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  • The Next Big Wave Of Video Game Layoffs Is Here

    The Next Big Wave Of Video Game Layoffs Is Here

    Despite a booming job market overall, 2023 kicked off with the biggest tech companies laying off thousands of employees. Cuts at Microsoft hit Halo Infinite devs at 343 Industries and other game teams across the company, including at Bethesda. Months later, layoffs are continuing across other pockets of the video game industry, impacting major companies…


  • Blizzard Boston Devs Blame Boss For Torpedoing Union

    Blizzard Boston Devs Blame Boss For Torpedoing Union

    Workers at Proletariat Studio, also known as Blizzard Boston, won’t be unionizing after all. The Communications Workers of America Union announced on Tuesday that it will pull its petition for a union election, and blames Proletariat CEO Seth Sivak for treating workers’ organising efforts as a personal betrayal and holding a series of meetings to…


  • 2022 Was The Year The Video Game Industry Ate Itself

    2022 Was The Year The Video Game Industry Ate Itself

    The video game industry went on a shopping spree in 2021. Epic Games bought Mediatonic (Fall Guys), Sony bought Housemarque (Returnal), and Embracer bought Gearbox (Borderlands). It seemed like things might slow down in 2022, but instead they ramped up even more into an acquisition free-for-all. What will the future bring? Nobody knows. But the…