Electronic Arts Reportedly Preparing Mass Layoffs After Acquisition
Electronic Arts has only just completed its $55 billion acquisition, but reports suggest the company is already preparing a new round ...
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Xbox Faces 3,200 Layoffs, Five Studio Divestitures in Major Microsoft Shake-Up
The time we’ve all been waiting for has finally come: Microsoft has begun the major “reset” of Xbox that ...
Bungie Hit With “Significant” Layoffs Affecting “Most” of the Destiny Team, and Some Marathon Team Members
In a move that should shock no one, Sony has today announced that a “significant” portion of Bungie has been ...
Former Xbox Employees Warn of Possible Retaliation Ahead of Rumored Layoffs
Xbox recently delivered a strong showcase during the unofficial “No-E3 2026” event, but some former employees believe a very different future ...
Head of Xbox Game Studios and Chief of Staff Leave the Company Amid Restructuring Rumors
Xbox is facing a difficult period despite the excitement surrounding the recent Xbox Games Showcase. In recent weeks, reports have ...
Titanfall Extraction Shooter Reportedly Cancelled as Layoffs Hit Respawn and EA
It seems that rumors of a new Titanfall game being in development may have been true, at least to some ...
Three Studios Are Already Closing Down, Two Studios Suffer Layoffs and We’re Just Two Weeks in 2025
[summaraize] Following a tumultuous 2024 that saw multiple studios lay off employees and even shut down entirely, the start of 2025 isn’...
Outriders’ Studio, People Can Fly, Lays Off More Than 120 Employees
[summaraize] Just weeks before Christmas, developers People Can Fly announces that they will be laying off more than 120 employees due ...
Report: Bandai Namco Laying Off Hundreds of Employees; One Piece and Naruto Games Canceled or Paused
Bandai Namco is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees and has either canceled or paused development on several games. This ...
Report: Microsoft Cutting 650 More Jobs From Gaming Division Per Phil Spencer’s Letter to Employees
While it hasn’t been a good year for the gaming industry at large, it seems the bleeding at Microsoft’...
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment EU President Says Industry Layoffs Not Due to Corporate Greed, Those Affected Should “Drive an Uber” Until Things Settle
In recent years, the video game industry has witnessed widespread layoffs, with over 10,000 jobs lost, leading to the closure of ...
Report: Rocksteady Studios Layoffs Start Due to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s Underperformance
As expected, given Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s disappointing sales performance, Rocksteady Studios has been hit with layoffs, ...
Bungie Lays Off 220 Employees, New First-Part Studio Formed to Work on Bungie’s Incubation Project
Bungie, the developer behind the Destiny franchise, which is now owned by Sony, has announced today that they are laying ...
Report: Sony to Cut 250 Jobs From “Recordable Media Business,” to Gradually Cease Production of Optical Disc Media Products
Like it or not, digital media is the way of the future. Not only are physical retail shops slowly fading ...
Former Bungie Staff Speaks Out on Destiny 2 The Final Shape DLC: Blames Crunch for Missteps, Criticizes Layoffs Process
Amongst the exhaustingly endless discussion surrounding layoffs, industry standards, toxic workplaces, and the like, we’ve heard new insight from ...
Report: More Xbox Job Cuts on the Way, Hi-Fi Rush Sequel and Arkane Immersive Sim Were Planned
Just the other day, Xbox closed down beloved studios like Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks in an effort to “reprioritize,” ...
Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer, Hi-Fi Rush Studio Tango Gameworks and More Bethesda Studios
Sad to be the bearer of bad news to start your day, but mega corporation Microsoft has shuttered down a ...
Former Call of Duty Devs’ Deviation Games Closes Doors Without Releasing a Game
Deviation Games, the studio founded by former Call of Duty vets three years ago, has announced its closure without any ...
EA Layoffs Affect 5% of the Company, Cutting 670 Employees, Ridgeline Closes and Star Wars FPS Cancelled
Electronic Arts is the latest company to be affected by the unfortunate state of the gaming industry. EA layoffs are ...
Sony Layoffs Affect 900 Positions Across PlayStation, London Studio Shutters Down
This morning, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced that the company was planning to initiate an “organizational restructuring” that ...