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?
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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.
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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.
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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.”.
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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.
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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.”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Marek Pluta
January 18, 2023
Created New XCOM, Leaves Firaxis After 14 Years
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.
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Hubert Sledziewski
January 12, 2023
NFS Unbound Team Hit as Group of Veteran Devs Leaves Criterion
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.
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Adrian Werner
December 18, 2022
Chris Metzen, One of Warcraft's Fathers, Returns to Blizzard
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.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
December 16, 2022
Disco Elysium Producer Fired From ZA/UM; Scandal Continues
The scandal at Estonian studio ZA/UM continues. Martin Luiga has announced that another person has involuntarily left the ranks of the team responsible for Disco Elysium. This time it was the game's producer, Kaura Kender.
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Hubert Sledziewski
November 9, 2022
Layoffs at Microsoft, Including Xbox Division
About 1,000 Microsoft employees have been laid off from their jobs. The cuts have affected the Xbox division, among others.
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Adam Adamczyk
October 19, 2022