‘The game industry has changed so dramatically that a mid-sized studio just simply can’t continue in the same way,’ co-founder Alex Neuse explains
Read More »Destiny’s story lead quits Bungie
CJ Cowan leaves studio after 13 years, half of which was spent on Activision’s online shooter
Read More »‘VR will transform the games jobs market’
Testers and designers among those set to adopt specialist skills and be in hot demand among studios
Read More »Bala brothers leave Vicarious Visions
Co-founders depart as contracts with Activision expire, but will continue to consult with Skylanders publisher
Read More »FreeStyle Games faces restructure after underperforming Guitar Hero Live
No details about redundancies, but parent Activision says it will "rebalance staff"
Read More »Sword Coast Legends and Geist dev N-Space closes after two decades
‘There have been rounds of layoffs over the past few months and through it all, the team stayed focused and passionate,’ says artist Ben Leary, while praising ‘efforts and transparency’ of president Dan O’Leary
Read More »GameDuell lays off casual devs to refocus on tabletop titles
‘The market of hit-driven arcade games has become extremely competitive,’ explains head of studio
Read More »American McGee studio Spicy Horse lays off staff in departure from F2P
‘The free-to-play space has become quite brutal in recent years, and I feel it's time we pivot to something new,’ says creator of Alice: Madness Returns
Read More »Divide and conquer: the next step for Respawn
Spurred by the success of Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment is gearing up its workforce for a follow-up to the robotic first-person shooter – as well as something completely new. HR and recruiting manager Kristin Christopher tells Matthew Jarvis who will fit the bill
Read More »EA promotes Laura Miele to EVP of global publishing
FIFA publisher EA has announced that Laura Miele is joining its executive leadership team next month. The firm’s CEO Andrew Wilson announced Miele’s promotion in a blog post on its website, saying that her new role would be effective start Q1 2017 (April 1st). This is also when Peter Moore …
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