Job Spotlight

Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

Entries in ‘lay offs’ (81)

Activision on not being evil, but a business
10th August 2010, 3:47pm

News: Activision on not being evil, but a business

Bleak realities of the market leads to unpopular decisions, says studio boss

Further Sony Online Entertainment layoffs
19th July 2010, 3:23pm

News: Further Sony Online Entertainment layoffs

Another 35 workers leave the SCEA-subsidiary

Staff cuts for Second Life team
10th June 2010, 11:57am

News: Staff cuts for Second Life team

Linden Lab to reduce its workforce by thirty per cent

Sega sheds 73 staff in West restructure
23rd April 2010, 9:41am

News: Sega sheds 73 staff in West restructure

North American office becomes Digital Division; Euro operations focus on core games

Further layoffs at Krome, sources claim
22nd April 2010, 2:15pm

News: Further layoffs at Krome, sources claim

Insiders suggest that as many as fifty are gone

Rebellion confirms cuts and studio closure
17th March 2010, 5:31pm

News: Rebellion confirms cuts and studio closure

End of the line for Derby office as Oxford HQ is hit by layoffs

Another Code studio Cing ‘bankrupt’
8th March 2010, 10:42am

News: Another Code studio Cing ‘bankrupt’

Various reports suggest end of the line for the outfit

Activision studio cull may hit over 300 staff
15th February 2010, 11:50am

News: Activision studio cull may hit over 300 staff

5 studios cut so far: RedOctane, Neversoft, Luxoflux, Radical, Underground

Activision cuts Neversoft staff, insiders claim
15th February 2010, 10:47am

News: Activision cuts Neversoft staff, insiders claim

Publishing kingpin makes swift reductions in music game investment

RedOctane ‘axed by Activision’
15th February 2010, 9:45am

News: RedOctane ‘axed by Activision’

Workforce cut to a skeleton crew, reports claim, as the Guitar Hero studio closes doors

Activision responds to ‘mass-layoff’ claims
11th February 2010, 10:23pm

News: Activision responds to ‘mass-layoff’ claims

Rumours rife that as many as 90 staff have been axed from Radical Entertainment

Have your say: Is the recession behind us?
10th February 2010, 8:50am

News: Have your say: Is the recession behind us?

Industry job losses remain high, but are things getting better?

Red 5 gets lifeline investment from Chinese giant
5th February 2010, 11:46am

News: Red 5 gets lifeline investment from Chinese giant

Chinese media group made undisclosed cash injection during Red 5 walkout

4th February 2010, 5:19pm

News: Matahari Studios closes remaining studio

Outsourcing studio brings its ten-year business to a close

Take-Two restructures corporate departments
3rd February 2010, 2:41pm

News: Take-Two restructures corporate departments

Global publisher claims losses are minimal, suggests 'targeted' corporate cuts in progress

Red 5 admits walkout and layoffs
28th January 2010, 10:29am

News: Red 5 admits walkout and layoffs

Studio releases statement claiming is taking a new direction

Report: Red 5 Studios axes workforce
27th January 2010, 8:40am

News: Report: Red 5 Studios axes workforce

Anonymous source says the outfit is left with a skeleton crew after escaping closure

Lovell on the games that fell apart
19th January 2010, 1:43pm

News: Lovell on the games that fell apart

GamesBrief editor shares his view on the last decade’s darkest moments

Code Monkeys cuts 'small percentage' of staff
13th January 2010, 2:36pm

News: Code Monkeys cuts 'small percentage' of staff

But the Yorkshire-based developer denies suggestions that redundancies will be widespread

US and UK ‘worst affected by industry layoffs’
11th January 2010, 4:23pm

News: US and UK ‘worst affected by industry layoffs’

While Canada represents only 2 per cent of global workforce reductions

81 articles