It's another dark day for the gaming industry as there is more news from . This time it is it destroys his studios. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) it is laying off around 900 employees from its PlayStation division, or around 8% of that department's workforce. Insomniac (Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank), Naughty Dog (The Last … Read more
Another notable game studio is laying off a significant portion of its workforce. Supermassive Games, the developer behind interactive horror titles And cuts around 90 jobs, according to . That's almost a third of the studio's more than 300 employees. Supermassive confirmed that the studio will reorganize itself. “As a result, we are entering a … Read more
Electric car maker Rivian announced Wednesday that it was laying off 10 percent of its salaried workforce to cut costs after facing a quarterly loss. The company backed by Amazon reported that it lost $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 and said it plans to build 57,000 electric vehicles in 2024, the same … Read more
Another day, another layoff in the tech world. Instacart, the popular grocery delivery and pickup service has announced the layoff of 250 employees – around seven percent of its workforce. The layoffs mainly concern people who belong to middle management or who work in the field of advertising through platforms such as Google Ads and … Read more
is the latest in a long line of technology companies to lay off employees this year. The nonprofit company is laying off about 60 people, which equates to about five percent of its workforce. Most of those leaving Mozilla worked in the product development team. The news was first reported by . “We are reducing … Read more
Paramount Global announced Tuesday that it was laying off some of its “highly valued colleagues,” including in its Paramount+ team. Variety reported As of Tuesday, the cuts will affect about 800 employees, or about 3% of the media giant's workforce. “I am confident this is the right decision for our future,” CEO Bob Bakish wrote … Read more
Post-Microsoft acquisition layoffs at Activision Blizzard have already caught the attention of the FTC. We now know more about the subsidiary studios which will suffer the consequences. First of all reported speak Chronicle of San Francisco (via Eurogamer), California WARN notices list 86 planned layoffs coming to Skylanders manufacturer Toys for Bob and 76 haircuts … Read more
Even is not safe from . The agency announces it is cutting approximately 530 employees from its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California amid budget uncertainty. This represents eight percent of the establishment's workforce. JPL is also laying off around 40 contractors, just weeks after imposing a hiring freeze and . The workers are now … Read more
The production pipeline for mainstream video games has always been turbulent. The AAA factory is fueled by rigid marketing plans and periods of soul sucking crunchand while this process has resulted in some incredible games over the years, it has also been detrimental to developers' mental health and long-term job stability. Layoffs have long been … Read more
The tech industry has been reeling from the combination of a rough economy, the COVID-19 pandemic and some obvious business missteps. And while that led to job cuts in 2022, the headcount reductions unfortunately ramped up in 2023 and so far, seem to be accelerating in 2024. It can be tough to keep track of … Read more