'Situation at Bungie is Depressing;' Destiny Devs Fight for Scraps of Freedom
Bungie employees report on Sony's plans to take full control of the studio.
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Sonia Selerska
December 7, 2023
Layoffs at Codemasters; EA Tries to Calm the Situation
The plague of layoffs has not spared Codemasters. EA has vowed that the downsizing is minor, but the lack of commercial success of F1 23 and EA Sports WRC does not bode well for the future.
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Kamil Kleszyk
December 5, 2023
Unity 'Resets;' Closed Divisions, Laysoffs and Changes to Work Model
Unity has decided to lay off nearly three hundred of its employees and implement a new model for office operations. The company will also not hesitate to close branches in more than a dozen locations.
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Maciej Gaffke
November 29, 2023
!['One of Most Difficult Periods in Bungie's History' [Update: Delayed]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/436698994.jpg)
'One of Most Difficult Periods in Bungie's History' [Update: Delayed]
We have learned more about the situation at Bungie. New reports talk about the scale of layoffs, the financial state of Destiny 2 and the condition of the team's upcoming projects.
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Adrian Werner
November 28, 2023
Success of Remnant 2 Overshadowed by Layoffs at Embracer; Sales Exceed 2 Million Copies
Remnant 2 is doing well, but that's more than can be said for many of the games and studios owned by the Embracer Group, which laid off 900 people in the last fiscal quarter.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 16, 2023
Warframe Devs Affected by Industry Layoff Wave; Stops Supporting Wayfinder
Digital Extremes has also been hit by the recent wave of layoffs, along with Ubisoft, Bungie and Epic Games. As a result, the company will cut itself off from any outside projects, such as Wayfinder, a game by Airship Syndicate.
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Szymon Orzeszek
November 10, 2023
Unity is Preparing for Worse Times; Big Savings and Layoffs Planned
It is possible that Unity will soon announce numerous layoffs as part of large-scale cost-saving measures. The company is bracing for worse times despite good financial results.
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Kamil Kleszyk
November 10, 2023
N7 Day Ends Overshadowed by Controversy of layoffs at BioWare
This year's N7 Day is looking less joyous than before, and this is due to the layoffs that have recently occurred at the developers of the Mass Effect series. The atmosphere is made even more tense by the conflict between former Keywords Studios employees and Electronic Arts, who staged a strike.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
November 8, 2023
![Neverwinter Devs Affected by Layoffs, a Developer Claims [Update]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/436708964.jpg)
Neverwinter Devs Affected by Layoffs, a Developer Claims [Update]
A plague of layoffs has hit yet another development studio. Cryptic Studios, which you may associate with Star Trek Online or Neverwinter, was said to have fallen victim to the downsizing.
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Kamil Kleszyk
November 3, 2023
2023 Brought Record Number of Outstanding Launches and Layoffs
The ongoing year 2023 is full of releases of truly excellent games, and critics' ratings suggest that the last few months in gaming may have been the best period in the history of digital entertainment. Nevertheless, the industry is struggling with a wave of mass layoffs.
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Marcin Przała
October 31, 2023
Layoffs at Bungie; New DLC for Destiny 2 and Marathon Delayed
Bungie is another studio that has reduced its workforce. According to reports, the Destiny 2: The Final Shape DLC and the upcoming shooter Marathon have also been delayed.
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Adrian Werner
October 31, 2023
Media Molecule, Devs of Dreams and LittleBigPlanet, May Lay Off 15% of Staff
Media Molecule is another developer that plans to part ways with many of its employees in the near future. According to leaks, up to 20 people may leave the Sony-owned studio.
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Marcin Przała
October 24, 2023
Layoffs at PlayStation Studios Said to Include Veteran With 26 Years of Service
Layoffs were said to have occurred at Sony. Jobs were reportedly lost by Visual Arts staff and a PlayStation veteran.
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Zuzanna Domeradzka
October 23, 2023
Frontier Joins the Layoff Wave; Explains With Poor Sales of F1 Manager
The poor performance of the F1 Manager series is one of the main reasons for restructuring at British studio Frontier Developments, as a result of which an unspecified number of people are about to lose their jobs.
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Marcin Przała
October 17, 2023
![After 24 Years, Pete Hine Leaves Bethesda [Update: Will Shen Follows]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/435174400.jpg)
After 24 Years, Pete Hine Leaves Bethesda [Update: Will Shen Follows]
After 24 years at Bethesda Softworks, Pete Hines is leaving his post. He now wants to focus on developing his passions.
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Maciej Gaffke
October 17, 2023
Bobby Kotick Steps Down as Activision Blizzard CEO
Once all the formalities of the merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have been completed, Bobby Kotick will cease to be CEO of the latter company. For now, however, it is unclear whether he will leave its ranks altogether.
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Hubert Sledziewski
October 15, 2023
Enraged Gamers, Taunted Developers; Unity's CEO Steps Down
John Riccitiello is no longer the CEO of Unity. The controversial businessman resigned less than a month after the company announced shocking fee changes that reverberated through the video game industry.
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Marcin Przała
October 10, 2023
Embracer Keeps on Firing (People); Tomb Raider Devs Next on the List
Another wave of layoffs at Embracer has affected the creators of the Tomb Raider series. As a result of the restructuring, 10 employees were to have said goodbye to Crystal Dynamics.
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Marcin Przała
October 8, 2023
Telltale Games Layoffs Confirmed; The Wolf Among Us 2 and Other Projects Safe
Telltale Games is another studio that has conducted major layoffs. However, the company assures that the projects currently in development are not threatened.
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Adrian Werner
October 6, 2023
Fired Employees Sue BioWare for 'Unjustified Mistreatment'
After BioWare said goodbye to some of its employees in August, a lawsuit was filed by several of them.
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Kamil Kleszyk
October 4, 2023