Search Results for "layoffs"
Company With ‘No Current Layoff Plans’ Announces Layoffs
600 people are being laid off, while "several projects in development" have been cancelled
Layoffs Are The Vibe
Nothing has defined 2023 more than people losing their jobs
The Layoffs Come For Everyone, Big And Small
You probably didn't know Axis by name, but you definitely knew their work
Here’s All The Layoffs That Happened ::Checks:: Yesterday
And why journalism talks about stuff that bums you out
Geoff Mentions Layoffs, In The Most Geoff Way Possible
Is this what we wanted?
Sega Workers Secure Union Contract, Despite Layoffs
A big win for Sega workers even after the company demonstrated "a hostile stance toward worker organizing"
Bungie Lays Off 220 People, 17% Of Staff
Bungie will also be restructuring aspects of the studio
Employees Say ‘Sizable Portion’ Of Gearbox-Owned Studio Has Been Laid Off
"All disciplines at all levels" have been impacted
Microsoft Lays Off Another 650 People
The cuts follow mass layoffs in January and studio closures in May
CEO Of Take-Two, Reportedly Closing Two Studios, Denies Closing Two Studios
'We didn't shutter those studios', says man who clearly appears to have shuttered two studios
The Damage
Mass layoffs at Microsoft mean workers have to pick up the pieces
Gamurs Websites Just Keep Laying Off Workers
'The ordinary course of business' strikes again
Big Video Game Publishers Like Microsoft Are Paving Their Own Path To Irrelevance
The logical endpoint of prioritizing short-term profits over long-term anything
Bandcamp Just Trying To ‘Keep The Lights On’ Following Epic Sale, Layoffs
"I worry that this multinational corporation swooping in to buy Bandcamp and lay off half the staff maybe doesn't fully understand what Bandcamp was"
IGN Is Forming A Union
Dubbed the IGN Creators Guild, this is one of the largest unionized games journalism outlets in existence.
Pete Parsons Doesn’t Need That Many Cars
"It's the Jay Leno, weird museum aspect that's always really alien. How many of these are you gonna use, man?"
Long-time Staffers At RPS, GamesIndustry.biz, VG247 Surprised By Layoffs As IGN Buys Network
“At least one person from almost any department at a company like this you can imagine got some bad news today”
Executives Should Be Facing The Music, Not Laying Off Workers
Bosses need to be held accountable for their failures
Latest Twitch Layoffs Spread Teams Even Thinner: ‘No Idea How Folks Are Going To Make It Work’
Many teams have been halved, with employees predicting feature slowdowns and worse support
Humble Games Lays Off All Employees, Carries On In Name Only
"No one from HG survived the layoffs, nor will they have anything to do with game launches moving forward"
After Mass Layoffs, CD Projekt Union Wants To Make Management ‘Think Twice’ About More
"I would love for CD Projekt to become this great example of a trailblazer of labor practices, just as we are a trailblazer of making good games."
Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division
Video game workers just can't catch a break
Game Informer Has Been Shut Down
Parent company GameStop shuttered the long-running outlet Friday
Activision Workers Speak Out Against Return-To-Office Mandate That They See As ‘Soft Layoffs’
“It is our belief that the removal of hybrid work will result in many, many more employees being forced out of the company”
The ‘Sustainable’ Studio That’s Risen From Volition’s Ashes
Embracer shut down Volition right after its 30th anniversary. Now ex-staff are trying to build something new
Discord Lays Off 170 People, Or 17% Of Staff
The hits just keep coming
Welcome To 2024, Same As 2023
Around 1800 people are about to be laid off at Unity, while share prices surge
Big-Budget Game Development Is Not Sustainable
Details from the Insomniac hack show how the whole industry is suffering
Kotaku EIC Resigns Over New Editorial Edict
Staff at the site will be expected to create 50 guides a week
Workers At EA And Sega Say They’re Being Targeted For Organizing, And They’re Fighting Back
"There is no other just alternative”
It’s Been A Bad Year For The Video Game Industry, But A Good One For Unions
"I'm glad that even big companies recognize that the labor movement is here to stay. It cannot be stopped, and you have to work with it instead of against it."
Major Game Development Studios Are Leaving Their Owners Behind
Saber and Toys For Bob are going indie, while Gearbox is on the verge of being sold by Embracer
Only You Can Prevent The Game Awards Hype Cycle
Geoff Keighley is one voice among many
I Still Want Nice Things
Even if Embracer Group says we can't have them
Call Of Duty Will Do 9/11 And Other Summer Game Fest Predictions
"Lights dim. Immediately shows a digitized re-creation of 9/11. No other details"
Things Are Not Looking Good For Dicebreaker, One Of The Few Good Board Game Websites
'I would recommend archiving your work if you haven’t already, just in case'
Video Game Developers Are Leaving The Industry And Doing Something, Anything Else
From line cooks to bike repairs, people who used to be video game developers are being forced to try something new
“RIP Cartoon Network” Hashtag Highlights How Busted Twitter Is
Cartoon Network is fine--well, "fine" like the "this is fine" meme
Welcome To Aftermath
We're trying something different, thanks for joining us
The Ups And Downs Of Growing An Independent News Site (With 404 Media)
"How do we balance how much energy we can put into this without killing ourselves and each other? I don’t have a good answer"
Fortnite Can’t Go Home Again
There's no escaping the metaverse
The Bittersweet Feeling Of Seeing Your Game Revealed After Getting Laid Off
"Seeing the trailer go up and the title get announced made me feel empty inside"
I Don’t WANT To Write About Sad Things
Even if all the news is bad
Rockstar Employees Concerned About Crunch, Grand Theft Auto VI As Company Moves Forward With Return To Office
“Losing key people in teams would be very, very bad"
Game Dev LinkedIn Guys Are Out There. You May Be Working With One Right Now.
'It's just a fucking job. You'll find another one. Move on.'
RIP Roll7, You Deserved Better Than This
The OlliOlli series were some of the best skateboarding games ever made
Twitch Set To Lay Off Another 500 Employees, Total Count At Nearly 1,000
Employees found out via a news article
And Now For Some Good* News
One company's trash is everyone else's treasure
When Is It Enough
Microsoft closing several Bethesda studios shows that even making great games--and making money--doesn't count as success
Introducing: Aftermath Hours, Our Weekly Podcast
You thought reading our words was fun? Well get a load of this
You Can Never Satisfy These Ghouls
The cruelty is the point
Give Me Janky, Mid-Tier Games Over Live Service
Everything doesn't have to be IP
Workers At The Gamurs Group Of Video Game Websites Describe It As ‘Hell’
Current and former staff say recent changes at the network have it in 'a race to the bottom'
A Year Of Hard Lessons For Twitch And Its CEO
"Dan in the van is the man to can"
Rolling Stone, Which Used To Have A Gaming Vertical, Launches Another Gaming Vertical
Ah shit, here we go again
Embracer Group, That One Company That Owns Everything, Becomes Three Companies That Own Everything
And friends!
None Of This Is New
An interview with Ken Levine is a relic of the past
Nearly 700 Ubisoft Workers Went On Strike This Week
"To Ubisoft’s management, our living standards going down isn’t a bug; it’s a feature"
On Taskmaster, Video Game Art And Posting During Twitter’s Decline
Kim Hu's Taskmaster is a daily social media highlight
Despite A Strong Lineup, The Xbox Showcase Left Me Cold
Playing the hits
What Do You Want From Me, Man
This week, Geoff Keighley told viewers to temper the Summer Game Fest expectations he's been hyping up--again
Three Days Before Christmas
More video game industry layoffs, at the worst possible time
Ruin And Recovery In Games Journalism (With Jason Schreier)
Is games journalism as we know it dying or just changing?
Welcome To Inside Baseball Week
And introducing Aftermath’s first subscription drive
It’s Been A Huge Week For Dipshit Companies That Either Hate Artists Or Are Just Incredibly Stupid
WIzards of the Coast, Electronic Arts and Wacom all took a turn
Nobody Has The Time To Play All These Excellent Video Games
Where the fuck did all these bangers come from?
Painting This Blog Yellow So Everyone Will Click On It
Even the most exhaustive video game discourse is a chance to learn new and interesting things
At This Year’s Game Awards, Nobody Won
More so than ever, this was a show for products, not people
What Could Aftermath Do With $50 Million?
A lot of money goes a long way
Suicide Squad Is Fine
People wanted blood and retribution, but it doesn't seem like they're gonna get it from this game
As Video Game Industry Goes All-In On AI, Workers Race To Secure Their Rights
Execs want AI to be the next big thing, but workers won't accept it unless it's on their terms
Aftermath Vs 2024
We've got big plans, and we need your help
Concord Shows That The Triple-A Pivot To Live Service Was Always Doomed
You can't solve unsustainability with more unsustainability
Not Even Helldivers 2 Can Escape From Live Service Hell
The live service death spiral is inescapable
How A Small Video Game Narrative Studio Wound Up At The Heart Of A Massive, Anti-Woke Conspiracy Theory
Sweet Baby Inc doesn't even remotely do what many think it does, but on the modern internet, that doesn't matter
How Stupid Do They Think We Are
Media execs don’t want the sites, they just want the names
Welcome To Xbox’s Rot Economy
Everything is getting worse on purpose
Big-Name YouTubers And Twitch Streamers Aren’t Actually Retiring
Pokimane, MatPat, and others aren't quitting. They're just leaving behind the grind
I Played Five Call Of Duty Games Last Week And Now Feel Really Bummed Out
How did it come to this?
Why So Many Games Journalists End Up Going Into Game Development
A long, thorny history
Why Big Video Game Announcements Don’t Hit Like E3 Used To
"It’s that wider sort of crisis in not just games, but a lot of cultural stuff"
Triple-A Publishers Are Dooming Themselves, But Maybe That’s Not Such A Bad Thing
"If the ideas are there and the game is fun to play, then are we really losing that much?"
Corporate-Owned Journalism Is Dead, Long Live Independent Sites
Another terrible week for journalism, but with a small, Rascal-shaped silver lining
Why People Don’t Catch The Politics In Their Favorite Games
"There’s something very intentional about consuming or framing these works as entertainment rather than as art"
The Acolyte And The Unseen Star Wars Fan
Disney needs to decide which fans, creators, and stories matter
The Ins And Outs Of Being An Indie Video Game Composer
A look at how an indie game's music and sound design comes together
Goodbye Game Informer, Games Journalism Won’t – And Wouldn’t – Be The Same Without You
"GI for life. Fuck GameStop"
