layoffs
Nightingale suffers second round of layoffs in two weeks as staff say the game’s early access will continue
Last week, we covered some unfortunate news for co-op sandbox Nightingale when we learned that its studio, Tencent-backed Inflexion, had abruptly closed down its...
Sony didn’t just sunset Concord – now it’s closing Concord’s studio, Firewalk
The news just keeps getting worse for Sony's Concord: The company is closing down not just the remains of the game but its entire...
The MOP Up: Fae Farm launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows Store
The magical co-op realm of Fae Farm expanded to even more platforms this past week: "Phoenix Labs today celebrated the release of Fae Farm...
Neverwinter reassures fans after layoffs: ‘We are still fully committed to the ongoing development’
No matter how you look at it, this is a devastating time for Cryptic fans as mass layoffs are effectively dissolving the once-prominent MMO...
Nightingale patches in Halloween and confirms layoffs at Inflexion’s UK subsidiary
It's patch day over in co-op sandbox Nightingale, and it's a good patch too as it includes the game's Halloween event.
"Head on over to...
So now we know: Dauntless dev Phoenix Labs was bought out by a blockchain company last year
Back in 2023, we were dismayed at the news that Dauntless and Fae Farm studio Phoenix Labs was being crushed with a nasty round...
NCsoft Korea confirms restructure and layoffs, renames Throne & Liberty team to Studio X
Last night, we covered the disturbing industry news that NCsoft was planning a major restructure of its Korean branch owing to the long-obvious fact...
NCsoft Korea is reportedly restructuring after multiple weak revenue quarters
Korean media is reporting bad news for NCsoft, or at least fans of the company's developers and games.
Seoul-based Yonhap News has a long piece...
Hi-Rez’s Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout will be sunsetting in February
The top of October spelled some worrisome portents for Hi-Rez studios as the company announced layoffs as well as team reductions for the original...
PlanetSide 2 fans seek to draw in new players to the shooter with the Bring Your Friends PlanetSide event
We would say that it has been pretty tough to be a fan of PlanetSide 2 following the IP being sold off by Daybreak...
Star Citizen devs report drying funds, micromanagement, overspending, and episodic release for Squadron 42
The news that Star Citizen studio CIG forced developers to give up two weekends in order to make CitizenCon happen - followed by a...
Star Trek Online gets into the Halloween spirit with space witches
Putting aside the valid fears of mass studio layoffs for the simulated fears the final frontier, Star Trek Online players are invited to indulge...
So apparently the PlanetSide IP’s new owner is a private equity firm named Astrapto Capital
Let me provide some context for this post: At the top of 2024, Enad Global 7, which owns Daybreak and whose top execs came...
Star Trek Online ends grandfathered subscriptions – in exchange for free lifetime memberships
As if the news of Cryptic's mass layoffs and de facto demise this week wasn't news enough, now Star Trek Online's new caretakers appear...
Embracer-owned Cryptic Studios will suffer devastating layoffs at the end of October
We've been keeping a very worried eye on Cryptic Studios for the last year or so, ever since it became clear that the floundering...
PSA: Overwatch 2 is clearancing out old Overwatch League skins, get ’em while you can
Remember the Overwatch League? It's OK if that slipped your mind considering the meteoric crash of the marquee esports league Blizzard constructed for Overwatch:...
Nexon America lays off an unspecified ‘small number’ of employees as part of a ‘hyperlocalization’ strategy
It's hard to know exactly how many a "small number of employees" is when layoffs are announced by a massive company, but in any...
Hi-Rez hit with layoffs as it reduces teams on Paladins and Classic SMITE in favor of SMITE 2
Hi-Rez Studios and its sub-studios are embarking on a wave of layoffs, CEO Stewart Chisam announced bright and early this morning. Chisam characterizes the...
Microsoft’s latest game division layoffs affect nearly 400 Activision-Blizzard employees
The second week of September brought more bad news for game workers in Microsoft, as the company confirmed another 650 layoffs were coming that...
Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate’s latest layoff cuts the teams down to 50 people ahead of launch
Wayfinder studio Airship Syndicate has already faced a round of layoffs over the last year, and I'm sorry to report this morning that it's...
