Splash Damage cancels Transformers: Reactivate and confirms layoffs
The studio says it's scaling back and focusing on other projects.
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Developer Deck Nine Announces Its Second Round of Layoffs in 2024
After laying off 20% of its staff early in 2024, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure studio Deck Nine has announced that it's been hit with more layoffs to end the…
Friday the 13th: The Game Developer IllFonic Hit With Layoffs
Friday the 13th and Predator: Hunting Grounds developer IllFonic has been hit by layoffs as the team has "re-aligned to a refined strategy."
Ubisoft Is Discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, San Francisco and Osaka Studios Shutting Down Amid Major Layoffs
Ubisoft is officially discontinuing XDefiant, the publisher announced Tuesday, with all new purchases and registrations being discontinued immediately. In addition, Ubisoft also announced that its San Francisco and Osaka studios…
PlayStation Will Continue to Cut Costs Following Layoffs, Sony Confirms
Sony has confirmed that PlayStation will continue its cost cutting exercise following mass layoffs in 2024. In a recent earnings call, CFO Hiroki Totoki said that the Group is reforming…
PlayStation Executive Defends Layoffs, Says They Were Necessary To Run A Business
It's been tough times of late at Sony Interactive Entertainment, as the PlayStation company began the year by cutting 900+ jobs and cancelling games. In July, Sony axed a number…
Work on ambitious survival game Nightingale “will continue” despite dev layoffs
We’ve seen some huge survival game success stories this year - even some that were released with a healthy amount of jank and performance issues like Palworld. However, buried beneath…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Gets $30 Million Pay Raise Amid Year of Massive Gaming Layoffs
The CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, is getting a pay raise. A $30 million one.
Throne and Liberty and Guild Wars Company NCSoft Suffers Layoffs Amid Significant Restructure
NCSoft, the South Korean MMO specialist behind the likes of Throne and Liberty, Guild Wars 2, and Lineage, has confirmed a significant restructure of the company amid a sweeping round…
Don’t Nod Announces Layoffs That Could Impact Up to 69 Workers
Don't Nod's ongoing struggles continue, with the company announcing it's preparing to implement a reorganization that could result in layoffs of up to 69 employees.