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2026-10-08 1 story
2026-10-07 4 stories
- Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing "as many people back as possible" after furloughing "most" of its developers 7 sources
- Gravity Well lays off more than 40 developers after losing its funding 2 sources
- Wizards of the Coast union expands, demands company stop pushing generative AI
- Games industry investors are "sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks", says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry
2026-10-06 5 stories
- Supermassive Games suffers layoffs as more than 70 developers seem to have left the company this week 3 sources
- Wizards of the Coast Union Demands Company Stop Pushing Generative AI
- Warhorse co-founder believes 'AI is not a get out of jail free card' and that execs have a 'simplified mental model' of what it means for games
- Vatira and Atow. Agency Boss Accuses Karmine Corp of “Several Hundred Thousand Euros” in Unpaid Wages
- Some staff at Eternal Strands and ex-Ubisoft devs Yellow Brick Games report they've been laid off
2026-10-05 4 stories
- Supermassive Games Layoffs Arrive With Over 70 People Let Go 2 sources
- Legendary Japanese Solid Snake Actor Wants 'New Metal Gear Game', But 'Won't Do One Without Kojima' 2 sources
- Jobs digest: moves and promotions at Scopely, Supercell, Google, Roblox, Tripledot and more
- "I Wanted To Challenge Myself" - Former WarioWare Director Talks Life After Nintendo
2026-10-02 2 stories
2026-10-01 4 stories
- As Xbox swings the axe, Gears of War: E-Day developers fear they'll be laid off straight after launch - and right before they'd be due their bonuses 3 sources
- The Boba Teashop Refill World Premiere Debuts at 28 Games Later Showcase 2 sources
- Ubisoft Workers of Montreal Union petition to "preserve hybrid work" secures over 300 signatures
- One of Gears of War E-Day’s collectibles is a letter from The Coalition thanking ‘those that are no longer with us’
2026-09-30 4 stories
- The Splinter Cell Remake Is Still Lurking In The Shadows 2 sources
- Ubisoft Montreal employees launch collective action to preserve hybrid work schedule
- Arc Raiders' executive producer explains how he 'wasn't completely prepared for how hard' a live service game would be and warns against the dangers of burnout
- "Ultimately, we asked 'why are we doing this?'": the creators of Arc Raiders wildly underestimated how hard it is to make a live service game
2026-09-29 2 stories
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2026-09-27 1 story
2026-09-26 1 story
2026-09-25 4 stories
- 'This shows the power that comes from employees joining forces:' King signs collective bargaining agreement with union workers 2 sources
- Microsoft CEO Attempts To Kill Remaining Xbox Goodwill
- LEC Salary Cap Drops to €1.65m and Could Decrease Further in 2029
- Here is the full line-up for the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit 2026
2026-09-24 3 stories
- "It genuinely breaks my heart"- Confusion and frustration reign as gaming communities react to Xbox's drastic restructuring this week 5 sources
- King averts strikes by signing agreement with Swedish unions
- Experimental RPG developer Summer Eternal: 'We're giving away 5% of our studio to you, the Players' in order to 'mend the trust broken in this industry a thousand times over'
2026-09-23 6 stories
- Star Wars Zero Company finds success in passing 1m sales, so can the furloughed development team be reinstated and paid now? 3 sources
- Age of Empires studio World's Edge reportedly lost "nearly half" of its staff during yesterday's Xbox cuts and move to Activision 3 sources
- Xbox lays off Gears of War: E-Day's story director barely two weeks before the game's launch 2 sources
- Former Halo leaders lament effective closure of Halo Studios, as one employee finds themselves promoted and fired in same week 2 sources
- On the podcast: Oakever Games shenanigans, King and the Xbox cuts, Hipster Whale, One State, Monopoly Go, more
- Noah Delays Military Service in Hope of Surprise LEC Return
2026-09-22 2 stories
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2026-09-20 1 story
2026-09-19 2 stories
- Japanese devs aren't facing the same layoff crisis because their executives are paid an order of magnitude less, 'they didn’t get swept up in the live-service trend,' and their teams are smaller, says industry expert
- 'The largest theft of labor in human history:' Court docs reveal Microsoft exec predicted AI 'doom loops' could hollow out the internet