layoffs / employments Latest news (2)

Jacob Blazewicz, 26 January 2024, 06:16

Microsoft alone just fired as many developers as the industry in general had by mid-2023. Lay-offs included Call of Duty developers and Activision Blizzard's physical editions and customer service departments, as well as others.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 25 January 2024, 14:46

Major layoffs reported at Microsoft. As many as 1900 people from Bethesda, ZeniMax, Activision Blizzard and Xbox will lose their jobs.

Adrian Werner, 23 January 2024, 02:50

Layoffs in the game industry have not skipped Riot Games studio. Several hundred people will be sacked. To make matters worse, Riot Forge will be closed.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 18 January 2024, 00:34

Grant Rodiek has announced his departure from EA Maxis. Fans of The Sims series are surprised by some news surrounding the developer known for his controversial statements.

Maciej Gaffke, 12 January 2024, 07:20

Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, another former employee of CD Projekt Red, has joined the Rebel Wolves studio. The experienced developer will take the position of creative director at the company, which was established two years ago.

Adrian Werner, 12 January 2024, 01:15

People from Nacon, the publisher of RoboCop: Rogue City, among others, talked about what they think is the biggest problem in the industry right now and how they are dealing with it.

Adam Adamczyk, 10 January 2024, 07:10

According to information circulating online, Twitch plans to lay off about 35% of its workforce. This represents roughly 500 people.

Adrian Werner, 09 January 2024, 05:50

The topic of layoffs in the game industry unfortunately hasn't left us in 2024. The latest company to announce major job cuts is Unity.

Kamil Kleszyk, 09 January 2024, 05:46

ByteDance, which owns TikTok, is negotiating with Tencent to resell its gaming assets. This is the aftermath of the company's restructuring plan.

Michal Harat, 07 January 2024, 16:03

British developer Bossa Studios, responsible for Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread, among others, reported that the company had experienced layoffs at the end of 2023. Nineteen people lost their jobs.

Adrian Werner, 24 December 2023, 15:26

Versus Evil, the publisher of Pillars of Eternity 2 and the upcoming Broken Roads, among others, has announced that it will be shut down. Behind the decision is most likely its owner, tinyBuild.

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 December 2023, 07:43

We know the day Bobby Kotick will step down as head of Activision Blizzard, and we know who from Microsoft will oversee the publisher's studios.

Adrian Werner, 15 December 2023, 05:22

Layoffs at Embracer Group continue. This time they have affected 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks.

Sonia Selerska, 07 December 2023, 05:16

Bungie employees report on Sony's plans to take full control of the studio.

Kamil Kleszyk, 05 December 2023, 03:18

The plague of layoffs has not spared Codemasters. EA has vowed that the downsizing is minor, but the lack of commercial success of F1 23 and EA Sports WRC does not bode well for the future.

Maciej Gaffke, 29 November 2023, 05:34

Unity has decided to lay off nearly three hundred of its employees and implement a new model for office operations. The company will also not hesitate to close branches in more than a dozen locations.

Adrian Werner, 28 November 2023, 02:30

We have learned more about the situation at Bungie. New reports talk about the scale of layoffs, the financial state of Destiny 2 and the condition of the team's upcoming projects.

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 November 2023, 05:37

Remnant 2 is doing well, but that's more than can be said for many of the games and studios owned by the Embracer Group, which laid off 900 people in the last fiscal quarter.

Szymon Orzeszek, 10 November 2023, 16:28

Digital Extremes has also been hit by the recent wave of layoffs, along with Ubisoft, Bungie and Epic Games. As a result, the company will cut itself off from any outside projects, such as Wayfinder, a game by Airship Syndicate.

Kamil Kleszyk, 10 November 2023, 07:57

It is possible that Unity will soon announce numerous layoffs as part of large-scale cost-saving measures. The company is bracing for worse times despite good financial results.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 08 November 2023, 01:15

This year's N7 Day is looking less joyous than before, and this is due to the layoffs that have recently occurred at the developers of the Mass Effect series. The atmosphere is made even more tense by the conflict between former Keywords Studios employees and Electronic Arts, who staged a strike.

Kamil Kleszyk, 03 November 2023, 13:28

A plague of layoffs has hit yet another development studio. Cryptic Studios, which you may associate with Star Trek Online or Neverwinter, was said to have fallen victim to the downsizing.

Marcin Przala, 31 October 2023, 06:23

The ongoing year 2023 is full of releases of truly excellent games, and critics' ratings suggest that the last few months in gaming may have been the best period in the history of digital entertainment. Nevertheless, the industry is struggling with a wave of mass layoffs.

Adrian Werner, 31 October 2023, 03:30

Bungie is another studio that has reduced its workforce. According to reports, the Destiny 2: The Final Shape DLC and the upcoming shooter Marathon have also been delayed.

Marcin Przala, 24 October 2023, 07:52

Media Molecule is another developer that plans to part ways with many of its employees in the near future. According to leaks, up to 20 people may leave the Sony-owned studio.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 23 October 2023, 05:32

Layoffs were said to have occurred at Sony. Jobs were reportedly lost by Visual Arts staff and a PlayStation veteran.

Marcin Przala, 17 October 2023, 06:57

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.

Maciej Gaffke, 17 October 2023, 01:32

After 24 years at Bethesda Softworks, Pete Hines is leaving his post. He now wants to focus on developing his passions.

Hubert Sledziewski, 15 October 2023, 06:41

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.

Marcin Przala, 10 October 2023, 14:10

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.

Marcin Przala, 08 October 2023, 16:14

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.

Adrian Werner, 06 October 2023, 11:12

Telltale Games is another studio that has conducted major layoffs. However, the company assures that the projects currently in development are not threatened.

Kamil Kleszyk, 04 October 2023, 14:29

After BioWare said goodbye to some of its employees in August, a lawsuit was filed by several of them.

Marcin Przala, 03 October 2023, 20:47

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.

Adam Adamczyk, 03 October 2023, 12:59

Team17, makers of the legendary Worms, is another company hit by numerous layoffs. Even the company's CEO has said goodbye to his job.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 28 September 2023, 21:09

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.

Sonia Selerska, 25 September 2023, 14:14

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.

Adrian Werner, 21 September 2023, 13:58

Following the failure of The Callisto Protocol, Striking Distance, the studio responsible for the game parted ways with Glen Schofield.

Adrian Werner, 21 September 2023, 12:19

Embracer Group has laid off some employees of Beamdog. The reason appears to be, among other things, the poor reception of MythForce.

Kamil Kleszyk, 15 September 2023, 15:03

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.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 11 September 2023, 17:04

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.

Maciej Gaffke, 07 September 2023, 14:20

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.

Hubert Sledziewski, 04 September 2023, 14:22

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.

Kamil Kleszyk, 01 September 2023, 12:41

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.

Adrian Werner, 31 August 2023, 14:20

Blackbird Interactive, the studio working on Homeworld, was forced to lay off dozens of employees.

Adrian Werner, 28 August 2023, 12:16

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.

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 August 2023, 12:44

BioWare has reminded the public about itself with a new post. It's just a pity that instead of Dragon Age and Mass Effect, it was announced that about 50 people were laid off.

Kamil Kleszyk, 11 August 2023, 17:48

Rockstar Games has announced the acquisition of Cfx.re, the team responsible for the FiveM and RedM role-play mods for GTA V and RDR 2.

Kamil Kleszyk, 03 August 2023, 14:17

Striking Distance, studio responsible for survival horror The Callisto Protocol, has laid off 32 employees. The move is aimed at changing priorities to ensure the success of current and future projects.

Adam Adamczyk, 26 July 2023, 14:57

CD Projekt RED will lay off about 9% of its staff. Adam Kicinski published an open message.