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EA Montreal has been hit by a round of layoffs, the publisher has confirmed. In a statement toGamasutra, a spokesperson said a small number” of staff had been let go at the mobile developer. It added these would not impact our current development plans”. "We made a staffing change in …

Source claims studio could be shut down

Frontier founder says it's unclear how many employees will choose to relocate

Number of redundancies less than previously anticipated

Project unexpectedly cancelled by publisher, other games unaffected

Broken Age developer Double Fine has laid off 12 staff in the wake of losing a publishing deal for an announced project. Double Fine founder Tim Schafer informed Gamasutra of the bad news regarding the San Francisco-based independent studio. "One of our unannounced projects was unexpectedly cancelled by its publisher, …

Decision comes "at the end of a long period of deliberation"

A company-wide wave of layoffs at Warner Bros is scheduled to take place later this week, according to multiple reports. Game Informer points to a staff memo written by CEO Kevin Tsujihara, which mentions imminent restructuring. Variety further reports that as many as 1,000 jobs could be cut globally. These …

Job losses will 'affect most business groups' and continue into 2015

Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine has been hit with a round of layoffs, parent company Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has confirmed. The publisher revealed the layoffs to Joystiq, stating the move was part of the company’s strategic alignment.” "As part of our normal business process, we’re routinely looking …