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Tencent rebukes layoff and restructuring rumours but admits changes at the top of the company
Tencent rebukes layoff and restructuring rumours but admits changes at the top of the company
Tencent has rebuked rumours of layoffs and restructuring but admits there have been several key changes at the top of t…
Oct. 28, 2024
NCSoft lays off unknown number of staff
NCSoft lays off unknown number of staff
NCSoft has laid off an unknown number of employees following a "broader internal reorganisation."
Oct. 23, 2024
NCSoft staff laid off in restructuring meant to decentralize its subsidiaries
NCSoft staff laid off in restructuring meant to decentralize its subsidiaries
To avoid becoming a company that constantly posts losses, NCSoft is converting its subsidiaries into independent studios with their own culture and philosophy.
Oct. 23, 2024
Indie developer Studio Thunderhorse closes after more than a decade
Indie developer Studio Thunderhorse closes after more than a decade
The Californian studio created games like Samurai Blitz and Flynn: Son of Crimson.
Oct. 23, 2024
Netflix shuts down California game studio
Netflix shuts down California game studio
Netflix has shut down its AAA Southern California game studio known as Team Blue.
Oct. 22, 2024
Inflexion Games' UK division is reportedly closing down
Inflexion Games' UK division is reportedly closing down
The UK division of Inflexion Games is reportedly closing down.
Oct. 22, 2024
Netflix closes its only AAA game studio
Netflix closes its only AAA game studio
The Southern Californian developer was around for less than two years.
Oct. 22, 2024
The UK subsidiary of Inflexion Games is closing down
The UK subsidiary of Inflexion Games is closing down
Update: The audio team and several artists working on ‘Nightingale’ have been affected.
Oct. 22, 2024
Tales of Kenzera dev Surgent Studios 'on hiatus' as leaders look for partners and funding
Tales of Kenzera dev Surgent Studios 'on hiatus' as leaders look for partners and funding
The developer has put its staff on notice for redundancy as it shops around a prototype of its next project to potential business partners.
Oct. 19, 2024
Tales of Kenzera: Zau dev Surgent Studios puts entire games team on hiatus due to lack of funding
Tales of Kenzera: Zau dev Surgent Studios puts entire games team on hiatus due to lack of funding
Surgent Studios has put its entire games division on hiatus as it struggles to secure funding, placing an unknown numbe…
Oct. 18, 2024
Don't Nod facing 'potential reorganization' and layoffs amid 2024's first-half struggles
Don't Nod facing 'potential reorganization' and layoffs amid 2024's first-half struggles
Update: A statement from Game Dev union STJV criticizes Don't Nod's plan that would lay off nearly 70 developers, and suggests a 'large-scale social moment is necessary' for dev protections.
Oct. 17, 2024
Don't Nod admits "challenging times" as "reorganisation project" puts up to 69 jobs at risk
Don't Nod admits "challenging times" as "reorganisation project" puts up to 69 jobs at risk
Don't Nod is "reorganising", putting up to 69 jobs at risk.
Oct. 16, 2024