Tag Archives: closures

One Player Mission (OPM, formerly OPMJobs and OPM Response) has announced its decision to close down after 26 years of providing recruitment services to the UK games industry

"These store closures are not related to recent business trends"

RPG Project Prelude Rune has been cancelled

Many layoffs expected as Crytek concentrates on "Core Compentancies" including premium IPs and engine

Team17 MD Debbie Bestwick says recent closures and redundancies do not indicate problems with British development

Konami has reportedly closed the LA-based development studio responsible for Metal Gear Online. That’s according to Eurogamer, who says that ‘sources close to the matter’ have confirmed that the developer has been shut, with 20 jobs lost as a result. Prior to the game outlet’s confirmation, 3D Realms co-founder George …

So far in 2015, French mobile publisher Gameloft has closed seven of its development studios. That’s according to a statement from the company’s CEO Michel Guillemot, which said that the development studios had becoming ‘unprofitable’. These closures are part of what Guillemot describes as ‘an ambitious cost reduction program’. It’s …

As many as 100 jobs could be axed

Financial pressures lead to team disbanding

Robert Bowling’s Robotoki has shut down, forcing the developer to put the indie studio’s upcoming title Human Element on hiatus.” Bowling opened up the company in 2012, following his stint as creative strategist with Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. "This week we have ceased operations at Robotoki and the …