Citing declines in the Wii market, Kuju has made half the staff of its Headstrong subsidiary redundant as the studio refocuses to also support Sony platforms. According to GamesIndustry.biz (registration required), Headstrong had 70 staff at the...

Independent developer Ready at Dawn has made 13 staff redundant. The official announcement on its website reads: We’ve spent the majority of our time at RAD hiring the best and most talented people to join our team....

Take Two is focusing on profitability in the years when it doesn’t have a Grand Theft Auto release and is trimming headcount, says GamaSutra. Last week, Take Two made 20 game developers redundant at Firaxis. This week,...

GamaSutra reports that Real Networks is undergoing the second reorganisation in three months. The company has shut down its internal development studio as well as reducing a number of management layers. Real continues to run the games...

I’ve been flat out all year on consultancy projects (which is great – do contact me via nicholas at gamesbrief.com if you want to discuss how I can help you with self-publishing or building a long term...

Sega has confirmed that it has made 73 staff redundant in its London and San Francisco offices. Headcount has been reduced by 36 in San Francisco and 37 in London, representing about 12% of Sega West’s workforce....

Another one I missed. It’s from 8th April, 2010 Canadian developer Slant Six, which has made three SOCOM titles for Sony, has announced “temporary layoffs”, according to GamaSpot. Call me cynical,but redundancies being “temporary” doesn’t sound very...