A pivot or a pullback? Inside the layoffs that hollowed out Amazon Game Studios
After getting decimated during last week’s companywide layoff, former employees of Amazon Game Studios believe the company’s recent cuts mark the beginning of the...
Napster (formerly Infinite Reality) lays off some of its team | exclusive
Napster, the metaverse company formerly known as Infinite Reality, has laid off some of its staff, GamesBeat has learned. A spokesperson for the company...
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...