Layoffs - Gematsu

Xbox

Sep 22 2026 / 10:17 AM EDT0

Xbox lays off 268 employees as Halo, Rare, and World’s Edge move to Activision, Obsidian Entertainment moves to Betheseda Softworks, and Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios merge

Xbox will lay off 268 employees across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the Xbox …

Aug 11 2026 / 9:39 AM EDT0

Supermassive Games to lay off up to 75 employees

The Dark Pictures series and Little Nightmares III developer Supermassive Games will lay off up …

Xbox

Jul 6 2026 / 10:02 AM EDT0

Xbox to lay off 3,200 employees, divest five studios

Xbox has announced a major restructuring, reducing its headcount by 3,200 employees throughout fiscal year …

PlayStation

Jun 25 2026 / 10:27 AM EDT0

Bungie announces layoffs, reorganization [Update 2]

Bungie has announced a “reduction in force” as it ‘reorganizes’ to “to best position the …

Apr 29 2025 / 4:05 PM EDT0

Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of staff, cancels early-stage Titanfall universe extraction shooter

Electronic Arts has laid off between 300 and 400 employees across the company, including approximately …

Mar 25 2014 / 7:41 AM EDT0

Evolution, Guerrilla Cambridge, and SCE London hit by layoffs

Sony UK studios Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge, and SCE London Studio have been hit with …

Jan 25 2013 / 8:11 PM EDT0

PlayStation All-Stars developer hit with layoffs

An unknown number of staff from PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale developer SuperBot Entertainment were laid …

Jul 26 2012 / 3:45 PM EDT0

Warner Bros. Seattle hit with layoffs

Warner Bros. has confirmed that its Washington studio, WB Games Seattle, has been hit with …

Jul 18 2012 / 5:40 PM EDT0

Report: Capcom Vancouver hit with layoffs [Update 2]

Dead Rising 2 studio Capcom Vancouver is undergoing layoffs, sources from NeoGAF and Twitter are …

Mar 31 2012 / 12:22 PM EDT0

Sega hit with layoffs, future games in jeopardy

Many Sega of America employees lost their jobs yesterday as lower than expected revenue lead …

Xbox One

Mar 14 2012 / 9:50 PM EDT0

Obsidian hit with layoffs, next-gen project canned

Dungeon Siege III and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment was hit with layoffs today, …

Feb 7 2012 / 9:38 AM EDT0

David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play; studio shifts focus to mobile games [Update]

God of War and Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe will leave Eat Sleep Play, a …

Xbox 360

May 6 2011 / 12:08 PM EDT0

Report: Layoffs at Crytek, Kingdoms a first-person Kinect title

Crytek, developers of the Crysis franchise, will lay off 30-35 staff members from its Budapest …

May 5 2011 / 8:05 AM EDT0

Layoffs at Black Rock Studios

Around 100 staff are at risk of being let off at Disney Interactive’s Black Rock …

PS3

Mar 31 2011 / 6:47 AM EDT0

SOE hit with massive layoffs

Sony Online Entertainment was hit with massive layoffs this week, resulting in the closure of …