VR developer Polyarc Games facing layoffs
…layoffs reflect a broader trend in the VR industry. Earlier this year, Meta reduced its Reality Labs workforce by 10%, resulting in the closure of Twisted Pixel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Armature…
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The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants
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Jason Schreier: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny games, but none are yet greenlit.
Jason Schreier: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny game…
Jason Schreier: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny games, but none are yet greenlit.
Jason Schreier: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny game…
Jason Schreier: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny games, but none are yet greenlit.
Jason Schreier: Bungie is planning a significant layoff following the end of Destiny 2's development. Destiny 3 is NOT in active production. Some Bungie staff are pitching and prototyping new ideas including Destiny game…
Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive appears to have suffered fresh layoffs, as senior animator announces sudden departure
…A spokesperson for Behaviour Interactive has provided a statement to Game Developer, confirming the layoffs and offering an explanation. The statement reads: "A portion of Behaviour Interactive's business has traditionally focused…
MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off around 170 more employees following story campaign update inspired by alleged sabotage
…The cuts arrive after another wave of layoffs in March and last summer. Build A Rocket Boy hasn't publicly announced the layoffs yet, but ex-staffers like James Tyler (Technical Level…
Last Flag dev Night Street Games is laying off staff
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'We're Spending Significantly More than We're Making': Fortnite Publisher Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Staff
…The layoffs come alongside a big money-saving effort, which has resulted in "over $500 million of identified cost savings in contracting, marketing, and closing some open roles". Epic says that affected…
Following mass layoffs, Epic are reportedly putting their hopes on a Disney extraction shooter
…An additional effect of these layoffs is the shuttering of multiple Fortnite-related game modes like Ballistic and Rocket Racing. According to eight current and former employees at Epic, these modes weren…
Following Epic's mass layoffs, a bunch of Fortnite modes are going offline and arcade racer Horizon Chase Turbo's downloads will be pulled
Following Epic's mass layoffs, a bunch of Fortnite modes are going offline and arcade racer Horizon Chase Turbo's downloads will be pulled