Embracer CEO Says He Deserves Criticism After Mass Layoffs And Game Cancellations
The video game industry has been beset with layoffs and canceled projects in 2024, and one company in particular, Embracer, has received a wave of criticism for laying off staff,…
GTA Publisher Take-Two Announces Game Cancellations and Layoffs
GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced that it’ll be laying off 5% of its staff alongside canceling some games. This development comes weeks after CEO Strauss Zelnick said that the…
Take-Two Announces Layoffs While Canceling Multiple In-Development Projects
GTA 6 publisher Take-Two Interactive announced today that it is laying off 5 percent of its workforce, or more than 500 employees, despite earlier claims that it had "no current…
Netflix Announces Layoffs And Restructuring
Netflix has become just the latest media and technology giant to announce layoffs. Deadline reports that a "major restructure" is underway within Netflix, and that 15 people from the company's…
Dawn of War and Company of Heroes Dev Relic Entertainment Confirms Yet Another Round of Layoffs After Split From Sega
Relic Entertainment has announced an undisclosed number of layoffs it said were made to give the studio “the best possible chance to survive.”
Gearbox Suffers Employee Layoffs Following Embracer Sale
Last week, Embracer Group announced it was selling Gearbox Software to Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two for $460 million. Hours after the sale, some Gearbox employees announced on social media…
Embracer Group Doesn’t Plan To Buy New Studios Yet Following Mass Layoffs
After a period of layoffs, game cancellations, and studio closures, Embracer Group says its restructuring period is now over. This process began last year and lasted for nine months, but…
Certain Affinity, Halo: Infinite Co-Developer, Says It’s Struggling to Find New Work, Announces Layoffs
Halo Infinite and Call of Duty co-developer Certain Affinity has been hit with a wave of layoffs, CEO Max Hoberman announced.
Layoffs Hit Total War Developer Creative Assembly and Sonic Dream Team Developer Hardlight, Sega Sells Relic Entertainment
Sega Europe has announced sweeping layoffs that affect Total War maker Creative Assembly and Sonic Dream Team developer Hardlight. Company of Heroes developer Relic has been sold.
Layoffs Hit Sega Europe, Total War Developer Creative Assembly and Sonic Dream Team Developer Hardlight, Sega Sells Relic Entertainment
Sega Europe has announced sweeping layoffs that affect Total War maker Creative Assembly and Sonic Dream Team developer Hardlight. Company of Heroes developer Relic has been sold.