BioWare employees are concerned about closure following EA’s sale
Employees at BioWare have privately shared concerns that layoffs and/or a closure of the studio are coming soon.
Just One Month After Xbox’s Contraband Cancelation, Developer Avalanche Announces Layoffs and UK Studio Closure Plans
Avalanche Studios has announced plans to lay off staff across its studios in Malmo and Stockholm, and close its office in Liverpool, impacting all of the company's UK staff.
5 PS Store Games Potentially Face Delisting Amid Studio Closure
PS5, PS4 players should check out five intriguing PS Store games sooner rather than later as the studio behind them closes it doors. Tequila Works — a once promising studio…
Quantic Dream Responds to Closure Fears as NetEase Insists It ‘Has Not Wavered in Its Global Expansion Plans’
Star Wars: Eclipse developer Quantic Dream has responded to reports that owner NetEase is looking to sell off its overseas gaming businesses.
Iron Galaxy lays off 66 employees as a ‘last resort’ to avoid closure
The team behind Rumbleverse and numerous game ports says it's laying off employees to ensure its survival.
Ex-PlayStation Boss Talks About Why He Thinks the Japan Studio Closure ‘Wasn’t Necessarily a Surprise’
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden reflected on the 2021 reorganization and subsequent mass exodus of talent from Sony Japan Studio, giving a bit of context as to why he thinks…
Tango Gameworks Started Work On Hi-Fi Rush 2 Before Microsoft Closure
This year has already been a wild ride for Tango Gameworks, the developer behind the fan-favorite rhythm-action game Hi-Fi Rush. Microsoft shut down the studio in May, only for Krafton…
Devs Behind PS5 Flop Concord Fear Studio Closure – Report
Firewalk Studios, the dev behind massive PS5 flop Concord, is facing an uncertain future. Kotaku has revealed that game director Ryan Ellis (formerly Destiny 2 creative director at Bungie) has…
Arkane Founder Reflects On Austin Studio’s Closure: “The People Survive”
Prey and Redfall developer Arkane Austin became a casualty of a particularly brutal year of layoffs and studio closures, as one of four studios Microsoft closed down in May this…
PS3 Fans Fear PS Store Closure After Xbox 360 Marketplace Shutdown
Some players reckon that it won’t be long before Sony fully pulls the plug on PS3’s PS Store after Xbox 360 marketplace shutdown. The company had originally planned to shut…