… Notably, news of the departures at Compulsion follows reports that Microsoft is planning "significant" layoffs across its Xbox gaming division, which could include closures of multiple studios . …
… Following the announcement Bloomberg published a new report that claims Bungie is set to suffer "significant" layoffs in the near future, and that a follow-up to Destiny 2 namely Destiny 3, but you never know how sequel naming conventions work is not actively in the works. …
… This followed the cancellation of a planned expansion to Hogwarts Legacy ; layoffs at Rocksteady after Suicide Squad flopped , the cancellation of Monolith Productions' Wonder Woman game , and the shutdown of brawler Multiversus . …
… The report also says that layoffs are set to begin 6th July, following the close of Microsoft's fiscal quarter. …
… Eidos-Montréal is not the only studio to announce layoffs in recent weeks. …
… Sweeney's latest statement is notably similar to the one he wrote amid the 830 layoffs at Epic in 2023. …
… Amazon was, they claim, in the process of "ramping everybody off New World" and onto the Lord of the Rings MMO when the company-wide layoffs then happened. …
… The pending layoffs and studio closures are expected to begin in early July, following the end of Microsoft's financial quarter. …
… Eurogamer wishes any who may be impacted by the potential layoffs the very best for the future. …
… Sony and PlayStation haven't escaped the layoff-related drama, with the most recent waves of layoffs affecting even the renowned remaster and remake studio Bluepoint Games . …