Tag Archives: redundancies

Decision comes "at the end of a long period of deliberation"

Final departures see the end of Microsoft division dedicated to original programming

Mulitple positions to be eliminated at Lord of the Rings Online studio

Restructuring follows Nokia acquisition, expected to cost up to $1.6bn

Reports claim thousands of employees will be let go by the weekend

Nintendo has announced 130 redundancies at its Groostheim office in Germany. "Nintendo of Europe has entered into a consultation process on a number of changes it is intending to make to its European business which, in the long term, will better enable the European business to adapt to the rapidly …

PlayStation says redundancies are part of "regular reviews", trio of studios undergoing "focused restructure"

EA has confirmed an unspecified number of layoffs at its Salt Lake branch, adding that multiple development teams have been affected by the move. The publisher told Game Informer that the redundancies were part of its planned shift to mobile. While a specific number wasn’t mentioned, the Salt Lake studio …

Zynga has announced the $527m purchase of UK/US-based studio, NaturalMotion. The developer is known for developing titles CSR Racing and Backbreaker Football, as well as specializing in creating animation technology for both the game and film industries. Our acquisition of NaturalMotion will allow us to significantly expand our creative pipeline, …

A number of staff at UK studio Lionhead have his afternoon been told that their jobs are in danger. It is hoped that at least some of those affected will be found new roles within the wider Microsoft Studios network. The exact number of staff affected remains unknown. Following the …