Funcom, the publicly-listed developer/publisher of Age of Conan is still struggling. In an attempt to cut costs, it is slashing 20% of its workforce (60 people, mainly in its home country of Norway) and trying to shift...

Developer Bottlerocket has gone bust, according to GamesIndustry.biz. The company part-developed Splatterhouse for Namco Bandai before an acrimonious split, and was also working on project for defunct publisher Brash. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

What a nice way to celebrate the launch of your new game: fire dozens of the staff who worked on it. Internal Activision studio Raven Software has laid off 30-35 staff, according to GI.biz. The studio have...

Electronic Arts has confirmed that it has made further layoffs at Maxis, which are believed to be over and above the 1,100 layoffs previously announced. The company has not released the number of staff who will be...

Swedish developer Grin has gone bust. On its website, the company ascribed its woes to “too many publishers have been delaying their payments, causing an unbearable cashflow situation.” Grin is best known for Ghost Recon Advanced...

According to VentureBeat, a number of Foundation 9’s studios will be affected by the redundancies, including: The closure of the Fizz Factor game studio in Austin, Texas The merger of the Amaze and Griptonite studios in Kirkland,...

Despite the successful launch of Free Realms, Sony Online Entertainment, publisher of Everquest,has decided to reduce headcount by 5%. 41 of the company’s 800-odd staff will be affected by the layoffs. (via IndustryGamers)