Warner Bros bid for Midway has gone through, but the global media conglomerate didn’t want Midway Newcastle, the studio formerly known as Pitbull and responsible for the The Wheelman franchise. GamaSutra estimates that 80 developers were affected...

The Warner takeover of Midway has gone through, and Midway’s head office staff are paying the price. 60 staff at the company’s Chicago head office have been made redundant, including CEO Matt Booty. It seems that 100...

No sooner has Codemasters shipped Damnation than the developer, Blue Omega, shuts its doors. Reports suggest a troubled development process, with Blue Omega turning to outsourced development teams, Velvetelvis Studios and Point of View, who allegedly then...

In a nice “thank you” for finishing recruitment title America’s Army 3, the US Army has told the studio concerned that they are being shut down, according to Develop. The California studio will be closed with future...

GameJacket, which provided advertising revenue for Flash-based games, has closed down. While the company had received funding, it was unable to raise further investment. It seems as if GameJacket was offering $1,000 advances and $0.50 CPMs on...

According to Kotaku, Eidos has made 25 Crystal Dynamics staff redundant. The redundancies are part of a “ continued drive to focus resources at the studio”. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

Deadline Games has today filed for bankruptcy, according to GamesIndustry.biz. The company developed Total Overdose and was run by outspoken CEO Chris Mottes. At the end of 2008, the company had 58 employees. Added to the Job...