Tag: Video Game Industry
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Sony Confirms Reduction of Approximately 900 Positions, Shuts Down London Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has recently announced layoffs of more than 900 employees, which is approximately 8% of its workforce. The company also announced the closure of PlayStation Studios London. Statements from President and CEO Jim Ryan and Head of PlayStation Studios Herman Hulst reveal that both US and European groups would be affected, including…
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Approximately 90 Employees to be Laid Off by Supermassive Games
The developer of The Dark Pictures Anthology and Little Nightmares III, Supermassive Games, is set to downsize its workforce by approximately 30%, which equates to around 90 staff members. This decision, according to a report by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, comes in response to the “significant challenges” currently faced by the games industry. The company communicated…
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Yoshitaka Murayama, Creator of Suikoden and Eiyuden Chronicles, Passes Away
Yoshitaka Murayama, the revered creator of Suikoden and Eiyuden Chronicles, sadly passed away on February 6 due to complications from an ongoing illness, as announced by his company, Rabbit and Bear Studios. His career began at Konami in 1992 where he eventually directed and wrote the acclaimed game, Suikoden, released in 1995 in Japan and…
