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Read More »IGN lays off editorial staff
IGN Entertainment’s US-based editorial team has been downsized, with at least four members laid off. The site’s ‘expanded audience’ editor-in-chief Dana Jongewaard confirmed on Facebook that she has left the firm, while writer Nicole Tanner posted on Twitter that she has been laid off today. Gamasutra reports that GameSpy’s editor-in-chief …
Read More »Fallout in doubt as Interplay fears collapse
Eighties-born publisher admits 'substantial concerns' over survival chances
Read More »Riccitiello opens up on EA’s near-death experience
CEO on the crisis talks at EA's darkest hour, and how far the firm has come from failure
Read More »Layoffs at Sony’s Zipper Interactive
A number of staff have lost their jobs at Sony Computer Entertainment studio Zipper Interactive. It has not been confirmed how many have departed the studio, which made MAG and the SOCOM games, reports Kotaku. Approached for a comment by the website, a Sony spokesperson said the layoffs were a …
Read More »Atari’s Eden Games ‘on strike’
Staff at French studio Eden Games have today gone on strike, in a protest against company layoffs, according to reports. Studio management have warned that 51 of Eden’s 80 studio staff are targeted for redundancies, it is believed. An unnamed Test Drive Unlimited 2 developer issued a statement to Gamasutra …
Read More »’40 staff to be emptied’ from Hudson US
Plan approved to close down American studio following Konami buyout
Read More »NetDevil layoffs saved by LEGO
LEGO Group picks up studio's former staff as part of LEGO Universe transition
Read More »Huge cuts expected at Activision
[Update:Activision has confirmed around 500 job losses.] Publisher Activision will later today announce severe and sweeping cuts across its global organisation, reports claim. The Call Of Duty owner is thought will make an unknown number of staff at London and Leamington Spa studio FreeStyleGames redundant, while the future of Canadian …
Read More »Layoffs at LucasArts and Budcat
It was by all accounts a Black Tuesday for games development yesterday as job cuts were confirmed at two studios and one of the industry’s most respected developers faced up to a very uncertain future. Though the numbers are yet to be reported, LucasArts has confirmed a minor adjustment in …
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