Massive Entertainment, the studio behind the likes of The Division 2 and last year’s Star Wars Outlaws, is being hit by layoffs, but the way in which the news was shared… Continue reading
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Ubisoft has announced another round of layoffs, this time concentrated at Trials studio RedLynx, and it sounds like the developer is about to undergo a pretty significant restructuring operation as… Continue reading
Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine has announced that it’s ending development on the game, and that several of its staff members will be laid off as well. In… Continue reading
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Former Zenimax Online Studios staff launch employee-owned Sackbird Studios in wake of Microsoft layoffs
Veteran game developers from Zenimax Online Studios have announced the formation of a new employee-owned game development company: Sackbird Studios. The small team is composed of several developers… Continue reading
The Outsiders (AKA Funcom Stockholm) – responsible for Metal Hellsingers and Metal Hellsingers VR – has been impacted by layoffs. As a result, the studio will be closing…. Continue reading
Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has announced it’s laying off staff today as part of a restructuring process across the studio, with an undisclosed number of staff losing their… Continue reading
Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has announced that it will lay off a number of employees, despite the fact that the survival MMO has been the studio’s most successful launch… Continue reading
Just Cause and Mad Max developer Avalanche Studios has announced that it will be laying off some of its employees, and that it intends to close down its UK location. In… Continue reading
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Bayonetta and Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya believes Japanese publishers are “more understanding toward creators,” as layoffs continue to rock the games industry
Japanese publishers are “more understanding toward creators,” said Hideki Kamiya, which partly explains why there have been fewer layoffs in the Japanese games industry. Speaking to… Continue reading
On Wednesday July 2, 2025, Xbox laid off over 9,000 employees across its studios. This included the likes of Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, and, of course, Zenimax Online Studios,… Continue reading
