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		<title>Bungie announces layoffs, reorganization [Update 2]</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2026/06/bungie-announces-layoffs-reorganization</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bungie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIE]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bungie has announced a &#8220;reduction in force&#8221; as it &#8216;reorganizes&#8217; to &#8220;to best position the &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2026/06/bungie-announces-layoffs-reorganization" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of staff, cancels early-stage Titanfall universe extraction shooter</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/electronic-arts-lays-off-hundreds-of-staff-cancels-early-stage-titanfall-universe-extraction-shooter</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[EA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respawn Entertainment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Electronic Arts has laid off between 300 and 400 employees across the company, including approximately &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2025/04/electronic-arts-lays-off-hundreds-of-staff-cancels-early-stage-titanfall-universe-extraction-shooter" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Evolution, Guerrilla Cambridge, and SCE London hit by layoffs</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2014/03/evolution-guerrilla-cambridge-sce-london-hit-layoffs</link>
					<comments>https://www.gematsu.com/2014/03/evolution-guerrilla-cambridge-sce-london-hit-layoffs#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution Studios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guerrilla Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guerrilla Games Cambridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIE]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sony UK studios Evolution Studios, Guerrilla Cambridge, and SCE London Studio have been hit with &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2014/03/evolution-guerrilla-cambridge-sce-london-hit-layoffs" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">124798</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>PlayStation All-Stars developer hit with layoffs</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2013/01/playstation-all-stars-developer-hit-with-layoffs</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SuperBot Entertainment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[An unknown number of staff from PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale developer SuperBot Entertainment were laid &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2013/01/playstation-all-stars-developer-hit-with-layoffs" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Warner Bros. Seattle hit with layoffs</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/07/warner-bros-seattle-hit-with-layoffs</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Warner Bros. has confirmed that its Washington studio, WB Games Seattle, has been hit with &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2012/07/warner-bros-seattle-hit-with-layoffs" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Report: Capcom Vancouver hit with layoffs [Update 2]</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/07/report-capcom-vancouver-hit-with-layoffs</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capcom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capcom Vancouver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dead Rising 2 studio Capcom Vancouver is undergoing layoffs, sources from NeoGAF and Twitter are &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2012/07/report-capcom-vancouver-hit-with-layoffs" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">75269</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Sega hit with layoffs, future games in jeopardy</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/03/sega-hit-with-layoffs-future-games-in-jeopardy</link>
					<comments>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/03/sega-hit-with-layoffs-future-games-in-jeopardy#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEGA]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many Sega of America employees lost their jobs yesterday as lower than expected revenue lead &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2012/03/sega-hit-with-layoffs-future-games-in-jeopardy" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">65389</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Obsidian hit with layoffs, next-gen project canned</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/03/obsidian-hit-with-layoffs-next-gen-project-canned</link>
					<comments>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/03/obsidian-hit-with-layoffs-next-gen-project-canned#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xbox One]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obsidian Entertainment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dungeon Siege III and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment was hit with layoffs today, &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2012/03/obsidian-hit-with-layoffs-next-gen-project-canned" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">64339</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play; studio shifts focus to mobile games [Update]</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/02/david-jaffe-leaves-eat-sleep-play-studio-shifts-focus-to-mobile-games</link>
					<comments>https://www.gematsu.com/2012/02/david-jaffe-leaves-eat-sleep-play-studio-shifts-focus-to-mobile-games#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Jaffe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eat Sleep Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Campbell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twisted Metal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[God of War and Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe will leave Eat Sleep Play, a &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2012/02/david-jaffe-leaves-eat-sleep-play-studio-shifts-focus-to-mobile-games" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Report: Layoffs at Crytek, Kingdoms a first-person Kinect title</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2011/05/report-layoffs-at-crytek-kingdoms-a-first-person-kinect-title</link>
					<comments>https://www.gematsu.com/2011/05/report-layoffs-at-crytek-kingdoms-a-first-person-kinect-title#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xbox 360]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Codename: Kingdoms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crytek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rumors]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crytek, developers of the Crysis franchise, will lay off 30-35 staff members from its Budapest &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2011/05/report-layoffs-at-crytek-kingdoms-a-first-person-kinect-title" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Layoffs at Black Rock Studios</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2011/05/layoffs-at-black-rock-studios</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 12:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Rock Studios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disney Interactive Studios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Around 100 staff are at risk of being let off at Disney Interactive&#8217;s Black Rock &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2011/05/layoffs-at-black-rock-studios" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>SOE hit with massive layoffs</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2011/03/soe-hit-with-massive-layoffs</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[PS3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daybreak Game Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gematsu.com/?p=42758</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Sony Online Entertainment was hit with massive layoffs this week, resulting in the closure of &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2011/03/soe-hit-with-massive-layoffs" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">42758</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>United Front Games hit with layoffs due to True Crime cancellation</title>
		<link>https://www.gematsu.com/2011/02/united-front-games-hit-with-layoffs-due-to-true-crime-cancellation</link>
					<comments>https://www.gematsu.com/2011/02/united-front-games-hit-with-layoffs-due-to-true-crime-cancellation#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sal Romano]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[PS3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xbox 360]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[True Crime: Hong Kong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Front Games]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[United Front Games has confirmed the Vancouver-based studio&#8217;s been hit with layoffs due to Activision&#8217;s &#8230;
<p><a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2011/02/united-front-games-hit-with-layoffs-due-to-true-crime-cancellation" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">41135</post-id>	</item>
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