February 2, 2018 Nexon America Layoffs Nexon America hit with layoffs amid company restructuring to streamline operations Reportedly up to one-fifth of the company's staff affected
November 1, 2017 Job Losses CCP lays off 100 staff as it quits VR to focus on PC and mobile Atlanta office to close, Newcastle branch up for sale
October 20, 2017 Harmonix Layoffs Harmonix suffers another round of layoffs affecting 14 jobs DropMix development to continue
October 11, 2017 Office Closure Zynga to close NaturalMotion Oxford office Staff to be either laid off or moved to London and Brighton offices
October 11, 2017 Staff Layoffs Job losses at Star Trek Timelines developer Disruptor Beam Studio to focus on character-collection and war games
August 25, 2017 Studio Closure Glu Mobile closes Long Beach studio and cuts jobs in San Francisco CTO also parts ways with publisher
July 10, 2017 Falling Back Gree closes three studios as it ends Western operations Japanese publisher retreats after struggling to replicate its native success
July 6, 2017 Job Losses AdColony cuts 100 jobs as it shifts to automated ad sales Company shifting toward reward-based advertising
May 3, 2017 Popcap Layoffs Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap lays off staff at Seattle studio Studio aims to refocus on key titles and new projects
March 31, 2017 Harmonix Layoffs Harmonix suffers series of layoffs affecting at least 17 staff Seven more reported to have occurred in prior months
March 9, 2017 Gree San Francisco Gree International cuts staff at San Francisco office to focus on marketing and publishing Yet more jobs lost at the company
February 24, 2017 Job Losses Dash Galactic developer Kiz Studios struck by layoffs Number of job losses not specified
February 20, 2017 Studio Closure 100 jobs go as Taiwan developer Gamemag Interactive closes Unable to pay staff as shareholder urges staff to seek new employment
February 20, 2017 Job Losses Rovio may cut as many as 35 jobs as it restructures animation division Games thought to be unaffected
February 1, 2017 Crytek Job Cuts Crytek cuts 15 jobs at Frankfurt studio amid financial troubles No word on if its paid its staff yet
February 1, 2017 Fishlabs Job Cuts Galaxy on Fire developer Deep Silver Fishlabs cuts 10 jobs Around 10% of its workforce
January 27, 2017 Gsn Job Cuts GSN Games cuts up to 20 jobs as it restructures into five distinct studios Cross-functional teams, QA and creative affected
January 25, 2017 Job Cuts Goodgame axes 200 staff in latest round of layoffs 600 employees have left the company in the last year
December 20, 2016 Crytek In Crisis Crytek to close or sell off all studios outside Frankfurt and Kiev, reverts to premium games CryEngine outfit survives another day
November 28, 2016 Job Losses Asterix and Friends developer Sproing suffers layoffs after project cancellation Rising debts result in job losses at Austrian studio
October 24, 2016 Job Losses Gameforge lays off around 90 staff as it pulls out of mobile German publisher to focus on PC
August 26, 2016 Job Losses Goodgame compulsory dismissals affect 114 staff Temporary roles also on the line
August 25, 2016 Oysterworld In Administration OysterWorld cuts 50 staff and leaves wages unpaid as it enters administration Developer has debts of more than $2.6 million
August 24, 2016 Wargaming Mobile Wargaming reiterates commitment to mobile despite WG Cells Seattle closure WG Cells CEO David Bluhm explains the situation
August 24, 2016 Wg Cells Closure Update: Wargaming closes Seattle-based studio WG Cells and lays off 60 staff Currently unknown how this affects other operations
August 23, 2016 Goodgame Job Losses Job cuts at one of Germany’s biggest games studios Goodgame could hit “up to 600 employees” Expats set to receive just 50% reimbursment of relocation costs
July 28, 2016 Gsn Layoffs GSN Games trims a small number of staff working on live games "These changes are necessary to support our long-term goals"
July 18, 2016 Future Focus Kabam trims its sails with further San Francisco redundancies Mindful of costs
July 8, 2016 Mobile Focus Turbine cuts jobs as it focuses on free-to-play mobile development PC MMO teams cut significantly
July 1, 2016 Aeria Games Job Cuts? Rumour: Berlin-based developer Aeria Games cuts 106 jobs following acquisition by Gamigo Due to "operational reasons"
March 30, 2016 Trump That GameDuell switches focus from casual to cross-platform card and board games Shuts down internal studio
March 17, 2016 Rebooting Peak mobile hits iPhone graphics chip outfit Imagination Technologies as it cuts a further 200 jobs UK company reorganising
February 23, 2016 Bigger, Bolder... Fewer Kabam lays off 8 percent of staff in multiplayer refocus Exact numbers still vague
August 26, 2015 Plucked Feathers Angry Birds creator Rovio readies 260 redundancies Rovio is getting ready to shrink once more.
May 18, 2015 Silver Lining Laid off Natural Motion employees crowdfund new company QA team take matters into its own hands
May 14, 2015 Parent Trouble NaturalMotion QA team feels the pain of Zynga job cuts QA department is hit
May 13, 2015 Less Is More Following the closure of its Vancouver office, GREE refocuses international efforts Finding the balance
May 8, 2015 Hard Times Mobile majority Zynga sees FY15 Q1 sales down 5% to $183 million Losses will continue
May 7, 2015 Blood On The Tracks Zynga shares up 11% following 364 job cuts Tough decisions go down well with investors
April 23, 2015 Loss Of Support UPDATED: Most of Club Penguin's redundancies are support staff Brighton office closed
April 22, 2015 Axed Disney Interactive begins “targeted reduction" of Club Penguin workforce Teams behind popular brand are shrunk
January 30, 2015 Market Trends Losing up to 300 jobs, Sega Sammy restructures for mobile and online Moving from San Francisco