Labor - Aftermath (Page 4)

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

Video Games Have A Funny Way Of Showing Up When You Need Them The Most

I’m a big proponent of discovering a video game at the right moment for me, rather than through incessant ad campaigns. As indie developer sunset visitor 斜陽過客s speculative sci-fi

By Isaiah Colbert

/ 7 May 2025

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‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers

We’re a few years into a supposed artificial intelligence revolution, which could and should have been about reducing mundane tasks and freeing everyone up to do more interesting things

By Luke Plunkett

/ 7 Apr 2025

Deck Nine Takes Back GDC Award From Laid-Off Devs After Failing To Send Anyone To Accept It

Contrasted against the ever-unsatisfactory brouhaha of Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards, the annual GDC Awards in San Francisco are an oasis: a relatively quiet night of industry professionals honoring each

By Nathan Grayson

/ 31 Mar 2025

Deck Nine Takes Back GDC Award From Laid-Off Devs After Failing To Send Anyone To Accept It