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Firesprite lays off Horizon director Alex Barnes
Firesprite lays off Horizon director Alex Barnes
Barnes worked at Firespite for seven years, and called his time on Horizon: Call of the Mountain 'the honor of a lifetime.'
May 2, 2024
Report: Take-Two is shutting down OlliOlli World developer Roll7
Report: Take-Two is shutting down OlliOlli World developer Roll7
The award-winning studio is seemingly the latest victim of a sweeping cost reduction plan.
May 2, 2024
Update: Take-Two confirms Kerbal Space Program 2 is safe despite Seattle layoffs
Update: Take-Two confirms Kerbal Space Program 2 is safe despite Seattle layoffs
Despite those assurances, fresh reports indicate developer Intercept Games is being shut down.
May 1, 2024
Deliver Us Mars studio KeokeN laying off development team
Deliver Us Mars studio KeokeN laying off development team
The company now hopes to use Kickstarter to fund a third entry in the Deliver Us franchise and rebuild 'brick by brick.'
April 30, 2024
Alone in the Dark dev Pieces lays off staff following revival's release
Alone in the Dark dev Pieces lays off staff following revival's release
The remake of the original Alone in the Dark only just released this past March, but parent company Embracer's not said much about its sales.
April 24, 2024
Flaming Fowl lays off staff after unveiling demo for its (shelved) game
Flaming Fowl lays off staff after unveiling demo for its (shelved) game
Flaming Fowl is making a last-chance bid to attract publisher interest by releasing a demo for Ironmarked.
April 24, 2024
Microsoft is cutting jobs at Bethesda France
Microsoft is cutting jobs at Bethesda France
The redundancies are part of the 1,900 layoffs announced by Microsoft in January.
April 24, 2024
Modern Wolf lays off six staff in studio restructuring
Modern Wolf lays off six staff in studio restructuring
The publisher's cuts come nearly a year after the launch of Cantata in mid-2023, and it's yet to release a game in 2024.
April 19, 2024
Take-Two is making layoffs weeks after dropping $460M on Gearbox Entertainment
Take-Two is making layoffs weeks after dropping $460M on Gearbox Entertainment
The publisher will spend up to $200 million on a cost reduction program that will also include project cancellations.
April 17, 2024
UK studio Kwalee is making layoffs to create room for new hires
UK studio Kwalee is making layoffs to create room for new hires
'We are reshaping our business and our team to best capture the significant growth opportunities that currently exist in the sector.'
April 16, 2024
'Distributed' studio Possibility Space abruptly shut down by Prytania Media
'Distributed' studio Possibility Space abruptly shut down by Prytania Media
Possibility Space, like Crop Circle, was shut down years after starting up, and before it could finish its debut project.
April 13, 2024
EA reportedly cuts Apex Legends' UK-based QA team
EA reportedly cuts Apex Legends' UK-based QA team
50 contract workers have allegedly been let go from Apex Legends' QA team in the UK, weeks before their contracts expire.
April 12, 2024