Sources speaking to Bloomberg said the cuts could hit up to 500 staff, or 35% of Twitch’s workforce, and could be officially announced today. Twitch began as a game streaming service, but has grown to incorporate many types of live streaming – from reading books to lounging in hot tubs. Despite these changing behaviours, and …
Wearable startup Humane AI laid off four percent of its employees before it has started shipping its Ai Pin, The Verge has reported. Leadership reportedly told employees that budgets would be lowered in 2024, according to sources familiar with the matter. The cuts were implemented earlier this week and affect around 10 people. On LinkedIn, …
Cloud computing company VMware is laying off 577 employees in Austin as part of a nationwide job reduction. Cloud computing company VMware Inc. has announced plans to lay off hundreds of employees in Austin. The layoffs of 577 workers will occur at the company’s office at 6500 River Place Blvd., according to a WARN letter …
In May 2022, Broadcom announced that it will acquire VMware for $69 billion. The company declared the finalisation of the agreement on November 22, following the swift receipt of regulatory approval from China. Now an online report suggests that the company is planning to lay off VMware employees.Email sent to impacted employees As reported by …
2023 has been an utterly miserable time to be working in the video game industry. Announcements of layoffs from some of the biggest names around have been dominating news sections lately. While we already knew Embracer Group was one of them, we now know the figures. In the most recent sales report from the Crystal …
Amazon has cut around 180 jobs from its gaming division. Sources from Reuters, Aftermath and Bloomberg reported on the cuts, which affected the entire Game Growth team and all staff working on Crown, an Amazon-backed Twitch channel. A leaked email reportedly cited a company pivot to refocus resources on growth areas like free monthly games for …
US-based game software development studio is “likely” to make job cuts next year. The company is expected to announce the layoffs before the end of Q1 2024 (which is April) to cut costs. In a letter to shareholders shared by the company, interim CEO Jim Whitehurst said he believes that the company has “a significant …
Snap is going through a reorganization and has laid off “nearly 20 product managers,” according to The Information. The job cuts follow a string of departures and position shuffling over the past few months. A company spokesperson told the publication that the layoffs were meant to speed up the company’s decision-making process, presumably because they’d …
Ubisoft Montreal just laid off 98 people as part of a corporate restructuring and reorganization effort, as reported by Kotaku. The cuts primarily impact workers in business administration services and IT. Ubisoft says it will support “all affected Canadian employees” with severance packages and “career assistance to help them navigate their transition.” The Montreal office …
Much of the chatter surrounding video games in 2023 has been about just how stacked the year has been for quality releases. After all, we’ve gotten new entries in juggernaut series like Zelda, Mario, Spider-Man, Street Fighter and Diablo, a new sci-fi IP from Bethesda, a top-rated new Baldur’s Gate that took everyone by storm, a beloved remake of Resident Evil 4 …