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…Deep cuts Launching a successful game isn't as simple as providing game developers with job security; I won't dispute that. But it's been made abundantly, repeatedly clear that layoffs…
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GameStop confirms $56 billion eBay acquisition bid, promises $2 billion in cuts at the company if the takeover is successful
…Beyond cost, GameStop’s ~1,600 US retail locations give eBay a national network for authentication, intake, fulfillment, and live commerce." More job cuts in the name of ticking up shareholder value…
Xbox is laying off 3,200 people and dumping 4 studios in 'the most significant restructure in Xbox history'
The axe has fallen on Xbox, which announced another major round of layoffs that will see approximately 3,200 people put out of work, with 1,600 losing their jobs today and…
Ubisoft closes another 2 studios, lays off hundreds more employees
…A source familiar with the matter said the cuts will see up to 380 people put out of work. The layoffs appear to have landed particularly heavily on Ubisoft's Barcelona studio…
The team behind bullet hell FPS Luna Abyss just got laid off, less than a month after the game's release
…The bullet hell has always been niche, but Luna Abyss further tested that with a cutting-edge genre fusion. Still, the game released less than a month before all this on May…
It looks like Blizzard's escaped Xbox's grim reset scythe for now, though there's still time to be caught in the second 1600-strong layoff wave coming 2027
…Odds are, they wanted easy cuts. Status Quo makes you not easy." Not every worker at Blizzard is unionised, but there's also this statement from the World of Warcraft Gamemakers Guild…
'We're interested in having the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'': Valve talks exclusives and the advantages of an open platform
…But it's also the savvy business call for Valve, whose marketplace dominance and sizable 30% cut from all sales on the platform (with some exceptions) means it shares in the profits…
'The company has turned its back on us': Black Flag Resynced developers at Ubisoft Barcelona are being laid off instead of celebrating the series' latest hit
…The Spanish union La Confederación General del Trabajo has called for a three-day strike, starting today, over the planned cuts at Ubisoft Barcelona. "After an intense production, the company claims a…
Xbox reportedly wants to put a stake in Blade and sell off Arkane, even though Todd Howard says development is going well
…Todd Howard recently attempted to put these concerns to rest only last week, saying Arkane was " doing a really, really good job" on Blade . This vote of confidence, coupled with Arkane art…
MMOs are better if classes are imbalanced—you just need to do it on purpose
…What did perfectly balancing those jobs in that way do? Who did it serve? And there are a few good arguments in favour of that. Even in a purely PvE context, MMOs…