Nightingale can’t outfly “the stark realities of the industry” as creators Inflexion close UK office and lay people off

Inflexion Games are closing their UK office, laying off staff and restructuring their main Canadian studio after failing to find commercial success with their Victorian fantasy survival game Nightingale. Reportedly, at least 22 people have been let go.

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Riot lay off more workers for the second time in a year – and add “evolving” to our big list of nonsense words companies use to describe job cuts

Riot Games are cutting more jobs at their studios, the company announced today. This is the second time in a year the League of Legends developer has laid off workers. Chairman and co-founder of Riot, Marc Merrill, made the announcement yesterday, claiming that by cutting these jobs the company was “evolving League” and “investing heavily in solving today’s challenges”. A total of 32 people have lost their jobs, mostly workers on League of Legends, according to a figure the developer gave to our sister site Eurogamer.

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Rime and Song Of Nunu developers Tequila cancel game and lay off staff

Ah, this makes for sore reading. Spanish developers Tequila Works have cancelled a game and made a “small” number of layoffs in the face of financial difficulties. “With deep regret, we must inform of the decision to cancel an unannounced game,” reads a post from Tequila on LinkedIn. “This tough decision means we will be … Read more

Hi-Rez Studios lay off unknown number of workers to give Smite 2 “a sustainable future”

Smite 2 developers Hi-Rez Studios have laid off an unspecified number of workers, as part of what they call a “internal reorganization and reprioritization”. The layoffs would ultimately benefit Smite 2, claimed the company’s boss, who added that the cuts “disproportionally affect” those working on cosmetic skins and game “system features”, as well as people in marketing and publishing roles.

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An Ubisoft investor wants to dethrone Ubisoft’s founders so Ubisoft can lay more developers off


Commence Star Wars rolling prologue screen: A minority Ubisoft investor has written an open letter to Ubisoft’s board outlining their “deep dissatisfaction with the current performance and strategic direction of the company” and threatening a full-blown coup against the Guillemot brothers, Ubisoft’s founders, and their backers at Chinese juggernaut Tencent.

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