Bethesda pivots to "franchise-centric" planning model amid Xbox restructure
… This change comes amid a broader restructuring at Xbox, announced yesterday , which will result in 3,200 job cuts, or 20% of the organisation's workforce. …
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Ubisoft closing studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade and cutting publishing roles worldwide, 380 jobs at risk
Ubisoft has carried out another round of cuts as part of its seemingly endless restructuring process , sources have told GamesIndustry.biz . …
Yet more layoffs reported at Ubisoft, this time in San Francisco
… It's not clear at this time how many people have been affected, but its thought between 50-100 jobs are at risk in San Francisco alone. …
Eidos-Montréal announces 124 job cuts; studio head David Anfossi departs after 19 years at developer
… A year later, the company initiated a restructuring program after a $2 billion investment from Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group did not materialize. …
Layoffs begin at Ubisoft Barcelona following Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launch
… Ubisoft previously stated that this restructuring would be the final round of cost-cutting and studio closures, aiming to save €200 million. …
Report: Microsoft weighing up spinning off Xbox
Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly considering spinning off Xbox as a separate entity or restructuring the games division as a wholly owned subsidiary. …
How China came to dominate mobile games – and how Western companies can compete | Opinion
Tanja Loktionova is the founder of Values Value and co-founder of InGame Job . …
"My worry is that generative AI is poisoning the well" – Take-Two's former head of AI shares his concerns on the current hype cycle
Back at the start of April, it emerged that Take-Two had laid off its AI team as part of a restructuring initiative. …
"We aren't just still going, we are growing." How The Division 2 has attracted more players than ever seven years on from release
… The Massive team isn't able to comment much on the game's cancellation, simply pointing to it being part of an Ubisoft restructuring effort. As part of Ubisoft's €200 million global savings plan, the publisher announced game development would cease at Red Storm in March , with the loss of 105 jobs. …
Thatgamecompany's 20-year journey from anti-Columbine school project to a celebration of Van Gogh
… "I was working, like, five part-time jobs, because I couldn't afford the tuition," he recalls. …