According to Develop, Swedish developer Avalanche has just laid off 77 staff following the cancellation of 2 major projects worth $34 million. The company continues to work on Just Cause 2 for Eidos and co-production with Emote...

Diner Dash creator Gamelab has made ten of its 25 staff redundant. The company is now focused exclusively on Gamestar Mechanic, a “multiplayer online game for kids that lets them create games”. Added to the Job Loss...

Kotaku reports that Canadian developer Silicon Knights has laid off 26 workers. In an official statement, Silicon Knights says it has “temporarily” laid off the employees as they ramp up on other projects. In effect, this looks...

Vancouver-based Radical Entertainment has made 100 staff redundant. The 100 layoffs, representing approximately half the studio’s staff, are part of the headcount reduction at Activision-Blizzard following the recent merger. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

As part of the rationalisation of projects following the Activision-Blizzard merger, up to 60 staff have been made redundant at High Moon Studios. The company, which recently released a title based on The Bourne Supremacy, has 150...

Eidos has confirmed that it will be closing Conflict developer Pivotal. 95 staff have been made redundant immediately, 10-12 will be remaining in Bath to work on special projects. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

Take-Two has confirmed that it is “consulting with staff about potential redundancies at Venom”. I’m adding 30 staff to the Job Loss Tracker and moving Venom to the Game Over Zone.