Beautiful Ambitious Indie Game Rated at 93/100 on Steam is Not Enough; Season Devs on the Ropes
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.
video games
Sonia Selerska
June 27, 2023
'He Got Death Threats From Fans' - Heroes 3 Dev on Story Behind Co-worker's Departure
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.
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Hubert Sledziewski
June 18, 2023
Blizzard Fired WoW Screenwriter for Capitalist Jokes?
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 2, 2023
Civilization and Marvel's Midnight Suns Devs Affected by Layoffs
The developers of Marvel's Midnight Suns have decided to reduce the team. A total of 30 people have lost their jobs.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
June 1, 2023
CD Projekt Red Lays Off About 30 Employees
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.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 1, 2023
Players Spot Hand With Six Fingers; Studio Denies Firing Artists for AI
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?
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 1, 2023
CoH 3 Devs Lose Nearly Half Their Staff
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.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
May 24, 2023
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Studio Making The Witcher Spin-off Lays Off Staff After Project Restructuring [UPDATE]
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.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
May 15, 2023
Horizon Forbidden West Devs Confirm Series' Future
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.”.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
April 25, 2023
Blizzard is Losing So Many Employees That It Needs a Crisis Plan
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.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
April 20, 2023
EA Lays Off Staff But in 'Reasonable' Numbers
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.”.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
March 30, 2023
Layoffs at Take-Two; Rockstar's Owner Prepares for New Successes
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
March 8, 2023
Activision Accused of Unjustly Firing Workers; Company Defends Itself
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.
video games
Jakub Tarchala
March 2, 2023
Layoffs at EA; Numerous Branch Virtually Ceased to Exist
EA Baton Rouge employees report an unprofessional dismissal of 200 people. This was said to have occurred during a conversation on Zoom.
video games
Sonia Selerska
March 1, 2023
Ubisoft Loses Another Veteran, Black Flag Producer
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
February 10, 2023
Blizzard Veteran Quits in Protest Against Employee Ranking
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 24, 2023
One of the Fathers of Mass Effect Leaves BioWare After 19 Years
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.”.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
January 23, 2023
Also Google Executes Mass Layoffs; 12,000 Employees Lose Work
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.
Tech
Damian Mista
January 21, 2023
Microsoft Layoffs Will Hit Starfield Devs and More
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 19, 2023
Microsoft Will Lay Off Over 10,000 Employees
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.
Tech
Marek Pluta
January 18, 2023