Midway has cut 180 jobs, representing 25% of global headcount. The company will close its Austin development studio and make redundancies in Chicago, San Diego and Austin. The layoffs follow a headcount reduction of 90 in August...

Entertainment UK (usually known as EUK) is no longer being seeking buyers as a going concern and will be closed, according to administrators Deloitte. 700 staff have been made redundant immediately, with 375 staff retained. The decision...

Video games distributor Pinnacle Entertainment has been placed into administration. BDO Stoy Hayward have been appointed as administrators and immediately made 94 staff redundant. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

As part of a restructuring that sees Dutch firm Hermans take an equity stake, Mastertonic has laid off five staff. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

Shacknews reports that Gearbox has made up to 26 staff redundant, following rumours that Sega has cancelled Aliens: Colonial Marines. CEO Randy Pitchford has subsequently stated that to say it has “halted” is an “inaccurate characterization.” 26...

Variety is reporting that Brash Entertainment is to cease trading tomorrow. The news follows 20 layoffs last week and the critical and commercial failure of the three games that the company has released: Alvin and the Chipmunks,...

Cyan Worlds has made nearly all of its staff redundant, with 50 people laid off. Cyan World’s primary client, Gamecock, was recently acquired by SouthPeak Interactive. CEO Tony Fryman is quoted as saying that he was uncertain that...