Zynga shuts Baltimore studio and consolidates three other locations
Closures are part of Zynga's strategy to contain costs using "guard rails."
More layoffs: Electronic Arts cuts jobs in L.A. and Montreal
Layoffs are the hot new thing, and EA gets in on the trend.
Game videos giant Machinima lays off 10 percent of staff
The core games slowdown may also have affected Machinima.
Updated: Developer Backbone Entertainment lays off workers
Rumors are traveling through the Twittersphere and on Facebook that the Emeryville, Calif.-based game studio owned by Foundation 9 Entertainment has been closed -- the latest victim of a slowdown in the core video game business -- or is laying off workers.
After 17 years, Sony closes SOCOM studio Zipper Interactive — with a tweet
The studio that created the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALS video games has shut down after 17 years. In a tweet, Zipper Interactive, a Redmond,...
Former Lolapps CEO leaves after acquirer lays off its developers
Former Lolapps chief executive Arjun Sethi is leaving the recently merged 6Waves Lolapps after a number of the social gaming company’s developers were laid...
THQ lays off 30 following lower-than-expected uDraw sales
THQ has laid off 30 people from its Play THQ development team, including executive of kids-family-casual games Martin Good. Play THQ is the team...
Game maker RockYou to cut staff by 40% just weeks after launching two new games
Game-maker RockYou is set to announce major layoffs tomorrow just weeks after launching two new games, Galactic Allies and Hooked, VentureBeat has learned. Redwood...