Scuttlebutt has it that the Sony Computer Entertainment studio Zipper Interactive, maker of combat shooters MAG and the SOCOM series, lost several employees in a round of layoffs today. Reached for comment, a Sony spokesperson confirmed layoffs at Zipper, characterizing them as “normal business practice and a result of cutting back on production resources after the launch of two major franchises.” Sony would not specify how many positions were lost. More »
Yesterday’s rumours have proven true, as Sony Online Entertainment confirms 205 cut positions, the closure of three studio locations, and puts the final bullet in the head of massively multiplayer online spy game The Agency. More »
Scottish developer Realtime Worlds recently entered administration, and it’s rolling out play and pay stats for the recently released All-Points Bulletin to sweeten the pot for potential buyers. Who’s playing, and what are they paying? More »
The maker of massively multiplayer online games Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest is making cuts this week, eliminating “just over 4 per cent of its full-time workforce,” Sony Online Entertainment reps tell Kotaku. More »
