… Ubisoft Montréal also suffered layoffs, as did the Barcelona office in Spain, and in total, Les Echoes estimates up to 380 employees may have been affected. This is the sixth round of layoffs at the publisher this year alone. …
… Waiting in horror to see how bad the layoffs would be this time, with initial claims pointing to them being potentially as bad as when Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees at Xbox and shuttered Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin in 2024 . …
… It's unclear how many employees will be impacted at this point, though an email referenced in the report attributed to Sharma, and recent public comments from Sharma point to it being a significant number of employees. …
… Related Story Bungie Pulls the Plug on Destiny 2 After a Decade as June 9 Update Marks Its Final Major Content Drop This will be the third round of layoffs at Bungie since Sony acquired the company for $3.6 billion : October 2023 : Around 100 employees were laid off, alongside delays to two game pr… …
… He writes, " I should note that the layoffs aren't related to AI. …
… " Markman did however deny that Darth Vader was " rushed ." Markman also denied claims that Epic's chief operating officer is known for yelling at employees, causing some to fear pushing back against him, saying that those claims are " conflating cursing with emphasis with cursing at people " and t… …
… It also follows reports that Destiny 3, to the chagrin of 180K+ players, is not in active development , and that Bungie employees currently have significant layoffs to look forward to, rather than a new project to jump on. …
… However, the Canadian studio had already suffered several rounds of layoffs and, as last year, was believed to have fewer than 100 employees . More layoffs would inevitably raise many questions about the next Mass Effect game , which they have been working on for a while now. …
Yesterday, with reports of mass layoffs at Xbox looming and set to happen late this week, the Communications Workers of America CWA hosted a press conference , where current employees at studios under Microsoft's gaming portfolio spoke out to make it clear they will be fighting these layoffs as muc… …
… Instead of EA in the mouse's acquisition crosshairs, The Verge editor Alex Heath claims that Disney is looking to acquire Fortnite maker Epic Games . …
