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Game Group Plc Cuts Staff At Head Office

Game Group Plc Cuts Staff At Head Office

0 / February 7, 2012 6:52 am

After a rough week for Game Group Plc the inevitable has happened and GAME has confirmed job losses at its Basingstoke headquarters. A total of 46 roles roughly 10% of the workforce at the head office in Basingstoke have been cut. [...]

id Software Faces Layoffs During Uninterrupted Game Development

id Software Faces Layoffs During Uninterrupted Game Development

1 / January 11, 2012 6:00 am

The renowned developer id Software faced recent layoffs in their staff after the release of their shooter Rage, but hasn’t allegedly faced troubles in the studio nor the games in development. After rumors surfaced, it was confirmed that Bethesda Softworks [...]

SOE Layoffs, The Agency Cancelled

SOE Layoffs, The Agency Cancelled

3 / March 31, 2011 3:56 pm

SOE has confirmed the closing of it’s Denver, Seattle, and Tuscan studios and the fact that 205 people have lost their jobs. SOE has also announced the cancellation of The Agency, the PC and PS3 spy MMO that was delayed [...]

2nd Round Of Layoffs For Disney Interactive

2nd Round Of Layoffs For Disney Interactive

2 / March 15, 2011 10:19 am

Back in January I reported on a rumour that was circulating the Internet about Disney Interactive Studios and a massive restructure. At the time it was rumoured that up to 50% of the total staff were facing the axe. Thankfully, although there [...]

YouTube Seeks Game Developers For Console Based TV App

YouTube Seeks Game Developers For Console Based TV App

0 / February 17, 2011 9:06 pm

With all the layoffs in the gaming industry combined with the drive to bring a TV experience to gaming consoles – it’s only natural that YouTube would want to get in on the action.  In an ad seeking developers, Google [...]