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BioWare alum Mac Walters freezes indie studio Worlds Untold amid funding search
BioWare alum Mac Walters freezes indie studio Worlds Untold amid funding search
Worlds Untold is going on hiatus as its leaders search for someone to back its first game and 'help bring our vision to life.'
Nov. 28, 2024
Hyper Light Breaker dev Heart Machine lays off unknown number of staff
Hyper Light Breaker dev Heart Machine lays off unknown number of staff
Heart Machine, the US-based developer behind Hyper Light Drifter and its upcoming sequel, is the latest studio to suffe…
Nov. 21, 2024
Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs
Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs
The studio said development of projects like Hyper Light Breaker and Possessor(s) won't be impacted by the job cuts.
Nov. 21, 2024
Unknown 9 developer Reflector Entertainment lays off 18% of staff
Unknown 9 developer Reflector Entertainment lays off 18% of staff
Update: Reflector Entertainment has confirmed 18% of its workforce have been laid off in a post on its website.
Nov. 20, 2024
Update: Reflector Entertainment is laying off 18 percent of its workforce
Update: Reflector Entertainment is laying off 18 percent of its workforce
The cuts are being made a month after the launch of the studio's debut title Unknown 9.
Nov. 20, 2024
Indie RPG dev Thought Pennies cuts staff after losing project funding
Indie RPG dev Thought Pennies cuts staff after losing project funding
The four-year-old studio is letting employees go after it spent years building staff and working on 'something amazing.'
Nov. 19, 2024
Thought Pennies cuts headcount as project loses funding
Thought Pennies cuts headcount as project loses funding
Thought Pennies has let go a number of staff after its publisher "changed strategic direction."
Nov. 18, 2024
Thunderful announces second restructuring program resulting in more layoffs
Thunderful announces second restructuring program resulting in more layoffs
Thunderful has announced another restructuring program, which will result in redundancies for up to 100 employees in an…
Nov. 14, 2024
Payload Studios is laying off even more employees
Payload Studios is laying off even more employees
At least eight developers have reportedly been laid off at Payload, one of whom is a co-founder at the TerraTech studio.
Nov. 13, 2024
Song of Nunu dev Tequila Works files for insolvency
Song of Nunu dev Tequila Works files for insolvency
In a statement, Tequila Works' GM Térence Mosca said the studio is 'doing everything we can to provide support and guidance to our teams during this difficult time.'
Nov. 13, 2024
More layoffs at Payload Studios
More layoffs at Payload Studios
TerraTech developer Payload Studios has gone through another round of redundancies.
Nov. 12, 2024
Rime developer Tequila Works files for insolvency
Rime developer Tequila Works files for insolvency
Tequila Works has filed for insolvency.
Nov. 12, 2024