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.
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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.
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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
WoW Creator Leaves Blizzard After 13 Years
Chris Kaleiki - one of the creators of World of Warcraft - left the studio after 13 years of work. The developer admitted that he is dissatisfied with the direction of game's development.
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Bart Swiatek
November 19, 2020
Writer of ME Andromeda Now Works on Story of Vampire Bloodlines 2
We have learned the names of new people who, after the recent layoffs, will take up the script of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. They are co-writers of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Ghost of Tsushima and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
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Bart Woldanski
October 27, 2020
Bloodlines 2 in Trouble After Another Key Staff Member Leaves
Cara Ellison, senior story designer just left the team working on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Earlier, the team lost main screenwriter and creative director after dismissals.
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Adrian Werner
October 20, 2020
Blizzard's French Branch Plans to Strike
Employees of Blizzard's French branch, responsible for marketing, event organization and localization of the studio's games across Europe, are preparing for a strike. The protest is the result of Activision's announcement of planned complete shutdown of the French branch.
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Michael Kulakowski
October 14, 2020
Activision Closes French Branch of Blizzard
The French branch of Blizzard, which is mainly responsible for marketing and localization of the studio's games in Europe, was closed down by Activision. This is a result of the increasing control that the company has over its in-house developer, which enjoyed great autonomy only a few years ago.
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Michael Kulakowski
October 6, 2020
Michel Ancel Answers Accusations of Being a Toxic Boss
The newspaper Libération has published an article that reveals the details of Michel Ancel's departure from Ubisoft. It was supposed to result from an investigation into the alleged toxic behavior of the creator of Beyond Good & Evil 2. In response, Ubisoft's former producer accused the newspaper of spreading false news.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 26, 2020
Rayman's Creator Retires; BG&E 2 Remains in Good Hands
Michel Ancel, creator of Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil, announced today that he is retiring. We don't have to worry about his projects, as they are in good hands.
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Paul Musiolik
September 18, 2020
Engineer Leaves Facebook Saying the Company Makes Money on Hate
One of Facebook's software engineers decided to give up his job in the company because, in his opinion, the company makes money on hatred and its only goal is profit.
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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
September 9, 2020
Lead Writer of Vampire Bloodlines 2 Laid Off
Brian Mitsoda, the lead writer of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, is no longer working on the sequel. Hardsuit Labs announced that he and Ka'ai Cluney were laid off, which was supposed have been to be a huge surprise for Mitsoda.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 19, 2020
Long-time GTA Producer and Radio DJ Voice Left Rockstar
Jeffrey „Lazlow” Jones is no longer a member of Rockstar. He is mainly known for his work on GTA games. He produced them, wrote scripts for radio stations and played the role of their presenters.
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Milosz Szubert
August 14, 2020
Ubisoft Fires AC Valhalla's Creative Director
Former creative director of AC: Valhalla, Ashraf Ismail, was officially fired by Ubisoft. The French company does not disclose the exact reasons for his dismissal and explains that the decision is the result of an internal investigation. This may be a consequence of Ismail having an affair.
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Agnes Adamus
August 14, 2020
Scandal at Ubisoft - Another Veteran Laid Off
The Ubisoft scandal continues. Tommy Francois became another veteran of the company who was fired due to inappropriate behaviour towards the women employed by the publisher.
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Adrian Werner
August 4, 2020