Xbox Game Studios chief reportedly steps down as layoffs loom - Engadget
Xbox Game Studios chief reportedly steps down as layoffs loom Craig Duncan took charge of Xbox Game Studios in October 2024. …
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Metroid Dread developer MercurySteam announces layoffs - Engadget
… Layoffs have unfortunately become commonplace in a struggling games industry. This one is particularly rough since the studio is slated to launch its latest game on Steam in just two days. …
Ubisoft reportedly shuts down more studios and lays off staff in Barcelona and San Francisco - Engadget
… Engadget has contacted Ubisoft for more information on its studio closures, layoffs and how many employees will be affected. …
EA laid off staffers across Battlefield studios to 'better align' its teams - Engadget
… As first reported by IGN , EA told affected employees that the layoffs were part of a "realignment" across the Battlefield studios, which include Dice, Criterion, Ripple Effect and Motive Studios. …
MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has reportedly laid off even more staff - Engadget
… BARB has gone through several rounds of layoffs in the last year following its debut game MindsEye 's disastrous launch, with the previous wave of cuts announced in early March. Shortly after that, the studio parted ways with partner IO Interactive and now publishes MindsEye exclusively. …
Xbox is reportedly closing Ninja Theory, Double Fine and Compulsion Games - Engadget
… Since the acquisitions, Microsoft has enacted multiple massive rounds of layoffs affecting thousands of employees in its gaming division, and also shuttered well-known studios, including The Initiative . …
Xbox CEO says current margins 'cannot continue' in public letter to staff - Engadget
… Not just on the cool games we saw announced and there were a bunch , but also on an industry that, in recent years, has reached thrilling new creative and artistic highs alongside deeply depressing lows in the form of layoffs, cancelations and studio closures. …
Ubisoft ends development at Tom Clancy studio Red Storm - Engadget
Ubisoft ends development at Tom Clancy studio Red Storm Over 100 staffers will also be laid off as a result. By Matt Tate March 19, 2026 1:08 pm EST Ubisoft is ceasing game development at its studio, Red Storm Entertainment, best known for its work on the Tom Clancy's series. …
Amazon hurled its Lord of the Rings MMO back into the fires of Mount Doom - Engadget
… Around that time, a former senior gameplay engineer apparently posted and then deleted a LinkedIn message alluding to the death of the Lord of the Rings MMO while breaking our hearts even more : "This morning I was part of the layoffs at Amazon Games alongside my incredibly talented peers on New Wo… …
Destiny developer Bungie will reportedly lay off a 'significant number' of people - Engadget
Destiny developer Bungie will reportedly lay off a 'significant number' of people Bloomberg says the studio isn't working on Destiny 3. By Mariella Moon May 22, 2026 4:41 am EST Bungie, the PlayStation studio behind Destiny , is planning a "significant number" of layoffs, according to Bloomberg . …