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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
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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.
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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
Twitch’s Big Problems. The Largest Gaming Streaming Service Will Lay Off up to 35% of Its Staff (Rumor)
According to information circulating online, Twitch plans to lay off about 35% of its workforce. This represents roughly 500 people.
video games
Adam Adamczyk
January 10, 2024
Big Layoffs at Unity Continue a Trend That Exploded in 2023
The topic of layoffs in the game industry unfortunately hasn't left us in 2024. The latest company to announce major job cuts is Unity.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 9, 2024
TikTok Owner Ends Its Gaming Adventure; Talks With Chinese Giant
ByteDance, which owns TikTok, is negotiating with Tencent to resell its gaming assets. This is the aftermath of the company's restructuring plan.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
January 9, 2024
Wave of Industry Layoffs Continues; One-third of Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread Devs Lost Their Jobs
British developer Bossa Studios, responsible for Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread, among others, reported that the company had experienced layoffs at the end of 2023. Nineteen people lost their jobs.
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Michal Harat
January 7, 2024
End of Versus Evil, Publishee of Pillars of Eternity 2 and Broken Roads
Versus Evil, the publisher of Pillars of Eternity 2 and the upcoming Broken Roads, among others, has announced that it will be shut down. Behind the decision is most likely its owner, tinyBuild.
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Adrian Werner
December 24, 2023
Bobby Kotick to Leave Activision Blizzard in 9 Days; Microsoft Announces Reorganization
We know the day Bobby Kotick will step down as head of Activision Blizzard, and we know who from Microsoft will oversee the publisher's studios.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 21, 2023
Great Embracer Bloodbath Continues; 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks Next on the List
Layoffs at Embracer Group continue. This time they have affected 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks.
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Adrian Werner
December 15, 2023