… This is part of the reason why Chinese companies do not announce their layoffs openly. “While Chinese companies share financial pressure that American companies are under in reallocating resources to AI businesses, there is a layer of social responsibility they have to fulfill as corporations,” Che… …
… Other teams worked across Amazon Luna titles such as Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite, or Courtroom Chaos starring Snoop Dogg, while the publishing arm still collaborated with certain projects, such as the recently announced Crystal Dynamics Lara Croft games Crystal Dynamics has assured these… …
… Similar News Stories Intel reportedly set to announce another round of layoffs this week: 21,000 out of jobs More job cuts coming to Xbox shortly after Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks closures CWA Labor Union, EA workers issue formal opposition to $55 billion Saudi buyout Genie 3's AI-generated w… …
… Union To Target AI, Layoffs, And Remote Work As Key Concerns Many of the issues listed in the open letter from the United Wizards of the Coast union are the same ones we've seen flagged by many game developers in recent years. …
… But according to sources who worked on the game, Project Trident used to be very different. They told Eurogamer it was originally a more serious Shadow of the Colossus- style adventure. It only shifted after the developers felt pressured by a corporate mandate to use AI in their game or face cuts. …
… We appreciate that Microsoft has taken a neutral approach and agreed not to interfere in any way with worker's rights to organize unions." Why Game Developers Are Unionizing While unionizing won't prevent layoffs, if a contract is ratified with parent company Microsoft, it could ensure better sever… …
… Notably, the group claim they are currently facing increased pressure from management to adopt LLMs and generative AI tools, despite raising "explicit concerns" about the technology. As a result, they wish to establish clear guidelines around generative AI usage. …
… At the same time, memory-price pressure from AI infrastructure is expected to keep hardware costs high and constrain platform growth, especially for the upcoming next-gen consoles, Sony's PlayStation 6 and Microsoft's Xbox 'Project Helix' . So, why all the layoffs? …
… Professionals emphasised that AI tools should support rather than replace the development process, though some expressed concerns about potential layoffs. The report also noted that agentic AI could reduce AAA development costs by managing bugs, coding, or player support. …
… Among them, a failure to significantly grow Game Pass while acquiring developers on a massive scale appears to have hit the organisation hard. …
