News 11 Bit Studios lays off unknown number of staff, cancels Project 8 console game Studio president said title was "conceived under very different market conditions" Dec. 19, 2024 James Batchelor
News Flashbulb Games makes cuts as unannounced project cancelled "While this was a tough decision, the majority of the team has been reassigned our flagship game," says CEO Dec. 17, 2024 Vikki Blake
Feature What impact have layoffs had on the games industry over the past two years? InGame Job CEO Katya Sabirova shares the key takeaways from the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2024 Dec. 16, 2024 Katya Sabirova
News 99 jobs cut at Warner Bros Games Montreal "I feel like the company just ruined 99 lives," said one of those affected by the layoffs Dec. 12, 2024 Vikki Blake
News People Can Fly hit with another round of layoffs More than 120 workers have been made redundant Dec. 11, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Deck Nine Games lays off more staff It's unclear how many employees were impacted Dec. 9, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News IllFonic "re-aligns to a refined strategy" as it makes "cuts" to its teams It's unclear how many staff have been impacted by the cuts Dec. 4, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Deceive Inc studio Sweet Bandits shuts down "After a long and difficult road of trying to get Deceive Inc in a state where it could thrive, we have reached the breaking point," co-founder says Dec. 4, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Chivalry developer Torn Banner Studios lays off staff Cuts follow early access launch of No More Room In Hell 2, CEO says studio is still "fully committed" to zombie shooter Dec. 4, 2024 James Batchelor
News Ubisoft to sunset XDefiant in 2025, nearly 300 people affected by layoffs Studios in San Francisco and Osaka will close, production to be ramped down at Sydney office Dec. 4, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Report: Staff laid off at NetEase after relaunched Hyper Front fails to meet expectations Update: NetEase has told GamesIndustry.biz that no staff have been laid off Dec. 3, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Project Party developer Lilith Games lays off 40 employees AFK Arena studio almost halves headcount following lukewarm beta test of life sim Dec. 2, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Hyper Light Breaker dev Heart Machine lays off unknown number of staff But studio says early access launch of upcoming open-world roguelite will not be impacted Nov. 21, 2024 James Batchelor
News Unknown 9 developer Reflector Entertainment lays off 18% of staff Update: Studio says affected employees "aren't assigned to roles that our active projects require" Nov. 20, 2024 James Batchelor
News Thought Pennies cuts headcount as project loses funding "Our publisher changed strategic direction, and our previous project is now without funding," explains CCO Nov. 18, 2024 Vikki Blake
News Thunderful announces second restructuring program resulting in more layoffs Firm aims to focus on third party publishing and scale back on internal development Nov. 14, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Rime developer Tequila Works files for insolvency Management says it is "doing everything we can to provide support and guidance to our teams" Nov. 12, 2024 Vikki Blake
News More layoffs at Payload Studios The exact number of staff affected is unclear at this stage, but CEO confirms redundancy round Nov. 12, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Tencent confirms layoffs at Sharkmob London It's unclear how many employees will be affected by the decision Nov. 7, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News Don't Nod workers to strike on November 8 Open letter from staff describes studio's alleged "delusions of grandeur" and "short term thinking" Nov. 6, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
Data Around 21% of European games professionals have been laid off in the past year Most of those affected have secured new jobs, some outside the games industry Nov. 5, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News Dozens of staff laid off at Inflexion as part of restructuring Update: Sources claim over 50 people were made redundant Nov. 5, 2024 Marie Dealessandri
News CWA criticises Sony for shuttering Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi Union says it plans to "raise the anti-competitive impacts of Sony's increasing monopoly [...] with regulators, policymakers, and stakeholders" Oct. 31, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News ProbablyMonsters lays off "about 50 people" as Battle Barge project cancelled Company says the cuts are to "realign to support smaller, more nimble teams and projects" Oct. 30, 2024 Vikki Blake
News GameSpot staff endure another round of job cuts Whilst there's been no formal confirmation, staff have taken to social media to announce their redundancies Oct. 30, 2024 Vikki Blake