Bungie Shakes Up Marathon Leadership As Employees Fear More Layoffs – Report
Bungie's Marathon has undergone leadership changes and the game's direction has taken on a new shape in recent months. This report comes just a few months ahead of the launch…
Bungie Replaces Marathon Director Amid Leadership Shakeup, Fears of Layoffs
Amid ongoing anxiety within Bungie following layoffs last year, the studio is now preparing for another shakeup, this time on Marathon.
Apex Legends Developer Respawn Hit By EA Layoffs
Not even the creators of Apex Legends, EA's premier shooter, are safe from recent industry layoffs, with multiple members of the team confirming on social media that developer Respawn has…
Video Game Industry Layoffs Are Worse Than Ever. How Did We Get Here?
On February 27, Sony announced it would lay off 900 people across its worldwide games business, affecting several games studios. Among them were Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games, both of…
Amid Industry-Wide Layoffs, Capcom Is Increasing Starting Salary In Japan By More Than 25 Percent
Amid industry-wide layoffs that have already affected more than 6,700 people in 2024 alone (on top of 10,000 laid off in the games industry last year), Capcom has announced it…
EA’s Star Wars strategy game is still currently in the works following layoffs
Developer Bit Reactor shared that while EA layoffs affected the team morale, its EA Star Wars strategy game has not been canceled alongside other projects.
Star Wars Strategy Game Still Alive Following Mass Layoffs at EA
The Star Wars strategy game in development at Bit Reactor and produced by Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi developer Respawn has survived after the recent mass layoffs at EA.
‘I Stopped Believing in Myself’: Game Developers Share the Human Impact of Over a Year of Mass Layoffs
Mass layoffs happen for all kinds of reasons, be it because of a bad financial bet, a failed game, a deal falling through, poor planning, or any number of other…
Insomniac Games Expresses Sorrow Over Layoffs in Official Statement
Yesterday was Insomniac Games‘ 30th anniversary, which was unfortunately marred by the mass layoffs at PlayStation earlier this week. Instead of a celebratory note, the studio released an official statement…
Star Citizen Developer Cloud Imperium Games Confirms Layoffs as Former Staff Hit Out at Relocation Plan
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is the latest games company to cut staff, confirming “a small number of positions were eliminated” as part of a relocation plan some former…