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Layoffs Hit Artificer, Showgunners Developer. Around 50% Of Employees Impacted
Layoffs hit Polish video game maker, Artificer, on the last day of January. The Warsaw-based company which has been part of Devolver family since 2021
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Sega, Discord, Twitch To Layoff 61, 160, And 218 Employees Respectively, WARN Notice Reveals
Sega of America, Discord, and Twitch are planning to make cuts to their workforce as cited by GameBaba Universe on Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) report summary.
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Behaviour Interactive And CI Games Announce 3% And 10% Layoffs
Dead by Daylight’s Behaviour Interactive and Lords of the Fallen publisher, CI Games are the latest to announce layoffs.
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Thunderful Group Will Layoff 20% Of Staff In First Half Of 2024
Steamworld Build developer Thunderful Group announced a restructuring program today January 17, 2024, that will lead to a 20% cut in headcount.
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Embracer-Owned Lost Boys Interactive Hit By “Massive” Layoff, 170 Reportedly Affected
Lost Boys Interactive is the latest Embracer-owned studio to be hit by layoffs. The move is a continuation of Embracer Group’s restructuring which was announced in June 2023.
Opinion
Opinion: 4 Reasons For Layoffs In The Video Game Industry In 2023 Are Tied To COVID-19
I am sure by now you may be wondering what the COVID-19 pandemic had to do with the current wave of layoffs in the video game industry. Below are my theories to explain the correlation.
Opinion
Will Video Game Industry Layoffs Lead To An Explosion Of Indie Games? 5 Reasons It May Not
The popular opinion is that the current wave of layoffs in the video game industry will lead to an explosion of Indie games. In other words, spectators anticipate that some of the professionals laid off from their roles in…
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3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks Reportedly Suffer Layoffs As Part Of Embracer Restructuring
Multiple reports suggest that there have been layoffs across Embracer-owned 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks. The number of employees affected by the layoff remains unknown at the time of writing this post.
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Wizards Of The Coast Affected In Hasbro’s New 1,100 Layoffs
American video game publisher, Wizards of the Coast, which specializes in the fantasy and science fiction genre was impacted by new layoff rounds announced by its parent company Hasbro. Wizards of the Coast was acquired by Hasbro in 1999, eventually leading to its transition from a game retail store operator […]
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New World Interactive Suffer Layoffs From Embracer Restructuring Program
New World Interactive is the latest studio to feel the weight of Embracer Group’s restructuring program. While Insider Gaming had earlier reported that the Insurgency: Sandstorm developer was shut down, it has now been confirmed by Embracer’s Saber Interactive division that the studio will not be shutting down.