PC Gaming The Collapse of a Deal: Heart Machine Suffers Near-Total Layoffs After Publisher Funding Fails September 17, 2026 Dwi Wanna In a stark reminder of the volatile economic climate currently gripping the video game industry, Heart Machine—the highly respected independent studio behind Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash, and the recently…
Gaming Culture Uncertainty Looms as Build A Rocket Boy Faces Potential Closure Following Fresh Wave of Layoffs September 16, 2026 Evan Lee Salim The gaming industry is currently witnessing the potential collapse of one of its most ambitious independent ventures. Build A Rocket Boy, the studio founded by Leslie Benzies—the former president of…
Game Development Turbulence at Build a Rocket Boy: Another Wave of Layoffs Hits Troubled Scottish Developer September 16, 2026 Neng Nana The Scottish gaming industry, once a beacon of rapid expansion and high-budget ambition, is currently witnessing the slow, agonizing contraction of one of its most prominent players. Build a Rocket…
Game Development Inside the FuturLab Layoffs: Corporate Language and the Reality of Studio Restructuring September 14, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman The video game industry, a sector often romanticized for its creative freedom and collaborative spirit, has been navigating a period of profound instability. In the latest development, FuturLab, the Brighton-based…
Game Development PowerWash Simulator Developer FuturLab Faces Internal Turmoil Following Quiet Layoffs September 8, 2026 Jia Lissa The Brighton-based studio, best known for its runaway success PowerWash Simulator, has confirmed a workforce reduction following the cancellation of an unannounced project. However, internal reports suggest a turbulent process…
VR/AR Gaming A Shift in Philosophy: Schell Games Implements First Layoffs in Two-Decade History September 3, 2026 Lina Hope The landscape of the video game industry, particularly within the specialized sector of Virtual and Extended Reality (VR/XR), has undergone a tumultuous transformation over the last twenty-four months. This week,…
PC Gaming The Human Cost of Hell: Inside the Severe Crunch and Sudden Layoffs Behind Doom: The Dark Ages – Revelations September 2, 2026 Evan Lee Salim The gaming industry has long operated under a volatile cycle of critical triumph and corporate tragedy, but few recent events illustrate this paradox as starkly as the release of Doom:…
VR/AR Gaming The End of an Era: Schell Games Implements First Layoffs in Two-Decade History August 26, 2026 Suro Senen In a sobering reflection of the current volatility within the global video game industry, Schell Games—a titan of the independent development space and a pioneer in virtual reality (VR) and…
Game Development The End of an Era: Schell Games Implements First-Ever Layoffs Amid Industry-Wide Downturn August 25, 2026 Nana Muazin The video game industry, an sector often characterized by rapid expansion and creative optimism, has reached a somber milestone. Schell Games, the acclaimed Pittsburgh-based studio renowned for the I Expect…
PC Gaming The Price of Consolidation: How Microsoft’s Xbox Layoffs Sparked a Labor Rebellion at Bethesda and Beyond August 23, 2026 Iffa Jayyana The promise of corporate consolidation in the video game industry has long been marketed as a win-win scenario: multi-billion-dollar tech giants provide financial stability and limitless resources, while creative studios…
