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Surgeon Simulator maker Bossa makes round of redundancies Job News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wargaming Seattle closes down, 150 laid off

Up to 150 jobs to be affected

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