07 Feb
Electronic Arts has confirmed a small number of jobs have been cut at its Montreal Studio and the Rocket Squid studio has reportedly been closed. “We made a staffing change in our Montreal studio to align with our current development and service plans,” EA said in a statement issued to Gamasutra, in part.”A small number […]
31 Jan
Rumors began early this week that AOL would be shutting down a number of its media outlets including gaming site Joystiq. Today, the news has been confirmed. Editor-in-chief Ludwig Kietzmann noted on his Twitter, that the website will continue publishing until Tuesday, February 3rd. TechCrunch reports that Joystiq will become a sub-channel of Engadget, and […]
31 Jan
Sega has announced that it will be cutting a number of positions including the closure of its San Francisco office, as part of a restructuring plan. The company will be shifting focus to its PC and mobile releases as well as the merchandising of the Sonic brand. Around 300 jobs will reportedly be lost as […]
27 Jan
According to a report from Recode, AOL may be closing its video game publication, Joystiq in the coming weeks as part of a “house cleaning” for its various properties. Joystiq responded to the report on its own website stating “we may as well handle this the same way we’ve been covering the video game industry […]