… At that point, he will not have the ability to track all this stuff down." In his letter announcing the layoffs, Epic boss Tim Sweeney wrote that staff affected by the cuts would receive "a severance package that includes at least four months of base pay, with more based on tenure" and have their c… …
… I wonder how much of today's news is about trimming the books in advance - according to IGN, EA management are telling staff that the layoffs are unrelated to the acquisition.
… An additional effect of these layoffs is the shuttering of multiple Fortnite-related game modes like Ballistic and Rocket Racing. …
… In a statement about the second round of layoffs, BARB CEO Mark Gerhard wrote that "the prolonged impact of the difficult launch means that we still had to take the brutal and heartbreaking step of reducing the size of the studio once again to ensure the long-term future of the company and the proj… …
… In addition to the layoffs, the company have made more than $500m in cuts by reducing contracting, marketing, and closing open roles. Sweenet says this puts the company "in a more stable place." Sweeney, a strong advocate of AI, says the layoffs "aren't related to AI". …
… "What we now need to do is clear," declared the CEO in his company-wide layoff letter. …
… As Iron Galaxy adapts, we must make painful decisions about what we can be as a company. …
… "Got affected by layoffs," Pereira-Poisson wrote . …
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two have seemingly held some layoffs this week. As spotted by Game Developer , the company's head of AI Luke Dicken shared a post on his personal LinkedIn page where he shared that both he and an unknown number of his team have been let go. …
It seems that every week we're reporting on news of another wave of layoffs at a big game studio. …