CWA Canada president calls on government to scrutinize EA buyout
…will seek to cut costs in order to service its massive debt." EA previously suggested the buyout won't result in "immediate" job cuts. It has since cut a number of roles…
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UK publisher EdCorp breaks cover after signing Garbage Country
…It is our job to help rekindle that ambition and bring creative, inspiring projects to players," he added. During their time at Coatsink, the EdCorp team helped grow the company into one…
Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses
…Two thirds of remaining Doom (2016) devs laid off during latest round of Xbox cuts "I would encourage any developer who's faced with such a clause to at least try to…
Report: WWE 2K26 dev Visual Concepts is laying off staff
…Tekken veteran Katsuhiro Harada to lead new SNK subsidiary This round of job cuts would be the third in three years. In September 2023, the studio reportedly laid off a number of…
Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward opens new Texas studio
…As spotted by VGC , the new studio was name-checked in a number of job advertisements for roles in UI engineering and design. "Infinity Ward has opened a brand new studio in…
Report: PlayStation scales back live service ambitions for Horizon Hunters Gathering
…The job cuts reportedly affected about 40 people, which made for 10 percent of its total workforce, as per a Dutch newspaper AD report at the time. PlayStation's live-service efforts…
Former Ubisoft Barcelona devs launch Dark Ritual Studios
A month after Ubisoft proposed the job cuts of 51 employees at the Barcelona office, a group of former workers has established a new studio.
If knowledge is power, why are game companies setting it alight?
…The largest of these recent cuts was announced in early July, when Microsoft laid off 1,600 workers across its games business and vowed to eliminate another 1,600 employees by the…
How Brazil's government boosts the local game industry
…Brazil aims to boost its 'export economies' If you were confused by Sato's job title and the relationship between Brazil Games and Abragames—don't worry, she knows it's a…
Ex-Xbox workers warn of potential retaliation in rumored layoffs
…As reports of imminent studio closures and mass layoffs swirl around Xbox, former workers previously ousted from the company are warning that higher-ups accused of abuse may use the cuts to…