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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
October 4, 2023
Layoffs at Naughty Dog; Online Installment of The Last of Us Could be Affected
Kotaku reports on layoffs at PlayStation's leading studio, Naughty Dog. The job cuts could mean the „death” of the multiplayer project from The Last of Us universe.
video games
Marcin Przała
October 3, 2023
Legendary Team17 Without Helmsman; Company Confirms Numerous Layoffs
Team17, makers of the legendary Worms, is another company hit by numerous layoffs. Even the company's CEO has said goodbye to his job.
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Adam Adamczyk
October 3, 2023
Epic Games in Crisis; Major Layoffs at the Company
There have been major layoffs at Epic Games. More than 800 people have lost their jobs, due to Tim Sweeney's company's uninspiring financial situation.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
September 28, 2023
Creator of Bayonetta Leaves PlatinumGames
Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatiniumGames after 17 years, but has no plans to end his gamedev adventure. The creator suggests we not let him out of our sight.
video games
Sonia Selerska
September 25, 2023
Dead Space Slayer Ended Up a Flop - Team Leader Leaves
Following the failure of The Callisto Protocol, Striking Distance, the studio responsible for the game parted ways with Glen Schofield.
video games
Adrian Werner
September 21, 2023
![Layoffs at Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Devs [Update: Crystal Dynamics Affected as Well]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/432912219.jpg)
Layoffs at Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Devs [Update: Crystal Dynamics Affected as Well]
Embracer Group has laid off some employees of Beamdog. The reason appears to be, among other things, the poor reception of MythForce.
video games
Adrian Werner
September 21, 2023
Weeks After Immortals of Aveum's Launch Studio Laid Off Nearly Half of Its Staff
Ascendant is another studio that has been forced to downsize. This happened less than a month after the release of the magic shooter Immortals of Aveum.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
September 15, 2023
Borderlands Devs May get Sold
Embracer Group is said to be considering sale of Gearbox Entertainment, the developers of the Borderlands series. In addition, there have been layoffs at another studio due to the Swedish giant's restructuring.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
September 11, 2023
Skull and Bones Curse Continues; Another Key Dev Leaves the Studio
Ubisoft has parted ways with another important employee who was responsible for the development of Skull and Bones. In addition, the pirate title still has no set release date, even internally.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
September 7, 2023
Bethesda Values Modmakers, So It Hired One to Work on Starfield
Bethesda hired the author of popular mods for Skyrim and Fallout 4 to work on Starfield, and she helped with interior design, among other things.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
September 4, 2023
Gearbox Publishing Lays Offs Due to Restructuring at Embracer Group
Gearbox is another team that has recently been hit by a wave of layoffs. This is part of the restructuring announced a few months ago by the Embracer Group.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
September 1, 2023
Homeworld 3 Devs in Trouble; 41 People Laid Off
Blackbird Interactive, the studio working on Homeworld, was forced to lay off dozens of employees.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 31, 2023
Rockstar Games Loses Key Developer; Could Affect Studio's Future Games
Mike Unsworth, or one of the studio's lead writers, who worked on GTA5 and RDR 2, among others, has left the ranks of Rockstar Games.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 28, 2023