As part of an “internal reorganization and new priorities,” Hi-Rez Studios is “laying off some team members across Hi-Rez.” Although CEO Stewart Chisam would not confirm how many people would be affected by the cuts, he confirmed that the redundancies would “disproportionately affect marketing and publishing roles”. Fellow Evil Mojo, G&A, and Titan Forge divisions … Read more
XR Games has reportedly informed dozens of employees that jobs are at risk following a “massive restructuring”. The Leeds, UK-based specialist AR/VR studio has yet to formally comment, but colleagues affected by the layoffs took to LinkedIn to share the news, announcing that up to 72 staff are at risk of losing their jobs. . … Read more
Airship Syndicate has laid off another 16 employees. This layoff is in addition to the 12 people laid off from the Airship Syndicate in February 2024. “In light of the difficult challenges facing our industry, we had to make the difficult decision to lay off several incredibly talented members of the Airship team, including 12 … Read more
Microsoft has made another round of cuts to its Xbox gaming team following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. As part of this latest round of layoffs, Microsoft is eliminating about 650 positions from its gaming team, but no additional studios are closing and no additional games are being canceled as a result of the move, … Read more