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Update: Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour confirms layoffs
Update: Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour confirms layoffs
The studio has explained the cuts will impact less than 3 percent of its workforce.
Jan. 18, 2024
Support studio PTW lays off 45 staff across global teams
Support studio PTW lays off 45 staff across global teams
With PTW's newest cuts, the game industry is at nearly 3,000 layoffs, and it's only halfway through January 2024.
Jan. 17, 2024
Thunderful laying off 20 percent of staff as workers pay the price for "over-investments"
Thunderful laying off 20 percent of staff as workers pay the price for "over-investments"
"The need for Thunderful to enact these changes stems primarily from over-investments made in the last few years."
Jan. 17, 2024
Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs
Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs
The studio is known for working on narrative titles like High School Story and Hollywood U.
Jan. 17, 2024
Sunshine Days developer Netspeak Games is making layoffs
Sunshine Days developer Netspeak Games is making layoffs
The UK studio blamed the cuts on dwindling investment opportunities and the "challenging" industry landscape.
Jan. 17, 2024
Discord is laying off 170 employees after getting too big
Discord is laying off 170 employees after getting too big
Discord's reductions come days after cuts were made at Unity and Twitch. Like at those companies, its cuts are by the hundreds.
Jan. 12, 2024
Double Loop Games is closing its doors after four years
Double Loop Games is closing its doors after four years
Studio co-founder Emily Greer attributed the closure to a "very hostile funding and marketing environment."
Jan. 12, 2024
Report: Mobile publisher Playtika is laying off up to 400 employees
Report: Mobile publisher Playtika is laying off up to 400 employees
Around 10 percent of the company's workforce could be impacted by the cuts.
Jan. 12, 2024
IronSource co-founders exiting Unity amid mass layoffs
IronSource co-founders exiting Unity amid mass layoffs
IronSource CEO Tomer Bar-Zeev and his fellow co-founders are stepping down effective immediately.
Jan. 11, 2024
Report: Twitch is laying off 35 percent of its workforce
Report: Twitch is laying off 35 percent of its workforce
It's claimed 500 jobs are on the line at the Amazon-owned streaming giant.
Jan. 10, 2024
Unity is cutting 1,800 jobs in the name of "profitable growth"
Unity is cutting 1,800 jobs in the name of "profitable growth"
The latest cuts represent around 25 percent of Unity's current workforce.
Jan. 9, 2024
Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios confirms layoffs
Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios confirms layoffs
The studio has reportedly cut 19 jobs–or roughly one third of its entire workforce.
Jan. 5, 2024