Entries in 'job' (124)
Layoffs at LucasArts and Budcat
It was by all accounts a Black Tuesday for games development yesterday as job cuts were confirmed at two studios and one of the industry’s most respected developers faced up ...
Bizarre Creations in the balance
In news that continues to emerge tonight, it appears as if Activision is to close the doors of UK developer Bizarre Creations. Around 200 jobs could be lost in the ...
Burns to leave Atari next month
MCV can confirm that the current vice president and general manager of European operations at Atari John Burns will step down from his role next month.
IO Interactive confirms layoffs
Some thirty staff have been made redundant at Danish game studio IO Interactive, it is believed, with rumours that the action was triggered by the cancellation of a game deal ...
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EA confirms new job losses
Publisher EA has confirmed to MCV that rumours of job losses across the organisation are correct.
Microsoft confirms Massive closure
Microsoft’s once-prosperous in-game advertising outfit Massive Inc has, as had been rumoured, closed down, the publisher has confirmed.
Krome Studios closes doors
Developer Krome Studios has closed its doors resulting in all staff losing their jobs, according to reports on IGN.
Job losses at Singularity dev
Developer Raven Software, the studio behind recent first person shooter release Singularity, has been hit with mass layoffs, according to reports.
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LucasArts confirms new layoffs
Star Wars developer LucasArts has issued redundancy notices to an unspecified number of staff at its San Francisco studio, the company has confirmed.
Pritchard takes Sega US hotseat
Sega’s European MD Alan Pritchard will move to the US next month to become vice president of sales and marketing for Sega America, MCV can reveal.
Sega changes ‘reflect changing face of market’
Publisher Sega has released an official statement confirming comments by Sega West boss Mike Hayes last night, which broke the news that a total of 73 jobs are to be ...
Sega confirms job losses, restructuring
Publisher Sega is to massively overhaul its Western operations in a move that will result in both a loss of jobs and a massive realignment toward the growing digital distribution ...
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Game Room dev suffers further layoffs?
More staff redundancies have taken place at Australian outfit Krome, reports suggest.
Square Enix comes clean on cuts
The CEO of Square Enix Europe has braved a number of questions surrounding the publisher’s decision to cut staff at Io Interactive, virtually close a programming department at Beautiful Game ...
Gosen leaves Microsoft
Two years on from his return to the games industry as the head of Microsoft’s casual games movement, David Gosen is leaving the Xbox platform holder, MCV can reveal.
Activision UK to restructure
Activision has confirmed that the reshuffle at its US office will result in alterations to the structure of its UK operations, though the exact details remain unclear for now.
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Rebellion confirms studio closure
UK studio Rebellion has confirmed job cuts at its Oxford base, adding that its Derby studio has now closed.
Job losses at Rebellion's Oxford HQ?
Longstanding UK developer Rebellion has made a small number of staff at its Oxford HQ redundant, a source close to the matter has claimed.
Activision 'axes RedOctane'
Activision revealed the brutality of its latest redundancy operation over the weekend by confirming that Red Octane’s offices had closed down with substantial jobs cut.
Codemasters denies US closure talk
Codemasters has this morning told MCV that talk of an impending closure of its US office is incorrect, though it has confirmed six job losses at its Californian operation.
630 jobs to go at Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai will cut around ten per cent of its workforce in a bid to save the company $38m.
Sony Liverpool to halve head-count?
Sources at Sony's Liverpool, UK studio say that its head-count will ultimately be reduced by about half.
Crispy Gamer lays off editorial staff
The entire editorial staff of fledgling video games website Crispy Gamer have been laid off, it has been confirmed.
Pressure mounts on Riccitiello
John Riccitiello’s job at the helm of global games publisher could be under threat if the latest talk from US market analysts is to be believed.
11,500 dev layoffs since '08
The global game industry has been hit by as many as 11,500 job losses since late 2008, a new study suggests.
