layoffs / employments Latest news (2)

Marcin Przala, 17 October 2023, 06:57

The poor performance of the F1 Manager series is one of the main reasons for restructuring at British studio Frontier Developments, as a result of which an unspecified number of people are about to lose their jobs.

Maciej Gaffke, 17 October 2023, 01:32

After 24 years at Bethesda Softworks, Pete Hines is leaving his post. He now wants to focus on developing his passions.

Hubert Sledziewski, 15 October 2023, 06:41

Once all the formalities of the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have been completed, Bobby Kotick will cease to be CEO of the latter company. For now, however, it is unclear whether he will leave its ranks altogether.

Marcin Przala, 10 October 2023, 14:10

John Riccitiello is no longer the CEO of Unity. The controversial businessman resigned less than a month after the company announced shocking fee changes that reverberated through the video game industry.

Marcin Przala, 08 October 2023, 16:14

Another wave of layoffs at Embracer has affected the creators of the Tomb Raider series. As a result of the restructuring, 10 employees were to have said goodbye to Crystal Dynamics.

Adrian Werner, 06 October 2023, 11:12

Telltale Games is another studio that has conducted major layoffs. However, the company assures that the projects currently in development are not threatened.

Kamil Kleszyk, 04 October 2023, 14:29

After BioWare said goodbye to some of its employees in August, a lawsuit was filed by several of them.

Marcin Przala, 03 October 2023, 20:47

Kotaku reports on layoffs at PlayStation's leading studio, Naughty Dog. The job cuts could mean the „death” of the multiplayer project from The Last of Us universe.

Adam Adamczyk, 03 October 2023, 12:59

Team17, makers of the legendary Worms, is another company hit by numerous layoffs. Even the company's CEO has said goodbye to his job.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 28 September 2023, 21:09

There have been major layoffs at Epic Games. More than 800 people have lost their jobs, due to Tim Sweeney's company's uninspiring financial situation.

Sonia Selerska, 25 September 2023, 14:14

Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatiniumGames after 17 years, but has no plans to end his gamedev adventure. The creator suggests we not let him out of our sight.

Adrian Werner, 21 September 2023, 13:58

Following the failure of The Callisto Protocol, Striking Distance, the studio responsible for the game parted ways with Glen Schofield.

Adrian Werner, 21 September 2023, 12:19

Embracer Group has laid off some employees of Beamdog. The reason appears to be, among other things, the poor reception of MythForce.

Kamil Kleszyk, 15 September 2023, 15:03

Ascendant is another studio that has been forced to downsize. This happened less than a month after the release of the magic shooter Immortals of Aveum.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 11 September 2023, 17:04

Embracer Group is said to be considering sale of Gearbox Entertainment, the developers of the Borderlands series. In addition, there have been layoffs at another studio due to the Swedish giant's restructuring.

Maciej Gaffke, 07 September 2023, 14:20

Ubisoft has parted ways with another important employee who was responsible for the development of Skull and Bones. In addition, the pirate title still has no set release date, even internally.

Hubert Sledziewski, 04 September 2023, 14:22

Bethesda hired the author of popular mods for Skyrim and Fallout 4 to work on Starfield, and she helped with interior design, among other things.

Kamil Kleszyk, 01 September 2023, 12:41

Gearbox is another team that has recently been hit by a wave of layoffs. This is part of the restructuring announced a few months ago by the Embracer Group.

Adrian Werner, 31 August 2023, 14:20

Blackbird Interactive, the studio working on Homeworld, was forced to lay off dozens of employees.

Adrian Werner, 28 August 2023, 12:16

Mike Unsworth, or one of the studio's lead writers, who worked on GTA5 and RDR 2, among others, has left the ranks of Rockstar Games.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 August 2023, 12:44

BioWare has reminded the public about itself with a new post. It's just a pity that instead of Dragon Age and Mass Effect, it was announced that about 50 people were laid off.

Kamil Kleszyk, 11 August 2023, 17:48

Rockstar Games has announced the acquisition of Cfx.re, the team responsible for the FiveM and RedM role-play mods for GTA V and RDR 2.

Kamil Kleszyk, 03 August 2023, 14:17

Striking Distance, studio responsible for survival horror The Callisto Protocol, has laid off 32 employees. The move is aimed at changing priorities to ensure the success of current and future projects.

Adam Adamczyk, 26 July 2023, 14:57

CD Projekt RED will lay off about 9% of its staff. Adam Kicinski published an open message.

Kamil Kleszyk, 16 July 2023, 23:53

One of the leading figures and father of much of Xbox's success, Larry „Major Nelson” Hryb, has decided to part ways with the American corporation after 20 years of service.

Marcin Przala, 09 July 2023, 23:12

Despite Nintendo's loud declaration, the Japanese corporation's managerial positions are still dominated by men.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 July 2023, 10:41

Niantic will focus on the development of Pokemon GO, but will also make efforts to ensure that other new games (besides the canceled Marvel World of Heroes and NBA All-World) also conquer the mobile market.

Sonia Selerska, 27 June 2023, 13:50

The CEO of Scavangers Studio has announced a wave of layoffs triggered by the poor financial performance of Season: A Letter to the Future. Praise from reviewers and support from Sony did not sufficiently encourage players to purchase the game.

Hubert Sledziewski, 18 June 2023, 13:47

David Mullich, director of Heroes of Might and Magic 3, told us about how the game's lead designer, Greg Fulton left the development team. 'I think that he received some death threats from some of the fans [...],' he said.

Kamil Kleszyk, 02 June 2023, 17:21

Eric Covington, a screenwriter who worked on World of Warcraft, claims he was fired from Blizzard after he wrote a dialogue mocking „corporate greed” for characters in the game.

Maciej Gaffke, 01 June 2023, 14:13

The developers of Marvel's Midnight Suns have decided to reduce the team. A total of 30 people have lost their jobs.

Jacob Blazewicz, 01 June 2023, 13:13

CD Projekt Red is parting ways with more than just The Molases Flood staff. About 30 more people who worked on Gwent will leave the ranks of the Polish developer in 2023.

Kamil Kleszyk, 01 June 2023, 12:17

Rayark - the Taiwanese studio behind, among other things, the mobile game series Cytus - faces accusations that it is laying off its graphic designers and replacing them with artificial intelligence. The developers decided to explain themselves in an official statement. Whom to believe?

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 24 May 2023, 15:02

Relic Entertainment is apparently having a tough time. The studio responsible for, among other things, Company of Heroes 3 and Age of Empires IV has seen more than 100 people laid off.

Michal Ciezadlik, 15 May 2023, 16:14

The Molasses Flood, studio working on the Witcher spin-off Project Sirius, has laid off several employees. It is possible that this has to do with giving the project a „new framework,” as CD Projekt RED recently announced.

Michal Ciezadlik, 25 April 2023, 00:01

On the occasion of a change of leadership at Guerrilla Games, the developers responsible for the Horizon series have confirmed that a new installment of the series is on the way. Work is also underway on an „online adventure.”.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 April 2023, 12:11

One WoW developer is not thrilled with the approach of his superiors. It is said that so many people are expected to leave the studio that the team has to develop a „crisis map” of games to be released.

Kamil Kleszyk, 30 March 2023, 13:12

Electronic Arts has announced a restructuring plan that will see about 6% of the company's workforce lose their jobs. The head of the company believes that EA is „acting from a position of strength.”.

Kamil Kleszyk, 08 March 2023, 14:12

Take-Two has confirmed reports of layoffs in several divisions of the company. One of them is most likely the Private Division, the team responsible for the publication of Kerbal Space Program 2.

Jakub Tarchala, 02 March 2023, 11:58

Activision has its faults, as evidenced by another lawsuit filed by the CWA. The association noted some irregularities allegedly committed by Activision when firing two of its employees.

Sonia Selerska, 01 March 2023, 14:39

EA Baton Rouge employees report an unprofessional dismissal of 200 people. This was said to have occurred during a conversation on Zoom.

Kamil Kleszyk, 10 February 2023, 14:26

Jean Guesdon, has announced that he is leaving Ubisoft Montreal. The developer, who worked on games from the Assassin's Creed series such as Black Flag and Origins, had been with the company for 17 years.

Adrian Werner, 24 January 2023, 12:25

One of Blizzard's studio veterans has left the company in protest against the introduction of an employee ranking system, which he believes is unfair and spoils the team culture.

Michal Ciezadlik, 23 January 2023, 15:34

Mac Walters, director of the Mass Effect series, has announced that he has decided to leave BioWare after nearly two decades. He says it's „time for a change.”.

Damian Mista, 21 January 2023, 14:38

Google has laid off 12,000 employees due to the current economic situation. The Mountain View giant plans to redirect priorities to, among other things, the development of artificial intelligence.

Adrian Werner, 19 January 2023, 13:16

The announced major layoffs at Microsoft will also affect game development studios. Some developers working at teams such as Bethesda, 343 Industries and The Coalition are expected to say goodbye to their jobs.

Marek Pluta, 18 January 2023, 14:55

Microsoft intends to make major staff cuts. It plans to lay off up to 11,000 employees, or about 5% of its total workforce. These would be the second such layoff made in recent months.

Hubert Sledziewski, 12 January 2023, 10:52

Garth DeAngelis, co-creator of the new installments of the XCOM series and Marvel's Midnight Suns, is leaving the ranks of Firaxis Games after fourteen years of service.

Adrian Werner, 18 December 2022, 20:24

After the release of NFS Unbound, Criterion Games lost five key employees. The oldest of them had worked at EA for more than 30 years.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 16 December 2022, 12:45

One of the fathers of Warcraft, Chris Metzen, has returned to Blizzard after a six-year absence as a creative advisor to help with WoW.