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A week ago, Behaviour Interactive laid off some of its staff, which sparked rumors online that the layoffs were the studio's reaction to employees wanting to form a union. Additionally, most of those let go were reportedly against the use of generative artificial intelligence.

The impetus for the formation of the union was the deterioration of conditions at Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro.

Recently, the portal Insider Gaming found out that about 50 specialists from the Assassin's Creed Hexe team were removed from the game's development. They were reportedly given three months to find positions in other Ubisoft teams, or else they would be laid off. Company representatives commented on this matter in a statement to IGN

The German gaming sector is gradually bouncing back from the impacts of global consolidation and funding instability, thanks to significant support from the government.

How many people lost their jobs is unknown

The lawsuit was prompted by surveillance software allegedly secretly installed on the computers of MindsEye developers

In 2025, entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan faced restrictions imposed by local regulators. The regulators introduced these restrictions due to pressure from countries in the European and North American regions. This unexpectedly affected the IT teams that had recently relocated to the country from Russia. We discussed this with Daniil Popov, the head of sales at Salary.cab

Iron Galaxy Studios, the developer behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, has reduced its workforce, citing "current market conditions" as the reason for the layoffs. The specific number of positions affected has not been disclosed

The developers of the engine did not like the company's approach.

Last week, App2Top reported issues at GFA Games—many employees are experiencing salary delays, and a conflict has arisen between the development team of the shooter Pioner and management. According to our colleagues from IXBT Games, this is all the result of a long-term systemic crisis within the studio.

A survey conducted by games recruitment company Skillsearch indicates that 44% of participants have contemplated exiting the industry because of redundancies. Among respondents in the UK, 76% expressed that they either plan to or are contemplating seeking employment outside the industry by 2026.

LiveScore Group released its financial report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The company reported an increase in revenue and a reduction in losses.

Gunzilla Games is a game company that developed the battle royale Off the Grid with the involvement of renowned film director Neill Blomkamp. Recently, several of its employees claimed that they stopped receiving their salaries

The developer of the shooter Pioner, GFA Games studio, is going through tough times. Anonymous sources told App2Top that there is a significant conflict between management and the development team. Furthermore, some employees have gone several months without pay

Take-Two Interactive may have tempered its enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. It has downsized part of the team responsible for working on AI within the company

According to reports, Piranha Games, the developer behind MechWarrior 5: Clans, has recently undergone a series of layoffs

As of April 1, 2026, Polyarc Games has acknowledged to GamesIndustry.biz that layoffs have impacted 30 employees

Eidos-Montréal is not the only game studio that announced layoffs at the end of March; Polyarc also decided to "downsize"

Additionally, the studio's head, David Anfossi, is leaving. He has been with Eidos-Montréal since the group's founding in 2007

According to reports, Pixelberry Studios, known for creating the highly successful episodic mobile series Choices, has reportedly reduced its workforce.

Another Japanese gaming company is going to start paying its employees more. Konami has now announced a salary increase.

In response to Epic's recent reduction of more than 1,000 positions, a public Google Sheet initially created to track individuals impacted has been transformed into a searchable database website. At present, the site includes information on 320 affected individuals for recruiters to access.

In 2025, Meta Quest achieved record usage levels, with over 100 titles each surpassing $1 million in gross revenue.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced a significant round of layoffs

The company has reduced its production plan for the Nintendo Switch 2 for January-March 2026 from 6 million to 4 million units, Bloomberg reports.

According to a source at Ubisoft, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Red Storm Entertainment, the established North Carolina game studio, will halt its game development operations, resulting in the layoffs of 105 employees

Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind Tomb Raider, has revealed additional cuts to its staff, impacting 20 individuals in both its development and central operations teams.

Crystal Dynamics studio has undergone another round of layoffs. They announced that 20 people have now been let go, including both developers and operations team members

Embark Studios, the developer behind games such as Arc Raiders and The Finals, has announced a "mutual agreement to part ways" with co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Rob Runesson following allegations of sexual misconduct

The company Atlus has undertaken to improve working conditions.

nDreams, a UK-based virtual reality company, has revealed plans for a comprehensive restructuring that will entail a "significant reduction in overall staffing levels" and the shutdown of two of its internal studios. The company has initiated a consultation process with its employees today

It is unknown how many employees have lost their jobs

Build a Rocket Boy is announcing additional layoffs, attributing the decision to the gaming industry's "challenging period" and incidents of "corporate sabotage"

Tripwire Interactive, a subsidiary of the Embracer Group holding company, announced mass layoffs within its ranks. A total of 23 people were affected by the layoffs.

Tripwire Interactive, the developer known for the Killing Floor series, has implemented layoffs, impacting 23 employees.

Previously, the studio had 200 employees. It is unknown how many of them lost their positions

Full Circle, the developer behind the game Skate, is restructuring its team, resulting in an unspecified number of job cuts.

Ubisoft Toronto has cut 40 positions within its staff, aligning with Ubisoft's worldwide effort to reduce costs.

Information has been confirmed about significant changes regarding Albert Zhiltsov's narrative project about the Martian invasion of Imperial Russia.

Several developers reported layoffs at one of Wizards of the Coast's internal studios.

Wildlight Entertainment, the developer behind Highguard, has reduced its workforce by an undisclosed number of employees.

The layoffs occurred two and a half weeks after the game's release

The free-to-play fighting game set in the League of Legends universe attracted fewer people than the company had anticipated

The Chinese studio miHoYo, known for Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero, has announced that four of its former employees have been jailed. They were found guilty of abuse of power and accepting bribes.

Tencent-backed Sumo Digital, a co-development studio, has initiated a redundancy process, putting an undisclosed number of employees at risk. Staff were informed of the decision earlier today

At the same time, activists proposed to replace the entire board of directors of the company.

Another Western studio of NetEase has been affected by the Chinese company's decision to reduce its presence outside of Asia. This time, it's about NetEase Games Montréal.

NetEase seems to have reduced its workforce at its Montréal studio.

Amazon has revealed a new wave of layoffs, marking the second in as many months, which will affect 16,000 positions throughout the company.

Ubisoft continues to lay off staff. This time, it plans to part with approximately 18% of the employees at its Paris headquarters.