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Romero Games disputes claims it has "completely closed"
Romero Games disputes claims it has "completely closed"
Despite reports Romero Games has shut down, resulting in over a hundred job losses, the studio has issued a new stateme…
July 7, 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
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
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
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
Scottish mobile developer Outplay Entertainment cuts 15% of staff to "align operations with current business realities"
Scottish mobile developer Outplay Entertainment cuts 15% of staff to "align operations with current business realities"
Outplay Entertainment has cut more than 20 jobs to "align [its] operations with current business realities."
June 5, 2025
Jagex sheds unspecified number of "non-game dev and non-player-facing" roles as it shuts down Project Zanaris
Jagex sheds unspecified number of "non-game dev and non-player-facing" roles as it shuts down Project Zanaris
Update, Thursday June 5, 2025: In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, Jagex said the layoffs were unrelated to the cancel…
June 4, 2025
Rocksteady cut further jobs at the end of 2024
Rocksteady cut further jobs at the end of 2024
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady made another round of layoffs just before the close of 2024.
May 30, 2025
Fast Travel Games cuts 30 jobs as it braces for a "more uncertain year ahead for VR games"
Fast Travel Games cuts 30 jobs as it braces for a "more uncertain year ahead for VR games"
Fast Travel Games has cut 30 jobs, primarily in its publishing, marketing, and admin departments, although "the studio …
May 30, 2025
Staff take to LinkedIn to reveal "mass layoffs" at Moon Active
Staff take to LinkedIn to reveal "mass layoffs" at Moon Active
Moon Active has reportedly let go of at least 20 employees, primarily from its Lithuanian office, although staff from P…
May 30, 2025
BioWare's "agile, focused" approach sees jobs cut and others redeployed across "EA teams"
BioWare's "agile, focused" approach sees jobs cut and others redeployed across "EA teams"
BioWare is "reimagining" how it works, saying that the team behind the next Mass Effect game "do[es]n't require support…
May 30, 2025
Respawn cancels two "early-stage" projects and cuts Apex Legends, Star Wars: Jedi teams, resulting in 100 layoffs
Respawn cancels two "early-stage" projects and cuts Apex Legends, Star Wars: Jedi teams, resulting in 100 layoffs
Respawn has canceled two "early-stage" incubation projects and cut developers from its Apex Legends and Star Wars: Jedi…
May 30, 2025