Layoffs
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Jumplight Odyssey development suspended indefinitely as League Of Geeks face redundancies
Rising costs, funding withdrawals and poor early access sales all factors in this "impossible decision," the studio says
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"We have experienced trends that required this restructure in order to ensure our long-term success”
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505 Games parent Digital Bros lays off 30% of staff due to fears that players don't want new IP
Consumers are "more selective" about new games since the pandemic, company claims
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Expects “interventions” - including cuts to products, office space and jobs - to be made in the next six months
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TimeSplitters devs Free Radical are reportedly the next Embracer studio facing closure
Just two years after they were resurrected under original founders
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Undisclosed number of staff lose their jobs as result of cost-cutting measures
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"Wave of layoffs" at PlayStation reported by developer of unannounced game
Sony shedding jobs at support studios, according to staff
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Elite Dangerous studio Frontier Developments announce layoffs and "organisational review"
Following "a period of disappointing financial performance"
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BioWare lays off around 50 employees as work on Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf continues
BioWare dumps veteran devs but says it's a “shift towards a more agile and more focused studio”
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CD Projekt Red announce another batch of layoffs affecting around 100 employees
That's around 9% of The Witcher publisher's workforce
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Studio behind one of 2023's most thought-provoking games has laid off over half their staff
Season: A Letter To The Future sold 60,000 copies, but failed to meet commercial expectations
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Embracer Group to close studios and cancel games as part of restructuring
After buying half the games industry, now they're closing parts
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Sega announces 121 job cuts at Company Of Heroes studio Relic Entertainment
Company Of Heroes 3 launched this February
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Electronic Arts are laying off 6% of employees in a new "restructuring"
"We are moving away from projects that do not contribute to our strategy"
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Call Of Duty: Warzone developers stage walkout following QA layoffs
Yet another walk out for Activision Blizzard
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Former Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 devs hit with layoffs
Update: Hardsuit Labs confirms layoffs, says "decision was not made lightly"
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Blizzard workers unions called for a strike yesterday protesting plans to shut Versailles office
They said it's "inconceivable" to send 285 people out into the job market in the middle of a global pandemic
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Activision Blizzard are reportedly closing their Versailles office
It's unknown yet how many jobs will be affected by the closure
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System Shock 3 might be in trouble, as multiple devs reportedly "no longer employed"
After struggles to find a new publisher
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H1Z1 developers Daybreak layoff yet more employees
It's not known how many staff were affected
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Amazon Game Studios lay off developers, reportedly cancel unannounced projects
Some happy E3 cheer
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EA cut 350 jobs in marketing, publishing and international offices
Don't you dare challenge severance
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Machinima video network shuts down, laying off 81 employees
An early YouTube star falls
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Star Control: Origins removed from sale as legal battle continues
That's a big move
