Entries in 'cuts' (94)
Zynga cuts 30 more jobs, closes its Baltimore studio
The Pioneer Trail developer and Baltimore-based studio Zynga East has closed its doors.
Hubertz quits as Bigpoint cuts 120 jobs
Heiko Hubertz has left his role as CEO as German online gaming giant Bigpoint cuts over 120 jobs.
After stock uncertainty and headlines comes the real cost of Zynga's failure
Social games publisher Zynga has closed 13 of its studios resulting in the losss of around 100 jobs.
PopCap co-founder deflects job loss vitriol from EA
The co-founder of PopCap has insisted that the job losses at his studio would have been considerably worse if it did not have the backing of EA.
Advertisement
26 jobs lost at Operation Raccoon City dev
Slant Six has announced that 26 employees at the studio have been given a choice between a temporary layoff and a severance package, as the developer seeks to cut costs ...
Sony shares fall to 31-year low in Japan
Sony Corporation’s share price has fallen to its lowest position in a generation in both Japan and the United States.
600 jobs lost at Blizzard
World of Warcraft house Blizzard Entertainment is to begin a global downsizing operation that will result in 600 job losses.
GAME confirms 46 job losses from Basingstoke HQ
Retail chain GAME has confirmed that it is to cut 46 jobs from its Basingstoke HQ, MCV can reveal.
Advertisement
Rumours point to mass layoffs at THQ
Online chatter pointing to an impending announcement of significant layoffs at THQ is quickly gathering pace.
Xmas games sales are lagging, forcing price cuts
Some of the biggest brands in games are not selling fast enough, forcing retail to slash 50 per cent off new releases.
OPINION: 3DS finally finding its feet
For a while I’ve been hopeful that more people will see the depth that 3DS has to offer. I don’t mean the 3D display – because, in many ways, that’s ...
1,200 jobs face the chop at AMD
AMD will shed 10 per cent of the firm's global work force as part of a restructuring plan designed to facilitate a "competitive cost structure," the chipmaker announced.
Advertisement
Roles axed at Tesco's non-food operations
The UK’s most powerful retailer Tesco is to cut an estimated 34 roles from its non-food department.
More huge job losses at Nokia
Nokia is to make 3,500 more staff redundant as the embattled mobile communications giant continues its cost-cutting operation.
21 jobs go as EA closes Visceral Australia
Electronic Arts has closed its Visceral outfit in Melbourne, a local developer association has confirmed.
Jobs lost at Disney's Avalanche
As many as twenty developers have been made redundant at Utah-based studio Avalanche, according to reports, as part of a substantial cutback operation underway at Disney.
Advertisement
2K Czech axes 40 staff
2K Czech, one of Europe’s leading triple-A studios, has lost more than 40 staff from a studio-wide redundancy operation.
NGP downgraded to fight 3DS
Sony has apparently made several cuts to the tech inside its upcoming Next Generation Portable in order to take on 3DS.
Disney confirms Black Rock job losses
Redundancies have been issued to a number of developers at Brighton studio Black Rock, Disney has told Develop.
SOE closes three studios
Sony Online Entertainment has made deep cuts to its organisation today confirming previous rumours.
Rumours of big job cuts at SOE
Sony Online Entertainment has closed down three of its studios and made sweeping redundancies across the company, according to unsubstantiated rumours.
Kinect price cuts are retail led, MS insists
Retailers have recently cut the price of the Xbox 360 motion accessory, with sellers such as GAME and Amazon advertising the device for around £104.99.
Rumours of more job cuts at Disney
As many as 80 workers at Disney Interactive have been made redundant, reports suggest.
Jobs in danger at Sony UK studios
Staff across Sony’s UK studios are anxiously waiting to see if they will be spared from a restructuring process now underway.
14 jobs lost at THQ Australia
THQ Studio Australia has cut 14 jobs from its internal art department, without options to apply for further roles within the company.
