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Terraforming Mars developer LuckyHammers closes down Job News Jul 18th, 2019

Terraforming Mars developer LuckyHammers closes down

70 staff lose their jobs

Robot toys maker Anki closes Job News May 1st, 2019

Robot toys maker Anki closes

Close to 200 people out of a job with one week's severance pay after funding round falls through at the last minute

More than 1,500 people have lost their jobs in the games industry in three months Job News Apr 1st, 2019

More than 1,500 people have lost their jobs in the games industry in three months

Estimates suggest total already exceeds 2018

as Update: EA's latest layoffs include the closure of its offices in Japan and Russia Job News Mar 28th, 2019

Update: EA's latest layoffs include the closure of its offices in Japan and Russia

Publisher vows to help newly-redundant staff find new roles in the local games industry

Brighton developer Wish Studios closes affecting 13 full-time employees Job News Feb 28th, 2019

Brighton developer Wish Studios closes affecting 13 full-time employees

Known for PlayLink title That’s You

Activision Blizzard shuts down King’s San Francisco studio as it focuses on European development Job News Feb 15th, 2019

Activision Blizzard shuts down King’s San Francisco studio as it focuses on European development

Mobile developer pulls out of US altogether

Report: King's Seattle studio to close Job News Feb 13th, 2019

Report: King's Seattle studio to close

Decision results in 78 job losses

Tekken Mobile developer Bandai Namco Vancouver closes Job News Nov 16th, 2018

Tekken Mobile developer Bandai Namco Vancouver closes

Senior vice president claims all but a "small skeleton crew" have been laid off at the Canada office

Report: Remaining Telltale Games staff get the boot Job News Oct 5th, 2018

Report: Remaining Telltale Games staff get the boot

One of the staff affected took to Twitter to confirm the news

Telltale wants another company to hire ex-staff and finish The Walking Dead: The Final Season Job News Oct 4th, 2018

Telltale wants another company to hire ex-staff and finish The Walking Dead: The Final Season

The third episode is reportedly nearly finished

Disney Canada layoffs as Club Penguin Island closes Job News Sep 28th, 2018

Disney Canada layoffs as Club Penguin Island closes

The web version of the social game had shut down the year prior

Former employee hits Telltale Games with a class action lawsuit Job News Sep 26th, 2018

Former employee hits Telltale Games with a class action lawsuit

Redundancies made “without cause” may have broken state and federal labour laws

Failure to finalise new funding round the catalyst for mass Telltale Games layoffs Job News Sep 25th, 2018

Failure to finalise new funding round the catalyst for mass Telltale Games layoffs

Sources claim Lionsgate stopped funding Telltale to refocus on its own business

Telltale moves to quell fan fears over The Walking Dead amid pressure to offer ex-employees severance Job News Sep 25th, 2018

Telltale moves to quell fan fears over The Walking Dead amid pressure to offer ex-employees severance

The developer offered the update on Twitter

“I'm mostly saddened for the people who are losing their jobs”: Ousted Telltale CEO speaks out on studio closure Job News Sep 24th, 2018

“I'm mostly saddened for the people who are losing their jobs”: Ousted Telltale CEO speaks out on studio closure

Kevin Bruner was originally ousted from the company last year by investors

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