Gaming Workplace Archives

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Blizzard covers DE&I in wrap-up of tumultuous year

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
December 22, 2023
1 min

Blizzard has released its end-of-year review for 2023, in which it discusses some of the major changes of the company’s culture in 2023. This...

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Only six of Activision Blizzard's 10,000 employees caught the coronavirus.

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Activision Blizzard to settle CA unequal pay case for $56M

Posted byby Jordan Fragen
December 16, 2023
3 min

Edited at 7:45pm PT — The original version of this article incorrectly stated the settlement was related to sexual harassment, not unequal employment practices...

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Fntastic shutters days after launch of controversial title The Day Before

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
December 11, 2023
1 min

Game developer Fntastic announced today that it is shutting down, only a few days after it launched its shooter MMO, The Day Before. The...

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Forza Motorsport is coming in spring 2023.

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Experis QA workers for Forza Motorsport, Starfield vote to unionize

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
December 2, 2023
1 min

Quality assurance workers at Experis Game Solutions voted this week to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 10....

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Tencent's Amir Satvat and Devoted Studio's Ninel Anderson speak at GamesBeat Next 2023.

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LinkedIn’s community is a powerful counter to gaming job losses

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 21, 2023
2 min

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...

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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...

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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is one of the games Microsoft is showing off at Xbox 20/20/

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Ubisoft lays off over 100 employees to ‘streamline’ operations

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 7, 2023
1 min

2023 continues to be the year of major video game layoffs as Ubisoft confirmed today that it has laid off 124 employees, several of...

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NetEase Games and Greg Street launch new studio Fantastic Pixel Castle

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
November 2, 2023
1 min

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...