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The Until Dawn logo and key artwork

Update: Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon confirms layoffs Update: Until Dawn remake developer Ballistic Moon confirms layoffs

Sep 4, 2024

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Key art for 2024's Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Rocksteady cuts staff following Suicide Squad's underperformance Rocksteady cuts staff following Suicide Squad's underperformance

byJustin Carter

Sep 3, 2024

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Tilting Point making layoffs that could impact 20 percent of global workforce

Tilting Point making layoffs that could impact 20 percent of global workforce

Helldivers 2 and Dead Island 2 support studio Toadman Interactive confirms layoffs

Helldivers 2 and Dead Island 2 support studio Toadman Interactive confirms layoffs

A spaceship racing on the track in Lego 2K Drive.

Visual Concepts lays off staff at Lego 2K Drive South studio

Visual Concepts lays off staff at Lego 2K Drive South studio

byJustin Carter

Key art for the cancelled free-to-play shooter The Division Heartland.

Ubisoft cuts 45 jobs across Cary and San Francisco teams

Ubisoft cuts 45 jobs across Cary and San Francisco teams

byJustin Carter

A screenshot from TerraTech Worlds

Payload Studios is laying off 25 percent of its workforce

Payload Studios is laying off 25 percent of its workforce

VR studio Archiact is shutting down

VR studio Archiact is shutting down

Key art for 2021's Lone Echo II.

Meta shuts down Quest developer Ready at Dawn

Meta shuts down Quest developer Ready at Dawn

byJustin Carter

Graphic for the now-defunct studio Shipyard Games.

Mobile dev Shipyard Games shuts down

Mobile dev Shipyard Games shuts down

byJustin Carter

Game Informer's cover art for Supergiant's Hades II.

Game Informer Magazine is shutting down

Game Informer Magazine is shutting down

byJustin Carter

Graphic of games from mobile developer Jam City.

Jam City lays off nearly 85 employees as industry fails to hit 'upward trend'

Jam City lays off nearly 85 employees as industry fails to hit 'upward trend'

byJustin Carter

Screenshot of a frog on a tadpole in 2024's Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge.

Indie publisher Armor Games reportedly axes publishing team

Indie publisher Armor Games reportedly axes publishing team

byJustin Carter

Key artwork for Destiny 2 expansion The Final Shape

Destiny developer Bungie cutting 220 jobs after exceeding 'financial safety margins'

Destiny developer Bungie cutting 220 jobs after exceeding 'financial safety margins'

Screenshot from the mobile game Detonation Racing.

Keywords subsidiary Lively Games hit with 'small' layoffs in studio restructuring

Keywords subsidiary Lively Games hit with 'small' layoffs in studio restructuring

byJustin Carter

Splash art for the 2023 Humble Games showcase.

Update: Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown

Update: Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown

byJustin Carter

Splash art for the mobile game Towers & Titans.

Towers & Titans dev Rumble Games shut down in 'ruthless' pursuit of profits

Towers & Titans dev Rumble Games shut down in 'ruthless' pursuit of profits

byJustin Carter

Key artwork for Mortal Kombat

Report: Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm is conducting layoffs

Report: Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm is conducting layoffs

A survivor fighting a zombie in the reveal trailer for 2011's Dead Island.

VFX studio Axis shuts down after 24 years

VFX studio Axis shuts down after 24 years

byJustin Carter

Splash Damage confirms 'small number' of employees could be laid off

Splash Damage confirms 'small number' of employees could be laid off

Kotaku Australia is being shuttered by Pedestrian Group

Kotaku Australia is being shuttered by Pedestrian Group

Voodoo acquires BeReal and immediately makes layoffs

Voodoo acquires BeReal and immediately makes layoffs

byJustin Carter

A screenshot from Tales of Kenzera: Zau featuring the protagonist Zuberi

Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios is cutting jobs

Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios is cutting jobs

Gameloft Toronto staff laid off after studio 'substantially' reduces production activity

Gameloft Toronto staff laid off after studio 'substantially' reduces production activity

Key art for the upcoming MMO Perfect World Games.

Perfect World cuts staff in multi-unit layoffs, reportedly suspends game projects

Perfect World cuts staff in multi-unit layoffs, reportedly suspends game projects

byJustin Carter

Key artwork for Second Wave

Second Wave developer folds after missing wage payments and amassing $1.7M in debt

Second Wave developer folds after missing wage payments and amassing $1.7M in debt

Screenshot of 2024's Venture to the Vile.

Venture to the Vile maker Studio Cut to Bits lays off majority of staff

Venture to the Vile maker Studio Cut to Bits lays off majority of staff

byJustin Carter

A Meta Quest user has fun

Meta laying off workers within Reality Labs division

Meta laying off workers within Reality Labs division

A screenshot from Life by You

Paradox shutters Tectonic studio and cancels Life by You

Paradox shutters Tectonic studio and cancels Life by You

Key art for Elden Ring's Shadows of the Erdtree expansion.

FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki wants to prevent studio layoffs, whatever it takes

FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki wants to prevent studio layoffs, whatever it takes

byJustin Carter

A screenshot from Alone in the Dark

Report: Embracer studio Pieces Interactive has shut down

Report: Embracer studio Pieces Interactive has shut down

Screenshot from Wizard with a Gun

Wizard with a Gun dev Galvanic Games is closing down

Wizard with a Gun dev Galvanic Games is closing down

byJustin Carter

A group of characters interacting in VRChat

'We did not set everyone up for success': VRChat cutting 30 percent of jobs after overhiring

'We did not set everyone up for success': VRChat cutting 30 percent of jobs after overhiring

Image via League of Geeks

Solium Infernum developer League of Geeks enters hibernation months after layoffs

Solium Infernum developer League of Geeks enters hibernation months after layoffs

Leatherface in the Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Sumo Group cuts 15 percent of staff across Canada, Poland, and more

Sumo Group cuts 15 percent of staff across Canada, Poland, and more

byJustin Carter

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