layoffs / employments Latest news (4)

Przemyslaw Dygas, 06 July 2021, 11:30

Sony has ended the life of Japan Studio, and is now removing remaining traces of it. The team has disappeared from the list of developers working for the Japanese giant.

Konrad Sarzynski, 06 July 2021, 10:39

Jeff Bezos has stepped down as CEO of Amazon. His place is taken by trusted associate Andy Jassy. The American billionaire will now be able to devote more time to his other ventures, including a space flight.

Bart Swiatek, 28 May 2021, 10:35

Gabriel Amatangelo has replaced Adam Badowski as the director of Cyberpunk 2077 and will be responsible for the expansions of the said title. At the same time, Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, the game's quests director, has parted ways with CD Projekt RED.

Hubert Sledziewski, 20 May 2021, 10:50

Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War creator and former Monolith Productions vice president Kevin Stephens has been hired by Electronic Arts to lead a new studio that will develop open-world action games.

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 May 2021, 18:31

Google has parted ways with more employees overseeing Google Stadia. John Justice, vice president and head of product, has left the company's ranks, and a number of others have joined Haven Studios, founded by Jade Raymond.

Hubert Sledziewski, 04 May 2021, 22:10

Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has left CD Projekt RED. The reason for his decision was supposed to be allegations of mobbing.

Hubert Sledziewski, 20 April 2021, 23:26

One of the veterans of Blizzard Entertainment, Jeff Kaplan, is leaving the company after 19 years. Overwatch's director did not explain his decision, but the game's sequel is said to be unaffect.

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 April 2021, 12:55

Sony has officially ended the life of Japan Studio. Thus came to an end the history of the team which contributed to the creation of Bloodborne, The Last Guardian and many other memorable titles. Gavin Moore, director of the remake of Demon's Souls, has also left Sony.

Filip Wegrzyn, 26 March 2021, 20:18

After 10 years of work, the main scriptwriter of Assassin's Creed series - Darby McDevitt - leaves Ubisoft Montreal. He was responsible for the stories of Black Flag and Revelations and worked as a narrative director on the latest installment of the series - Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.

Jacob Blazewicz, 22 March 2021, 22:52

Andrzej Zawadzki, one of the main designers of Cyberpunk 2077, has left CD Projekt RED, departing after nearly eight years of work in the team.

Adrian Piotrowski, 20 March 2021, 19:05

More layoffs at Activision Blizzard. This time the changes will affect offices located in Europe. Cost-cutting will include departments that deal with game publishing.

Bart Swiatek, 17 March 2021, 13:39

Masami Yamamoto - the producer who worked on Bloodborne and Soul Sacrifice, among other titles - has left Sony Japan Studio's development team. This is yet another experienced staff member who recently parted ways with the Japanese company.

Karol Laska, 16 March 2021, 22:09

Activison Blizzard has taken quite drastic actions in recent days, laying off at least a few dozen people. This has to do, among other things, with changing the formula for organizing events and e-sports tournaments.

Bart Swiatek, 16 March 2021, 10:21

Troy Leavitt - the producer of Hogwarts Legacy, who left Avalanche Studios at the beginning of March - explained his decision. The reason were serious family problems that would prevent him from devoting proper attention to the project.

Michal Ciezadlik, 05 March 2021, 13:01

Troy Leavitt, one of the developers working on Hogwarts Legacy, announced on Twitter his departure from Avalanche Software. This most likely has to do with the discovery of the developer's former YouTube channel, where he posted content attacking feminism and progressive approaches to gaming, among other things.

Michael Kulakowski, 02 March 2021, 19:00

American devteam Hardsuit Labs, which last week was removed from work on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, began to lay off its employees. So far, only people working on the game's script have been affected.

Bart Swiatek, 26 February 2021, 11:18

Sony Interactive Entertainment decided to close one of its Japanese development studios, Sony Japan Studio. Most of the employees were laid off.

Adam Lukaszewski, 03 February 2021, 16:22

Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world, is going to step down as CEO of Amazon. However, the changing does not mean that he will say goodbye to the company. We also know who will replace the company's founder.

Karol Laska, 07 January 2021, 20:53

The art director and screenwriter of Dying Light 2, Pawel Selinger, left Techland and shared the news on social media.

Filip Wegrzyn, 04 December 2020, 19:41

Sad news for The Sims community. After many successes and over 14 years of work, a senior producer of The Sims 4 has unexpectedly left Maxis, the studio responsible for the popular life simulator.

Bart Swiatek, 04 December 2020, 10:28

Well-known developers from BioWare, responsible i.a. for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series, Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah, decided to leave the company.

Bart Swiatek, 19 November 2020, 20:16

Chris Kaleiki - one of the creators of World of Warcraft - left the studio after 13 years of work. The developer admitted that he is dissatisfied with the direction of game's development.

Bart Woldanski, 27 October 2020, 16:32

We have learned the names of new people who, after the recent layoffs, will take up the script of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. They are co-writers of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Ghost of Tsushima and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.

Adrian Werner, 20 October 2020, 14:59

Cara Ellison, senior story designer just left the team working on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Earlier, the team lost main screenwriter and creative director after dismissals.

Michael Kulakowski, 14 October 2020, 23:03

Employees of Blizzard's French branch, responsible for marketing, event organization and localization of the studio's games across Europe, are preparing for a strike. The protest is the result of Activision's announcement of planned complete shutdown of the French branch.

Michael Kulakowski, 06 October 2020, 23:46

The French branch of Blizzard, which is mainly responsible for marketing and localization of the studio's games in Europe, was closed down by Activision. This is a result of the increasing control that the company has over its in-house developer, which enjoyed great autonomy only a few years ago.

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 September 2020, 20:09

The newspaper Libération has published an article that reveals the details of Michel Ancel's departure from Ubisoft. It was supposed to result from an investigation into the alleged toxic behavior of the creator of Beyond Good & Evil 2. In response, Ubisoft's former producer accused the newspaper of spreading false news.

Paul Musiolik, 18 September 2020, 19:39

Michel Ancel, creator of Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil, announced today that he is retiring. We don't have to worry about his projects, as they are in good hands.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 09 September 2020, 15:16

One of Facebook's software engineers decided to give up his job in the company because, in his opinion, the company makes money on hatred and its only goal is profit.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 August 2020, 21:22

Brian Mitsoda, the lead writer of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, is no longer working on the sequel. Hardsuit Labs announced that he and Ka'ai Cluney were laid off, which was supposed have been to be a huge surprise for Mitsoda.

Milosz Szubert, 14 August 2020, 21:12

Jeffrey „Lazlow” Jones is no longer a member of Rockstar. He is mainly known for his work on GTA games. He produced them, wrote scripts for radio stations and played the role of their presenters.

Agnes Adamus, 14 August 2020, 20:00

Former creative director of AC: Valhalla, Ashraf Ismail, was officially fired by Ubisoft. The French company does not disclose the exact reasons for his dismissal and explains that the decision is the result of an internal investigation. This may be a consequence of Ismail having an affair.

Adrian Werner, 04 August 2020, 19:55

The Ubisoft scandal continues. Tommy Francois became another veteran of the company who was fired due to inappropriate behaviour towards the women employed by the publisher.

Darius Matusiak, 24 June 2020, 22:44

The creative director of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla has stepped down after his love affair came to light.

Jacob Blazewicz, 23 June 2020, 12:32

Chris Avellone is no longer working on Dying Light 2 and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, all because of sexual harassment charges pressed against the iconic screewriter.

Damian Gacek, 28 April 2020, 12:26

Rumor has it that the Bratislava studio, one of the two responsible for developing DayZ, has been closed down. If the reports turn out to be true, the game may no longer receive new content.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 March 2020, 13:32

Michael Chu has announced his departure from Blizzard Entertainment. The main screenwriter of the Overwatch series leaves the company after almost 20 years of work, but still wants to create stories for video games.

Bart Swiatek, 26 February 2020, 16:36

Bob Iger, who has been the CEO of Disney for the last fifteen years, has decided to resign from his post with immediate effect. His place will be taken by Bob Chapek, the former head of the theme parks, experience and product department.

Konrad Serafinski, 08 February 2020, 21:31

Rockstar Games does not plan any more departures. This is what Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, said when asked about this eventuality after Dan Houser left the studio. By the way, he stresses that the company has never been stronger.

Frozen, 08 February 2020, 21:08

Disturbing news comes from OtherSide Entertainment, the studio that makes up the third installment of the iconic System Shock series. The future of the series awaited by fans was questioned after the company layoff a significant number of employees at the end of last year.

Adrian Werner, 05 February 2020, 12:10

Sony announced that it will soon dissolve the Manchester Studio devteam, which was established in 2015 to create VR games.

Christian Pieniazek, 23 January 2020, 22:00

According to reliable sources, CDP, which was supposed to be the Polish distributor of Cyberpunk 2077, has just laid off a lot of staff. The company will probably soon be completely extinguished. At present, it is not known which company could take over the rights to distribute the title in Poland.

Paul Wozniak, 30 November 2019, 17:50

Google's newly-created video gamedev team just employed some people who have worked on the Assassin's Creed series. They will be responsible for creating exclusive and original titles for the Google Stadia streaming platform.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 13 November 2019, 22:20

Today, the American studio Human Head closed its operations after 22 years of existence on the gaming market. However, all the employees quickly found employment in the newly formed Roundhouse Studios team opened by Bethesda.

Frozen, 10 October 2019, 11:22

Dozens of employees in the European branch of SIE were laid off on the day of the official announcement of PlayStation 5. The decision for the restructuring is explained by the need to unify individual branches of the company.

Krzysztof Kaluzinski, 01 October 2019, 14:38

Shawn Layden unexpectedly parted with Sony. The name of the new head of Worldwide Studios, which brings together development studios creating games for PlayStation 4 and 5, has not yet been announced.

Agnes Adamus, 24 August 2019, 19:29

In May, Pathologic 2 - a remake of the action-adventure game released in 2005 - hit the stores. It turns out that the game has sold poorly. In an interview for DTF, Ice-Pick Lodge admitted that a number of its employees have been laid off and plans for further development of the series had been postponed indefinitely.

Jacob Blazewicz, 18 August 2019, 17:08

Another dev has left BioWare. Fernando Melo, the lead producer of the upcoming Dragon Age, has just said goodbye to the studio.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 August 2019, 14:27

Ben Irving has left BioWare. The creator was known mainly as the lead producer of the online shooter Anthem.

Michael Kulakowski, 13 August 2019, 22:44

Tim Willits, an industry veteran working for id Software since 1995, where he co-created Doom and Quake as a studio director and level designer, joins Saber Interactive's development team responsible for The Witcher 3 port to Nintendo Switch. At the new company, Willits will take up the position of creative director.