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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
More layoffs reported at Twitch just ahead of TwitchCon Vegas
Twitch was reportedly hit with a fresh round of layoffs just weeks before TwitchCon is set to kick off in Las Vegas. This would...
Epic lays off about 900 people, divests Bandcamp and SuperAwesome
Epic Games announced today that it is laying off 16% of its staff, or 830 people. It’s also divesting recent purchase Bandcamp and spinning...
Embracer reportedly laying off Gearbox Publishing employees
Embracer Group’s restructuring plan appears to have affected Gearbox Publishing. Following yesterday’s closure of development studio Volition, posts from Gearbox employees surfaced this week...
Saints Row developer Volition closes amid Embracer restructuring
Saints Row developer Volition Games is closing its doors one year after it attempted to reboot the franchise. Unfortunately for the developer, fans did...