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CWA criticises Sony for shuttering Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi

Union says it plans to "raise the anti-competitive impacts of Sony's increasing monopoly [...] with regulators, policymakers, and stakeholders"

Oct. 31, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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ProbablyMonsters lays off "about 50 people" as Battle Barge project cancelled

Company says the cuts are to "realign to support smaller, more nimble teams and projects"

Oct. 30, 2024 Vikki Blake

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GameSpot staff endure another round of job cuts

Whilst there's been no formal confirmation, staff have taken to social media to announce their redundancies

Oct. 30, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Dozens of staff laid off at Inflexion as part of restructuring

The exact number of employees impacted is unclear at this stage

Oct. 30, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Fingersoft lays off 14 employees

CEO cites a "substantial decline in ad revenue" for decision

Oct. 30, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Sony shuts Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios

"Neon Koi and Firewalk were home to many talented individuals," says Sony Studio Business Group CEO

Oct. 29, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Tencent rebukes layoff and restructuring rumours but admits changes at the top of the company

Reports that it is laying off 20% of its gaming staff have similarly been denied

Oct. 28, 2024 Vikki Blake

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NCSoft lays off unknown number of staff

South Korean developer to create four wholly-owned subsidiaries as part of restructuring efforts

Oct. 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Inflexion Games' UK division is reportedly closing down

It's thought Flexion's audio team and "others in the UK" have been impacted

Oct. 22, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Netflix shuts down California game studio

Three key members of internal developer have left the company

Oct. 22, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau dev Surgent Studios puts entire games team on hiatus due to lack of funding

All games employees on notice for redundancy as developer seeks partner for next prototype

Oct. 18, 2024 James Batchelor

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Don't Nod admits "challenging times" as "reorganisation project" puts up to 69 jobs at risk

French studio insists a reorganisation is "extremely necessary"

Oct. 16, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Bandai Namco is reportedly cutting workforce following cancellation of "several" titles

It's alleged 200 staff have been moved into "expulsion rooms" and pressured to resign

Oct. 15, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Riot Games "eliminates" 32 League of Legends roles

UPDATE: 32 jobs have been affected.

Oct. 15, 2024 Vikki Blake

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NaturalMotion facing potential layoffs in US and UK

Sources claim staff have already been let go, Birmingham studio reportedly closed

Oct. 10, 2024 James Batchelor

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Seven employees laid off at Kokku

Only the studio's Portuguese office is affected by the redundancies

Oct. 10, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Cryptic Studios makes further layoffs in fresh round of cuts

A number of devs have posted publicly that they will be laid off at the end of the month

Oct. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake

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First-party Roblox studio Talewind confirms "significant" job cuts following "period of restructure"

COO says decision to cut jobs was "not made lightly"

Oct. 9, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Tequilla Works lays off "small number" of staff, cancels unannounced game

Rime developer is restructuring the studio around a single project

Oct. 8, 2024 James Batchelor

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Antstream Arcade makes "small number" of layoffs

Retro games streaming firm attributed job cuts to a "strategic shift in focus"

Oct. 3, 2024 James Batchelor

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Hi-Rez Studios to cut an unspecified number of jobs in "difficult but necessary change"

The cuts follow "internal reorganisation and reprioritisation," CEO says

Oct. 1, 2024 Vikki Blake

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UK-based VR studio XR Games' "massive restructuring" reportedly puts dozens of jobs at risk

"It's heartbreaking to see," said one staff member

Oct. 1, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Sharkmob London faces layoffs after game cancelled

Studio was working on unannounced title "for some time," will try to minimise impact on staff

Oct. 1, 2024 James Batchelor

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Nexon America lays off "small number" of staff

Decision made following restructuring plans announced earlier this month

Sept. 30, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Merge Games closing down after 15 years

Indie publisher previously suffered layoffs and office closure as part of parent Maximum Entertainment's consolidation

Sept. 26, 2024 James Batchelor