June 2, 2023 Layoffs EA mobile developer Firemonkeys Studio hit with mass layoffs The studio worked on Real Racing 3 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted
May 25, 2023 Redundancies Kabam to lay off 12% of workforce The Marvel Contest of Champions developer undertakes restructuring
May 15, 2023 Netflix Games Netflix reportedly plans to cut spending by $300 million - what does this mean for gaming? Netflix has reiterated its commitment to its gaming platform, but is it a priority?
May 4, 2023 Layoffs 600 jobs go as Unity completes their largest round of layoffs yet The company is making an effort to “streamline” operations
April 17, 2023 Redundancies Ten Square Games cuts quarter of staff and slashes two major projects The moves are being made due to economic pressure and an unstable mobile market, claim the company
March 30, 2023 Ea Layoffs Electronic Arts is cutting 6% of its workforce The gaming giant is the latest company to announce large-scale layoffs
March 20, 2023 Reported Restructuring UK-based Team17 is supposedly laying off employees from art and design teams The publisher is currently aiming to restructure
March 8, 2023 Take-two Layoffs Take-Two announces round of layoffs The layoffs will primarily affect employees at Private Division
March 1, 2023 Ea Layoffs Electronic Arts lays off around 300 QA workers The team in Baton Rouge were all contractors working on Apex Legends
February 3, 2023 Ncsoft West Layoffs NCSoft West CEO Jeff Anderson leaves amidst layoffs Approximately 20% of the company’s staff have lost their jobs
February 1, 2023 Tilting Point Layoffs Tilting Point lays of 14% of its workforce Over 60 people have been laid off at the company
January 23, 2023 Downturn Google parent company announces 12,000 jobs to be cut Alphabet CEO broke the news to staff via email on Friday
January 19, 2023 Unity Layoffs Unity axes 284 staff and shelves projects post ironSource merger John Riccitiello announces the firm's second round of layoffs in under a year as their merger settles in
January 4, 2023 Chinese Market TikTok developer ByteDance makes additional layoffs New layoffs run in the hundreds and are across various divisions including gaming
January 3, 2023 Are Tencent’s Troubles Over? Tencent predicted to bounce back in 2023 2022 was a turbulent year for the tech giant, but analysts forecast that Tencent will rebound
December 13, 2022 Layoffs Playtika announces layoffs of over 600 employees 15 percent of the company’s staff will be affected by job cuts
November 29, 2022 Wildlife Layoffs Wildlife Studios lays off almost 300 staff in Brazil and Argentina The company aims to focus more tightly on mobile gaming than ever before
November 16, 2022 Guest Post Homa CPO Ioana Hreninciuc discusses the correct way to downsize, and how to minimise the risk of layoffs We spoke to Hreninciuc about how to limit the impact of job losses and how to attract industry talent
November 10, 2022 Workforce Adjustments Approximately 7% of employees laid off from Kabam after reviewing "strategic priorities" Around 35 of company’s 500+ employees have been let go
October 18, 2022 Guest Post Nikita Guk of Hoopsly on team management in a turbulent market Hoopsly’s CEO discusses methods of reducing unnecessary stress and maintaining an honest work environment
September 28, 2022 Layoffs Likely Mighty Kingdom announces cost reduction plans including staff layoffs Strategy would reduce FTE within developer and administration teams
September 9, 2022 Layoffs Garena to lay off up to 15% of its Shanghai staff Game developer Garena is laying off hundreds of staff
September 6, 2022 Layoffs ByteDance reportedly downsizes games divisions Hundreds of employees have reportedly been laid off as the brand refocuses
September 5, 2022 Lockwood Layoffs Lockwood announces mass layoffs This follows the layoffs of staff members last year which have been called unlawful
September 2, 2022 A Sea Of Trouble SEA shuts projects and lays off staff in Garena unit This comes in the wake of a $1 billion quarterly loss
September 1, 2022 Lose Some. Win Some Netflix hires two top ad executives from social media platform Snap Ex-Snap execs land top roles following layoff of 1300 Snap employees
August 19, 2022 Big Trouble In Little China Tencent lays of 5500 staff members The Chinese company posted its first ever year-on-year decline in the latest quarterly report
August 8, 2022 Layoffs Jam City lays off 17% of staff 150-200 staff lose their jobs of a company-wide restructuring
June 30, 2022 Layoffs Continue Adjust and Applovin Lay off 12 per cent of workforce The announcement comes due to economic downturn
June 30, 2022 United No Longer Unity lays off 4% of workforce following "resourcing levels against our company priorities" Layoffs have impacted at least 150 Unity employees in Denmark, the US and Canada
June 30, 2022 Between 85-90 To Lose Jobs Niantic lays off 8% of its workforce, as it cancels four projects Between 85-90 staff members affected by layoffs as numerous projects, including a Transformers title already in beta, are shuttered
June 6, 2022 Hot Five Hot Five: Playtika layoffs could reach 250, Supercell invests $60mil into Love & Pies, and Square Enix commits to NFTs The hottest news articles on PG.biz
June 1, 2022 Locational Layoffs Playtika to lay off 250 employees as it closes three development studios London, Los Angeles, and Montreal studios are closing, Helsinki studio considered
November 1, 2021 On The Move Nintendo is closing offices in California and Toronto This is Nintendo's largest layoff since 2014
July 5, 2021 Reset Button Love Island developer Fusebox responds to layoff claims "Fusebox is currently consulting with its employees on a proposed change..."
March 18, 2021 Money Bags Activision Blizzard's Kotick to recieve $200 million As the company makes various layoffs
March 17, 2021 "complex Year" Update: King confirms only one employee "affected" by Activision layoffs Activision Blizzard reportedly lets go nearly 190 employees
April 21, 2020 Sharp Drop Kickstarter experiences a 35% drop in live projects "We must look more broadly at ways to restructure the business including potential layoffs"