IGN Buys Gamer Network Sites, Layoffs In Progress
The gaming media landscape has just gotten a lot more consolidated. IGN Entertainment has purchased Gamer Network's digital brands, which include Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, and Dicebreaker. As…
Square Enix Planning Layoffs in the US and Europe
According to company staff, the American and European branches of Square Enix will soon face layoffs. The cuts will target IT and publishing, including the company’s indie games Collective division.…
Square Enix Will Begin Layoffs As Part Of ‘Structural Reforms’ This Week
Square Enix, the developer-publisher behind this year's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, is set to lay off an unspecified number of employees across its U.S. and European offices, which are headquartered…
Square Enix Preparing for Layoffs in U.S. and Europe Amid Heavy Restructuring
In a town hall that took place on Monday, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu reportedly confirmed imminent layoffs in the U.S. and Europe.
Xbox Layoffs Partially Blamed on Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Former Microsoft employees have suggested that the company’s purchase of Activision Blizzard is partially to blame for ongoing Xbox layoffs. While some employees have been speaking on condition of anonymity,…
Lightforge Games Suffers Significant Layoffs, D&D Inspired Project ORCS Development Paused
Lightforge Games is indefinitely pausing work on its upcoming RPG Project O.R.C.S. The team has been reduced to a skeleton crew as the few remaining staff members look to determine…
Hellblade 2 Might Be Headed to PS5 as Xbox Plans More Layoffs – Report
A pair of new reports claim that Microsoft is considering releasing Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 on the PS5, and that more Xbox layoffs are on the way. Xbox-owned Bethesda recently…
Kerbal Space Program 2 is “safe” despite layoffs at Take-Two
Games publisher Take-Two is laying off 70 employees in the Seattle area, which appear to include some or possibly all of Intercept Games, the Seattle-based developer of Kerbal Space Program…
Take-Two Reportedly Shutting Down Two Studios As Part Of Latest Layoffs – Report
Take-Two Interactive is reportedly shutting down two of its studios: Roll7 and Intercept Games. The former is known for Rollerdrome and OlliOlli while the latter was working on Kerbal Space…
Kerbal Space Program 2 Studio Apparently Shuttered Amid Layoffs, Take-Two Responds
Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games appears to be shuttered. Take-Two Interactive filed a layoff and closure announcement in the same state where the studio is located.