Latest clearly sourced MAXGG coverage about Layoffs.
Seattle-based Polyarc, the studio behind the acclaimed Moss series, announced its closure after nearly 12 years, urging other studios to hire its developers.
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PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab has laid off seven employees and cancelled an in-development project due to projected financial losses.
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Stockholm-based developer Star Stable Entertainment has laid off approximately 20% of its staff as part of a restructuring effort to secure long-term viability. The move affects between 26 and 40 employees depending on actual headcount.
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The Life is Strange studio faces "material uncertainty" over its ability to continue operations beyond January 31, 2027, amid a 56% year-over-year revenue decline and plans to cut up to 90 jobs in France.
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Crytek has cut jobs at its Istanbul and Frankfurt locations, affecting at least 30 employees across quality assurance, publishing, and social media teams, according to reporting from Insider Gaming.
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Bungie is marketing its 210,984-square-foot Bellevue, Washington campus for sublease, five years after a costly expansion that outpaced its shrinking workforce.
2 min readSaber Interactive's Tim Willits argues that high platform accessibility makes it a good time for game developers, despite severe ongoing industry layoffs and rising hardware costs.
2 min readUnionized Bethesda developers have spoken out during nationwide Save Our Devs rallies, warning that Microsoft's recurring layoffs are damaging morale and letting go of crucial ground-level workers.
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CD Projekt Red has confirmed a new wave of staff reductions impacting the team behind its upcoming Witcher spin-off, Project Sirius.
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