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IGN Boss Leaving After Latest Round Of Layoffs
12.8.2025
Games media veteran John Davison got his start at PC Zone and EGM back in the late '90s
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BioShock 4 Isn’t Getting Canceled Despite ‘Some Ups And Downs’
8.8.2025
Take-Two's CEO weighs in on the troubled project as developers worry about layoffs
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The Creator Behind Stop Killing Games Is Taking A Break
5.8.2025
Also Pilotwings comes to the Nintendo Music app, the Switch 2 might get smaller game card sizes, and IGN suffers more layoffs
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The Studio Behind Oblivion Remastered, One Of 2025's Biggest Hits, Is Reportedly Laying Off 300 People
16.7.2025
Virtuos, the support team behind big games like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake, is the latest in a sad line of developers releasing a successful project and being rewarded with layoffs. The studio is reportedly cutting about...
Report: Laid-Off Staff At Candy Crush Maker Say They've Been Training Their AI Replacements
15.7.2025
Candy Crush maker, King, which Microsoft acquired along with Activision Blizzard back in 2023, was the first hit when mass layoffs were announced across the company earlier this month. Now some impacted staff say morale is at an all time low, as AI they’ve been training for years is potentially...
The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin's Latest Proposal – Transaction Gas Cap
9.7.2025
Also: Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, Volkswagen and Hivemapper Team Up, and EigenLabs Layoffs
Romero Games Says It’s Not Dead, But Looking For A New Publisher After Xbox Layoffs
7.7.2025
Romero Games, the studio led by Doom designer John Romero, had been reported as one of the casualties of Xbox’s devastating layoffs last week. This was based on a statement from the studio itself, which announced that the publisher lined up for its next project had pulled funding. However, if...
Xbox Execs Reportedly Raved About ‘Blade Runner Meets Destiny 2’ Loot Shooter Before Canceling It
3.7.2025
There was a lot of carnage this week at Xbox after Microsoft laid off over 9000 employees across its many divisions. People lost their jobs and some of Xbox Game Studios’ upcoming projects have been canned. This included high-profile games like the Perfect Dark reboot and Rare’s...
Xbox Invites Developers To AI Roundtable The Same Day It Does Mass Layoffs
3.7.2025
Yesterday was awful for people who work at Microsoft and the gaming industry in general. Thousands at the company either saw colleagues laid off or were laid off themselves, while outside observers watched as more game developers and projects were put on the chopping block. Microsoft’s $80 billion...
Xbox Boss 'Not Retiring Anytime Soon,' Microsoft Promises
2.7.2025
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been in charge of Xbox for over a decade and the company says he’s not leaving anytime soon, calling rumors that the longtime exec might be resigning when the next generation of Xbox hardware launches “completely made up.” Read more
Microsoft Kills Sea Of Thieves Studio's Long-Troubled Action-Adventure Everwild
2.7.2025
Rather than doing the humane and dignified thing of telling thousands of people all at once whether or not they’re going to have a job tomorrow, Xbox is laying off over 9,100 employees today in waves. Xbox CEO Phil Spencer told workers in an email message (thanks, IGN) that this is to “position...
Microsoft Cutting 9,100 Jobs As Latest Mass Layoff Hits Xbox Beginning With Candy Crush Maker King
2.7.2025
Reports and rumors of massive layoffs at Xbox have been building since late last month and the first blood has now been spilled. Bloomberg reports that Candy Crush maker King is cutting 200 employees, or roughly 10 percent of its 2,000 person headcount, with layoffs also underway at other European...
Report: Xbox Bracing For Another Mass Layoff
24.6.2025
Microsoft’s gaming business is seemingly in for another round of mass layoffs. The fresh cuts would be coming just as Xbox seems to be in full retreat from its long-standing console hardware business as it invests more in Windows gaming and bringing first-party exclusives to PlayStation 5. Read more
MindsEye Maker Reportedly Facing Mass Layoff As Players Seek Refunds
23.6.2025
Things are going from bad to worse for Build A Rocket Boy. The studio founded by former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies is reportedly facing a mass layoff of over 100 employees after MindsEye launched to become the worst-rated game of 2025. Despite rushed hotfixes to address performance...
Every New Detail About Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Development Shows Why It's A Defining Game For BioWare
12.6.2025
With every new report about Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s troubled development, it feels like a miracle that the game came out at all. A new story from Bloomberg outlines how the Dragon Age team was jerked around by publisher Electronic Arts and forced to make pivots with limited resources and time...
Mass Layoff At Days Gone Studio After Live Service PlayStation Game Canceled
10.6.2025
Days Gone maker Bend Studio has been hit by layoffs. Roughly a third of the first-party PlayStation team was reportedly cut following the recent cancelation of an unannounced live service project. Read more
Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs
1.5.2025
The video game website Polygon has been sold to Valnet and much of its staff has been laid off, Kotaku as learned. Founded in 2012 under Vox Media, the site quickly established itself as one of the premier outlets for original reviews, reporting, and cultural analysis in the world of gaming.Read...
Star Wars: Jedi Studio Doesn't Mention Layoffs In Announcement About Laying Developers Off
29.4.2025
Between Apex Legends, the Star Wars: Jedi series, and other projects, Respawn Entertainment has a lot on its plate, so it’s a little shocking to hear that EA is laying off even more members of the studio this year. It raises ongoing questions about what’s going on inside the team that’s seemingly...
No One Was Around To Collect Life Is Strange: Double Exposure's Award For Social Impact Following Layoffs
20.3.2025
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure was a divisive sequel to a beloved narrative-driven adventure series. It ended up winning the Social Impact award at the Game Developers Choice Awards last night, but following mass layoffs at developer Deck Nine Games last year, it was also one of the only games...
PlayStation Hit With More Layoffs Following Recent Game Cancellations
4.3.2025
The PlayStation-owned studio Visual Arts was hit with with fresh layoffs this week amid a further restructuring of Sony’s U.S. game development operations. While some of the cuts included staff who had contributed to recently canceled projects like an upcoming live-service game at Bend Studio,...