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Entries in ‘lay offs’ (81)

Startup Smith & Tinker axes 30% of workforce
2nd December 2009, 3:51pm

News: Startup Smith & Tinker axes 30% of workforce

“We staffed aggressively early on to meet deadlines”, firm admits

Cuts hit Champ Man studio
25th November 2009, 5:06pm

News: Cuts hit Champ Man studio

Square Enix Europe’s London studio restructured to 're-focus vision' for franchise

Krome CEO announces ‘incredibly difficult’ layoffs
18th November 2009, 10:56am

News: Krome CEO announces ‘incredibly difficult’ layoffs

But the development group is ‘pursuing business opportunities’ to re-employ those laid off

Rumour: EA shuts down Pandemic
17th November 2009, 1:15pm

News: Rumour: EA shuts down Pandemic

200 jobs to be cut as EA shutters the Californian studio completely, report claims

EA hiring amid staff cuts
13th November 2009, 9:39am

News: EA hiring amid staff cuts

Just days after shedding 1,500 jobs, Electronic Arts says it's looking to pull in staff to "maintain capacity"

EA studios named in mass-layoff operation
11th November 2009, 10:07am

News: EA studios named in mass-layoff operation

Publisher offers no comment as its disposed workforce appears to be breaking silence

900 developers to go at EA
10th November 2009, 11:05am

News: 900 developers to go at EA

Developers hit hardest by new layoff operations, 500 to go in publishing, 100 in corporate

EA to axe 1500 staff as losses deepen
9th November 2009, 11:13pm

News: EA to axe 1500 staff as losses deepen

Publisher announces eleventh straight quarterly net loss with what is believed to be its biggest layoff operation yet

Sony ‘budget cuts’ bring layoffs to Pain studio - Report
22nd October 2009, 9:29am

News: Sony ‘budget cuts’ bring layoffs to Pain studio - Report

Anonymous source alleges that Sony has cut half the workforce at Idol Minds

Layoff reports reopen Activision-Scratch fiasco
7th October 2009, 9:45am

News: Layoff reports reopen Activision-Scratch fiasco

Around thirty jobs axed at the former developer of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ

360 and PS3 ‘not completely mass-market’
28th September 2009, 10:12am

News: 360 and PS3 ‘not completely mass-market’

As dev costs rocket, game creators need the ‘core-market’ consoles to hit ‘PS2 sales’, says Miles Jacobson

NCsoft to kill off ‘unprofitable’ MMO
18th September 2009, 11:39am

News: NCsoft to kill off ‘unprofitable’ MMO

Free-to-play title Dungeon Runners “just isn't cutting the mustard” says lead dev

Vogster admits to ‘significant’ staff cuts
18th September 2009, 10:04am

News: Vogster admits to ‘significant’ staff cuts

Doubts emerge over the firm’s Chicago, Moscow, Kiev offices

GRIN's departing letter
12th August 2009, 9:55pm

Blog: GRIN's departing letter

The longstanding Swedish developer gives its final goodbye

GRIN ‘forced’ to close down
12th August 2009, 9:49pm

News: GRIN ‘forced’ to close down

Company founders confirm the studio is gone for good; job losses hit over 250 in 3 months

Ex-GRIN employees form splinter group
12th August 2009, 5:30pm

News: Ex-GRIN employees form splinter group

Outbreak Studios to focus on digital and online games [Update]

Fallujah dev gravely reduced in staff
10th August 2009, 9:35am

News: Fallujah dev gravely reduced in staff

Source alleges that Atomic Games is ‘basically dead’ as publishers turn away from its Iraqi War title

EA looks to low-cost development markets
5th August 2009, 12:49pm

News: EA looks to low-cost development markets

20 per cent of current workforce based in cheap labour regions – and publisher wants more

Blue Fang ‘saddened beyond words’ by layoffs
5th August 2009, 11:59am

News: Blue Fang ‘saddened beyond words’ by layoffs

Developer axes 15 staff as work on engine building concludes

41 staff gone at Sony Online Entertainment
20th July 2009, 7:00am

News: 41 staff gone at Sony Online Entertainment

SCEA subsidiary cites cost-efficiency as 5% of staff are handed their notice

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