Scottish studio Build A Rocket Boy (BARB) raised $110 million just over four weeks ago. Now, the company is laying…
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Mike Ybarra exits Blizzard Entertainment after Microsoft layoffs
Today’s decimating layoffs at Microsoft are also bringing large executive modify at Blizzard Entertainment. In a post on X (formerly…
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Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs
Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine has laid off a “portion” of its workforce. The studio confirmed the news in…
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Microsoft owes everyone more context for mass Xbox layoffs
The worst-case scenario for Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard finally came to pass. Microsoft bought the company for a cool…
Read MoreTomy/Takara Shares Rise, Layoffs Announced
Japanese toy and occasional game manufacturers Tomy and Takara announced plans to merge in March 2006, to become Japan’s fourth-largest…
Read MoreInfogrames Hands Down Humongous Layoffs
The future of popular Humongous characters such as Pajama Sam and Putt Putt also appears in jeopardy. Nancy Bushkin, a…
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Nexon-owned mobile studio Pixelberry is conducting layoffs
California-based mobile developer Pixelberry Studios has laid off an unknown number of employees. Multiple people affected by the cuts shared…
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game developers on layoffs, generative AI, and more
This past year has been challenging for the game indusattempt: Several studios have closed their doors, thousands of developers have…
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2K Games creates layoffs at internal studio 31st Union
2K-owned studio 31st Union has laid off a “tiny number” of employees. The news was confirmed in a statement sent…
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Approximately one third of game developers were affected by layoffs last year
According to the GDC 2024 State of the Game Indusattempt report (a project we at Game Developer contributed to, alongside…
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