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Destroy All Humans! Developer Black Forest Games Reportedly Cut Almost 50% Roles
A few days ago, Black Forest Games, the developer behind Destroy All Humans! announced that it had let go nearly 50% of its employees.
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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.
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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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Free Radical Design Confirms Closure, Adding To Over 9,000 Job Loses In The Industry
For a while, it has been rumored that Free Radical Design was on the verge of closure. It was reported that Embracer was looking for a buyer. It appears every effort to prevent the closure failed as the studio has now been shut down.
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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.
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Embracer Confirms Layoff Of 50 Employees At Fishlabs
Another day, another news of a layoff. This time, it is the German game developer Fishlabs that was impacted. The Chorus developer is the latest Embracer-owned studio to be hit by layoffs.
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Embracer Writes Down 15 Projects, Mulls Further Layoffs, Studio Closures, And Buyouts
Embracer’s earnings presentation on Thursday, November 16, 2023, has spewed more information about the company’s restructuring program which began in June.
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Embracer Group Confirms Layoff Of 900 Employees In Q2 In Earnings Presentation
For the first time, gamers have learned about the scale of the impact of Embracer Group’s restructuring drive. Lars Wingefors, the company’s co-founder and CEO disclosed this in his opening remark at the company’s second-quarter earnings presentation on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
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Digital Extremes’ Closure Of External Project Division Rendered 30 Employees Jobless
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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Cryptic Studios Confirm Layoffs Was Due To Embracer Restructuring
It started with shocking Bungie layoffs and is ending with Cryptic Studios announcing personnel changes—which technically meant layoffs.