Entries in 'cuts' (89)
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.
Rumours point to mass layoffs at THQ
Online chatter pointing to an impending announcement of significant layoffs at THQ is quickly gathering pace.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
Reports signal job losses at Rare
UK studio Rare is at the centre of conflicting accounts of layoffs across its art department.
Up to 35 jobs lost at Harmonix
As many as 35 staff at newly independent developer Harmonix have been made redundant, reports have claimed.
GAME breaks store closure news to staff
Retailer GAME has this week informed staff members of 19 stores that it intends to close in the coming weeks.
Axe swings at Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive has confirmed that it has axed a number of positions at its Disney Interactive Studios division.
