Entries in 'cuts' (94)
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.
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Axe swings at Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive has confirmed that it has axed a number of positions at its Disney Interactive Studios division.
Jobs lost at Ubisoft Reflections
As many as 19 staff at Newcastle-based Ubisoft Reflections could be leaving the firm as part of a wider restructuring, Ubisoft has confirmed.
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 ...
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.
Job cuts for Second Life team
Second Life developer Linden Lab will reduce its workforce by thirty per cent, the company has announced.
Xbox 360 and PS3 price cuts this year
MCV has been told by a senior global publishing source that price cuts for the Xbox 360 and PS3 will be announced by the end of the year, and possibly ...
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 ...
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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.
Rebellion confirms studio closure
UK studio Rebellion has confirmed job cuts at its Oxford base, adding that its Derby studio has now closed.
BBC cuts 'won’t hurt game push’
The recent ‘Putting Quality First’ report, which urged the BBC to cut spending and focus on less content, won’t stop the plans its Worldwide division has to licence out new ...
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.
Lost Planet 2 cut on Xbox 360
Publisher Capcom has confirmed that it was forced to cut a “significant” amount of content from the Xbox 360 version of upcoming shooter Lost Planet 2 thanks to the lack ...
Riccitiello: Price cuts were too late
John Riccitiello has accused the major console platform holders of taking too long to cut the pieces of their consoles last year as the industry fought to cope worldwide economic ...
Sony cuts Minis prices
From tomorrow a number of PlayStation Minis titles will go on sale for two weeks, with savings of between 50p and £1.50. The cuts come as part of what Sony ...
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.
