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PlayStation confirms development is still on track for much-delayed racer, despite redundancies at Evolution Studios
Read More »Sony cuts jobs at Evolution, Guerrilla and London studios
Layoffs have this morning affected staff across a number of SCE’s European studios. Videogamer reports that Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge and SCE London Studio have all bit hit, although exact numbers remain unknown. "Regular reviews take place throughout SCE Worldwide Studios, ensuring that the resources that we have in such …
Read More »Layoffs hit PopCap
Studio makes staff redundant as it focuses on mobile games, live services and new IP
Read More »PopCap hit with unspecified layoffs, console team unaffected
PopCap has suffered an unspecified number of layoffs, publisher EA has confirmed. An EA spokesperson told Polygon that the company doesn’t disclose numbers” regarding reductions in staff, adding that there are no changes to announce with regard to PopCap titles." The spokesperson also confirmed that PopCap HD – the studio’s …
Read More »Disney Interactive lays off a quarter of its staff
US publisher argues its 'consolidating' and 'streamlining' its business to focus on high quality digital products
Read More »Disney Interactive lays off one quarter of its workforce
Disney Interactive has laid off more than 25 per cent of its workforce as part of major restructuring, the company has confirmed. It was reported nearly a month ago that Disney was preparing to layoff several hundred” employees, and it seems the info was spot on – specifically concerning Playdom. …
Read More »Eidos Montreal struck by layoffs
Square cuts 27 staff just one week after the launch of Thief
Read More »Sony’s Santa Monica studio cuts staff
Publisher says layoffs at God of War-originator are part of a ‘resource re-alignment’
Read More »BioShock Infinite developer Irrational lays off all but 15 staff
Ken Levine starting 'small, more entrepreneurial endeavour' with Take-Two
Read More »Layoffs at UK dev Eutechnyx
NASCAR and Ferrari Challenge developer Eutechnyx has been hit by a round of layoffs that has seen 12 employees lose their jobs. A source close to the matter has toldDevelopthat the redunancies have affected staff across a range of disciplines including QA, art and producer roles. Some staff have also …
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