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Mobile dev Shipyard Games shuts down
The creator of Wizards & Kingdoms Go quietly shuttered after running out of money and losing financial backing from Supercell.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Meta shuts down Quest developer Ready at Dawn
Across its 21-year lifetime, Ready at Dawn developer the Echo series for the Meta Quest, along with Daxter, various God of War spinoffs, and The Order: 1886.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Jam City lays off nearly 85 employees as industry fails to hit 'upward trend'
The mobile developer said its newest cuts were spurred by the industry's continued layoffs and the underperformance of its own titles.
Aug. 3, 2024
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Game Informer Magazine is shutting down
The long-running publication was abruptly shut down by parent company GameStop after launching its own, separate print subscription five months ago.
Aug. 3, 2024
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Indie publisher Armor Games reportedly axes publishing team
Ex-staff claim the publisher has eliminated its entire publishing team. If true, it's unclear what that means for the games Armor's expected to publish.
Aug. 2, 2024
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Keywords subsidiary Lively Games hit with 'small' layoffs in studio restructuring
Lively's reportedly minimal reductions are said to be isolated to itself, and will not spread to fellow studio Electric Square.
July 31, 2024
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Destiny developer Bungie cutting 220 jobs after exceeding 'financial safety margins'
Bungie also plans to integrate over 100 employees into Sony Interactive Entertainment and PlayStation Studios to help 'save a great deal of talent.'
July 31, 2024
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Update: Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown
Humble Games has laid off a number of staff due to restructuring. However, Humble states that the publisher itself is not closing.
July 24, 2024
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Towers & Titans dev Rumble Games shut down in 'ruthless' pursuit of profits
The 13-year studio was shut down without prior warning, and as staff were mourning the passing of their CEO, Mark Spenner.
July 23, 2024
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Report: Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm is conducting layoffs
Former employees claim the studio's mobile team has essentially been dismantled.
July 18, 2024
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VFX studio Axis shuts down after 24 years
Axis' famous reveal trailer for Dead Island led to Techland's current popularity and the cinematic trailer being the default marketing for triple-A games.
July 17, 2024
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Splash Damage confirms 'small number' of employees could be laid off
The studio is attempting to 'adapt' its business structure and noted its development slate will be unaffected by any changes.
July 11, 2024