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Update: Microsoft confirms it's laying off 650 game workers
Update: Microsoft confirms it's laying off 650 game workers
It seems the cuts will largely impact staff providing 'corporate and supporting functions.'
Sept. 13, 2024
Microsoft cuts another 650 staff from games division
Microsoft cuts another 650 staff from games division
Microsoft has announced further layoffs affecting 650 employees in its games division.
Sept. 12, 2024
Midnight Society affected by layoffs
Midnight Society affected by layoffs
Game studio Midnight Society has laid off a "significant" number of employees.
Sept. 11, 2024
Maximum Entertainment lays off Merge Games staff, shutters Chelford studio in 'consolidation strategy'
Maximum Entertainment lays off Merge Games staff, shutters Chelford studio in 'consolidation strategy'
According to Maximum CEO Christina Seelye, Merge's layoffs are part of the company's goals to 'continue our best work' in 2025.
Sept. 10, 2024
Merge Games closes Chelford office and announces layoffs
Merge Games closes Chelford office and announces layoffs
Merge Games has announced the closure of its office in Chelford, with an unknown number of employees being affected by …
Sept. 9, 2024
Lost Boys Interactive to lay off 139 staff
Lost Boys Interactive to lay off 139 staff
Update, September 10, 2024: A WARN notice from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development confirmed that 139 wor…
Sept. 9, 2024
Embracer studio Lost Boys Interactive confirms another round of layoffs
Embracer studio Lost Boys Interactive confirms another round of layoffs
The Tiny Tina's Wonderlands developer is cutting more jobs after previously laying off an undisclosed number of workers in January.
Sept. 9, 2024
Rocksteady cuts staff following Suicide Squad's underperformance
Rocksteady cuts staff following Suicide Squad's underperformance
The layoffs largely hit Rocksteady's QA team, which sources said will greatly affect the developer's product quality for the worse.
Sept. 4, 2024
Update: Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon confirms layoffs
Update: Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon confirms layoffs
The UK studio has spent years working on a 'rebuilt and enhanced' version of the horror title.
Sept. 4, 2024
Tilting Point to lay off around 90 employees
Tilting Point to lay off around 90 employees
Narcos developer Tilting Point is in the process of laying off up to 90 employees.
Sept. 3, 2024
Former devs from Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon say they've been laid off
Former devs from Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon say they've been laid off
Update, September 3, 2024: Ballistic Moon has confirmed layoffs, issuing a statement on LinkedIn saying it's made the d…
Sept. 3, 2024
Tilting Point making layoffs that could impact 20 percent of global workforce
Tilting Point making layoffs that could impact 20 percent of global workforce
The mobile publisher has spent big in recent years, but is now downsizing in response to 'tough' market conditions.
Sept. 3, 2024