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Liquid Swords latest NetEase-backed studio to lay off staff News Feb 18th, 2025

Liquid Swords latest NetEase-backed studio to lay off staff

No word as to how many staff are affected yet

Crytek lays off around 15% of staff News Feb 13th, 2025

Crytek lays off around 15% of staff

That's roughly 60 workers

Report: Unity makes further layoffs News Feb 12th, 2025

Report: Unity makes further layoffs

Unspecified number of cuts are being made to engine and ads teams

Iron Galaxy lays off 66 staff News Feb 7th, 2025

Iron Galaxy lays off 66 staff

The studio has described it as a "last resort"

Sumo Group refocuses on work-for-hire development News Feb 4th, 2025

Sumo Group refocuses on work-for-hire development

It appears the company is done with working on its own titles

Report: BioWare is now less than 100 people strong News Feb 3rd, 2025

Report: BioWare is now less than 100 people strong

The studio's headcount has more than halved in the last two years

BioWare sheds staff following Dragon Age: The Veilguard News Jan 30th, 2025

BioWare sheds staff following Dragon Age: The Veilguard

GM McKay says that this will help it "become a more agile, focused studio that produces unforgettable RPGs"

More layoffs at Phoenix Labs News Jan 28th, 2025

More layoffs at Phoenix Labs

"We have made the tough decision to part ways with the majority of the studio as part of unfortunate but necessary changes to our operations"

Ubisoft is closing its Leamington studio News Jan 28th, 2025

Ubisoft is closing its Leamington studio

The company is laying off 185 staff across the world

Unknown 9 maker Reflector lays off staff News Jan 23rd, 2025

Unknown 9 maker Reflector lays off staff

There's no word as to how many employees are impacted

Report: Godfall maker Counterplay has shut down News Jan 15th, 2025

Report: Godfall maker Counterplay has shut down

The developer has tried to go about it very quietly

Microsoft makes more job cuts in its games business News Jan 15th, 2025

Microsoft makes more job cuts in its games business

This is on top of the around 2,550 workers that were laid off during 2024

Splash Damage makes layoffs as it cancels Transformers title News Jan 10th, 2025

Splash Damage makes layoffs as it cancels Transformers title

"This decision did not come lightly"

EG7 closes Toadman News Jan 9th, 2025

EG7 closes Toadman

69 staff affected

Report: Rocksteady has made layoffs News Jan 8th, 2025

Report: Rocksteady has made layoffs

It's not clear how many staff have been affected

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