id Software hit with layoffs; future projects continue 'unabated'
Bethesda Softworks has confirmed circulating reports that id Software has been hit with a wave of layoffs. It's still unclear how many jobs were affected by the cuts.
READ MORE >Warhammer 40K: Kill Team dev closed
THQ developer Digital Warrington has officially closed after plans to shutter the UK digital dev were announced in mid-June.
READ MORE >"They had to check last years taxes, so there's probably been some + / - since then."
see all 27 commentsMass Layoffs Rumored at Disney Interactive [Updated]
[Update: 13:24] Disney Interactive has issued a statement confirming layoffs, but stopping short of giving details: "As part of setting a strategic...
READ MORE >"I would wager that you'll never get a game the quality of Deus Ex from warren again. Times have ..."
see all 22 commentsDisney Closes Canadian Dev Propaganda Games
Amid the news of a guillotine dangling by a thread above the noggin of Blur dev Bizarre Creations, another game studio with a troubled past has...
READ MORE >"I liked Turok, sure it wasn't nearly as good as the previous titles but by itself I enjoyed it."
see all 11 commentsDriver: San Francisco Developer Ubisoft Reflections Hit With Layoffs
Another studio has suffered layoffs today, as Ubisoft has confirmed the Newcastle-based studio, Ubisoft Reflections, will see cuts. According...
READ MORE >"Yeah so what I misread that part of your post. But you don't mention anything else about what I ..."
see all 14 commentsLucasArts Hit By Another Round of Layoffs
Joystiq has received confirmation from LucasArts that the company has made a "minor adjustment in staffing" in the form of some company layoffs...
READ MORE >"Wow, how far Lucasarts has fallen by making the console its lead platform. Return to PC gaming ..."
see all 43 commentsActivision Reportedly Closes Bizarre and Budcat Studios [Update 2]
[Update: 4:30pm] Regarding the rumors of a closure at Budcat Creations, Activision released the following statement to Shacknews: We continue to...
READ MORE >"I remember that come out also, but you get the gist that two of Bizarre's last games were kinda ..."
see all 60 commentsIO Interactive Lays Off 30; Rumored to be Due to Canceled Microsoft Project
Additional layoffs are being reported from Kane & Lynch and Hitman developer IO Interactive to the tune of 30 employees, reports Computerworld (via...
READ MORE >"Blizzard have monthly revenues that you can forecast out and actually predict the cash flow - ..."
see all 12 commentsSource: EA 'Roll-Offs' Lead to Cuts at EA Canada and EA Black Box; As Many as 100 Affected
[Update: 8:15p.m.] An EA representative has responded to our original story with the same comment it originally gave Joystiq (found in the body of...
READ MORE >"Some of those other projects have different job requirements (C#, Unity, etc) or are at ..."
see all 12 commentsLayoffs at Robomodo Ahead of Tony Hawk: Shred Release
[Update 10/13] Robomodo has confirmed that layoffs have taken place, though it would not discuss the exact number of employees let go. The...
READ MORE >"Sort of grim how the people who do the actual work get screwed, while the ones who made the bad ..."
see all 10 commentsReport: Layoffs Hit Raven Software, Focusing on DLC
Shacknews has received information that 20 to 40 employees have been let go from Raven Software, which most recently released Singularity. The...
READ MORE >"Weren't too bad, yes, but I don't like the direction they took with FEAR series. Indeed, Blood ..."
see all 52 commentsLayoffs Hit Hitman Developer IO Interactive
As is becoming too common, layoffs have hit another development studio. This time, it's IO Interactive, the group behind the Hitman series and the...
READ MORE >"Really? Ok, maybe I'll give it another chance sometime, thanks."
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"? doom3 was amazing. rage was terrible atmosphere and gameplay wise. nice engine tho"
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