Job Loss Tracker
It is not an exhaustive list, but since the start of 2009, we have striven to keep it up to date. If you want to know more about how we determine job losses, you can check out the Job Loss Tracker methodology.
Game
247 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 247
GAME Group has announced that it is closing 12 GAME stores, six GameStation stores and all 25 concessions in Debenhams Stores. There will be 247 redundancies as a result of the reduction in stores.
GAME cuts 43 stores, makes 247 staff redundant - Gamesbrief.com
UK Retailer Game Group Cuts 247 Jobs - GamaSutra
Activision-Blizzard
400 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 400
Activision has made a number of developers redundant including Luxoflux (56 jobs lost and the studio closed), Neversoft (50 redundancies), Radical Entertainment (90-100 layoffs), Red Octane (40 jobs lost) and Underground Development (studio closed).
Activision culls up to 400 jobs - Gamesbrief.com
Activision lays off about 200 employees, shuts down Santa Monica studio Luxoflux - Los Angeles Times
Game
80 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 80
GAME Group is potentially going to eliminate 80 posts as it consolidates its customer service and back office functions in York and Basingstoke.
GAME to lose 80 back office jobs? - Gamesbrief.com
80 jobs under threat at GAME Group - Gamesindustry.biz
THQ
60 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 60
Publisher THQ has announced it would be refocusing its Juice Games and Rainbow Studios on digital distribution — and cutting 60 jobs as part of the strategy.
Redundancy round-up - Gamesbrief.com
THQ Cuts 60 Jobs As Rainbow, Juice Rebrand, Refocus On Digital - GamaSutra
Namco Bandai
630 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 630
Namco Bandai has announced a restructuring plan that will see approximately 10% of its global workforce of 7,000 made redundant.
Namco Bandai restructures, cuts 10% of its workforce - Gamesbrief.com
Namco Bandai To Cut Over 600 Jobs - Kotaku
Deep Silver
20 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 20
Deep Silver has closed its Vienna studio with the loss of 20 jobs. The company was formed by Rockstar Vienna veterans Niki Laber and Hannes Seifert as Games That Matter in 2007.
www.gamesbrief.com/2010/02/redundancy-round-up-2/ - Gamesbrief.com
Deep Silver Closes Vienna Studio - GamaSutra
Sony
0 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 0
SCEE has announced that the Liverpool studio is being restructured as part of a “project prioritisation”. Estimates are that as many of half of the staff may be gone.
Redundancy Round-up - Gamesbrief.com
Sony Liverpool to halve its head-count? - Develop
DR Studios
4 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 4
DR Studios has made a handful of redundancies as it restructures it serious games and development teams. Four staff have been laid off, with over 30 team members remaining.
Redundancy Roundup - Gamesbrief.com
Redundancies at DR Studios as team restructures - Gamesindustry.biz
Red 5 Games
30 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 30
GamaSutra quotes “a reliable source close to the company” saying that the company underwent a round of layoffs. It estimated that 30 people were made redundant, and reported that the company had 100 staff in December 2008.
Redundancy roundup - Gamesbrief.com
Source: Red 5 Studios Lays Off Workers - GamaSutra
Crispy Gamer
10 jobs lost
Games industry losses: 10
The entire editorial staff, consisting of nine people, have been laid off with immediate effect. CEO Chris Heldman resigned in protest at the decision.
Redundancy Roundup - Gamesbrief.com
Crispy Gamer editorial staff laid off, CEO resigns in protest - Gamesindustry.biz
