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
Splinter Cell Remake Loses Director; He Worked on Blacklist, AC Unity and Far Cry 6
Splinter Cell Remake has lost its director. David Grivel left Ubisoft after eleven years of working on such game series as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Splinter Cell.
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Hubert Sledziewski
October 17, 2022
Battlefield Loses Lars Gustavsson Leaves After 22 Years
Lars „Mr. Battlefield” Gustavsson is done with Battlefield. The series' creative director is parting ways with DICE after more than 20 years.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 9, 2022
Cyberpunk 2077 Producer Leaves CD Projekt RED
CD Projekt RED is losing another veteran. After 15 years, Jedrzej Mroz - one of the main producers of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 2 - is leaving the studio.
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Krzysiek Kalwasinski
September 6, 2022
Naughty Dog Loses Veteran Animator
Josh Scherr, one of the key figures on Naughty Dog, has decided to part ways with the company he was associated with for more than two decades. Among others, to him we owe the success of the Uncharted series or the phenomenal The Last of Us: Part II.
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Kamil Kleszyk
July 16, 2022
Deus Ex and Guardians of the Galaxy Screenwriter Moves to BioWare
Responsible for the script of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and the latest installments of Deus Ex, Mary DeMarle has left the Eidos Montreal team to join BioWare.
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Adrian Werner
July 3, 2022
Unity in Trouble; Kotaku Reports Big Layoffs
Unity has experienced a wave of layoffs. Most likely, it is due to ill-considered strategic decisions.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
June 30, 2022
Bobby Kotick Reelected; Internet Boils
This year's Activision Blizzard investor meeting ended with the re-election of the board of directors (including Bobby Kotick), a noncommittal vote on bonuses and a report on the company's fight against bullying.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 23, 2022
Layoffs, Canceled Projects and Lack of Purpose; Problems at Mafia Devs
Hangar 13 has more problems. The makers of Mafia 3 are facing a wave of layoffs and a painful restructuring.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
May 27, 2022