The Destiny 2 and Marathon developer may be in trouble, as a report says Sony hasn't approved a new project for the studio and is instead eyeing massive layoffs.
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LinkedIn has confirmed that it is reducing its workforce by 5% as part of a broader organizational restructuring.
Snap has announced its biggest restructuring in years, axing 1,000 employees and killing 300 open roles, as AI-powered small teams are already driving major results internally.
The studio behind hit games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is having another mass layoffs wave.
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A first-party PlayStation studio that was spun up only a year ago is being shuttered by Sony, and there are even more layoffs happening elsewhere across its studios.
Epic Games is laying off a massive chunk of its staff, saying that Fortnite isn't making enough money to keep it afloat right now.
The 1996-established Red Storm Entertainment is the latest development studio to be hit by Ubisoft's ongoing layoff waves.
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The studio behind the Splinter Cell remake project is the latest team getting hit by Ubisoft layoff waves. The project was announced back in 2021.
The studio responsible for Demon's Souls and the Shadow of the Colossus remake is being shut down by Sony following a live service project failure.
The new League of Legends spin-off fighting game, 2XKO, launched only a month ago, and already, a large portion of the development team is being let go.
Pinterest has indicated that it will be laying off hundreds of employees over the next few months in its pursuit of AI products and capabilities.
Amazon has accidentally sent an email to some employees, confirming significant layoffs that will "strengthen" the company.
Ubisoft announced today that it is making some major changes internally, including game cancelations, delays, studio closures, and layoffs.
Massive Entertainment is a target of Ubisoft's latest layoff wave, with dozens of positions being affected at the Division and Avatar development studio.
Tailwind CSS is a very popular framework among web developers, but the company has had to lay off most of its workforce after AI ate into its revenue.
Following 15,000 cuts in 2025, rumours suggest Microsoft may slash up to 10% of its global workforce to fund a deeper pivot into AI infrastructure.
Google is tightening the screws on its "Work from Anywhere" policy that was introduced during the COVID-19 era that made office working difficult.
Just weeks after revealing it has hit the brakes on developing Contraband, Avalanche Studios has announced layoffs and an office closure.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been heavily criticized over recent layoffs. An analyst accused him of ruining people's lives for the sake of growth at all costs.
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Microsoft drew a profit of $27.2 billion in the last quarter of FY25, driven by demand for the cloud and AI. Overall, it recorded profits of over a hundred billion dollars in the entire fiscal year.
Following the thousands of layoffs earlier this month, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has addressed the topic while also sharing his vision for the company.
In a bizarre announcement, 1047 Games has revealed that its latest free-to-play arena shooter/battle royale, Splitgate 2, is reverting to beta.
Following 9,000 layoffs, a seemingly tone-deaf Xbox executive has recommended those impacted to turn to AI tools like Copilot for emotional clarity.
Microsoft's recent layoff of 9,000 employees affected 830 workers in Washington, Microsoft's home state in the US.
The massive wave of layoffs Microsoft just announced is affecting multiple teams and projects at Xbox, with a studio even being completely shut down.
Microsoft has laid off another 9,000 workers from its ranks. That's a reduction by about 4% of its total global workforce.
A new report states that Microsoft is planning to initiate a major wave of layoffs, and the Xbox division is in its crosshairs.
A new report claims that Microsoft is planning on eliminating thousands of jobs as early as next month, with the cuts primarily affecting sales teams.
Sony has cut a large chunk of staff from Bend Studio, the developer behind games like Days Gone and the Syphon Filter series.
Dozens of employees have been laid off from Amazon's books division while the company claims it wants to reduce bureaucracy.
A new wave of layoffs is hitting Microsoft. The company announced plans to let go of some workers worldwide to "best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace."
A massive layoff wave has been confirmed at Electronic Arts studios, with even Respawn Entertainment being affected.
The latest video game developer to be hit by layoffs is Eidos Montreal, the AAA studio responsible for hits like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and the modern Deus Ex games.
Crystal Dynamics is the latest game developer to be hit by layoffs. The studio is known for its Tomb Raider games and is also a co-developer of an upcoming Xbox title.
Multiple reports say that Sony is doing another round of layoffs at its first-party studios, and those who worked on canceled live service projects seem to be targeted.
NetEase has confirmed that it has laid off the US-based development team that had been working on Marvel Rivals.
Bulletstorm and Outriders studio People Can Fly is having a round of layoffs that's affecting over 120 staff. One gaming project is being suspended entirely due to this.
Third time's a charm? Dropbox announced its third major round of layoffs in recent years, cutting 20% of staff to refocus on new growth areas.
Amazon AWS CEO Matt Garman has said employees could always quit if they are opposed to coming into the office five days a week at a recent all-hands meeting.
Meta's latest layoffs impact employees from WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, while the company is trying to reorganize itself and become a leaner org.
