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Roblox China affected by layoffs
Company says actions are specific to "unique business and operational needs"
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PlayStation's Visual Arts studio hit with layoffs
Former employees have shared the news on social media
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Wave of departures at Six to Start, including Adrian Hon
Update: Layoffs were confirmed by the founder, a little over 50% of the studio is impacted due to restructuring from parent company OliveX
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Zen Studios reportedly cuts staff by 32
The layoffs at the Pinball FX studio are another among Embracer's ongoing restructuring plan
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Frontier to lay off unknown number of staff in organisational review
Disappointing financial performance, including lower than expected sales of F1 Manager, prompt cost-cutting measures
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Bandcamp dismisses 50% of its staff amid Epic Games mass layoffs
Other half of workforce will stay on as music platform is sold to licensing company Songtradr
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Paradox to write down Lamplighters League costs, confirms layoffs at Harebrained Schemes
The title's poor performance will lead to losses estimated at $22.8 million for Q4 2023
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Team17 layoffs could hit one-third of company
More than 90 jobs reportedly at risk in indie publisher's recently confirmed restructuring
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Over 6,000 games industry jobs lost in 2023 so far
September was the worst month for layoffs, new data shows
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Telltale Games lays off staff in response to "current market conditions"
"All projects currently in development are still in production," developer says
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What the current wave of layoffs means for the games industry
Analysts, recruiters and investors weigh in on the impact of mass redundancies, and the longer term prospects for the business of video games
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Keywords Studios' unionised Dragon Age QA team laid off
Affected employees file employment standards complaint due to studio offering "minimal severance"
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Dang shuts down
Boomerang X developer calling it quits after funding for a follow-up fails to materialize
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Twitch makes another round of layoffs
Latest cuts limited to customer support as streaming service relies more on outsourcing
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Naughty Dog reportedly lays off dozens of contractors
Sources tell Kotaku The Last of Us studio is not giving severance and pressuring employees to keep the news quiet
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Puny Human shutting down after client refused to send payments
16-year-old studio helped co-develop The Callisto Protocol, The Bard's Tale 4 and more
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Team17's Michael Pattison leaves amidst company restructure
Lay-offs expected at Team17, although Astragon and Storytoys are unaffected
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Activision Blizzard reportedly cuts 10 from Hearthstone team
Publisher says "organizational changes" to team made some roles redundant
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Roblox lays off 30 staff
Company reduces talent acquisition team due to "adjusted hiring needs"
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Crystal Dynamics is latest Embracer studio to suffer layoffs
Tomb Raider developer cuts ten positions "to align… with current business needs"
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Beamdog lays off 26 employees
Developer was acquired by Embracer subsidiary Aspyr Media in 2022
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Ascendant Studios lays off "about 45%" of its workforce
Layoffs reportedly due to poor sales of Immortals of Aveum, former employee says
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Report: Embracer may sell Gearbox Entertainment
Rainbow Studios staff also gets downsized due to the ongoing restructuring program
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VentureBeat lays off some of its staff
The GamesBeat parent company's job cuts follow those made in December 2022