01 Mar
In a recent press release, Blizzard has announced that it will be laying off 600 employees worldwide. More information on the layoffs is included after the jump.
10 Aug
Following recent news that THQ will no longer be developing titles in the Red Faction franchise, Joystiq has now reported that the company will also cease to actively pursue development in the MX vs. ATV series. Furthermore, the company will also cease to develop titles based on movie licenses or titles specifically aimed at children. As […]
27 Jun
The newest Playstation Network breach-spawned lawsuit alleges that Sony fired a significant portion of network security employees prior to the hacking of 100 million+ accounts across PSN and SOE. According to the court document, Sony “laid off a substantial percentage of its Sony Online Entertainment workforce, including a number of employees in the Network Operations […]
01 Jun
While many internal studios and many more employees got the axe as part of Activision’s recent layoffs, one group that managed to survive, albeit not completely attacked, was DJ Hero creator FreestyleGames. The company did reportedly lose 35 of their employees, but were kept active within the parent publisher.