Red Faction and Saints Row developer Volition has made 86 QA staff redundant as part of THQ’s wider cutbacks, according to GamesIndustry.biz. 86 of the 102 people in the QA department will be let go, and QA...

Following earlier redundancies, developer Atomic Planet has gone into administration. The company employed 35 staff, which have been added to the JobLossTracker.

The administration of Zavvi is finally over. MCV reports that the last Zavvi stores on the High Street will shut next week. There have been some rescues: Five stores sold to Head Entertainment, a new venture from...

UPDATE: Gamesindustry.biz reports 12 staff have already been made redundant from Rare, with others required to reapply for their jobs internally. Following extensive layoffs in Microsoft’s games group, Develop reports that Rare is the latest studio facing...

We’re picking up rumours about layoffs at NCSoft in Brighton. It’s unclear if it is simply the result of the restructuring announced in September last year, which put 60 development jobs “at risk”, or it is something...

In a self-flagellatory announcement where it admits it “failed to swiftly respond to sharp changes in the business conditions, is expected to record substantial operating losses in its amusement facilities business and consumer business in two...

THQ announced dismal third quarter results today and announced plans to reduce headcount by 24%, representing approximately 600 jobs. The additional savings planned: $70 million in development through headcount reductions and “studio dispositions” $30 million in sales,...