Labor - Aftermath (Page 6)

Pete Parsons Doesn't Need That Many Cars

Right now, my social media feeds are full of people mourning layoffs, both on the journalism side, with the sudden closure of Game Informer today, and on the developer side,

By Riley MacLeod

/ 2 Aug 2024

A row of classic cars in a parking lot under some palm trees

Game Informer Has Been Shut Down

Game Informer, a print gaming magazine and website owned by retailer GameStop, was abruptly shuttered Friday. A post on the magazine's Twitter account reads, "After 33 thrilling

By Riley MacLeod

/ 2 Aug 2024

Bungie Lays Off 220 People, 17% Of Staff

Destiny developer Bungie announced layoffs today, with plans to cut 220 people across the studio, which will include "most of our executive and senior leader roles." Bungie CEO

By Riley MacLeod

/ 31 Jul 2024

Bungie Lays Off 220 People, 17% Of Staff

Folks, We Got Another One

Following on the heels of Friday’s wall-to-wall union at Bethesda Games Studios, over 500 workers on World of Warcraft have unionized under the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Like

By Riley MacLeod

/ 24 Jul 2024

The Layoffs Come For Everyone, Big And Small

The mass layoffs that have hit video games over the past year are a tragedy on a number of levels. There's of course the tragedy for those immediately

By Luke Plunkett

/ 18 Jul 2024

Gamurs Websites Just Keep Laying Off Workers

In March, we ran a story about the Gamurs Group, a network of video game websites that includes Dot Esports, Destructoid, Twinfinite, Attack of the Fanboy, WGTC and Siliconera. Specifically,

By Luke Plunkett

/ 2 Jul 2024

The Bittersweet Feeling Of Seeing Your Game Revealed After Getting Laid Off

Going into this year’s Summer Game Fest, the vibes were rancid. Over 10,000 game developers have been laid off since the start of 2024, more than in all

By Nathan Grayson

/ 14 Jun 2024

The Bittersweet Feeling Of Seeing Your Game Revealed After Getting Laid Off

Things Are Not Looking Good For Dicebreaker, One Of The Few Good Board Game Websites

IGN's purchase of the Gamer Network last month--which included outlets like Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, GamesIndustry.biz and VG247--brought with it both the expected layoffs and the resulting

By Luke Plunkett

/ 12 Jun 2024

Things Are Not Looking Good For Dicebreaker, One Of The Few Good Board Game Websites

Long-time Staffers At RPS, GamesIndustry.biz, VG247 Surprised By Layoffs As IGN Buys Network

Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it has acquired the Gamer Network of sites – which includes Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, GamesIndustry.biz, and VG247 – from Reedpop, which owns PAX and has

By Nathan Grayson

/ 21 May 2024

Long-time Staffers At RPS, GamesIndustry.biz, VG247 Surprised By Layoffs As IGN Buys Network

The Answer Doesn't Have To Be Less

Following Microsoft’s abrupt closure of four Bethesda studios earlier this week, increasingly dumb details keep coming out about the logic–if you could call it that–behind the decision.

By Riley MacLeod

/ 9 May 2024

A screenshot from the video game Dishonored: some tall metal robots in a ruined city

Big Video Game Publishers Like Microsoft Are Paving Their Own Path To Irrelevance

This week, Microsoft — a company that already announced layoffs of 1,900 game workers earlier this year — once again took the scythe to its own workforce, shuttering four Bethesda studios

By Nathan Grayson

/ 8 May 2024

Big Video Game Publishers Like Microsoft Are Paving Their Own Path To Irrelevance

When Is It Enough

It’s another day in the darkest timeline: Microsoft announced today that it’s closing four Bethesda studios, following on the heels of wider layoffs in January. According to an

By Riley MacLeod

/ 7 May 2024