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600 Activision QA employees vote to form the largest video game union to date

600 Activision QA employees vote to form the largest video game union to date

Hundreds of Activision quality assurance employees are joining the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union includes approximately 600 Activision central quality assurance employees in three locations: Austin, Texas; Eden Prairie, Minn.; and El Segundo, California. This makes the union, called Activision Quality Assurance United (CWA), the largest group of unionized video game workers in ...

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EA cuts 5% of its workforce, cancels Star Wars FPS

EA cuts 5% of its workforce, cancels Star Wars FPS

Electronic Arts announces overnight plans Fire 5% of employeesshuttering the studio, shutting down a slew of mobile games, and canceling a first-person shooter based in the Star Wars universe. It is estimated that EA will receive approx. 670 jobs Redundantly, it has begun “communicating these impacts” to employees. EA expects to complete the process early ...

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17% of the workforce laid off

17% of the workforce laid off

According to a report, Discord is facing layoffs, affecting 170 percent of employees and 17 percent of the workforce. The reports of layoffs in the video game and tech industry continue, and now Discord has joined the inglorious list. According to a report by The Verge, CEO Jason Citron informed the workforce at an employee ...

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Unity cuts 25% of its workforce

Unity cuts 25% of its workforce

Surely many of you will remember the recent controversy in which Unity has been involved due to its different and questioned collection measures, something that indirectly affected Nintendo. It could cause losses in Nintendo Switch games. Now we have statements on this topic after the departure of its CEO. Specifically after the confusing apologies, now ...

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Unity will lay off 25% of its workforce as part of this "Company reset"

Unity will lay off 25% of its workforce as part of this "Company reset"

After last year’s policy debacle. Last year, video game software provider Unity caused a lot of backlash when it announced plans to impose a “performance fee” pricing policy. Now, following the departure of the CEO and president, the latest update reveals that Unity will cut “25% of its workforce, or 1,800 jobs.” This information was ...

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EA is laying off 6% of its workforce

EA is laying off 6% of its workforce

Like many players in the video game industry, EA announces that it will lay off 6% of its workforce, or about 775 employees. This restructuring plan aims to consolidate the publisher’s dominant position. This also includes the optimization of the real estate portfolio and the bundling of strengths for targeted growth. However, the American publisher ...

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Bobby Kotick updates the workforce on the deal

Bobby Kotick updates the workforce on the deal

In a statement, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick provided an update on the ongoing acquisition. In a statement, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick addressed the workforce and provided an update on the Microsoft acquisition. Kotick said of the ongoing investigation by the authorities that a closer look is needed, especially for a transaction of this magnitude. But ...