Just yesterday we received the news that a total of 375 people have to leave their positions at the Destiny studio Bungie. Of these, 220 will actually be laid off, and another 155 will find a new home at various Sony studios. The people who were fired have had clear words to say, with the ...
We are living through one of the worst years for video games. More than 11,000 people have been laid off from the industry so far in 2024, with The case of Bungie being only the most recent of what many describe as an epidemic of layoffs. But in the midst of this chaos, the studio ...
The next wave of layoffs in the gaming industry is here – and this time it hits the developers of Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios. In recent months, countless developers in the gaming industry have been laid off; almost every major company has adapted to the changed circumstances and laid off employees. There is no ...
It’s a big day for the labor movement in the games industry, as 241 Bethesda employees have formed a union. Last night, employees at Bethesda Game Studios announced that they have formed a union under the Communications Workers of America (CWA), making it the first fully unionized studio since being acquired by Microsoft. Bethesda Montreal ...
The gaming industry doesn’t really want to calm down: heavyweight Microsoft has apparently started the next wave of layoffs, which also affects the Xbox division. It wasn’t until January 2024 that Microsoft caused a stir when the company unceremoniously laid off around 1,900 Xbox employees in order to make cost-cutting measures and adapt to the ...
More stories in the News category Don’t miss anything and follow us on Google News! Red Faction was a saga that began its journey in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 generation. The first game was a breath of fresh air in the field of third-person shooters, where destruction was one of the main principles ...
Following the layoffs at ZA/UM earlier this year, some of the affected developers have provided some details about the Disco Elysium spinoff they were working on before being laid off and subsequently cancelled. Like all the Disco Elysium content we haven’t gotten since the original game was released, this game sounds pretty cool. If you ...
The latest internal report from Embracer Group puts on the table two strong figures: the number of games currently in development was reduced from 221 projects in 2023 to a not inconsiderable 141, the other reading is that brutal snip implies that since last year 80 video games have been canceled. And what is worse, ...
Developer Singularity 6 announces further layoffs. Square Enix recently announced that it would have to lay off numerous employees, followed this week by Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs. Now Singularity 6, the developer behind Palia, is also said to be affected by another wave of layoffs. The studio only cut 49 jobs in April of this ...
Phoenix Labs, the studio behind Dauntless and Fae Farm, announce layoffs. Developer Phoenix Labs announced via LinkedIn that it was undertaking major restructuring. The studio behind Dauntless and Fae Farm not only announces that it will have to lay off numerous employees, but also that several projects will be discontinued. These measures are the last ...
