Microsoft Shut Down Bethesda's Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall Studios
Microsoft carried out layoffs at Bethesda-owned studios, while closing several of them, including the developers of Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall.
video games
Martin Bukowski
May 8, 2024
Refund Requests and Review Bombing Put Helldivers 2 Community Manager's Career at Risk
Helldivers 2 regained positive opinions on Steam, but the behavior of community managers continues to stir controversy.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 8, 2024
Riot Games Fired Artist, After a Few Hours Outsourcing Company Approached Him With Offer to Make Skins for LoL
A concept graphic artist received a job offer to create skins for League of Legends from an outsourcing company after being fired by Riot Games. He claims this is part of the „unethical business practices” of large corporations.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
April 26, 2024
Layoffs at Rockstar Games Owner, 2K and Private Division. Many Unannounced Games and Projects Canceled
Take Two Interactive announced major layoffs. Several undisclosed projects were also deleted as part of the cost savings.
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Adrian Werner
April 17, 2024
Dev of The Division and Avatar Will Design „Amazing Missions” in New James Bond Game
Rodrigo Santoro, a developer who previously worked on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, among others, has strengthened the ranks of IO Interactive studio. The Danish team, known for the Hitman series, is developing a new game about James Bond.
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Kamil Kleszyk
April 11, 2024
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.
video games
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