… "Sony Group Corp.’s Bungie unit is planning a significant number of layoffs as it ends development on the long-running online shooter game Destiny 2 , according to people familiar with the studio’s plans," reads the Bloomberg report. …
This week, The Walt Disney Company initiated company-wide layoffs that affected departments across the entire organization, targeting everything from the home video team to ESPN. …
… Organizers say that uncertainty became a driving force in the push to unionize. “The only recourse to fight this stuff is to organize,” Wilson said. “It is the only legal mechanism we have to get a seat at the table.” The union’s public platform also cites concerns around layoffs, crunch, generativ… …
… Alongside the layoffs this week, the company ditched one of the Fortnite Festival music modes, the Rocket Racing arcade racer, and the Counter-Strike -alike Ballistic . …
… Those issues include protections over layoffs and remote work, guardrails over generative AI usage and mandatory crunch time, and increased transparency and equity in the workplace. “At Wizards, we’re organizing for a say in layoffs, accountability that runs up and down the chain, and a living wage… …
… In turn, the acquisition could lead to layoffs and other frustrating changes for their customers. …
… Then, the company laid off over 1,000 employees — including the person who designed Fortnite 's most recognizable character, Jonesy . Sentiment curdled even further as fans learned that one of the employees was terminally ill and lost his life insurance as a result of the layoffs. …
… If anything, the problem may even get worse as the recent, sweeping layoffs at Disney hit Marvel especially hard , which will likely affect the quality control of Marvel Studio’s films. …
… Across 2024 and 2025, People Can Fly conducted three rounds of layoffs and suspended two internal projects, one of which was reportedly a sequel to Outriders . …
… The other was for a long-requested feature from fans: wall-running. “We have a lot of Titanfall fans in the company. …