Layoffs at Call of Duty Devs; The Game Awards 2021 Without Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard is laying off numerous experienced testers from Raven Software testers. „Ingenious” way to give raises to the remaining employees did not win the company the approval of developers, and perhaps even Geoff Keighley.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 4, 2021
Battlefield 2042 Loses Head of Design After the Launch
Lead designer for Battlefield 2042 will soon part ways with EA DICE. Allegedly, this is not related to the post-release problems of his latest title.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 25, 2021
Dragon Age Just Lost an Experienced Creative Director
Senior creative director of the Dragon Age series has left BioWare. The board assures that the development of the next installment is not threatened. We don't know yet who will replace Matt Goldman.
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Miriam Moszczynska
November 24, 2021
Assassin's Creed Lead Writer Returns to Ubisoft
Seven and a half months - that's exactly how long Darby McDevitt's „divorce” with Ubisoft lasted. The narrative director of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and screenwriter of Black Flag and Revelations will return to work on the series and is „excited to continue the journey”.
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Hubert Sledziewski
November 12, 2021
Blizzard Exec Resigns After 3 Months
Blizzard has had a successful quarter, but news of good financial results gives way to news of the departure of Jen Oneal, who, along with Mike Ybarra, led the company for the last three months.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 3, 2021
Blizzard Fires 20 Employees Involved in Sexual Violence and Mobbing
The wake of Blizzard being sued, more than 20 people have been fired at this point. The company has sent a special letter to employees and has already announced the next steps.
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Michael Zegar
October 20, 2021
Yakuza: Like a Dragon 2 - Sega Confirms Yakuza 8
With the reorganization at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega has revealed that Yakuza: Like a Dragon 2 is in development.
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Adrian Werner
October 8, 2021
Diablo 4 Got a New Director
Diablo 4 has got a new director. This position has been taken by Joe Shely, who previously involved in works on World of Warcraft and Diablo 3.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
October 8, 2021
Overwatch 2's Executive Producer Leaves Blizzard
Blizzard Entertainment has lost another important employee. Chacko Sonny, the executive producer of Overwatch 2, is leaving the company.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
September 22, 2021
Activision Blizzard Targeted by SEC; Kotick to Testify
More and more problems for Activision Blizzard. The company is being examined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company's chief legal officer has left the company.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
September 21, 2021
Open World and Survival - PUBG Dev is Working on a Huge Game
A few days ago, PUBG creator and „father” of the battle royale genre Brendan „PlayerUnknown” Greene left Krafton and founded the independent studio PlayerUnknown Productions, which is to create the game Prologue, announced in 2019. The developer is aiming for survival mechanics and a giant open world.
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Hubert Sledziewski
September 6, 2021
Paradox Interactive CEO Replaced by Her Predecessor
Ebba Ljungerud is no longer the CEO of Paradox Interactive. She has been replaced by Fredrik Wester, who has held this role in the past.
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Adrian Werner
September 2, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 With New Support; CD Projekt Hires Modders
CD Projekt RED will be enlisting the help of modders while working on Cyberpunk 2077. The studio has hired the company that created the WolvenKit tool to work on further mod support, but also various game systems.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 30, 2021
Top Bethesda Producer Leaves After 16 Years; He Worked, i.a. on Skyrim and Fallout
Jeff Gardiner announced today that he is leaving Bethesda Game Studios. The developer worked for almost 16 years at the company, taking part in the development of such games as Fallout 76, Fallout 4 and TES: Skyrim.
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Michal Ciezadlik
August 27, 2021
Apex Legends' Lead Designer Laid Off for Blog Entries From 2007
One of the main designers of Apex Legends has been fired. The reason is controversial posts he published fourteen years ago on a blog.
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Adrian Werner
August 13, 2021
Diablo 4's Lead Level Designer Fired by Activision
Activision has fired three experienced developers from Blizzard Entertainment, including the director of Diablo IV and the game's lead level designer. This is most likely related to the recent high-profile harassment and bullying scandal within the publisher's teams.
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Adrian Werner
August 12, 2021
Blizzard CEO Steps Down; Successors Named
J. Allen Brack, CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, has stepped down from his position and further work at the studio. At the same time, his two successors have already been appointed. They will share responsibilities and lead a team that is struggling to deal with extremely serious and well-documented allegations of harassment, discrimination and mobbing among employees.
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Michael Kulakowski
August 3, 2021
Assassin's Creed Loses Another Veteran; Series' Art Director Leaves Ubisoft
Ubisoft parted ways with another developer who for many years worked on the success of Assassin's Creed. This time Raphael Lacoste, who for 16 years helped in the creation of subsequent installments of the series, has left the company.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 21, 2021
Codemasters Bosses Leave Just Months After EA Accquisition
A few months following the purchase of Codemasters by EA, the British developer will lose its CEO and CFO - Frank Sagnier and Rashi Varachia will leave the company.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 6, 2021
Sony Cleans Up After Japan Studio; Team Removed From List of Company-owned Studios
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.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
July 6, 2021