CoH3 Devs Facing Layoffs Once Again. Relic Is Trying to Survive in “Increasingly Volatile Industry”
Following its recent split with Sega, Relic Entertainment has announced more layoffs. This time 41 people have said goodbye to the studio.
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Martin Bukowski
April 5, 2024
Seismic Decisions at Sega. Relic Goes Independent, Layoffs at Creative Assembly
Relic Entertainment studio has parted ways with Sega. The developers of the Company of Heroes and Dawn of War series have set their sights on independence. The publisher also carried out layoffs at Creative Assembly studio.
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Kamil Kleszyk
March 28, 2024
„They're Horrible Greedy People.” Dwarf Fortress Dev Expresses His Dislike for Those Responsible for Mass Industry Layoffs
Even a dwarf lover like the developer of Dwarf Fortress thinks that those responsible for the layoffs are „horrible ” and „greedy people”.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 21, 2024
„I Don't Have Anything Positive to Say About EA.” Battlefield 7 Director Comments on His Departure
Marcus Lehto, who recently ended his adventure with Electronic Arts, doesn't have a very good opinion of his former employers.
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Kamil Kleszyk
March 16, 2024
CEO of Starbreeze Had to Pay With His Job for Disastrous Payday 3 Launch
Starbreeze studio has bid farewell to Tobias Sjögren. His dismissal is related to the poor launch of PayDay 3.
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Maciej Gaffke
March 13, 2024
Under Microsoft’s Nose, Activision Employees Formed Largest Labor Union at Any U.S. Game Studio
Activision employees agreed to form their labor union under Microsoft's banner. The Redmond giant has approved the operation of such an association within its structures.
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Maciej Gaffke
March 11, 2024
Layoffs at EA. Mass Effect and Dragon Age Fans Have Nothing to Worry About
It looks like the scourge of layoffs affecting Electronic Arts won't torpedo work on the new installments of the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series.
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Kamil Kleszyk
March 1, 2024
EA Cancelled Mandalorian From the Devs of Star Wars Jedi. Publisher Lays off 670 Employees
EA is cutting costs. The company has cancelled the Mandalorian FPS game that Respawn Entertainment studio was working on. It has also shut down the team developing the campaign of Battlefield 7.
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Adrian Werner
February 29, 2024
$667 Million From Fans Didn’t Save Star Citizen Devs From Layoffs
The layoffs hasn't spared the developers of Star Citizen. The studio responsible for the most expensive game in history has parted ways with a number of employees, although it continues to recruit.
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Kamil Kleszyk
February 29, 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment Has Some Bad News for Us. Layoffs Include Major Studios
Sony is another video game giant that has carried out massive layoffs. The reduction included the company's largest studios, Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games.
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Marcin Przała
February 28, 2024
Supermassive Games Fires 90 Developers
The layoffs sweeping the industry have not spared Supermassive Games studio. The company, known for horror games like Until Dawn and The Quarry, has fired 90 employees.
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Maciej Gaffke
February 27, 2024
Standalone Expansion to Disco Elysium Reportedly Binned. ZA/UM Hasn't Dodged Layoffs
The unannounced standalone addition to Disco Elysium was reportedly going to be deleted. Studio ZA/UM is also reportedly facing layoffs.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
February 16, 2024
Devs of Helldivers 2 Aren't Slacking Off. They're Looking for New Employees
The Arrowhead Game Studios will expand to deliver new content faster for February's big hit, Helldivers 2.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 15, 2024
Condemned WoW's Narrative Director Leaves Blizzard
Steve Danuser has confirmed that he is no longer the narrative director of World of Warcraft, which by no means upset most Azeroth fans.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 14, 2024
Game Dev Too Risky. Developers Comment Mass Layoffs
Massive layoffs in the industry are only partially the result of an overextended market in times of pandemic. According to devs, game development has become expensive and risky.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 14, 2024
Microsoft Faces Complaints Over Activision Blizzard Takeover
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a complaint against Microsoft. According to the FTC, the announcement of mass layoffs conflicts with the company's statements during a trial prior to its purchase of Activision Blizzard.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 9, 2024
Homeworld 3 Delayed; Demo Available on Steam
The highly anticipated strategy game Homeworld 3 has scored a slip almost at the last straight before its release. The game will be released about two months later than scheduled.
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Hubert Sledziewski
February 8, 2024
Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Team Grows and Hires Veterans
CD Projekt Red studio has shared new news about the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. The team working on the Orion project has expanded to include several veterans.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
February 7, 2024
Fired Blizzard Employee Walks Away With 10 Years of WoW Subscription
Adam Holisky is one of the individuals currently leaving Blizzard, but prior to his dismissal redeemed all the World of Warcraft subscription keys he had stacked over the years, which secured him nearly 10 years of subscription.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 31, 2024
Layoffs at WoW Developer to Affect Story Teams
Microsoft's layoffs have not spared Blizzard. Among the employees laid off are those responsible for the plot and story of World of Warcraft and Overwatch.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 30, 2024