News International Game Developers Association calls for studio leaders to do more to protect jobs "The gravity of this situation and its impact on the industry cannot be overstated." 14 Apr 2024 Vikki Blake 27 comments
News Larian publishing director on industry layoffs: "None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt" "Companies are going: 'Well, finally. We've wanted to do it for ages. Everyone else is'. That's really kind of sick." 7 Apr 2024 Vikki Blake 58 comments
News Ex-Sega studio Relic hit by fresh layoffs following sale 41 jobs gone from Company of Heroes maker. 5 Apr 2024 Tom Phillips 6 comments
News Baldur's Gate 3 boss blasts publisher "greed" behind layoffs GDC award show winners, hosts criticise year of mass job losses. 21 Mar 2024 Tom Phillips 24 comments
News PlayStation-backed studio Deviation Games has closed down "To all the Deviators out there, we will always cherish the memories we made together." 9 Mar 2024 Vikki Blake 46 comments
News Report: Activision Blizzard expected to cut 136 jobs from Cork office "Companies should not be allowed to announce life-changing cutbacks and refuse to talk to representatives." 17 Feb 2024 Vikki Blake 37 comments
News Microsoft layoffs affect 86 staff at Spyro, Crash Bandicoot studio Physical office to close. 8 Feb 2024 Liv Ngan 24 comments
News Layoffs at Toys for Bob and Sledgehammer Games affect between 30% and 40% of staff, insider says Both studios have reportedly been hit hard by Microsoft's "painful decision". 27 Jan 2024 Vikki Blake 54 comments
News Video game developers union membership in UK increases as layoffs continue across the industry "It's felt like a deluge of redundancies in the past five or six months." 23 Jan 2024 Victoria Kennedy 26 comments
News Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios lets go a third of its staff "Nothing is harder than seeing people you admire being let go." 6 Jan 2024 Vikki Blake 12 comments
News Indie publisher Versus Evil staff say TinyBuild laid them off "at the start of our Christmas break" "Let me be clear - this wasn’t a Versus Evil decision or choice." 23 Dec 2023 Vikki Blake 36 comments
News Embracer layoff streak continues, with 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks latest to be affected "For Christmas this year, I got laid off!" 15 Dec 2023 Victoria Kennedy 15 comments
News PlayStation's Visual Arts is the latest games company hit by layoffs "I knew this layoff wave was coming." 22 Oct 2023 Vikki Blake 15 comments
News CD Projekt Red devs unionise after its third round of layoffs in three months "Having a union means having more security, transparency, better protection, and a stronger voice in times of crisis." 7 Oct 2023 Vikki Blake 49 comments
News BioWare lays off senior writing staff as part of its recent job cuts "I just assumed he'd eventually be buried under one of the cornerstones. I imagine everyone did." 26 Aug 2023 Vikki Blake 116 comments
News UK studio Antimatter Games set to close this summer The Rising Storm and IGI Origins developer has "not produced sufficient traction". 28 May 2023 Vikki Blake 14 comments
News Crypt of the NecroDancer developer Brace Yourself Games lays off half its staff "This decision was not made lightly, as we deeply value our talented and dedicated employees." 20 May 2023 Vikki Blake 17 comments
News Deviation Games reportedly lays off dozens following a "difficult situation" But there's been no formal word from the studio. 14 May 2023 Vikki Blake 25 comments
News Phil Spencer admits Xbox layoffs were "painful choices" "Your work is so deeply appreciated and valued in these times of change." 22 Jan 2023 Vikki Blake 187 comments
News "Halo and Master Chief are here to stay," insists 343 Industries studio head "343 Industries will continue to develop Halo now and in the future." 22 Jan 2023 Vikki Blake 30 comments