More than a quarter of devs surveyed by GDC were laid off in the past two years, and half of them don’t have a new job
"Execs are throwing people overboard and expecting these scuttled ghost ships to keep making them infinite money"
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Ubisoft proposes to cut 18% of workforce at France headquarters as part of ‘major reset’ plan
Ubisoft has proposed the 'mutual termination' of up to 200 jobs
Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics announces yet more layoffs
Crystal Dynamics has made at least its fourth round of staff cuts in two years
Square Enix announces more layoffs as part of US and Europe restructuring
“Nearly all areas” of Square Enix’s Western business affected by latest cuts, it tells staff
Yet another NetEase studio has closed, this time Watch Dogs devs’ Bad Brain
NetEase's Bad Brain Studios is closing on the same day as another developer
More than 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years
According to Press Engine data, the global pool of games journalists has shrunk by 25%
TheGamer website suffers widespread editorial layoffs
It's the latest in a series of job losses across games media
Laid off King staff are reportedly being replaced by AI tools they helped build
AI tools are "basically replacing" laid off design teams, it's claimed
Xbox producer criticised for suggesting laid-off devs should use AI for ‘career planning and emotional clarity’
Now-deleted post attracted criticism for the games industry
Xbox confirms layoffs: ‘We will end or decrease work in certain areas of the business’
King and Zenimax employees have reportedly been informed of Xbox job cuts