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Skull and Bones Curse Continues; Another Key Dev Leaves the Studio
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.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
September 7, 2023
Bethesda Values Modmakers, So It Hired One to Work on Starfield
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.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
September 4, 2023
Gearbox Publishing Lays Offs Due to Restructuring at Embracer Group
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
September 1, 2023
Homeworld 3 Devs in Trouble; 41 People Laid Off
Blackbird Interactive, the studio working on Homeworld, was forced to lay off dozens of employees.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 31, 2023
Rockstar Games Loses Key Developer; Could Affect Studio's Future Games
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.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 28, 2023
BioWare Lays Off 50 People to Become a 'More Focused and Efficient' Team
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.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 24, 2023
Rockstar Games Hires Famous Creators of RPG Mods for GTA 5 and RDR 2
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
August 11, 2023
Callisto Protocol Was Costly and Failed to Meet Expectations; Cue Layoffs
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.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
August 3, 2023
Layoffs at CD Projekt RED; 100 People to Lose Their Job
CD Projekt RED will lay off about 9% of its staff. Adam Kicinski published an open message.
video games
Adam Adamczyk
July 26, 2023
Xbox Legend Parts Ways With Microsoft After 20 Years
One of the leading figures and father of much of Xbox's success, Larry „Major Nelson” Hryb, has decided to part ways with the American corporation after 20 years of service.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
July 16, 2023
Nintendo Still has a Women Problem Despite Earlier Promises
Despite Nintendo's loud declaration, the Japanese corporation's managerial positions are still dominated by men.
video games
Marcin Przała
July 9, 2023
Massive Layoffs at Pokemon GO Devs; Two Projects Canceled
Niantic will focus on the development of Pokemon GO, but will also make efforts to ensure that other new games (besides the canceled Marvel World of Heroes and NBA All-World) also conquer the mobile market.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 2, 2023
Beautiful Ambitious Indie Game Rated at 93/100 on Steam is Not Enough; Season Devs on the Ropes
The CEO of Scavangers Studio has announced a wave of layoffs triggered by the poor financial performance of Season: A Letter to the Future. Praise from reviewers and support from Sony did not sufficiently encourage players to purchase the game.
video games
Sonia Selerska
June 27, 2023
'He Got Death Threats From Fans' - Heroes 3 Dev on Story Behind Co-worker's Departure
David Mullich, director of Heroes of Might and Magic 3, told us about how the game's lead designer, Greg Fulton left the development team. 'I think that he received some death threats from some of the fans [...],' he said.
originals
Hubert Sledziewski
June 18, 2023
Blizzard Fired WoW Screenwriter for Capitalist Jokes?
Eric Covington, a screenwriter who worked on World of Warcraft, claims he was fired from Blizzard after he wrote a dialogue mocking „corporate greed” for characters in the game.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 2, 2023
Civilization and Marvel's Midnight Suns Devs Affected by Layoffs
The developers of Marvel's Midnight Suns have decided to reduce the team. A total of 30 people have lost their jobs.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
June 1, 2023
CD Projekt Red Lays Off About 30 Employees
CD Projekt Red is parting ways with more than just The Molases Flood staff. About 30 more people who worked on Gwent will leave the ranks of the Polish developer in 2023.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 1, 2023
Players Spot Hand With Six Fingers; Studio Denies Firing Artists for AI
Rayark - the Taiwanese studio behind, among other things, the mobile game series Cytus - faces accusations that it is laying off its graphic designers and replacing them with artificial intelligence. The developers decided to explain themselves in an official statement. Whom to believe?
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
June 1, 2023
CoH 3 Devs Lose Nearly Half Their Staff
Relic Entertainment is apparently having a tough time. The studio responsible for, among other things, Company of Heroes 3 and Age of Empires IV has seen more than 100 people laid off.
video games
Zuzanna Domeradzka
May 24, 2023
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Studio Making The Witcher Spin-off Lays Off Staff After Project Restructuring [UPDATE]
The Molasses Flood, studio working on the Witcher spin-off Project Sirius, has laid off several employees. It is possible that this has to do with giving the project a „new framework,” as CD Projekt RED recently announced.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
May 15, 2023