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Redundancies strike at Frontier Developments
17th December 2012, 12:31pm

News: Redundancies strike at Frontier Developments

14 staff let go as company looks to 'shift the balance of skills'

UPDATE: Layoffs hit social developer Portalarium
17th December 2012, 11:19am

News: UPDATE: Layoffs hit social developer Portalarium

Former senior programmer 'surprised' by redundancies

Job cuts at Square Enix LA
17th December 2012, 6:12am

News: Job cuts at Square Enix LA

Publisher admits cuts, denies they will effect consumer

Trion Worlds lays off 40 developers
12th December 2012, 8:38am

News: Trion Worlds lays off 40 developers

As many as one-third of staff let go from publisher

End of Nations dev confirms 19 layoffs
10th December 2012, 3:32pm

News: End of Nations dev confirms 19 layoffs

Petroglyph to continue working on new titles through 2014

Eurocom shuts its doors amid financial pressure
7th December 2012, 1:10pm

News: Eurocom shuts its doors amid financial pressure

25-year-old studio behind James Bond titles goes into administration

Gree restructure means US job cuts
7th December 2012, 12:50pm

News: Gree restructure means US job cuts

Mobile company cuts jobs, as it acquires developer MunkyFun

Report: Petroglyph lays off 30 developers
6th December 2012, 6:33am

News: Report: Petroglyph lays off 30 developers

End of Nations moved in-house by publisher Trion Worlds

150 job losses hit Goldeneye developer Eurocom
23rd November 2012, 12:45pm

News: 150 job losses hit Goldeneye developer Eurocom

Long-standing UK developer blames 'decline in demand for console games'; moves focus to mobile

Glu Mobile closes Brazil branch
16th November 2012, 7:44am

News: Glu Mobile closes Brazil branch

Layoffs hit Kirkland, Washington and San Francisco studios

Gameforge Berlin suffers 20 layoffs
7th November 2012, 12:34pm

News: Gameforge Berlin suffers 20 layoffs

Germany-based publisher axes product development and communications staff

Activision Minneapolis cuts 30 jobs
31st October 2012, 4:31am

News: Activision Minneapolis cuts 30 jobs

Business realignment results in cuts to publishing office

Anonymous threatens to take down Zynga
29th October 2012, 10:57am

News: Anonymous threatens to take down Zynga

Hacker collective to act on November 5th, unless Zynga drops plans to cut staff

MMO developer Turbine lays off staff
26th October 2012, 7:25am

News: MMO developer Turbine lays off staff

Warner Bros. blames 'fluctuating' market conditions for reduction in workforce

Zynga weighed down by OMGPOP purchase
25th October 2012, 8:25am

News: Zynga weighed down by OMGPOP purchase

Social gaming giant plans 150 total layoffs

Report: Over 100 layoffs at Zynga
23rd October 2012, 8:49pm

News: Report: Over 100 layoffs at Zynga

Boston studio shuttered as two thirds of Austin studio staff cut

Bigpoint cuts 120 jobs
23rd October 2012, 7:29pm

News: Bigpoint cuts 120 jobs

Company CEO Heiko Hubertz steps down

Lightbox Interactive lays off 24
18th October 2012, 5:56am

News: Lightbox Interactive lays off 24

Transition from console to iOS means cuts

25 layoffs as ImaginEngine closes doors
15th October 2012, 11:26am

News: 25 layoffs as ImaginEngine closes doors

LA-based developer becomes latest studio affected by downsizing at Foundation 9

OnLive sold for just £4.8m
10th October 2012, 11:41am

News: OnLive sold for just £4.8m

Creditors lose out, getting only a fraction of their investment in return

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