Categories Posted inin Business Embracer says 1,387 jobs and 29 games lost isn’t enough Posted byby Rachel Kaser February 16, 2024 3 min 2023 and 2024 have been ruinous for the game development community, as layoff after layoff has struck every corner of the industry. At the... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay 2024 is already halfway to matching 2023’s layoff numbers | Kaser Focus Posted byby Rachel Kaser January 26, 2024 2 min Microsoft announced this week that it’s laying off 1,900 people as part of its “success” plan following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. It... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Game industry predictions for 2024 | The DeanBeat Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 29, 2023 25 min Predictions are foolish to make and yet the temptation to rush back into the breach is always a pull for me. The future is... Continue Reading 25 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Bungie delays Destiny 2 expansion The Final Shape Posted byby Rachel Kaser November 27, 2023 1 min Bungie has confirmed that it’s delaying The Final Shape, the upcoming expansion to Destiny 2, from a February 2024 release to June 6, 2024.... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Embracing the games industry’s state of calamity | Kaser Focus Posted byby Rachel Kaser November 17, 2023 2 min I haven’t mentioned this to GamesBeat’s audience directly up to now, but earlier this year I began doing a daily (well, business days) video... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Amazon lays off 180 gaming employees, shuts down Crown Channel Posted byby Rachel Kaser November 13, 2023 2 min Amazon Games today joins the list of gaming companies hit by layoffs. According to a memo circulated within the company, 180 employees will be... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Electronic Arts shuts down Mythic Entertainment studio Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 29, 2014 1 min The division that created Warhammer Online and Dungeon Keeper on mobile has shuttered. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA shuts down BioWare San Francisco Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 5, 2013 1 min The social and mobile game developer is no more. Continue Reading 1 min