As Wayfinder continues to get development updates on its road to full release, developer and publisher Airship Syndicate is the latest to see layoffs. However, in an unusual move, company execs have cut their own salaries to keep things operational.
Microsoft laid off over 1900 Blizzard employees this month, and one employee in particular decided now is the time to cash in on all that free World of Warcraft game-time they accumulated over the years.Â
Last week's brutal layoff announcement from Microsoft has led the Communication Workers of America to highlight what it claims were zero unionized workers it represents affected. Though one has come forward to deny this.
After finding overlap post-acquisition, Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 mostly Activision Blizzard employees, and ends some Xbox and ZeniMax roles. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announced today is his last day, leaving the company.
Riot Games has laid off around 530 people. The company is also trimming its portfolio, shutting down Riot Forge, pulling back on some other projects, and recentering on its four core live titles.
A new GDC survey of 3,000 devs show 35% of respondents saw company layoffs in 2023. Meanwhile, Lords of the Fallen's CI Games and Dead By Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive confirm new cuts.
Adding to a painful week in gaming and tech layoffs, Discord is the latest company to announce downsizing, with a 17% cut to its staff.
Unity Technologies has downsized yet again as they are laying off over 25% of their staff due to a "company reset."
Today, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy confirmed another painful round of layoffs. The cuts will eliminate over 500 positions, or about 35% of staff.
According to a recent report, Bossa Studios has decided to layoff about 1/3 of their staff, as the team continues to focus on PvE Survival title Lost Skies.
Fae Farm is getting its first DLC, Coasts of Croakia, on December 14th. The colorful new update will add a new zone to explore, new quests, and more to the cozy farm sim with a magical touch. This comes as Phoenix Labs cuts some more jobs.
Sega has a new financial report that, like so many companies in the industry, discusses layoffs and project cancellations. Creative Assembly, as noted in the report, saw in-development FPS FPS Hyenas canceled in large part over concerns that the team wasn't up to running a live service FPS long-term.Â
Unity has reportedly shed more jobs, as the company has laid off 265 workers today as part of a "company reset." The move also terminates the partnership that Unity had been in with Weta FX, though crucially, Unity retains its ownership of the Weta Digital tools it purchased back in 2021.
Embracer Group's restructuring efforts have hit another of the company's studios. This time, around 50 employees have been let go from Fishlabs, a studio known for Galaxy on Fire and bringing Valheim to Xbox.
Embracer Group released its latest financial report, which included updates on how their restructuring is going so far. With debt down to about $1.4 billion, there's still more cuts (including canceled games) to go.