Former employee reveals bulk of customer service was being handled out of Irish branch
Read More »40 laid off at Firefall studio Red5 – report
A significant portion of staff at Firefall developer Red5 have had their jobs axed. That’s according to MMORPG.com, who reports that 40 employees have been fired disappointing launch for the free-to-play MMO shooter in China. This news comes courtesy of an anonymous source from the studio, who claims that the …
Read More »Gree to lay off 30 per cent of Western staff
Japanese publisher Gree has announced that it is axing 30 per cent of its Western workforce at its San Francisco office. The firm hasn’t confirmed just how many jobs will be lost, just that 30 per cent of the workforce. This is likely the result of what the firm’s Western …
Read More »Microsoft to axe up to 7,800 jobs, writes off $7.6bn from Nokia deal
Microsoft has announced it will be cutting up to 7,800 positions globally. In a post on its company website, Microsoft said that these losses are primarily focusing on its phone hardware business, and will be taking place over the next few months. These cuts are aimed at restructuring its phone …
Read More »Disney Interactive lays off Club Penguin staff
Redundancies made in Canada and US, while Brighton, UK office is shut down
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Deleted tweets liken staff cuts to "a slaughter"
Read More »190 temporary QA jobs cut at Nintendo Europe
Platform holder moving QA and localisation to outsourcing model
Read More »Microsoft axing 18,000 Jobs next year
Restructuring follows Nokia acquisition, expected to cost up to $1.6bn
Read More »Microsoft jobs cuts imminent
Reports claim thousands of employees will be let go by the weekend
Read More »Microsoft to confirm job cuts this week, report says
Something in the region of 6,000 job cuts could to be announced at Microsoft later this week, a report has claimed. Bloomberg says that the losses will target areas in which Microsoft and Nokia overlap, as well as marketing and engineering. The site cites the company’s 5,800 job cuts in …
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