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Adrian Werner, 22 November 2024, 03:34

The failure of Unknown 9: Awakening resulted in the studio responsible for the project, Reflector Entertainment, having to conduct layoffs.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 November 2024, 05:52

Riot Games is looking for employees or rather interns, including for research into the use of AI.

Maciej Gaffke, 23 October 2024, 13:16

The team responsible for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has reportedly been disbanded. Ubisoft was also said to have stopped work on the game's sequel.

Martin Bukowski, 16 October 2024, 03:59

According to Bloomberg agency, nearly 100 employees have „left” Bandai Namco since April, and there will be even more in the near future. The reason is cost-cutting.

Jacob Blazewicz, 04 October 2024, 05:42

Cameron Lee is no longer executive producer and president at the studio responsible for developing the Rainbow Six franchise. At least that's according to unofficial information.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 September 2024, 03:18

Concord's director moved to a lower, supportive position, and the Firewalk Studio team has concerns about the future of both the project and the team.

Jacob Blazewicz, 12 September 2024, 04:23

The director of PayDay 3 will continue to be one of the game's designers, but the future of the series will be decided by two of series veterans.

Martin Bukowski, 02 September 2024, 04:25

The director of the Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma series is leaving Capcom. The Japanese developer worked at the company for more than 30 years.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 August 2024, 05:31

Ready at Dawn Studios ended its life as a result of Meta's efforts to limit Reality Labs' massive losses. The source of the information is the Android Central website.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 01 August 2024, 03:53

There have been more major layoffs at the Bungie studio. The downsized team is expected to work even more closely with Sony and focus only on the development of Destiny 2 and Marathon.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 24 July 2024, 09:48

There have been more layoffs in the industry. All employees of indie game publisher Humble Games have been laid off as the company undergoes restructuring.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 July 2024, 04:27

We are still waiting for official confirmation, but it looks like Piranha Bytes studio won't deliver Elex 3 or any other new game.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 June 2024, 06:11

The shutdown of the Life By You developers' studio didn't surprise a former employee, but he still wasn't thrilled with Paradox's sudden decision.

Adrian Werner, 18 June 2024, 23:50

FromSoftware's CEO said he could not imagine carrying out the mass layoffs so popular in the game industry these days.

Adrian Werner, 24 May 2024, 05:37

Embracer Group finally completed the reductions. They were exceptionally far-reaching. More than forty development studios were gotten rid of and more than five thousand people were laid off.

Kamil Kleszyk, 23 May 2024, 08:50

Surprising changes took place at the highest levels of authority at Arrowhead studio. The company's existing CEO, Johan Pilestedt, will be replaced by former Paradox Interactive business development director Shams Jorjani.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 May 2024, 05:10

Strauss Zelnick from Take-Two Interactive assures that the developers of Kerbal Space Program 2 and OlliOlli haven't been shut down. Gamers don't believe it.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 14 May 2024, 01:17

Square Enix revealed a new publishing strategy for the coming years. The Japanese company wants to release its big-budget games on multiple platforms.

Jacob Blazewicz, 10 May 2024, 06:22

Even before the announcement of more layoffs, Xbox veterans confirmed that Microsoft bosses have now begun to interfere more in the company's games division.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 May 2024, 07:20

Following the sudden shutdown of Tango Gameworks, there are concerns about the fate of other Xbox studios. Journalist Jez Corden also has significant reservations about the actions of Microsoft, which is allegedly not very supportive of its teams.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 May 2024, 06:50

Matt Booty of Xbox Game Studios believes Microsoft needs small and high-profile games. Such as Hi-Fi Rush, whose developers were shut down as part of the recent wave of layoffs.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 May 2024, 05:40

Mike Ybarra took to Phil Spencer's defense after Microsoft's recent layoffs, although he doesn't deny that the head of the gaming division is responsible for the Xbox situation.

Adrian Werner, 08 May 2024, 06:23

Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks said goodbye to the studios after they were shut down by Microsoft. In turn, fans began to accept that Prey 2 will never be developed.

Martin Bukowski, 08 May 2024, 03:05

Microsoft carried out layoffs at Bethesda-owned studios, while closing several of them, including the developers of Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 May 2024, 00:55

Helldivers 2 regained positive opinions on Steam, but the behavior of community managers continues to stir controversy.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 26 April 2024, 03:02

A concept graphic artist received a job offer to create skins for League of Legends from an outsourcing company after being fired by Riot Games. He claims this is part of the „unethical business practices” of large corporations.

Adrian Werner, 17 April 2024, 02:12

Take Two Interactive announced major layoffs. Several undisclosed projects were also deleted as part of the cost savings.

Kamil Kleszyk, 11 April 2024, 04:05

Rodrigo Santoro, a developer who previously worked on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, among others, has strengthened the ranks of IO Interactive studio. The Danish team, known for the Hitman series, is developing a new game about James Bond.

Martin Bukowski, 05 April 2024, 06:00

Following its recent split with Sega, Relic Entertainment has announced more layoffs. This time 41 people have said goodbye to the studio.

Kamil Kleszyk, 28 March 2024, 04:20

Relic Entertainment studio has parted ways with Sega. The developers of the Company of Heroes and Dawn of War series have set their sights on independence. The publisher also carried out layoffs at Creative Assembly studio.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 March 2024, 02:08

Even a dwarf lover like the developer of Dwarf Fortress thinks that those responsible for the layoffs are „horrible ” and „greedy people”.

Kamil Kleszyk, 16 March 2024, 05:46

Marcus Lehto, who recently ended his adventure with Electronic Arts, doesn't have a very good opinion of his former employers.

Maciej Gaffke, 13 March 2024, 03:40

Starbreeze studio has bid farewell to Tobias Sjögren. His dismissal is related to the poor launch of PayDay 3.

Maciej Gaffke, 11 March 2024, 00:33

Activision employees agreed to form their labor union under Microsoft's banner. The Redmond giant has approved the operation of such an association within its structures.

Kamil Kleszyk, 01 March 2024, 03:47

It looks like the scourge of layoffs affecting Electronic Arts won't torpedo work on the new installments of the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series.

Adrian Werner, 29 February 2024, 05:29

EA is cutting costs. The company has cancelled the Mandalorian FPS game that Respawn Entertainment studio was working on. It has also shut down the team developing the campaign of Battlefield 7.

Kamil Kleszyk, 29 February 2024, 00:52

The layoffs hasn't spared the developers of Star Citizen. The studio responsible for the most expensive game in history has parted ways with a number of employees, although it continues to recruit.

Marcin Przala, 28 February 2024, 04:28

Sony is another video game giant that has carried out massive layoffs. The reduction included the company's largest studios, Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games.

Maciej Gaffke, 27 February 2024, 06:07

The layoffs sweeping the industry have not spared Supermassive Games studio. The company, known for horror games like Until Dawn and The Quarry, has fired 90 employees.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 16 February 2024, 00:44

The unannounced standalone addition to Disco Elysium was reportedly going to be deleted. Studio ZA/UM is also reportedly facing layoffs.

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 February 2024, 04:59

The Arrowhead Game Studios will expand to deliver new content faster for February's big hit, Helldivers 2.

Jacob Blazewicz, 14 February 2024, 03:36

Steve Danuser has confirmed that he is no longer the narrative director of World of Warcraft, which by no means upset most Azeroth fans.

Jacob Blazewicz, 14 February 2024, 00:22

Massive layoffs in the industry are only partially the result of an overextended market in times of pandemic. According to devs, game development has become expensive and risky.

Jacob Blazewicz, 09 February 2024, 01:13

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a complaint against Microsoft. According to the FTC, the announcement of mass layoffs conflicts with the company's statements during a trial prior to its purchase of Activision Blizzard.

Hubert Sledziewski, 08 February 2024, 05:47

The highly anticipated strategy game Homeworld 3 has scored a slip almost at the last straight before its release. The game will be released about two months later than scheduled.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 07 February 2024, 04:38

CD Projekt Red studio has shared new news about the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. The team working on the Orion project has expanded to include several veterans.

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 January 2024, 06:26

Adam Holisky is one of the individuals currently leaving Blizzard, but prior to his dismissal redeemed all the World of Warcraft subscription keys he had stacked over the years, which secured him nearly 10 years of subscription.

Jacob Blazewicz, 30 January 2024, 09:25

Microsoft's layoffs have not spared Blizzard. Among the employees laid off are those responsible for the plot and story of World of Warcraft and Overwatch.

Maciej Gaffke, 30 January 2024, 05:04

Embracer Group is said to have deleted the project of a new game in the Deus Ex series, which had been in development for two years. Journalist Jason Schreier also reports layoffs at Eidos Montreal.

Kamil Kleszyk, 30 January 2024, 04:09

After former CEO Mike Ybarra bid farewell to Blizzard, Johanna Faries will take over the reins at the corporation. Until now, she has been associated with Activision and the Call of Duty brand.