… The company, like just about all tech giants at this point, is thoroughly invested in AI —although Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, seems convinced that AI-related job cuts are not inevitable. …
… "There's no easy way to share this kind of news, but today we must communicate that MercurySteam has initiated a workforce adjustment process," the studio wrote in a LinkedIn post via GamesIndustry adding that, "while this is something common within the production cycles of our industry, it is none… …
Efficiency gains are often cited as the reason to bring more AI into the workplace, though concerns over resulting job losses are never far behind . It might surprise you, then, to learn that the head of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, actually thinks job cuts caused by AI are not the way forward. …
… Standard Chartered's CEO said it plans to replace almost 8,000 "lower-value human capital" roles with AI , and HSBC's boss told staff that they shouldn't be "resisting the change," because "generative AI will destroy certain jobs and will create new jobs." As for the scale of the various cuts, it o… …
… Another developer tells Game Developer that they "don’t know how anyone remaining at Xbox studios can feel safe knowing another 1600 cuts are coming. …
Yesterday's 1,600 layoffs at Xbox—just half of the 3,200 job cuts Microsoft intends to inflict on its gaming division by the end of its 2027 fiscal year—seem to have taken a heavy toll on the company's celebrated accessibility efforts. …
… It's not known how many employees remain at Double Fine following the layoffs, but Bloomberg's Jason Schreier said the studio had 90 employees prior to the cuts. …
… "I had so many friends and ex-coworkers reach out to ask how I was doing and also they sent me lots of job possibilities," says the anonymous developer. …
… What's more, that remaster did a phenomenal job of recreating Shock 2's own pre-rendered cutscenes in a "the same, but better" manner, as Grayshon put it. …
… I cannot do my job when Microsoft refuses to do theirs. …