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Penny's Big Breakaway studio Evening Star announces another half a dozen layoffs
"This isn't a choice we wanted to make."
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CWA union slams Microsoft layoffs as "extremely disappointing"
"Heartless layoffs like these have become all too common."
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Until Dawn remake studio Ballistic Moon lays off staff ahead of the game's release in October
UPDATE: Studio now acknowledges.
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Intel says "painful" decision to cut 15,000 jobs is one of the "most consequential changes in its history"
"These decisions have challenged me to my core, and this is the hardest thing I've done in my career."
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Ubisoft lays off 30+ Ubisoft Toronto devs to "deliver on its ambitious roadmap"
"Our plan remains unchanged."
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Seattle-based Galvanic Games is closing down
"It's incredibly difficult to see our team facing the uncertainty of the current market," says studio founder.
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Take-Two is reportedly set to close Roll7 and Intercept and sell off Private Division
"Take-Two could not care less about its employees."
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Xbox shuts slew of Bethesda studios, including Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush developers
Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog closed.
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Good Job developer Paladin Studios closes after nearly 20 years
"This was a dream come true ¨C in fact, for us, it was THE dream come true."
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International Game Developers Association calls for studio leaders to do more to protect jobs
"The gravity of this situation and its impact on the industry cannot be overstated."
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Larian publishing director on industry layoffs: "None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt"
"Companies are going: 'Well, finally. We've wanted to do it for ages. Everyone else is'. That's really kind of sick."
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Ex-Sega studio Relic hit by fresh layoffs following sale
41 jobs gone from Company of Heroes maker.
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Baldur's Gate 3 boss blasts publisher "greed" behind layoffs
GDC award show winners, hosts criticise year of mass job losses.
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PlayStation-backed studio Deviation Games has closed down
"To all the Deviators out there, we will always cherish the memories we made together."
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Report: Activision Blizzard expected to cut 136 jobs from Cork office
"Companies should not be allowed to announce life-changing cutbacks and refuse to talk to representatives."
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Layoffs at Toys for Bob and Sledgehammer Games affect between 30% and 40% of staff, insider says
Both studios have reportedly been hit hard by Microsoft's "painful decision".
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Video game developers union membership in UK increases as layoffs continue across the industry
"It's felt like a deluge of redundancies in the past five or six months."
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Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios lets go a third of its staff
"Nothing is harder than seeing people you admire being let go."
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Indie publisher Versus Evil staff say TinyBuild laid them off "at the start of our Christmas break"
"Let me be clear - this wasnĄ¯t a Versus Evil decision or choice."
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Embracer layoff streak continues, with 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks latest to be affected
"For Christmas this year, I got laid off!"
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PlayStation's Visual Arts is the latest games company hit by layoffs
"I knew this layoff wave was coming."
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CD Projekt Red devs unionise after its third round of layoffs in three months
"Having a union means having more security, transparency, better protection, and a stronger voice in times of crisis."
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BioWare lays off senior writing staff as part of its recent job cuts
"I just assumed he'd eventually be buried under one of the cornerstones. I imagine everyone did."