Gazillion Entertainment reportedly lays off all staff before Thanksgiving
The developer recently had a deal terminated with Disney for the Marvel Heroes MMO franchise and staff have taken to Twitter to speak about the mass layoffs
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Layoffs at H1Z1 developer Daybreak Games
"We are optimising our structure for continued success in the years to come"
Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive closes Santiago studio
The developer lays off 30 staff as it focuses its attention on its Montreal studio, says Gamasutra
Telltale Games loses 90 jobs following restructure
The developer has had many senior level moves and this new move looks to slow down and refine development
Gigiantic developer Motiga is closed by Perfect World
The free-to-play MOBA will continue under a small support team but the development studio will close and jobs lost
Harmonix layoffs continue with 14 staff let go - Reports
Further redundancies for the Rock Band developer in an attempy to reduce overheads
Developer Volition lays off over 30 staff - Kotaku
A report from Jason Schreier from Kotaku says three sources have confirmed the job losses at the studio including its general manager
Radiant Worlds face job cuts
Following a forced hiatus on development of SkySaga Infinite Isles, potential job losses loom for the UK studio
Reports that Microsoft layoffs will reach to over 1,000
The Seattle Times reports that the redundancies have started already, with sales taking the hit
PopCap Seattle announce layoffs via Twitter
Studio looks to downsize to 'evolve', but does not state affected number
Engine start-up MaxPlay lays off majority of staff, shifts focus to licensing its tech
A deal to secure more funding had fallen through, leading to the collapse of the company
250 layoffs made as Disney's games retreat continues
Team behind mobile games, including Marvel: Avengers Alliance, affected ahead of title’s closure
Sony San Diego suffers layoffs
Jobs cut at Drawn To Death and MLB developer in wake of London Studio redundancies
Layoffs at Sony London Studio ahead of first VR launch
But company will continue to develop new games after London Heist is released
Job losses loom as Marmalade plans to drop SDK support for games development
Final update to Marmalade Game Platform scheduled for March 2017
Goodgame dismissals reduced to 114 (UPDATED)
But overall number will be higher as troubled German studio concludes voluntary redundancy program
40 jobs lost as Wooga restructures
Redundancies partly due to projects failing to meet expectations
Goodgame could cut between 200 and 600 jobs
Employees hired within the last six months automatically let go but “culture of great inter-personal support” helping those affected
Goodgame Studios restructure could see up to 100 jobs cut
German developer “deeply regrets” major changes to studio, scraps all casual and PC titles
Layoffs at King's Z2Live studio
Unknown number of jobs cut from support and marketing teams
Buzz creator Relentless to close after 13 years
All staff made redundant at developer, which opened a studio in Wales earlier this year
Lord of the Rings Online studio Turbine hit by 'significant' layoffs
Warner Bros ascribes job losses to transition into free-to-play, mobile outlet
'Mass layoffs' at Wizard101 dev KingsIsle
Cancellation of upcoming mobile games blamed for rumoured 80 jobs lost – approximately half of studio
Sword Coast Legends and Geist dev N-Space closes after two decades
‘There have been rounds of layoffs over the past few months and through it all, the team stayed focused and passionate,’ says artist Ben Leary, while praising ‘efforts and transparency’ of president Dan O’Leary
American McGee studio Spicy Horse lays off staff in departure from F2P
‘The free-to-play space has become quite brutal in recent years, and I feel it's time we pivot to something new,’ says creator of Alice: Madness Returns
Gameloft cut 850 positions in 2015 to boost profit
‘Significant’ measures affecting a fifth of staff counterbalanced by 13 per cent sales growth
Scribblenauts studio 5th Cell lays off 45 devs
But outlet denies rumours that it is closing completely in wake of cancelled project
Carbine lays off staff as WildStar performance flags
Chinese launch of MMO cancelled as studio moves to focus on supporting ‘live game’ in US and Europe