Jeff Bezos Oficially Steps Down as Amazon CEO
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.
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Konrad Sarzynski
July 6, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 With New Director
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.
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Bart Swiatek
May 28, 2021
Shadow of Mordor Creator to Lead EA's New Studio and Develop Open-world Games
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.
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Hubert Sledziewski
May 20, 2021
Stadia Loses Part of Key Staff to Jade Raymond's Team
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 5, 2021
Director of The Witcher 3 Leaves CD Projekt
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.
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Hubert Sledziewski
May 4, 2021
Another Key Dev Leaves Blizzard, Overwatch 2 Not in Danger
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.
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Hubert Sledziewski
April 20, 2021
Sony Japan Studio is Officially History; Farewell to Devs of Bloodborne and The Last Guardian
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 2, 2021
One of the Essential Assassin's Creed Developers Leaves Ubisoft Montreal
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.
video games
March 26, 2021
Lead Designer of Cyberpunk 2077 Leaves CDPR
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.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 22, 2021
More Layoffs at Activision Blizzard; This Time in Europe
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.
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Adrian Piotrowski
March 20, 2021
Bloodborne Co-creators Lose Another Producer
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.
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Bart Swiatek
March 17, 2021
Blizzard Lays Off More Employees Despite Record Revenues
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.
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Karol Laska
March 16, 2021
Hogwarts Legacy Producer's Departure Unrelated to Controversy
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.
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Bart Swiatek
March 16, 2021
Lead Dev of Hogwarts Legacy Quits Over Controversial YouTube Channel
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.
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Michal Ciezadlik
March 5, 2021
Layoffs at Former Devs of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
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.
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Michael Kulakowski
March 2, 2021
Sony Japan Studio Disbanded. Bloodborne Co-creators Without Job
Sony Interactive Entertainment decided to close one of its Japanese development studios, Sony Japan Studio. Most of the employees were laid off.
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Bart Swiatek
February 26, 2021
Jeff Bezos Steps Down as Amazon Changes CEO
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.
Tech
Adam Lukaszewski
February 3, 2021
Art Director of Dying Light 2 Leaves Techland
The art director and screenwriter of Dying Light 2, Pawel Selinger, left Techland and shared the news on social media.
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Karol Laska
January 7, 2021
Senior Producer Leaves The Sims 4 After 14 Years in Maxis
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.
video games
December 4, 2020
BioWare's CEO and Dragon Age 4 Producer Leave the Studio
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.
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Bart Swiatek
December 4, 2020