Ubisoft lays off 45 from US offices

Ubisoft has made another round of layoffs, this time cutting staff at two of its US studios. In total, 45 employees have been laid off at the Assassin's Creed publisher's San Francisco studio and at Red Storm Entertainment, based in Cary, North Carolina. It is not clear which departments have been affected. “Yesterday, Ubisoft San … Read more

Payload Studios lays off 25% of staff

TerraTech developer Payload Studios has announced a wave of layoffs that will affect 25% of its workforce. CEO and founder Russ Clarke shared the news on LinkedIn, citing the “struggles affecting the industry at large” for the decision. “We've done everything we can to avoid this, and I'm not saying we've done everything right over … Read more

Bungie lays off another 220 staff, acknowledging it was “overly ambitious”

Bungie will lay off 220 developers, representing 17% of its total workforce. Bungie boss Pete Parsons says the cuts are necessary “to make substantial changes to our cost structure and focus development efforts fully on Destiny and Marathon.” “This morning, I want to share with you all some of the most difficult changes we've had … Read more