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Mountaintop Studios makes "difficult decision" to lay off 13
Mountaintop Studios makes "difficult decision" to lay off 13
Mountaintop Studios has "made the difficult decision" to lay off 13 developers.
Sept. 26, 2024
Merge Games closing down after 15 years
Merge Games closing down after 15 years
Merge Games is closing its doors, just a few weeks after going through a round of layoffs and the closure of its office.
Sept. 26, 2024
Spectre Divide studio Mountaintop lays off 13 employees
Spectre Divide studio Mountaintop lays off 13 employees
Mountaintop's debut shooter came to Steam earlier in September, and the developer has now made 13 workers redundant.
Sept. 26, 2024
Gamurs Group employees reportedly hit with more layoffs
Gamurs Group employees reportedly hit with more layoffs
Update: An employee impacted by the layoffs told GamesIndustry.biz that 30 people were terminated at 8am this morning v…
Sept. 24, 2024
Wayfinder dev Airship Syndicate lays off 16 employees
Wayfinder dev Airship Syndicate lays off 16 employees
Airship Syndicate has made its second round of layoffs this year, while reaffirming its commitment to a revamp of Wayfinder and unannounced 'future projects.'
Sept. 24, 2024
Halo Infinite co-developer Skybox Labs is making 25 people redundant
Halo Infinite co-developer Skybox Labs is making 25 people redundant
The studio was purchased by NetEase in January 2023 and told it would be given the resources to retain workers and make new hires.
Sept. 24, 2024
Update: Gamurs Group cutting jobs across network of game publications
Update: Gamurs Group cutting jobs across network of game publications
An email penned by Gamurs leadership indicates 30 people have been laid off.
Sept. 24, 2024
Airship Syndicate cuts another 16 jobs
Airship Syndicate cuts another 16 jobs
Airship Syndicate has laid off another 16 employees.
Sept. 23, 2024
NetEase subsidiary Skybox Labs lays off 25 people
NetEase subsidiary Skybox Labs lays off 25 people
Canadian developer Skybox Labs has laid off 25 staff members.
Sept. 23, 2024
Concord director reportedly steps down, Firewalk fears layoffs
Concord director reportedly steps down, Firewalk fears layoffs
Concord game director Ryan Ellis has reportedly stepped down from his position at Firewalk Studios, according to Kotaku.
Sept. 20, 2024
First Ontario game dev labour union formed at Joydrop, majority of staff who voted reportedly laid off
First Ontario game dev labour union formed at Joydrop, majority of staff who voted reportedly laid off
Update, September 19 2024: This article previous stated that Joydrop/Mikutech was facing an unfair labour practice char…
Sept. 19, 2024
Midwinter shut down following Project T cancellation
Midwinter shut down following Project T cancellation
Update, September 18, 2024: Behaviour Interactive says the closure of its Midwinter studio "in no way reflects the tale…
Sept. 18, 2024