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Huuuge Games cuts 29% of workforce
122 employees affected, studios in the Netherlands and Finland shuttered
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Soul Assembly cuts 15% of workforce
"This step was necessary to position the company for future success during a challenging time for the gaming industry," says CEO David Solari
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Microsoft to lay off unknown number of staff
Employees across gaming, security, and sales divisions affected
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Meta to lay off 5% of staff as part of "performance-based cuts"
3,600 jobs may be at risk according to reports
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Robocraft 2 developer Freejam shuts down
"With the current market conditions, we’re simply unable to sustain development"
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Toadman Interactive shuts down, layoffs at Piranha Games
38 employees let go from Piranha, 69 workers affected by Toadman closure
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Splash Damage jobs at risk following Transformers: Reactivate cancellation
UK studio says the decision "did not come lightly"
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11 Bit Studios lays off unknown number of staff, cancels Project 8 console game
Studio president said title was "conceived under very different market conditions"
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Flashbulb Games makes cuts as unannounced project cancelled
"While this was a tough decision, the majority of the team has been reassigned our flagship game," says CEO
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99 jobs cut at Warner Bros Games Montreal
"I feel like the company just ruined 99 lives," said one of those affected by the layoffs
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People Can Fly hit with another round of layoffs
More than 120 workers have been made redundant
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IllFonic "re-aligns to a refined strategy" as it makes "cuts" to its teams
It's unclear how many staff have been impacted by the cuts
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Deceive Inc studio Sweet Bandits shuts down
"After a long and difficult road of trying to get Deceive Inc in a state where it could thrive, we have reached the breaking point," co-founder says
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Chivalry developer Torn Banner Studios lays off staff
Cuts follow early access launch of No More Room In Hell 2, CEO says studio is still "fully committed" to zombie shooter
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Ubisoft to sunset XDefiant in 2025, nearly 300 people affected by layoffs
Studios in San Francisco and Osaka will close, production to be ramped down at Sydney office
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Report: Staff laid off at NetEase after relaunched Hyper Front fails to meet expectations
Update: NetEase has told GamesIndustry.biz that no staff have been laid off
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Project Party developer Lilith Games lays off 40 employees
AFK Arena studio almost halves headcount following lukewarm beta test of life sim
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Hyper Light Breaker dev Heart Machine lays off unknown number of staff
But studio says early access launch of upcoming open-world roguelite will not be impacted
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Unknown 9 developer Reflector Entertainment lays off 18% of staff
Update: Studio says affected employees "aren't assigned to roles that our active projects require"
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Thought Pennies cuts headcount as project loses funding
"Our publisher changed strategic direction, and our previous project is now without funding," explains CCO
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Thunderful announces second restructuring program resulting in more layoffs
Firm aims to focus on third party publishing and scale back on internal development
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Rime developer Tequila Works files for insolvency
Management says it is "doing everything we can to provide support and guidance to our teams"
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More layoffs at Payload Studios
The exact number of staff affected is unclear at this stage, but CEO confirms redundancy round