Microsoft Has Reportedly Pushed Xbox Studios to Deliver a 30% Profit Margin, Allegedly Leading to All Those Layoffs, Canceled Projects, Price Rises, and the End of Exclusives
A new report has shed light on the goings on at Microsoft, which has allegedly pushed Xbox studios to deliver a 30% profit margin — much higher than the industry…
Trials developer RedLynx faces layoffs of around 60 in Ubisoft restructuring proposal
If the proposal goes through, a maximum of 60 staff could be laid off as RedLynx refocuses as a 'studio specialized in small screens.'
Heart Machine Is Ending Development Of Hyper Light Breaker Amid Layoffs
Heart Machine, the studio behind Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash, has announced that it is winding down the development of its Early Access title, Hyper Light Breaker. The news…
After 250 Job Losses and ‘Disastrous’ Management, MindsEye Staff Past and Present Unite in Open Call For Better Conditions, as Further Layoffs Feared
More than 90 staff who worked on this year's blockbuster flop MindsEye have sent a searing open letter to the company's management calling for change, after "one of the worst…
Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine announces layoffs
Hyper Light Breaker will continue through early access with an update coming in January as Heart Machine trims its staff to 'smaller core team.'
Hyper Light Breaker Winding Down Development Amid Studio Layoffs
Earlier this year, developer Heart Machine released Hyper Light Breaker in early access after a nearly two-year delay. However, the game's development is winding down due to layoffs at Heart…
Metal: Hellsinger studio The Outsiders closes in relation to Funcom layoffs
The Outsiders was acquired by Funcom in 2021, the latter of which announced major layoffs earlier this month.
Payday Developer Cancels Its Dungeons & Dragons Game Project Baxter, Resulting In Layoffs
Payday developer Starbreeze announced yesterday that it has ceased development of Project Baxter, its cooperative game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. The cancellation will result in layoffs at…
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.
ESO boss says the goal is still to make a “30-year MMO,” even after Xbox layoffs
Xbox's layoffs had major impacts on both the ESO team and Zenimax as a whole, with Rich Lambert recalling that it was an "emotional time."