Streamline Studios has shut its Amsterdam office with the loss of 10 jobs, according to GamesIndustry.biz. Reading the interview in more depth (and confirming that the website is down) makes it look as if Streamline has, in...

Krome Studios, the largest developer in Australia with over 400 employees has laid off an unspecified number of staff. The redundancies were said to be “necessary as we position Krome for the future”, said CEO Robert Walsh...

Electronic Arts have announced a further 1,500 job cuts. In the Q2 earnings announcement, EA said: Cost Reduction Plan EA has announced a plan to narrow its product portfolio to provide greater focus on titles with higher...

GamerDNA has been through several iterations in its life. The social network and gaming community started life as Sparkforge Entertainment before changing its name to GuildCafe as it focused on the burgeoning MMO market. It even attracted...

After halving the work force of 7 Studios yesterday, Activision has now shut Shaba Games, according to Kotaku. Shaba, which employed 30 staff, worked most recently on Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. Kotaku’s sources suggest that the closure...

All is not well in the virtual world of Habbo Hotel. Parent company Sulake is starting the negotiation process to make 40 layoffs amongst its 200-strong Finnish workforce (the company employs 300 people globally). Habbo Hotel was...

Activision acquired 7 Studios, developer of Scratch the Ultimate DJ, in April 2009. Since Scratch is targeted at the same market as Activision’s DJ Hero, the acquisition led to a lawsuit from Scratch publisher Genius, alleging “intentional...