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LA publisher Brash has become the latest games company to announce job cuts, with the news that it is to release 20 employees from their positions. The news comes hot on the heels of larger sackings at fellow publishers EA and THQ. GameDaily has published an official statement from the …
Read More »THQ losses lead to 250 job cuts
US publisher THQ has confirmed that it is to cut 250 jobs following losses of $115.3 million for the three months ending September 30th. Losses for the same period last year totalled just $7 million. Net sales for the period reached $164.8 million, down from the $229.3 million seen in …
Read More »THQ to cut 250 development jobs
$115.3m loss for the quarter ending September 30th; 17 per cent of studio workforce to go
Read More »More THQ studio closures on the way?
It appears as though yesterday’s revelation of a downscaling at Juice Games may have just been the start of a massive cull of THQ’s internal development resources. For the full low-down, head over to the only bookmark you need for the day’s global development news, Develop.
Read More »Spielbergs EA team faces the chop
Following the news that EA is to cut six per cent of its global work force , rumours are suggesting that the team working on Steven Spielberg’s ultra-realistic next title has been sacked from EA LA. VG247 claims to have been informed by an EA employee that almost everyone on …
Read More »EA to lay off 6% of work force
Global publishing powerhouse EA has announced that it is to cut six per cent of its global workforce, equivalent to between 500 and 600 positions, following increased losses in the financial quarter ending September 30th. The AP reports that the cuts will span all aspects of the company and will …
Read More »Yu Suzuki no longer with Sega
Sega America’s CEO Simon Jeffery has in an interview with Gamasutra confirmed that games development legend Yu Suzuki is no longer working with the successful publisher. Jeffery said of Suzuki: Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China. He’s kind of his own man right now. Every …
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