Topic: layoffs impact
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Xbox reportedly considering closing South of Midnight studio, Compulsion Games
Microsoft is reportedly in negotiations to sell or close several Xbox studios, including Compulsion Games, Double Fine, and Ninja Theory, with staff at Ninja Theory told on June 15 that the company is actively seeking a buyer to avoid closure. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed that Microsoft has inve...
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Meta CTO Calls Company’s AI Reorg ‘Atrocious’
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth acknowledged the company's rollout of its new AI division was "atrocious," citing damaged employee trust and a chaotic restructuring that left teams unstable with rapid strategy shifts. Bosworth announced reforms including capping managers at 20 direct reports, limiting e...
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Sony's Destiny 2 Support Cut: A Mistake
Destiny 2 is receiving its final major update in June, which includes beloved loot and system overhauls, after which the game will enter a "bug fixes only" maintenance mode with no new content. The author argues that the franchise is being abandoned by Sony and Bungie, as keeping a small team to ...
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Marvel Snap Studio: Hard Choices to Survive, Not a Sign of Shutting Down
Second Dinner co-founder Ben Brode directly addressed player concerns on Discord, confirming that recent layoffs, including the community manager, are part of a painful but necessary restructuring to ensure the studio's future, not a sign of closure. Brode reassured players that the studio's comm...
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Meta Shuts Down Its Workplace Metaverse
Meta is discontinuing its Horizon Workrooms VR app and commercial Quest headset sales, marking a strategic pivot away from business-focused VR applications. This follows a major restructuring, including layoffs and the abandonment of several high-profile VR game and fitness app projects, signalin...
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Over 26% of Europe's Game Devs Laid Off in Past Year
Over a quarter of Europe's game development workforce experienced layoffs in the past year, with creative roles and quality assurance hit hardest, and 10% of those laid off remain unemployed. Salaries have stagnated or declined, especially for Unity programmers who saw a nearly 50% pay drop, and ...
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Satya Nadella Fears Microsoft Could Fail in the AI Era
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that the company's established products risk becoming irrelevant due to AI-driven industry changes, emphasizing the need for continuous innovation to stay competitive. Nadella highlighted internal cultural issues, including sinking morale from layoffs and rigidit...
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