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Key The Sims 4 Dev Leaving EA Maxis, Gamers Celebrate
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.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
January 18, 2024
The Witcher 3's Lead Quest Designer Joins Polish Team to Develop Dark RPG
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.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
January 12, 2024
'There's Too Many Games Right Now;' Nacon CEO on Modern Industry Problems
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 12, 2024
Twitch’s Big Problems. The Largest Gaming Streaming Service Will Lay Off up to 35% of Its Staff (Rumor)
According to information circulating online, Twitch plans to lay off about 35% of its workforce. This represents roughly 500 people.
video games
Adam Adamczyk
January 10, 2024
Big Layoffs at Unity Continue a Trend That Exploded in 2023
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 9, 2024
TikTok Owner Ends Its Gaming Adventure; Talks With Chinese Giant
ByteDance, which owns TikTok, is negotiating with Tencent to resell its gaming assets. This is the aftermath of the company's restructuring plan.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
January 9, 2024
Wave of Industry Layoffs Continues; One-third of Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread Devs Lost Their Jobs
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.
video games
Michal Harat
January 7, 2024
End of Versus Evil, Publishee of Pillars of Eternity 2 and Broken Roads
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 24, 2023
Bobby Kotick to Leave Activision Blizzard in 9 Days; Microsoft Announces Reorganization
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.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 21, 2023
Great Embracer Bloodbath Continues; 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks Next on the List
Layoffs at Embracer Group continue. This time they have affected 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks.
video games
Adrian Werner
December 15, 2023
'Situation at Bungie is Depressing;' Destiny Devs Fight for Scraps of Freedom
Bungie employees report on Sony's plans to take full control of the studio.
video games
Sonia Selerska
December 7, 2023
Layoffs at Codemasters; EA Tries to Calm the Situation
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
December 5, 2023
Unity 'Resets;' Closed Divisions, Laysoffs and Changes to Work Model
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.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
November 29, 2023
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'One of Most Difficult Periods in Bungie's History' [Update: Delayed]
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
November 28, 2023
Success of Remnant 2 Overshadowed by Layoffs at Embracer; Sales Exceed 2 Million Copies
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.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 16, 2023
Warframe Devs Affected by Industry Layoff Wave; Stops Supporting Wayfinder
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.
video games
Szymon Orzeszek
November 10, 2023
Unity is Preparing for Worse Times; Big Savings and Layoffs Planned
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
November 10, 2023
N7 Day Ends Overshadowed by Controversy of layoffs at BioWare
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.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
November 8, 2023
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Neverwinter Devs Affected by Layoffs, a Developer Claims [Update]
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
November 3, 2023
2023 Brought Record Number of Outstanding Launches and Layoffs
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.
video games
Marcin Przała
October 31, 2023