25 per cent of Telltale’s workforce laid off

90 employees affected

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Perfect World closes Torchlight and Hob studio Runic Games, layoffs at Gigantic maker Motiga

Chinese firm says two are not related

• runic games
• motiga

Layoffs hit Rock Band developer Harmonix

Done “to reduce our overhead and align our business with our current development slate.”

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• harmonix

Five new faces at Sumo Digital

Developer expands its Sheffield and Nottingham locations

• expansion
• appointments

EA shuts Dead Space maker Visceral Games

Vancouver studio handling Star Wars title, now set for FY19 release

• games as a service
• star wars
• studio closures
• this industry is garbage

Witcher maker CD Projekt RED responds to negative Glassdoor reviews

"This approach to making games is not for everyone"

• cd projekt red
• development
• glassdoor
• working conditions

Dragon Age creative director departs BioWare

"It has been an honour to be part of the Dragon Age team, and I have every confidence that the world we've created together is in good hands, and I'm excited for the road ahead."

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• dragon age
• mike laidlaw

Riot founders are moving back to game development, working on a brand new project

‘We look forward to working to finally put the “s” in Riot Games’

• league of legends
• game development

Ed Vaizey appointed vice chair of British eSports Association

"As a British MP I want British eSports to be at the forefront"

• UK
• esports
• ed vaizey

EA’s Shaun White joins eSports firm Gfinity

12-year EA vet moves to the pro-gaming organisation

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• ea
• gfinity

Report: More than 30 jobs axed at Agents of Mayhem developer Volition

Agent of Mayhem's poor performance to blame, apparently

Sperasoft hires former EA studio director Brad Doan

Games development company picks up triple-A talent as firm eyes growth

Video game voice actor strike has come to an end

After 11 months, SAG-AFTRA reaches resolution with 11 games companies

• voice actors

Xbox’s Spencer joins Microsoft senior leadership team

"Thanks to everyone for the very nice comments today, great show of commitment by MS to the Gaming opportunity, proud to be part of this team"

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• phil spencer

EA’s Andrew Wilson joins Intel board of directors

“Andrew understands first-hand how technology and data create opportunity with his transformation of EA from offline packaged goods to a leader in online digital services"