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Around 300 Build A Rocket Boy employees reportedly receive "at-risk of redundancy" emails following layoffs announcement
Around 300 Build A Rocket Boy employees reportedly receive "at-risk of redundancy" emails following layoffs announcement
Around 300 UK-based employees at Build A Rocket Boy have reportedly received "at-risk of redundancy" emails following t…
July 4, 2025
Toca Boca lays off "small number" of employees
Toca Boca lays off "small number" of employees
Update, July 7, 2025: Toca Boca's parent company Spin Master sent the following statement to GamesIndustry.biz:
July 4, 2025
Romero Games cancels upcoming FPS title after publisher pulls funding
Romero Games cancels upcoming FPS title after publisher pulls funding
Romero Games has announced the cancellation of its upcoming first-person shooter due to its publisher cancelling fundin…
July 3, 2025
ZeniMax Online Studios head Matt Firor to depart after 18 years
ZeniMax Online Studios head Matt Firor to depart after 18 years
Matt Firor will leave Zenimax Online Studios. The Elder Scrolls Online studio was reportedly working on a new MMO that has now been cancelled
July 3, 2025
Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects
Xbox layoffs: Microsoft closes studio The Initiative, cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild, and unannounced projects
Update 4, July 3, 2025: As layoffs hit the Bizzard part of the Microsoft Gaming business, it was announced that mobile …
July 2, 2025
Lost Records developer Don't Nod confirms layoffs
Lost Records developer Don't Nod confirms layoffs
Update, June 30, 2025: The studio confirmed the layoffs occured in a statement to Eurogamer.
June 26, 2025
Intel begins another round of layoffs, "roughly 107 employees" reportedly affected
Intel begins another round of layoffs, "roughly 107 employees" reportedly affected
Intel has initiated a round of layoffs following plans confirmed by the firm this April.
June 26, 2025
Lost Records developer Don't Nod cuts a "non-insignificant chunk" of jobs
Lost Records developer Don't Nod cuts a "non-insignificant chunk" of jobs
Lost Records developer Don't Nod has reportedly laid off an undisclosed number of staff.
June 26, 2025
Report says Microsoft is planning a "major" round of Xbox layoffs next week
Report says Microsoft is planning a "major" round of Xbox layoffs next week
Microsoft is reportedly planning a "major" round of layoffs at Xbox next week.
June 24, 2025
Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games announces round of layoffs
Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games announces round of layoffs
Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games has announced an undisclosed number of redundancies.
June 23, 2025
MindsEye developer confirms layoffs as it "focuses on updates and performance optimization for MindsEye"
MindsEye developer confirms layoffs as it "focuses on updates and performance optimization for MindsEye"
MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy has confirmed it has "had to make the painful decision" to lay off staff.
June 23, 2025
Still Wakes The Deep developer The Chinese Room has seemingly made a small number of layoffs
Still Wakes The Deep developer The Chinese Room has seemingly made a small number of layoffs
Still Wakes The Deep developer The Chinese Room appears to have made a small number of layoffs following the release of…
June 20, 2025