…new creative and artistic highs alongside deeply depressing lows in the form of layoffs, cancelations and studio closures. Xbox is putting its introspection out in the open. New CEO Asha Sharma and…
…Barcelona studio on the chopping block—adding up to a total of 380 jobs lost , pending consultation. But while Insider Gaming first broke the news of the Winnipeg location’s closure (and…
…Layoffs rather than closure, says CEO UPDATE: 5th Cell CEO Jeremiah Slaczka has spoken to Polygon about the news, and has confirmed that the studio remains open but layoffs have taken place…
…This decision led to the closure of three VR studios : Twisted Pixel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Armature Studio. The VR and AR division employs about 15,000 staff. During this year's…
…Ubisoft have been ruthlessly gouging away at their studios and games this year as part of some corporate restructuring, unleashing a raft of cancellations, delays, and closures in January. Strikes have followed…
…the closure of studio The Initiative , a canceled MMORPG at ZeniMax, and a canceled Everwild with developer Rare being restructured. That layoff was less than a year after another mass layoff of…
…studios with the barely hidden goal of sabotaging existing ones, were already convoluted ways of reducing headcount and they only made matters worse." Solidarity to those affected by the studio's closure.
…by layoffs, which also resulted in the closures of Volition Games , Free Radical Design , Campfire Cabal , and Piranha Bytes . Embracer also sold Saber Interactive , Gearbox , Arc Games, and Cryptic Studios . Eidos-Montreal…
…Earlier this year, Meta reduced its Reality Labs workforce by 10% , resulting in the closure of three VR studios .
…Layoffs & Studio Closures About the Author Chris Kerr Senior Editor, News, GameDeveloper.com Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr is an award-winning reporter with over a decade of experience in the…
