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Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm lays off mobile team
It's thought at least 50 people have been affected
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Microsoft reportedly shuts down one of its DEI teams
The team was allegedly let go as a result of "changing business needs"
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Gfinity Digital Media affected by layoffs
Redundancies reportedly a result of "restructuring and budgetary reasons"
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"Small number of roles" face potential redundancies at Splash Damage
UK studio tells GamesIndustry.biz roles at risk are mostly in operations, with development largely unaffected
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Kotaku Australia to shut down
Licence holder Pedestrian Group to re-focus on own brands, also drops Vice and Gizmodo in the country, dozens laid off
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Network N lays off eight from games marketing agency Project N
Cuts come as company focuses on "a smaller set of services" leading with video
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Surgent Studios cuts jobs months after launch of debut title Tales of Kenzera: Zau
UPDATE: Studio confirms "just over a dozen people" have been affected
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BeReal hit with layoffs following Voodoo acquisition
28 employees have been let go from the social media app
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Gamurs Group reportedly lays off unknown number of staff
Affected teams seem to include Destructoid, Dot Esports and PC Invasion
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Life without layoffs, or why they are an avoidable part of game development | GI Sprint
We talk to veteran game designer and CEO, Jesse Schell, who hasn't laid off any devs in 22 years
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Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs?
After Microsoft shut down Tango Gameworks, we look at the reasons why Japan has otherwise been sheltered (but not immune) to many of the layoffs and trends seen further afield
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Ubisoft Toronto affected by layoffs
Reorganisation within studio has resulted in 33 redundancies
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Report: Layoffs at Chinese developer Perfect World
Thousands could be affected at the company's offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu
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Second Wave studio Challengers Games shuts down
Korean developer currently under investigation by the Ministry of Labor and Employment as it amassed millions in debts
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Report: Embracer shutters Alone in the Dark dev Pieces Interactive
The reimagining of the 1992 survival horror title released just last March and didn't meet sales expectations
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Galvanic Games closing down
Sales of recent title Wizard with a Gun not "strong enough to sustain studio"
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CWA files Unfair Labor Practice charges against Microsoft supplier Lionbridge
Former employee accuses third party QA firm used by Activision of violating rights of coworkers
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Behaviour to lay off up to 95 employees
The vast majority of the layoffs are to impact the firm's Montreal studio
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Avalanche closing Montreal and New York offices
50 employees have been let go across both studios
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PlayStation's London Studio shuts down after over 20 years
The developer's closure comes months after Sony announced global layoffs
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Zelnick on Roll7 and Intercept Games: "We didn't shutter those studios"
Update: Take-Two says "entire organisation contributed to cost reduction efforts" after CEO claims firm hasn't "shuttered anything"