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Hideki Kamiya, who serves as both the studio head and chief game designer at Clovers, expressed a "very strong responsibility" to safeguard the studio amid the ongoing wave of layoffs affecting the industry

The release of Balatro’s version 1.1 update has been postponed indefinitely. LocalThunk, the creator, mentioned that they have resumed developing the game "as a hobbyist."

Ubisoft experienced minor layoffs. In a statement to the media, the company said it parted ways with nine employees as part of a restructuring that resulted from the establishment of a new subsidiary in collaboration with Tencent.

Layoffs continue to be widespread across the gaming industry, with Amir Satvat offering further details on the regions most impacted. Over 50% of these job cuts are occurring in California

Firaxis Games has lost some of its employees. The layoffs were first reported on social media by the affected developers themselves and later confirmed by 2K Games, the studio's parent company.

2K has announced a "reduction" in the workforce at Firaxis, the studio behind Civilization and XCOM.

At the end of August, it became known that Dreamhaven, the company co-founded by Blizzard's Mike Morhaime, was switching to an austerity mode. As it has now emerged, one of the consequences of this decision has been mass layoffs.

Mike Morhaime, the co-founder and CEO of Dreamhaven, has revealed that the company is undertaking a series of layoffs within the developer and publisher.

Another union has formed at Blizzard Entertainment. This time, it's been created by specialists working on the Diablo series of games.

Crystal Dynamics studio announced a new round of layoffs on LinkedIn. This time, they did not disclose the number of affected employees

Crystal Dynamics has announced layoffs, citing "evolving business conditions" as the reason for letting go of "a number of talented colleagues"

Rec Room, the studio that developed the eponymous social sandbox reminiscent of Roblox, announced significant layoffs. The company has decided to part ways with nearly half of its staff—about 100 people.

In July, Microsoft executed mass layoffs that also affected developers from King. As discovered by the MobileGamer portal, King did not part on good terms with all of the laid-off employees. At least some of the former employees are planning to file a lawsuit against the company.

The recruitment agency WN Talents conducted a survey of game studios about the hiring situation. According to the responses received, more than half of the studios experienced a more complicated approval process for hiring budgets over the past year. Marina Lopatina, the business development director of the agency, provided more details about the situation to App2Top

The CEO of Frost Giant Studios, Tim Morten, does not rule out the possibility of layoffs at his studio. The reason for this is the weak launch of the strategy game Stormgate

It was recently revealed that layoffs have taken place at the Cloud Chamber studio, but the number of people affected wasn't disclosed. Now, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier has uncovered the scale. According to his information, more than 80 people have lost their jobs.

Unknown Worlds has filed a lawsuit against former executives Charlie Cleveland, Adam McGuire, and Ted Gill, citing violations of an equity purchase agreement, an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, an employment agreement, and a "fiduciary duty of care" in their roles as directors

Bithell Games has revealed that the "majority of [its] full-time staff" have been laid off

Employees of Raven Studio, a subsidiary of Microsoft, have voted to ratify the contract between their union and Microsoft itself

The Swedish holding company Thunderful Group is on the brink of bankruptcy. It has announced that in order to protect itself from financial collapse, it is forced to take a series of significant measures, including restructuring

1047 Games has revealed that it is putting its free-to-play FPS, Splitgate 2, "back to beta." The studio also announced that it will face a second round of layoffs as a consequence.

As of July 24, 2025, Sandsoft has issued a clarification regarding its recent restructuring. According to an email communication with GamesIndustry.biz, a company representative stated that the changes impacted "up to 21 employees involved in internal game development."

The GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit is set to return for the third consecutive year at the Royal Institution in London

Virtuos, a co-development services specialist, has verified reports of significant layoffs, affecting approximately 200 positions in Asia and 70 in Europe. These job cuts represent about 7% of the company's worldwide workforce.

The portal MobileGamer has learned details about the layoffs at King, which are occurring as part of Microsoft's large-scale job cuts. To gather this information, they spoke with sources close to the company.

The journalist from Game File, Stephen Totilo, examined data on employee compensation at Microsoft for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024. He noted that the CEO, Satya Nadella, earned hundreds of times more than the others.

Ubisoft is facing layoffs once again. This time, the blow has been dealt to Red Storm Entertainment, the studio best known for its work on the Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon series.

For the past month and a half, employees of the South Korean studio Neople — creators of The First Berserker: Khazan — have been actively criticizing their working conditions. Their discontent has already led to a strike involving hundreds of people

Microsoft Gaming has once again parted ways with hundreds, if not thousands of employees, reaping the consequences of irresponsible expansion. We delve into the scale of layoffs in the gaming division, as well as the underlying reasons behind these processes. At a crossroads, the company is struggling to figure out how to turn its impressive catalog of IPs into growth

Approximately 300 employees in the UK at Build A Rocket Boy have allegedly received emails indicating they are "at risk of redundancy" after the company announced layoffs last week

Last night, Microsoft announced a massive wave of layoffs, affecting Xbox as well. Following the announcement, information began leaking to the media regarding cuts in specific gaming teams. We’ve compiled a list of the affected studios.

Last night, Microsoft announced a massive wave of layoffs that also affected Xbox. Following this, information about cuts in specific gaming teams began to leak to the media. We have compiled a list of the impacted studios

Microsoft has indeed initiated new layoffs. In a statement to the media, its representative announced that 4% of the corporation's workforce, or 9,000 employees, will lose their jobs. The gaming division will also be affected

Update 4, July 3, 2025: The Microsoft Gaming division's Bizzard segment is experiencing layoffs, leading to the announcement that the mobile game Warcraft Rumble will cease receiving updates. According to an internal email from president Johanna Faries, which was shared by Aftermath, the game will transition to a "live-ops only" model, akin to the approaches taken with Heroes of the Storm and StarCraft 2

Electronic Arts (EA) has disclosed the salary of CEO Andrew Wilson for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2025. The amount is impressive—$30.5 million

The company DON’T NOD has laid off several employees from its Montreal office. The wave of layoffs was reported by former employees on LinkedIn

Recently, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reported that Microsoft is planning significant layoffs in its gaming division soon. However, he did not disclose the number of people who will be let go. According to 3D Realms co-founder George Broussard, the number could reach as many as 2,000.

Reports indicate that Microsoft is preparing for a significant wave of layoffs within its Xbox division next week.

The authors of MindsEye have indeed begun preparations for mass layoffs. Representatives from Build A Rocket Boy studio officially informed the media about this.

Build a Rocket Boy, the developer behind MindsEye, has announced it has "had to make the painful decision" to terminate some employees.

The failure of MindsEye has led to mass layoffs at Build A Rocket Boy, reports IGN. According to the publication's sources, the studio will soon part ways with a significant portion of its staff.

1047 Games, the developer of Splitgate 2, has announced layoffs of an unspecified number of employees

The Chinese Room studio may have recently laid off some employees. This conclusion was reached by the GamesIndustry portal after reviewing the developers' LinkedIn profiles.

Following the release of the BAFTA-winning game's Siren's Rest DLC this week, the developer of Still Wakes The Deep, The Chinese Room, seems to have implemented a few layoffs.

Microsoft Corporation is preparing to further reduce its workforce, according to Bloomberg sources. They report that at the beginning of July, the company plans to announce the dismissal of several thousand employees.

The studio behind Days Gone announced on social media that it has parted ways with some employees. Bend Studio did not specify the number of layoffs, but according to information from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, 40 people have left.

The studio behind Days Gone announced on social media that it has parted ways with some of its staff. Bend Studio did not specify the number of employees laid off, but according to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, 40 people have left the company.

In recent months, the French authorities have been actively questioning the heads of major companies about the justification for allocating them government support. Recently, Parliament also invited Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, for a discussion

At the end of last week, the Polish company People Can Fly announced the suspension of the development of two games and subsequent layoffs. Now, reports for investors reveal how many employees have been laid off — 110

Playtika continues to carry out layoffs. According to sources at MobileGamer, they have now occurred in the teams of the puzzle game Best Fiends and the design simulator Redecor.