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Electronic Arts is laying off workers at the Battlefield 6 studios

"We’ve made select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams around what matters most to our community"

March 9, 2026 Lewis Packwood

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Build a Rocket Boy confirms more layoffs amid further claims of "organized espionage and corporate sabotage"

"The launch period was affected by factors beyond normal operational challenges and a competitive environment"

March 4, 2026 Vikki Blake

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Halfbrick cuts 41 jobs as it navigates "challenging period for the games industry"

"These changes are driven by organisational and strategic priorities, not individual performance," says mobile developer

March 3, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Killing Floor dev Tripwire Interactive lays off 23 employees

Studio says it needs to "align with business realities where needed in order to stay focused on [its] creative goals"

March 3, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Report: Fewer than 20 staff remain at Highguard dev Wildlight Entertainment

Sources claim employees were told studio "was out of money" following troubled launch of its free-to-play shooter

March 2, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Skate developer Full Circle impacted by layoffs

Number of employees affected unknown as EA studio "reshapes to better support Skate's long-term future"

Feb. 26, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Tencent reportedly closes TiMi Montréal studio

Developer had not released a game in the five years since its founding

Feb. 23, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Ubisoft Toronto hit by layoffs, 40 staff impacted

Development on Splinter Cell remake and other co-development projects not affected by cuts

Feb. 20, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Remake specialist Bluepoint Games, co-developer of God of War Ragnarok, shut down by Sony

70 staff to lose jobs; Playstation Studios head Hermen Hulst blames "increasingly challenging industry environment"

Feb. 19, 2026 Jon Hicks

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Highguard dev Wildlight Entertainment confirms layoffs, "most of the team" depart following troubled launch

A "core group of developers" will remain to "continue innovating and supporting the game"

Feb. 12, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Riot Games downsizes 2XKO team, about 80 employees affected

Free-to-play fighting title "hasn't reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term," says executive producer

Feb. 10, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Can Build A Rocket Boy save itself?

As the company installs monitoring software to root out "saboteurs" while attempting a "reset" for troubled debut MindsEye, insiders tell of long-running problems

Feb. 9, 2026 Alex Forbes-Calvin

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UK co-development house Sumo Digital announces redundancies

Tencent-owned firm says it has to "adapt to ongoing instability" following recent pivot to co-development

Feb. 5, 2026 Jon Hicks

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QA staff report layoffs at NetEase Games Montréal

It follows a number of studio closures at the end of 2025

Jan. 28, 2026 Vikki Blake

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Ubisoft unions call for four-day strike: "It is time for management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want"

"Enough is enough"

Jan. 28, 2026 Vikki Blake

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Amazon announces further layoffs, 16,000 roles impacted

Firm continuing efforts to "reduce layers, increase ownership, and remove bureaucracy" with second round of cuts in two months

Jan. 28, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Ubisoft launches voluntary redundancy process to cut 200 jobs from Paris head office

Latest round of cuts hits Ubisoft HQ, which is set to oversee the new Creative Houses structure

Jan. 26, 2026 Jon Hicks

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Starbreeze reportedly makes another round of layoffs

Multiple employees have shared they are facing redundancy on social media

Jan. 23, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Wildgate maker Moonshot laying off unspecified number of staff

Parent company Dreamhaven says that game has not attracted enough players for its development team to stay the same size

Jan. 22, 2026 Alex Forbes-Calvin

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Ubisoft reveals new Creative House structure, cancels six games and announces "final" round of cost-cutting and studio closures to drive €200m savings

All staff to return to full-time in-office work; changes will cause additional billion-euro loss in fiscal 2026 but "lay foundations for a return to midterm growth"

Jan. 21, 2026 Jon Hicks

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Playtika cuts 15% of workforce as part of "larger adjustment to cost structure"

More than 450 employees affected, restructuring plan estimated to cost between $12 million to $15 million

Jan. 15, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Ubisoft confirms 29 jobs lost at Abu Dhabi mobile studio

"Difficult decision to restructure" lead to cancellation of some projects to focus on free-to-play MMO Growtopia

Jan. 14, 2026 Jon Hicks

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Meta closes three VR studios following 10% cut to Reality Labs metaverse division

Sanzaru Games, Twisted Pixel Games, Armature Studio, and Within affected

Jan. 14, 2026 Sophie McEvoy

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Ubisoft laying off 55 roles at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm as cost-cutting continues

Follows completion of voluntary redundancy process announced last year; work continues on The Division 3

Jan. 13, 2026 Jon Hicks

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Meta reportedly set to cut 10% of staff in Reality Labs metaverse arm

Meanwhile, CTO Andrew Bosworth has urged workers in the division to attend in-person meeting, said to be "most important" of the year, this week

Jan. 13, 2026 Alex Forbes-Calvin