Hiring may finally be matching the layoff rate in games | Amir Satvat
For a solid 30 months — perhaps the worst in gaming history — there have been more layoffs than hiring in gaming. That may...
Survive until 25? We’re off to a rough start | The DeanBeat
Last year, the saying going around the game industry was Survive until 25. The hope was that things would get better after a very...
AMD will lay off nearly 1,000, or 4% of staff, as AI competition heats up
AMD said today it will lay off 4% of its global staff, or perhaps somewhat less than 1,000 of its estimated 26,000-person workforce. The...
Gamescom’s clues about a game industry recovery | The DeanBeat
With more than 30,000 layoffs in the past 2.5 years, the game industry’s resilience and adaptability has been pushed the breaking point. But at...
Updated: Humble Games lays off all employees after failed attempts to sell
According to recent reports, indie publisher Humble Games has laid off its entire team of 36 staffers. While unconfirmed, employees claim that these layoffs...
Embracer divests Saber Interactive for $247M, pulls out of Russia
Embracer Group announced today that it has sold Saber Interactive for $247 million to Beacon Interactive. Reports of the deal going through first surfaced...
ESL Faceit Group lays off 15% of staff 2 years after $1.5B merger
ESL Faceit Group (EFG) is laying off 15% of its global workforce in an effort to reduce organizational complexity. This translates to the esports...
Both games and layoffs are off to a running start in 2024 | Kaser Focus
Now that we’re officially done with 2023, you’d think this would be the moment to look forward to a new, fresh start to the...
Discord cuts 17% of employees to ‘sharpen its focus’
Discord today joined the list of companies laying off employees in 2024, which includes likes of Unity and Amazon. The company announced in a...
Twitch issues layoffs to over 500 staff to ‘rightsize’ its workforce
Twitch, the Amazon-owned live streaming platform, has laid off 35% of its staff, or just over 500 employees. CEO Dan Clancy said these cuts...