Labor - Aftermath (Page 3)

If You're Going To Reject Someone's Video Game Job Application, You Don't Have To Be A Dick About It

I was on Linkedin again yesterday--I have a problem, I know--and even by that site's low standards I saw something that rocked my socks clean off. It was

By Luke Plunkett

/ 11 Jul 2025

If You're Going To Reject Someone's Video Game Job Application, You Don't Have To Be A Dick About It

There’s No Reason To Keep Putting Up With Microsoft

Some moments force you to step back and take stock of a situation, and last week was as good (read: bad) as any: Microsoft announced that it’s laying off

By Nathan Grayson

/ 7 Jul 2025

There’s No Reason To Keep Putting Up With Microsoft

Games Media Actually Had A Good Week, For Once

The impossible finally happened: We went a full week without a beloved video game publication being gutted or shut down. Instead, The Old Site ended up in the hands of

By Nathan Grayson

/ 4 Jul 2025

Games Media Actually Had A Good Week, For Once

CWA ‘Deeply Disappointed’ In Microsoft, Plans To Bargain Over Layoffs

Following this week’s Microsoft layoffs of around 9,000 people – which led to cascading cancellations of projects like Perfect Dark, Everwild, and an unannounced Zenimax MMO – Communications Workers of

By Nathan Grayson

/ 3 Jul 2025

CWA ‘Deeply Disappointed’ In Microsoft, Plans To Bargain Over Layoffs

Microsoft Layoffs Signal Video Game Industry Brain Drain

The consequences of the Xbox layoffs are still trickling out, with news of canceled games and closed studios only the vaguest outline of the full effects. Among those caught in

By Riley MacLeod

/ 3 Jul 2025

Microsoft Layoffs Signal Video Game Industry Brain Drain

Has Xbox Considered Laying One Person Off Instead Of Thousands

News today that Xbox has cancelled multiple projects and laid off hundreds of workers, on top of thousands more let go in earlier layoffs over the last 18 months, has

By Luke Plunkett

/ 2 Jul 2025

Has Xbox Considered Laying One Person Off Instead Of Thousands

Microsoft Layoffs Hit Blizzard, Warcraft Rumble Put On Life Support

As part of Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs, which have already claimed multiple in-development projects including Perfect Dark, Everwild, and an unannounced MMO from the makers of Elder Scrolls

By Nathan Grayson

/ 2 Jul 2025

Microsoft Layoffs Hit Blizzard, Warcraft Rumble Put On Life Support

Microsoft Layoffs Sweep Xbox [Updated]

Layoffs have started (again) at Microsoft, with CNBC reporting that the company will lay off around 9000 people. Many of those cuts are expected to hit Xbox, as first reported

By Riley MacLeod

/ 2 Jul 2025

Bucking The Industry Trend Of Post-Launch Layoffs, Lies Of P Devs Received $7,500 Bonuses, Switch 2s

The video game industry has received a lot of bad news lately: Even at the biggest, most profitable companies, people are getting laid off, studios are closing, and games are

By Nicole Carpenter

/ 27 Jun 2025

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GameStop's Expanding Trading Card Business Could Make A Tough Situation For Workers Worse

These days, GameStop is less a video game store and more a collectibles dealer. As of March, sales of stuff like Funko Pops and Pokémon cards nearly match its video

By Nicole Carpenter

/ 18 Jun 2025

A photograph of a GameStop in a shopping center, showing lots of Pokemon plush toys in the window

Zenimax Union Reaches Tentative Contract With Microsoft

QA testers at Zenimax have reached a tentative union contract agreement with Microsoft, parent union Communications Workers of America announced on Friday. Zenimax Workers United, made up of over 300

By Riley MacLeod

/ 30 May 2025

Another Day, Another Round Of Layoffs At EA

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, almost exactly one month ago: EA, as part of an ongoing transition to focus on “owned IP, sports, and massive online

By Nathan Grayson

/ 28 May 2025

Another Day, Another Round Of Layoffs At EA