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Microsoft is laying off 10k members of staff Job News Jan 19th, 2023

Microsoft is laying off 10k members of staff

Third round of redundancies made since July

Arm to lay off 960 staff following Nvidia deal collapse Job News Mar 17th, 2022

Arm to lay off 960 staff following Nvidia deal collapse

That's roughly 15 per cent of the firm's global workforce

Surgeon Simulator maker Bossa makes round of redundancies Job News Nov 24th, 2020

Surgeon Simulator maker Bossa makes round of redundancies

Developers, particularly QA team, hit hard by crunch this year, too

Super Lucky's Tale developer Playful Studios makes layoffs Job News Jan 27th, 2020

Super Lucky's Tale developer Playful Studios makes layoffs

"As part of this transition in our operating model, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to significantly reduce our full-time staff, effective today"

19 lose jobs as Razer closes San Francisco office Job News Jan 10th, 2020

19 lose jobs as Razer closes San Francisco office

Hardware firm's US headquarters moves to Irvine

Esports firm ESL cuts jobs in France and Spain as part of restructuring effort Job News Dec 5th, 2019

Esports firm ESL cuts jobs in France and Spain as part of restructuring effort

Number of staff affected unclear

Game Workers Unite calls for Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick’s removal after mass redundancies News Feb 14th, 2019

Game Workers Unite calls for Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick’s removal after mass redundancies

"We, the workers of Activision and their friends, have had enough."

Activision Blizzard to cut headcount by around eight per cent following "record revenue" News Feb 13th, 2019

Activision Blizzard to cut headcount by around eight per cent following "record revenue"

Firm says development workforce to increase by 20 per cent

Update: Gamigo confirms it has acquired MMO developer Trion Worlds Job News Oct 23rd, 2018

Update: Gamigo confirms it has acquired MMO developer Trion Worlds

Sources suggest there may only be 25 of the over 200-strong company remaining in employment

IGDA to support ex-Telltale, Capcom Vancouver and Big Fish devs with Virtual Mentor Cafe News Oct 1st, 2018

IGDA to support ex-Telltale, Capcom Vancouver and Big Fish devs with Virtual Mentor Cafe

People affected can seek advice from industry experts

Games industry opens arms to Telltale employees with #telltalejobs Job News Sep 24th, 2018

Games industry opens arms to Telltale employees with #telltalejobs

Online support and a California-based Meet the Dev event hope to transition stranded developers into new roles

Game Workers Unite issues scathing response to Telltale Games redundancies Job News Sep 24th, 2018

Game Workers Unite issues scathing response to Telltale Games redundancies

“The system for creating games is broken, and it will result in the collapse of many other beloved studios”

Layoffs hit Shroud of the Avatar developer Portalarium after meeting Kickstarter obligations Job News Jun 21st, 2018

Layoffs hit Shroud of the Avatar developer Portalarium after meeting Kickstarter obligations

Lord British’s kingdom just got a little bit smaller

Wargaming Seattle closes down, 150 laid off Job News May 24th, 2018

Wargaming Seattle closes down, 150 laid off

Up to 150 jobs to be affected

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