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As revealed in a tweet by Blue Omega Entertainment programmer Geoff Rowland, the entire workforce at the developer has been laid off. "The entire Blue Omega team was laid off today (well, starting Friday)," said Rowland’s post. "If anyone has job openings, send them my way and I’ll pass them …

One thing universally absent from this year’s E3 was any kind of hardware price cutting from any of the major platform holders – and that’s something that Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is not happy about. I was disappointed not to see any sort of aggressive price cutting,” he told …

Speculation has surfaced suggesting that widespread redundancies have taken place at Swedish developer Grin. Early reports indicate that between 100 and 160 employees may have been made redundant. Games news site Kotaku, citing anonymous sources, has suggested that the the redundancies come with Grin closing two of its several studios. …

Nokia has announced that a further 490 employees will be joining the 3,500 who have already lost their jobs as the telephony behemoth attempts to head off an anticipated decline in the mobile market. Reuters reports that 170 positions are to be lost in logistics, production management and production support …

Apple has cut around ten per cent of its workforce during the second quarter of 2009, according to documents released to the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the document, Apple cut its full-time workforce from 15,600 to 14,000 during the second quarter. It is unclear if the retailer made …

Best Buy has reportedly told staff of a slew of job losses and wage-cutting measures in North America as the leading electricals retailer aims to restructure in an effort to cope with the nation’s tightening of economic belts. StarTribune reports that 1,000 assistant store managers are to see their jobs …

Handset giant Nokia is accelerating its efficiency drive in light of current economic conditions with job cuts in its Devices and Markets units, Corporate Development Office and Global Support Division. The plans will affect approximately 1,700 Nokia employees globally. The company says it will start consultations with employee representatives about …

Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has boldly stated that his company had become too complacent with itself, adding that the worsening economic recession could be a blessing in disguise” as it will force the entire industry to reform and clear away the junk”. Junk is hard to compete with,” Riccitiello …

Microsoft has confirmed to Develop that its UK studio Rare is currently undergoing a ‘review’ that could lead to job losses at the world renowned studio. Coming as part of the organisational refocus already announced by Microsoft Game Studios in January, the move will see Rare focus on three new …

Sega Sammy Holdings has revealed a net loss of YEN 10.8bn, around $119m, for the nine months ending December 31st 2008 – an improvement of around 33 per cent compared the YEN 15.7bn loss seen in the same period in the year before. Sales for the period were down 15.4 …