Layoffs & Closures in Tech and Gaming

Warren Spector’s Thick As Thieves Ends Support After Two Months

After significant layoffs at the studio, the leaner Thief successor is hoping to continue with peer-to-peer servers

Bethesda Addresses Concerns That The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Be Impacted By Xbox Layoffs And Claims ‘The Roadmap Is Unaffected’

Even after announcing four new Fallout games and firing hundreds of staff, Bethesda still seems confident that The Elder Scrolls 6's internal roadmap hasn't shifted

Nothing confirms layoffs, but calls market exit rumors ‘fake news’

In response to a report that Nothing is planning to "exit 12 markets as global shipments decline," Nothing cofounder Akis Evangelidis said the company is "reorganizing" and laying

New The Elder Scrolls Online Changes Blamed On ‘Team Bandwidth’ Following Xbox Cuts

Little changes point to the early impact of recent layoffs

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

The new Halo remake is a reminder of what Xbox used to be

It's impossible to talk about a new Xbox game without also talking about the state of Xbox. Microsoft's gaming division is in freefall: Recent headlines are dominated by extensive

Vermila Studios lays off its staff, studio closure a 'feasible possibility' in coming months

'We're going to try to pull through for the time being without shutting down,' says CEO David Carrasco.

New Disney Layoffs Hit Pixar Hard Despite $1.2 Billion Box Office From Toy Story 5 And Hoppers

It's unclear what more was expected

Report: Splitgate dev 1047 games lays off staff

The reported layoffs come less than a month since the launch of Titanfall-inspired shooter Empulse.

Two thirds of remaining Doom (2016) devs laid off during latest round of Xbox cuts

'I've been a gamer my whole life. If you cut a stat in half everyone would call that nerfed.'

YouTuber Shooter Historian Says Xbox Laid Off Those Responsible For The Decade’s Most Influential Game

The influential FPS critic lambasts Microsoft's treatment of id Software and the industry at large’s shortsightedness

Disco Elysium Studio Says Game About People Forced Into Impossible Situations Didn’t Sell Well Enough To Prevent Layoffs

In a post on social media, ZA/UM wrote that it would lay off 32 developers two months after releasing Zero Parades: For Dead Spies

Bethesda teases Fallout 5 soon after Xbox’s mass layoffs

Xbox is currently in a "reset" period that includes laying off around 3,200 employees over the next year, involving deep cuts at beloved studios like id Software and Obsidian Enter

Todd Howard Updates Fans On The State Of Bethesda After Brutal Xbox ‘Reset’: ‘The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Our Primary Development Focus’

ZeniMax Online Studios will 'align more directly' with Bethesda on the franchise after studio leadership was laid off

Doom Director Addresses id Software Bloodbath: ‘What Matters The Most Is That The Games Are Good’

id Software was hit hard in the latest round of Xbox mass layoffs

Video Game Companies Can No Longer Do Layoffs Quietly

Public demonstrations have kicked off in Barcelona, Edinburgh, Maryland and beyond bringing global attention to the video game industry labor crisis

OnePlus confirms shutdown in the US and Europe, ending months of speculation

Unions take legal action against Microsoft for allegedly mishandling Xbox layoffs

CWA Canada president Carmel Smyth claims the company 'unlawfully fired people without giving notice to or discussing it with the union.'

ZeniMax Online Studios leadership included in Xbox mass layoffs

The studio head, studio operations director, and studio game director join dozens of senior and lead positions cut by Xbox.

Elder Scrolls Online Studio Leadership Revealed To Be Part Of The Xbox Cuts, But Say They Have ‘Tremendous Confidence’ In The Game’s Future

Studio head Jo Burba is among the layoffs