LinkedIn’s community is a powerful counter to gaming job losses
It’s not a trade secret that the video game industry is in the middle of a layoff crisis. Thousands of professionals in the industry...
Amazon lays off 180 gaming employees, shuts down Crown Channel
Amazon Games today joins the list of gaming companies hit by layoffs. According to a memo circulated within the company, 180 employees will be...
Ubisoft lays off over 100 employees to ‘streamline’ operations
2023 continues to be the year of major video game layoffs as Ubisoft confirmed today that it has laid off 124 employees, several of...
NetEase Games and Greg Street launch new studio Fantastic Pixel Castle
NetEase Games announced today that it’s opening a new game development studio alongside industry veteran Greg Street. The new studio is called Fantastic Pixel...
GamesBeat’s Women in Gaming breakfast discusses non-linear careers
During its Next event last week, GamesBeat held its 7th Women in Gaming breakfast event, sponsored by Amazon Games, where women in the games...
Bungie becomes the latest studio to lay off employees
One of 2023’s most depressing trends is major games studios laying off employees in an increasingly crowded job market. Now Bungie has become the...
Pete Hines is leaving Bethesda after 24 years
Pete Hines, Bethesda’s head of publishing, announced today he’s retiring and leaving the game company. The executive, who’s been with Bethesda since 1999, said...
Merge Mansion hits 50M downloads, Metacore expands to Berlin
Merge Mansion developer Metacore announced this year that it is expanding following its signature game hitting new heights of success. The mobile game perhaps...
Over 6,100 gaming jobs have been cut in 2023 (so far)
Like many sectors, game developers have been cutting headcount due to economic uncertainty through out 2023. According to Farhan Noor’s videogamelayoffs.com, game developers issued...
Telltale Games reportedly laid off several employees in September
Telltale Games allegedly laid off several staff members at the beginning of September, according to former cinematic artist Jonah Huang. Huang said on X...