Gears of War: E-Day developers reportedly fear post-launch layoffs, while employment conditions could also affect an expected performance-based bonus.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says hardware shortages, soaring AAA budgets and widespread layoffs have created the video game industry’s worst downturn since the 1980s.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Game of the Year nomination highlights indie ambition while AAA studios and their developers face mounting pressure.
An id Software veteran says Xbox’s layoffs have stripped away the teams and cohesion needed to make another large-scale Doom-style game.
Tencent has reportedly halted Last Sentinel after six years, hundreds of millions in spending, a failed playtest and major layoffs at Lightspeed LA.