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Sega of America to lay off 61 employees
A WARN notification filed in California confirms the layoffs due in March
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Eidos Montreal lays off 97 staffers
Alongside the latest Embracer redundancies was the cancellation of an unnamed Deus Ex project at the studio
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Ruiner developer Reikon Games reportedly lays off more than half its staff
Sources suggest around 60 to 70 people were let go earlier this week
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CWA says Microsoft's job cuts did not impact the staffers it represents
Organization adds that unions can establish more transparency and policies that put worker needs first
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Microsoft cuts 1,900 staffers from its games division
Xbox maker lays off nearly 9% of Microsoft Gaming employees while Mike Ybarra departs as Blizzard Entertainment president
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Black Forest Games reportedly cuts 50% of employees
Destroy All Humans developer is the latest Embracer-owned studio to experience layoffs
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People Can Fly reduces its workforce
The studio will lay off more than 30 employees, including 20 developers from Project Gemini
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UK video game developer union membership has been on the rise
IWGB Game Workers membership has grown by almost 50% from December 2022 to December 2023
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Riot lays off 530 staff, Riot Forge shutting down
Layoffs follows period of fast growth that didn't lead to sustainability, CEO says, plus developer also reduces Legends of Runeterra's scope
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31st Union lays off "small number" of staff
Developer cites cuts as part of "on-going efforts to best support its studio and games"
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35% of devs affected by layoffs last year, says GDC survey
7% of respondents had been laid off, while 17% saw colleagues let go, and another 11% reported layoffs elsewhere in their companies
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Report: Behaviour Interactive lays off 45 employees
Update: Behaviour confirmed layoffs at Montreal studio, said it's affected less than 3% of its global workforce
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CI Games lays off 10% of staff
Lords of the Fallen dev says redundancies have been made to "preserve business strength and stability"
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Choices developer Pixelberry Studios lays off staff
Update: Nexon confirms layoffs but it remains unknown how many employees have been affected
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Netspeak laying off 25
Sunshine Days studio cites difficulty in finding new funding as it confirms entering consultation process
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Pole to Win reduces staff across several countries
Reports suggest approximately 45 people affected, primarily from QA teams
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Thunderful announces restructuring that will cut 20% of its workforce
Company aiming for annual cost reductions between $8.6 million and $10.5 million
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Double Loop Games shutting down
Mobile studio cites "very hostile funding and marketing environment"; most of staff picked up by Scopely
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Lost Boys Interactive is latest Embracer Group studio to suffer layoffs
A "sizable portion" of the developer has been let go
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Discord cuts workforce by 17%
CEO says that it grew too quickly, took on more projects, and became less operationally efficient
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Twitch laying off 35% of staff
Update: Twitch CEO Dan Clancy confirms cuts, cites resizing business as main reason
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Unity restructuring results in largest round of layoffs
25% of its workforce across all teams have been affected
