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VR dev Fast Travel Games cuts 30 employees, saying VR faces a 'more uncertain year'
VR dev Fast Travel Games cuts 30 employees, saying VR faces a 'more uncertain year'
Fast Travel attributed the reductions to its various new releases underperforming throughout 2024.
Jan. 29, 2025
Update: Ubisoft kicks off bid to 'maximize value creation' with layoffs and studio closure
Update: Ubisoft kicks off bid to 'maximize value creation' with layoffs and studio closure
Ubisoft has told Game Developer it will retain some employees with 'essential skills' by offering them remote contracts.
Jan. 28, 2025
Phoenix Labs lays off 'majority of studio' two years after Forte Labs acquisition
Phoenix Labs lays off 'majority of studio' two years after Forte Labs acquisition
The Dauntless and Fae Farm developer says the layoffs are "unfortunate, but necessary."
Jan. 28, 2025
Reflector confirms more layoffs after Unknown 9 falls short of expectations
Reflector confirms more layoffs after Unknown 9 falls short of expectations
The project was billed as the start of a transmedia universe but that plan has now been shelved.
Jan. 22, 2025
Huuuge cutting 29 percent of global workforce to focus on social casino business
Huuuge cutting 29 percent of global workforce to focus on social casino business
A swathe of job cuts won't prevent the company from 'exploring growth opportunities' through M&A deals.
Jan. 21, 2025
Microsoft conducts 'small' layoffs across various divisions
Microsoft conducts 'small' layoffs across various divisions
This is the third year in a row Microsoft has laid off workers in January.
Jan. 16, 2025
VR studio Soul Assembly has laid off 15 percent of its workforce
VR studio Soul Assembly has laid off 15 percent of its workforce
'This step was necessary to position the company for future success.'
Jan. 16, 2025
Meta cutting 5 percent of workforce to jettison 'low performers'
Meta cutting 5 percent of workforce to jettison 'low performers'
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he wants to 'raise the bar' internally, but some divisions continue to flag under his leadership.
Jan. 15, 2025
Report: Godfall dev Counterplay Games has quietly closed down
Report: Godfall dev Counterplay Games has quietly closed down
Beyond Godfall, Counterplay developed the now-defunct digital card game Duelyst, which released in 2016.
Jan. 14, 2025
STJV union calls for extended strike at Don't Nod with layoffs looming
STJV union calls for extended strike at Don't Nod with layoffs looming
'Management does not seem to understand the consequences that its project represents for the workers it wishes to push out.'
Jan. 13, 2025
Robocraft 2 developer Freejam shuts down
Robocraft 2 developer Freejam shuts down
'Freejam has been a family to all of us, and [the players] have been a part of that. [...] From all of us here, thank you so much for joining us on this journey.'
Jan. 10, 2025
Splash Damage is scaling down after scrapping Transformers: Reactivate
Splash Damage is scaling down after scrapping Transformers: Reactivate
The UK studio has confirmed some employees are 'at risk of redundancy.'
Jan. 9, 2025