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Digital Bros Which Owns 505 Games Plans To Layoff 30% Of Its Staff
Digital Bros, the owner of 505 Games, has revealed plans to cut its global workforce by 30%, “with the predominant portion concentrated within the studios”.
Digital Bros, the owner of 505 Games, has revealed plans to cut its global workforce by 30%, “with the predominant portion concentrated within the studios”.
Amazon has laid off 180 employees in its games division. This is the second round of layoffs this year by the online retailer which announced a restructuring drive back in April.
Finally, the long list of nominees was announced on Monday, November 13, 2023. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake II were the start of the day with 8 nominations each.
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Larian Studios achieved an incredible feat at the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards held last week. This is the first time the award has been held in-person since 2019.
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Digital Extremes is the latest studio to announce layoffs in an industry that has seen thousands of jobs severed this year. The exact number of roles made redundant was not immediately made available at the time the news broke. But Digital Extremes has now confirmed the number.
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Another week, another layoff news. This time it is coming from Ubisoft. The French company announced job cuts in its IT and VFX teams mainly in Canada.