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Around 30 people laid off in CI Games' final round of job cuts
Around 30 people laid off in CI Games' final round of job cuts
CI Games is implementing one last round of layoffs as part of the restructuring it began in January.
May 10, 2024
Xbox president: "Our commitment [is] to make sure that the business is healthy for the long term"
Xbox president: "Our commitment [is] to make sure that the business is healthy for the long term"
Xbox president Sarah Bond says that Microsoft's shuttering of four Bethesda studios is to ensure the firm's business is…
May 10, 2024
CI Games sanctions another 30 layoffs in 'final, targeted round of redundancies'
CI Games sanctions another 30 layoffs in 'final, targeted round of redundancies'
The Lords of the Fallen developer just amassed $60 million in annual revenue to achieve its 'best year' on record.
May 10, 2024
Report - ZeniMax on studio closures: "I think we were about to topple over"
Report - ZeniMax on studio closures: "I think we were about to topple over"
A ZeniMax executive has reportedly said Xbox's closure of four studios this week was due to a lack of staff and support.
May 9, 2024
Prytania Media continues shutdown procession with Dawon Entertainment closure
Prytania Media continues shutdown procession with Dawon Entertainment closure
The Dawon shuttering marks the third studio closure in three months for Prytania.
May 9, 2024
Lightforge Games laying off 'majority' of development team
Lightforge Games laying off 'majority' of development team
The studio said it has struggled to secure funding for its debut project and is now pausing development.
May 9, 2024
Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games
Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games
The developers behind Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush, and Mighty Doom are being shut down.
May 7, 2024
Pokémon Go co-dev Very Very Spaceship lays off staff
Pokémon Go co-dev Very Very Spaceship lays off staff
It's unknown if Very Very Spaceship's cuts have anything to do with Pokémon Go and Niantic or are of the studio's own accord.
May 3, 2024
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