming websites and laying off a large number of staff.

• What's going on at Amplitude studio Harmonix?

  Today, Harmonix announced that it was laying off 37 of its staff and replacing its CEO.

• Murdered: Soul Suspect studio lets 14 employees go as part of "necessary restructuring"

  Murdered: Soul Suspect studio Airtight Games has let 14 employees go as part of “necessary restructuring,” the firm’s president Jim Deal has confirmed.

• BioShock 2 lead designer now at Harmonix as small number of layoffs hit the studio

  Bioshock 2 lead designer Zak McClendon has jumped ship for Harmonix as Design Director, according to his online CV. The Rock Band studio appears to be gearing up towards something massive, if recent rumours are to be believed.

• EA lays off some staff in LA and Montreal

  EA announced today that they’ve initiated a round of layoffs at a few of their studios.

• Tera publisher lays off undisclosed number of employees

  A now former employee at Tera publisher En Masse Entertainment has tweeted that the folks behind MMO Tera have laid off an unknown number of staff members.

• EA Montreal restructures with "small number" of lay-offs

  Army of Two and Skate It developer EA Montreal will let some staff go as part of “routine changes”.

• Rumour - Sony lay-offs to pass over gaming section

  The 10,000 job cuts Sony plans to make by the end of 2012 are not expected to affect its gaming division.

• EA expects total staff to increase by year's end

  After denying rumours of mass lay-offs yesterday, EA has said it will likely have more employees than ever by the end of 2012.

• Stand down: EA denies reports of imminent lay-offs

  EA has denied it’s preparing for a massive rearrangement of staff, with as many as 1,000 jobs reported to be on the chopping block.

• Sony doubles down on games, confirms 10,000 lay-offs

  New CEO Kazuo Hirai has revealed Sony’s strategic plans to dig back out of several successive loss years, focussing on core businesses and making significant cuts.

• Report - Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide

  Ahead of new CEO Kazuo Hirai’s first major strategy meeting, Sony is believed to be making extensive layoffs.

• Layoffs confirmed at IGN and 1UP, IGN Responds

  It’s always sad to see our fellow members  of the press leave their respective outlets, and today is no exception.