Game Industry Layoffs and Studio Closures

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (507+ words) Ninja Theory developers in Cambridge have started receiving redundancy notices and dismissals after Microsoft failed to find a buyer for the British game studio. The cuts follow the breakdown of two independent acquisition agreements that corporate leadership had pursued to…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (529+ words) Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty addressed the situation directly. “Unfortunately, two separate agreements for Ninja Theory fell through,” Booty said, in comments reported by Eurogamer. He followed that with the studio’s immediate next step: “We will now begin consultation…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (315+ words) GamesBeat Follow us on social media The Xbox-related layoffs appear to be continuing, as reports of layoffs at Ninja Theory are now trickling in on social media. Last month, Xbox confirmed that the studio is very likely to shut down…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (235+ words) Posts on LinkedIn confirm that Hellblade Studio, Ninja Theory, has begun layoffs after XBOX closed down the studio. For those who may not know, Xbox announced a reorganization last month that involved layoffs across several studios. Some studios were made…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (215+ words) Employees at Ninja Theory are facing layoffs. According to Chris Kerr, a news editor at Game Developer, notifications have appeared on LinkedIn from affected individuals. On September 22, Xbox announced plans to potentially shut down Ninja Theory after unsuccessful attempts to…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago   (240+ words) Layoffs have started at Ninja Theory, the Cambridge studio behind Hellblade, and the game it announced this summer may never ship. More than ten employees have said on LinkedIn that they lost their jobs, VGC reports. Xbox says two separate…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago   (230+ words) Xbox proposed closing the Hellblade developer in September after two separate agreements to sell it fell through Ninja Theory has begun laying off employees. That's according to Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr, who spotted posts from affected staff on…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (366+ words) During his appearance on The Expansion Pass podcast, the former PlayStation executive argued that even if Microsoft manages to make its platform profitable at the corporate level, that doesn’t necessarily mean studios receive the financial return they need to survive....

9+ hour, 42+ min ago   (362+ words) A new wave of layoffs has hit the gaming industry, with Supermassive Games reportedly letting go of more than 70 members of staff across a number of departments. According to one member of staff, these layoffs include developers, artists, producers, and…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (281+ words) The developer of the Hellblade titles and the recently-announced Senua is reportedly cutting jobs after attempts to divest the studio from the parent company were unsuccessful. Hellblade and Bleeding Edge developer Ninja Theory is reportedly laying off workers after Xbox…...