Layoffs themes
2026-05-14 5 stories
- Amazon has cancelled The Lord of the Rings MMO, but promises it "continues to explore a compelling new game experience" set in Middle-earth 7 sources
- Report: WWE 2K26 dev Visual Concepts is laying off staff 3 sources
- Amazon pressured one of its teams to develop an AI game, they scrambled to make it work - then got laid off anyway 3 sources
- NLC Releases Statement on Frustrated Former Broadcast Talent
- Another round of layoffs at Playtika-owned Wooga
2026-05-13 3 stories
2026-05-12 4 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
- Rovio set for restructure after Sega acquisition disappoints
- Halo Infinite's cutscenes were building up to the canceled "Project Tatanka" Battle Royale, but it didn't have what I wanted.
2026-05-08 2 stories
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2026-05-06 4 stories
- MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off around 170 more employees following story campaign update inspired by alleged sabotage 5 sources
- On the podcast: Supercell buys Metacore amid brutal layoffs, Second Dinner cuts, inside Scopely x Niantic, April’s top games, data, jobs, more
- NACON Studio Kylotonn is Expecting Mass Layoffs Days After NACON Connect
- Battlefield 6 Season 3 kicks off next week, and its gameplay trailer bets big on Battlefield 4 nostalgia
2026-05-05 4 stories
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2026-05-03 3 stories
- VR gaming's spring hot streak is good news for the Steam Deck.
- Marvel Snap studio insists: "This is us making hard decisions to keep going, not a sign we're winding down"
- Former Elder Scrolls Online boss describes Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin closing as a turning point at Xbox: 'I know where this is going'
2026-05-02 3 stories
2026-05-01 4 stories
- Union claims Nacon's decision to shutter Spiders was a "premeditated and deliberate choice"
- Report: VR specialist Survios has laid off the majority of its development team
- Marvel Star Evangeline Lilly Slams Disney for 'Disgusting' Layoffs, Blames 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 Addresses What’s Next for Kingdom Come: ‘We’re Already Moving Forward’
- MMO vet Matt Firor was going to make Fallout Online in 2007, but Interplay 'went totally dark on me' and he went to Bethesda to make ESO instead
- Former ESO boss Matt Firor talks about the death of unrealised MMO Project Blackbird: 'Microsoft is Microsoft'
- 'Why didn't anyone think of this before?': Former Elder Scrolls Online boss loves Crimson Desert, but making 'a singleplayer MMO is almost like cheating' to him
2026-04-29 3 stories
- GreedFall: The Dying World studio Spiders is reportedly closing its doors after parent company Nacon failed to find a buyer 7 sources
- Former ESO Lead Speaks Out On Xbox's Decision To Cancel New ZeniMax MMO 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
2026-04-28 4 stories
- Nacon's RPG Studio Seemingly Shutting Down Following Financial Troubles 3 sources
- MindsEye Has a New Update and a Cheaper Price as Developer Launches Comeback Bid 2 sources
- Microsoft Killed MMO Project Blackbird Because It Was A Line Item On A Ledger, Dev Says 2 sources
- Magic: The Gathering Arena devs announce plans to unionise 2 sources