Following reports that further job cuts were imminent at Xbox, Microsoft has confirmed more sweeping changes as its major restructuring continues. As a result, some Xbox studios will… Continue reading
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Blizzard layoffs are reportedly imminent, days after an exciting BlizzCon and a seemingly popular World of Warcraft: Forever beta
A week after an announcement-laden BlizzCon 2026, and days after what appears to be an enormously popular beta for World of Warcraft: Forever, cuts at Blizzard by Xbox… Continue reading
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Xbox To Reportedly Cut "Hundreds Of Jobs" And Consolidate Several Studios In Next Wave Of Layoffs
Microsoft’s reset of its gaming division continues. Some big industry news about Xbox is expected to drop this week, according to a new “exclusive” from The Information. Just… Continue reading
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Why do Japanese studios suffer fewer layoffs? Because they have smaller teams and don’t pay their execs $30m, says one expert
It’s been a pretty grim year for video games. Aside from the “return of Xbox” new CEO Asha Sharma promised awhen taking over, which enacted the announcement of… Continue reading
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Almost 1,900 Blizzard workers vote through a “historic” union contract securing protections against layoffs and gen-AI
Around 1,900 unionised workers at Blizzard Entertainment have voted to ratify their first contract with the World of Warcraft publisher after years of negotiations. The union contract means… Continue reading
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Life is Strange and Aphelion studio Don’t Nod probably facing layoffs again, as it announces ominous-sounding “transformation initiative”
French game developer and publisher Don’t Nod – creator of the Life is Strange series and games like Remember Me, Vampyr, Banishers, Jusant and most recently Aphelion –… Continue reading
Alyssa Gobelle has been with ZeniMax Online Studios for fourteen years. Now, she’s waiting to lose her job. While she is one of the 1,600 workers across Xbox-owned… Continue reading
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Multiplayer Witcher spin-off Project Sirius hit by layoffs again, in “broader shift in development strategy” at CD Projekt Red
UPDATE 12TH AUGUST 5.20PM: CD Projekt Red has confirmed the layoffs to Eurogamer. “We adjusted the size of the Sirius team to reflect the project’s needs at this… Continue reading
Supermassive Games, the studio behind Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, is preparing for a significant round of layoffs following the release of its latest title, Directive… Continue reading
Supermassive disappointment. Supermassive Games, the developer behind the likes of Little Nightmares III, Until Dawn, and The Dark Pictures Anthology, has announced it is to be begin a… Continue reading
