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‘While we are making several large investments in a new slate of games in multiple locations, we must also be mindful of costs'
Read More »Gameloft cut 850 positions in 2015 to boost profit
‘Significant’ measures affecting a fifth of staff counterbalanced by 13 per cent sales growth
Read More »Scribblenauts studio 5th Cell lays off 45 devs
But outlet denies rumours that it is closing completely in wake of cancelled project
Read More »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
Read More »Job losses strike Three Rings Design as part of Sega mobile layoffs
Sega Networks division also sheds staff in response to the ‘hyper-competitive’ market
Read More »Gigantic studio Motiga lays off staff, delays title
MOBA pushed to 2016 as 16 employees depart the company
Read More »Mobile giant DeNA cuts around 50 staff in Singapore
Restructure follows consecutive months of financial woes as stocks and sales fall
Read More »Zynga losses reach $226m in 2014
Revenues down by 20 per cent, Zynga China closed, but CEO Don Mattrick claims it was "a year of progress"
Read More »30 jobs lost at Mind Candy
Moshi Monsters outfit Mind Candy has laid off 30 staff. TechCrunchclaims the company is now down to just over 100 staff following a round of redundancies last week as it shifts to a mobile focus.The studio had employed as many as 200 people in 2012. Mind Candy founder Michael Acton …
Read More »Nintendo losses jump despite 2.82m Mario Kart 8 sales and Wii U boost sales
Q1 has delivered mixed fortunes for the struggling Nintendo. On the positive side Mario Kart 8 has sold 2.82m copies in just over a month, representing an attach rate of over 40 per cent among Wii U oners. And in the quarter ending June 30th Nintendo sold 510k Wii U …
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