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News June 15, 2026, 08:00 PM
Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan is stepping down from his position less than two years after taking the role. Xbox Game Studios Chief of Staff Louise O'Connor is also leaving the company. Both executives are set to officially depart later this week. -
Gaming News April 29, 2026, 10:13 PM
French developer Spiders, best known for RPGs like GreedFall, Steelrising, and The Technomancer, has officially announced that it is shutting down. In a new statement, the team confirmed that the company is being liquidated and all ongoing internal activities are ceasing immediately. -
Gaming News April 22, 2026, 10:07 PM
Behaviour Interactive, best known as the developer behind the asymmetrical horror hit Dead by Daylight, has confirmed a round of layoffs. While the exact number of affected employees hasn’t been disclosed, reports indicate that the cuts primarily impacted teams working on mobile development and external partnership projects. -
It's a difficult time for the industry: the studio that developed the VR game Moss has announced mass layoffs
Gaming News April 2, 2026, 01:27 PM
Polyarc Games, known for the Moss series of games, is laying off a significant number of employees. This decision turned out to be extremely difficult for the company, according to Gamingbolt. -
«Please be patient»: remaining Epic Games employees worry about Fortnite's future after mass layoffs
Gaming News March 25, 2026, 03:23 PM
The development of Fortnite remains in question after massive layoff of Epic Games employees. Employees who were lucky enough to survive the dismissal admit that they cannot imagine how this will affect the studio's main project, IGN reports. -
Media: EA Suddenly Lays Off Battlefield 6 Developers — Restructuring or Signs of Trouble Within the Company?
Gaming News March 9, 2026, 07:48 PM
Despite Battlefield 6 becoming the best-selling game of 2025 in the US, Electronic Arts has announced major layoffs across its studios working on the Battlefield franchise. The unified Battlefield Studios group includes DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios — all of which contributed to the latest installment in the series. -
Gaming News February 19, 2026, 09:18 PM
Ubisoft Toronto, the studio behind franchises like Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell, and Far Cry 6, has recently announced the layoff of around 40 employees. -
Gaming News January 29, 2026, 01:33 PM
NetEase Games Studio, responsible for Marvel Rivals, has decided to make cuts in its NetEase Montreal division. The layoffs will affect employees of the quality control department, Insider Gaming writes. -
Gaming News January 16, 2026, 07:47 PM
Massive Entertainment has officially confirmed the departure of Julian Gerighty, Executive Producer of the Tom Clancy’s The Division franchise. The developer is heading off to a "new adventure" and will continue his career at Battlefield Studios, part of EA/DICE. -
Gaming News January 14, 2026, 08:30 AM
Ubisoft will lay off 55 employees at Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm studios. This is necessary to reduce costs. -
Gaming News December 16, 2025, 09:10 PM
Sucker Punch Productions has announced a major leadership change: studio co-founder and one of the creative forces behind Sly Cooper, inFamous, and Ghost of Tsushima, Brian Fleming, is stepping down as head of the studio. -
Gaming News November 6, 2025, 10:34 PM
Square Enix has begun large-scale layoffs as part of a restructuring effort aimed at consolidating game development in Japan. According to media reports, more than 100 employees in the UK and an unspecified number in the US are facing job cuts. In the UK, up to 137 positions are at risk, but local laws require the company to consult with staff to try to save some jobs, so the final number may be lower. -
Gaming News October 14, 2025, 07:13 PM
Marc-Alexis Côté, the longtime head of the Assassin's Creed franchise, has left Ubisoft after more than two decades with the company. His departure comes just two weeks after management of the brand was handed over to Vantage Studios—a new Ubisoft entity with Tencent holding a 25% stake—that will also oversee Far Cry and Rainbow Six. -
Gaming News October 9, 2025, 01:26 PM
Indie developer Heart Machine has announced a new round of layoffs and confirmed that it will end development on Hyper Light Breaker. The news was first reported by Game Developer, though the studio declined to specify how many employees were affected. -
Gaming News October 6, 2025, 07:56 PM
David Goldfarb, founder and creative director of The Outsiders, revealed on Bluesky that the studio—which has been around for ten years and is part of Funcom—is shutting down. -
Gaming News October 2, 2025, 04:38 PM
Starbreeze, the studio behind Payday 3, has officially cancelled Project Baxter—a cooperative Dungeons & Dragons game built on Unreal Engine 5—and will be laying off a significant portion of its staff. -
Gaming News September 30, 2025, 11:09 PM
Avalanche Studios Group has announced the closure of its Liverpool studio, citing ongoing challenges in the business and gaming industry, as well as the need to reassess how the company is organized to ensure long-term success. -
Gaming News August 28, 2025, 04:06 AM
Crystal Dynamics, the studio best known for the Tomb Raider series and its work on the now-canceled Perfect Dark, has announced a new round of staff layoffs. According to the official statement, these changes are not expected to impact the future of Tomb Raider. -
Gaming News August 21, 2025, 06:18 AM
Take-Two has laid off about a third of the staff at Cloud Chamber, the studio developing the next BioShock game. The cuts affected over 80 of the roughly 250 employees. As a result, the game—which was previously slated for a late 2026 or early 2027 release—has now been delayed indefinitely, according to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. -
Gaming News August 11, 2025, 07:19 AM
Rod Fergusson, General Manager of the Diablo franchise, has announced his departure from Blizzard Entertainment after five years with the company. During his tenure, Fergusson oversaw the development of Diablo 2: Resurrected, Diablo Immortal, Diablo 4, and Vessel of Hatred. He’s widely known as a “closer” — a specialist brought in to guide troubled projects across the finish line.
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