Tech workers at the New York Times are currently on strike and have asked readers for solidarity by not playing any of the newspaper's games. “Our members know their worth and will demonstrate it on the picket line today,” wrote the Times Technology Guild. “[We] ask readers to honor the digital picket line and not … Read more
ProbablyMonsters employees report that the studio is eliminating roles in the wake of a recently canceled project. Senior Technical Artist Mic Marvin stated that “around 50” workers and level designers were laid off in total Ed Byrne he said these eliminations were focused on Battle Barge's internal team. “On the anniversary of Bungie's first layoff,” … Read more
Developer Inflexion Games has closed its UK office completely, as expected previously announced by now former staff last week. In the declarationCEO Aaryn Flynn explained the Early Access release of her debut game Nightingale it was not a commercial success. In addition to letting go of “some amazing team members,” Flynn said Inflexion's Canadian team … Read more
The French trade union STJV has called on Don't Nod staff to hold a two-hour strike today, 28 October. The move comes as STJV is in talks with management at studio Life is Strange, which it is considering potentially eliminateable 69 positions in a reorganization spurred by weakness financial performance for the first half of … Read more
South Korean studio NCSoft has eliminated staff as part of a broader restructuring effort, the news agency reported Yonhap. The number of workers affected and which teams will be impacted is currently unknown. In a translated story, co-CEOs Taek-Jin Kim and Byung-Moo Park revealed that the company is “deteriorating” financially. Second quarter of 2024 earnings … Read more
Employees of the Ubisoft teams based in France were surprising this week in the studio three days a week return to work mandate (RTO), and now Italian workers are joining this effort. For Expirationthe developers of the Milan team have organized a strike today, October 17th. Through the country's Fiom Cgil union, members of Ubisoft … Read more
Update: A spokesperson for Riot Games confirmed that 33 employees have been fired. Of that number, 28 were active League of Legends developers and five came from Riot's publishing division. Original story: Developer Riot Games is shedding staff, its co-founder said Marc Merill. “Some” roles were cut within the League of Legends squad. He explained … Read more
Almost a full year after his last round layoffsCryptic Studios is letting go of more staff. Various workers on LinkedIn revealed that they have been affected and will no longer be at the studio after October 31st. The exact number of dismissals is unclear, but the character of the artist Amelia March he said, “and … Read more
Humble Games is partnering with Good Games Groupan editor formed by previous collaborators of Humble itself. Good Games was founded by the former CEO Alan Patmore and former vice president of global editorial Marco Nash. Under their agreement, the new publisher will provide additional support for previously released Humble games owned by IGN. “Partnering with … Read more
Hi-Rez Studios has made “some” layoffs, its CEO announced Stewart Chisam. A specific number of reductions was not revealed, but he said Hi-Rez's marketing and publishing teams were affected. Cosmetic Content and System Features Team at Evil Mojo Branches (Paladins), G&A and Titan Forge (Hit) were hit. Chisam said the “difficult, but necessary changes” were … Read more