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A character from the video game 'Highguard' in armor and a flowing cape channels lightning in an action pose against a cloudy sky.

Two Weeks After Launch, Highguard Developer Wildlight has Already had Layoffs, Reportedly Cutting “Most” of the Team

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Riot Lays Off Close to Half of the 2XKO Team as the Game’s “Overall Momentum” Falls Short

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“I Can’t Fully Trust Anywhere Now”: GDC Reports 1-in-4 Devs Have Been Laid Off in Last 2 Years

Amazon Game Studio Boss Christoph Hartmann Departs Amidst Massive Company Layoff Impacting 16,000 People

Ubisoft Launches a “Voluntary” Layoff Program at Ubisoft Paris HQ in an Attempt to Cut up to 200 Jobs

Ubisoft Looks to More Layoffs and a Return-to-Office Mandate to Drive “Collective Efficiency, Creativity, and Success”

A silhouette of Batman looms over a foggy alley with glowing red-eyed rats on the ground.

Camouflaj Won’t Be Making VR Games Anymore After Meta Hit it with “Significant” Layoffs, Batman: Arkham Shadow Sequel Cancelled

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“It’s Outrageous”: CWA Canada Files Complaint at Ubisoft Over Halifax Closure After Ubisoft Got Nearly $1 Billion in Tax Subsidies

A group of people wearing white lab coats sit together at Ubisoft Abu Dhabi, with posters of 'Clash of Beasts' and 'Growtopia' in the background.

Ubisoft Layoffs Reportedly Continue at Growtopia Studio, Ubisoft Abu Dhabi [Update]

Meta Shuts Down Deadpool VR Studio Twisted Pixel and Asgard’s Wrath Studio Sanzaru Games Amidst 10% Cut to Reality Labs Division

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Ubisoft Lays Off 55 People at Massive and Stockholm Studios

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Ubisoft Shuts Down Ubisoft Halifax, Claims the Decision Had Nothing to do With the Studio Unionizing Three Weeks Ago [Update]

Entirety Of Three Fields Entertainment Staff At Risk Of Being Laid Off Following Wreckreation Launch

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Splash Damage Enters Consultation Process Impacting All Staff, More Layoffs Incoming

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Crystal Dynamics Lays Off Almost 30 Developers to “Optimize” Development Of Its Tomb Raider Game

Square Enix Is Reportedly Laying Off Staff In “Nearly All Areas” Of Its Western Offices

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Less Than Two Weeks Before Its Next Game Launch, Heart Machine Has Laid Off “A Bunch More People”

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Amazon Game Studios Lord of the Rings MMO Reportedly Cancelled Again Amidst Amazon’s Mass Layoffs

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Amazon Game Studios Hit With “Significant” Cuts Amid Mass 14,000+ Layoff

More Ubisoft Layoffs, This Time at Massive Entertainment

Trials Rising Developer Ubisoft RedLynx to Layoff 60 Developers Amidst a Shift in Focus to “Small Screens”

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Heart Machine Confirms Layoffs, Ending Development on Hyper Light Breaker

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Metal: Hellsinger Developer The Outsiders Shut Down As Part of Funcom Layoffs

Dune: Awakening

Funcom Announces Layoffs Despite Dune: Awakening Being Its “Biggest Release” Across its 32-Year History

Avalanche Studios Closes Liverpool Branch Following Contraband Cancellation, Layoffs to Also Hit Malmö and Stockholm Teams

Civilization Developer Firaxis Games Suffers Layoffs, “Dozens” Of Staff Have Reportedly Been Impacted

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BioShock 4 Might Not Launch Until Late 2027 as Cloud Chamber Reportedly Loses 80 People in Layoffs

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BioShock 4 Developer Cloud Chamber Will Reportedly Suffer Layoffs, Diablo’s Rod Fergusson Taking Over as Studio Head

Intel To Lay Off 5,500 Employees Across U.S., With Major Cuts In Oregon, California, And Arizona Amid Mounting Competitive, Financial Pressures

Microsoft Layoffs

Microsoft Layoffs Are Funding Increased Spending in AI Infrastructure

AT&T workers to face layoff in Alabama

A New Round Of AT&T Layoffs Will See Dozens Of Alabama Employees Lose Their Jobs In The Months Ahead

Crystal Dynamics

Crystal Dynamics Lays Off 17 Team Members

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The Callisto Protocol Studio Striking Distance Hit With Devastating Layoffs

Sonos interim CEO announces that the company is laying off 12 percent of the total workforce

Sonos Trims 12 Percent Of Its Workforce, Totaling 200 Employees As Interim CEO Believes That Smaller And More Focused Teams Can Yield Better Results