Fortnite Maker Epic Games Laying Off 870 Employees
Epic Games, the studio behind Fortnite and Unreal Engine, has suffered layoffs, reducing its workforce by 16%.
Report: Epic Games Layoffs Impacting Around 900 Employees
American video game developer and publisher Epic Games is reportedly laying off approximately 900 employees. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier took to Twitter to report that Epic Games would be laying off…
Ascendant Studios Layoffs: Immortals of Aveum Dev Loses ‘Nearly Half’ of Employees
Developer Ascendant Studios, the studio behind Immortals of Aveum, has laid off nearly half of its staff according to the company’s CEO in a message. Poor sales cited as the…
BioWare Lays Off 50 Employees In Studio Restructuring
BioWare, the EA-owned studio behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises, has announced it is laying off 50 employees. It says the studio must “shift towards a more agile…
CD Projekt RED will lay off around 100 employees by end of Q1 2024
CD Projekt CEO Adam Kicinski said the developer is overstaffed and needs to reorganize its teams in a process that will last about 7 months.
Bungie Wins Landmark Lawsuit Against Destiny Player Who Harassed Employees
Bungie has won a major lawsuit against a racist Destiny player who doxxed and harassed its employees and their families. The developer had the book thrown at one Jesse James…
Bungie Wins Lawsuit Against Destiny Player Who Harassed Employees
In a major court victory, developer Bungie has won almost $500,000 in damages against a Destiny 2 player who harassed one of its community managers. This was preceded by defendant…
Sega Of America Employees Vote To Unionize, Now Largest Multi-Department Union In Games Industry
Update, 7/10/23: AEGIS-CWA (Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega in partnership with the Communication Workers of America), the Sega of America union filed back in April, has won its union election,…
Niantic lays off 230 employees, cancels Marvel game
The Pokemon Go developer will also shutter its Los Angeles studio.
Google distances itself from drag show after some employees claim religious discrimination
Hundreds of Google employees signed the petition opposing the planned drag performance.