… As a result, Sony are planning a “significant number of layoffs”, though Bloomberg doesn't report how many people that may be. …
Following Epic Games' mass layoffs , a Fortnite producer has said that the devs left behind "cannot even fully understand" the sort of impact the job cuts will have on the game during this year and into the future. …
… The group plan to push for better protections against layoffs, changes to remote working policies, use of generative AI, and mandatory crunch. …
… 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". …
…Meanwhile, one of the studios Epic own - Horizon Chase developers Aquiris - have announced plans to pull downloads for the first two games in their arcade racing series offline later this year. First…
… An additional effect of these layoffs is the shuttering of multiple Fortnite-related game modes like Ballistic and Rocket Racing. …
… Build a Rocket Boy co-bosses Mark Gerhard and Leslie Benzies have presided over multiple rounds of layoffs as a dwindling team have tried to whip the game into a more appealing shape. …
… Mark Gerhard, CEO of MindsEye developers Build a Rocket Boy, has said that the studio are indeed planning to add a new mission to the game which will "share some of the evidence of the sabotage". …
As reports suggesting major changes are brewing at Xbox, likely involving mass layoffs, continue to swirl, the console maker's current boss' plans for the future apparently involve pushing out new Fallout and Elder Scrolls games in speedier fashion. …
… Solidary to everyone affected by these layoffs.