… The layoffs at Epic are awful for those affected, as all layoffs are; but if Fortnite isn't the forever game, if we're not all going to be logging in to a Battle Royale title to watch concerts for the rest of time, that's totally fine. …
Xbox is reportedly considering major layoffs, telling staff, "we need to reassess ... our investment priorities for the next five years" and warning "we've become too reliant on vendors to operate our systems and must become more self-reliant as an engineering culture to build for the future." Bloo… …
Update, April 1, 2026: Polyarc Games has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that 30 employees were affected by layoffs. Original story, March 31, 2026: Seattle-based VR developer Polyarc Games has announced company-wide layoffs, though the number of affected workers was not disclosed. …
… Her work centers on people and culture strategy, community engagement, and culture production. …
… Last month, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the firm needed to " reassess its investment priorities for the next five years ," warning that it had "become too reliant on vendors to operate our systems and must become more self-reliant as an engineering culture to build for the future." In response to rep… …
… Further layoffs were carried out in 2025 .
… Further layoffs were announced in March this year amid further claims of "organised espionage and corporate sabotage" from CEO Mark Gerhard. …
… It's about asking what a business needs." At around the time of the deal, there were a small number of layoffs at Niantic Spatial, which had previously been announced in March 2025, but Scopely did not make any layoffs at Niantic Games after the acquisition. …
… We're just very intentional about our culture, our growth curve, how we approach the work, and when we approach it. …