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2026-05-18 2 stories

• Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton Offered Employees Massive Baby Bonuses, And It Paid Off 2 sources
• Sektori's solo developer can finally pay themselves a salary after Nintendo Switch 2 success

2026-05-15 2 stories

• MTG Arena developers say profitable teams still faced layoffs and uncertainty
• BBL and Turkey Esports Federation Abruptly Terminate Team Manager’s Contract

2026-05-14 2 stories

• Report: WWE 2K26 dev Visual Concepts is laying off staff 3 sources
• 'It nearly killed me': Why studio head James Ohlen left sci-fi RPG Exodus mid-development—and why EA crushing his Star Wars: The Old Republic reboot was the 'beginning of the end' at BioWare 2 sources

2026-05-13 3 stories

• UK MPs claim GTA 6 studio Rockstar "refused to properly engage with staff" during legal wranglings over dev firings
• MercurySteam "initiates a workforce adjustment process"
• Investors and publishers want pragmatism, flexibility – and games that AI can’t copy

2026-05-12 3 stories

• MPs accuse GTA 6 developer Rockstar of obstructing legal processes, as battle over 'union-busting' dismissals continues 2 sources
• Metroid Dread developer MercurySteam conducts layoffs 2 sources
• Sony assures that AI is only meant to 'augment' artists' capabilities instead of replacing them but it feels like a slippery slope

2026-05-11 3 stories

• Double Fine petitions to unionize 2 sources
• Lies of P Dev Is Making Headlines, But Not for Reasons Anyone Wants to Hear
• Fortnite Dev Understands The Fear That "AI Is Going To Take All Our Jobs"

2026-05-10 1 story

• Psychonauts, Kiln studio Double Fine votes to unionise

2026-05-09 1 story

• Psychonauts Developer Double Fine Is Forming a Union 6 sources

2026-05-08 2 stories

• Kingdom Come Dev Talks Risks And Benefits Of AI And Losing Players If Games Are Too Difficult 2 sources
• Nvidia's VP of deep learning says AI workers are already 'far beyond the costs of the employees'

2026-05-06 3 stories

• Streamers And Voice Actors Refuse To Work With Popular New Gacha Game Over Gen AI Concerns
• NACON Studio Kylotonn is Expecting Mass Layoffs Days After NACON Connect
• CWA Canada president says Saudi buyout of EA should trigger 'virtually every alarm bell'

2026-05-05 6 stories

• Wizards of the Coast declines to voluntarily recognize game worker union 3 sources
• Baldur's Gate 3 cast 'changed the game' for videogame actors, says Dragon Age: Inquisition lead: 'We too deserve to stand up and be counted' 2 sources
• Target workers are fighting Pokémon scalpers over the displays now
• No, China hasn't made it illegal to fire humans and replace them with AI—but yes it's made it much more expensive for companies to do so
• Kinforge dev Seeker Entertainment is furloughing staff
• "This could cost people their jobs": VS Code added Copilot as co-author without permission or notice

2026-05-03 1 story

• Jobs digest: big moves at Jam City, Scopely, Niantic, Netflix, Activision, Supercell and more

2026-05-02 1 story

• Reggie Fils-Aimé Explains Nintendo’s Stance on Layoffs

2026-05-01 3 stories

• Marvel Star Evangeline Lilly Slams Disney for 'Disgusting' Layoffs, Blames AI
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Answered Fan Questions on Reddit and Inevitably Most Were About AI
• Kingdom Come Dev Responds To Accusation That It Fired A Dev To Save Money With AI

2026-04-30 5 stories

• 'The company as a whole no longer exists:' GreedFall developer Spiders confirms closure 2 sources
• Warhorse Faces AI Criticism with Repeated Statements of Hiring ‘Actual Humans’
• Warhorse Addresses What’s Next for Kingdom Come: ‘We’re Already Moving Forward’
• Ustwo Games to consider hiring more contractors to reduce development costs
• A gaming CEO just said 'We’ve been a little bit too romantic about the idea that we should have employees and give people long-term job security', and doesn't that sum up everything wrong with the industry right now

2026-04-29 5 stories

• AI Won't Allow 16-Year-Old In A Garage To Make Battlefield 7 Or GTA 7, EA CEO Says 2 sources
• "Those of us who joined in the early 2000s, we had it very good": Monument Valley boss says it's getting harder to give workers full-time stability 2 sources
• "Halo Infinite was intended to act as a central hub”: I’m digging into the alleged 343 roadmap and how ambitious its original plans for the franchise really were 2 sources
• Witcher 3 Director Says Studios Should Embrace GenAI, But Not To Replace People
• TIGA: 29% of UK games studios continue to face skill shortages

2026-04-28 2 stories

• Magic: The Gathering Arena devs announce plans to unionise 2 sources
• Crimson Desert is so successful that the studio that makes it has reportedly given each of its employees a $3,400 bonus 2 sources

2026-04-27 5 stories

• Crimson Desert Has Sold So Well Developer Pearl Abyss Has Reportedly Given Every Employee a $3,400 Bonus 3 sources
• South Korean prime minister praises Crimson Desert and Pearl Abyss, believes it has opened "new chapter in K-content" 2 sources
• Magical Abilities Removed From Upcoming Assassin's Creed Hexe, Leak Suggests 2 sources
• Magic: The Gathering Arena devs are unionizing to deliver genAI and layoff protections 2 sources
• Into Games' IG50 program to support new devs from working-class backgrounds opens again next month