Empire Interactive has gone into administration, following abortive attempts by KPMG to find a buyer. The company, owned by Silverstar, is best known for the Flatout series of games. Added to the Job Loss Tracker. UPDATE: GamaSutra...

Developer of Sacred Ascaron has filed for bankruptcy protection in the German courts. The company said that 94 staff worked on Sacred 2, so I’m estimating the staff size at 100 for now. Pessimistically, I am not...

Crush Digital appears to have gone bust before it released its first game. GamesIndustry.biz reports that the Nottingham studio has appointed Cameron Gunn of ReSolve Partners as administrator. (You may remember him from the recent administration of...

Following earlier redundancies, developer Atomic Planet has gone into administration. The company employed 35 staff, which have been added to the JobLossTracker.

The administration of Zavvi is finally over. MCV reports that the last Zavvi stores on the High Street will shut next week. There have been some rescues: Five stores sold to Head Entertainment, a new venture from...

MMO publisher Nexon has shut its Vancouver Studio with immediate effect. The studio, also known as Humanature and headed by Relic co-founder Alex Garden, employed 90 staff, all of whom have been made redundant. Korean publisher Nexon...

Multiple sources are confirming that Microsoft has already starting making cuts as part of its initial 1,400 layoffs: Venturebeat reports that Chris Early, general manager of Games for Windows Live, the online gaming service for gamers who...