$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.
video games
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.
video games
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
New Deus Ex From Eidos Montreal Binned After 2 Years of Pre-prod
Embracer Group is said to have deleted the project of a new game in the Deus Ex series, which had been in development for two years. Journalist Jason Schreier also reports layoffs at Eidos Montreal.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
January 30, 2024
Blizzard With New Boss: Johanna Faries, Former Manager of Call of Duty
After former CEO Mike Ybarra bid farewell to Blizzard, Johanna Faries will take over the reins at the corporation. Until now, she has been associated with Activision and the Call of Duty brand.
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Kamil Kleszyk
January 30, 2024
Microsoft Layoffs Commented by Industry. 2024 Could be Black Year
Microsoft alone just fired as many developers as the industry in general had by mid-2023. Lay-offs included Call of Duty developers and Activision Blizzard's physical editions and customer service departments, as well as others.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 26, 2024
Microsoft Lays Off Whopping 1900 People from Activision and Xbox. Even Head of Blizzard Included
Major layoffs reported at Microsoft. As many as 1900 people from Bethesda, ZeniMax, Activision Blizzard and Xbox will lose their jobs.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
January 25, 2024
Riot Games Lays Off Staff, Switches to Multiplayers Exclusively
Layoffs in the game industry have not skipped Riot Games studio. Several hundred people will be sacked. To make matters worse, Riot Forge will be closed.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 23, 2024
Key The Sims 4 Dev Leaving EA Maxis, Gamers Celebrate
Grant Rodiek has announced his departure from EA Maxis. Fans of The Sims series are surprised by some news surrounding the developer known for his controversial statements.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
January 18, 2024
The Witcher 3's Lead Quest Designer Joins Polish Team to Develop Dark RPG
Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, another former employee of CD Projekt Red, has joined the Rebel Wolves studio. The experienced developer will take the position of creative director at the company, which was established two years ago.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
January 12, 2024
'There's Too Many Games Right Now;' Nacon CEO on Modern Industry Problems
People from Nacon, the publisher of RoboCop: Rogue City, among others, talked about what they think is the biggest problem in the industry right now and how they are dealing with it.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 12, 2024