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1 | 2025 Video Game Layoffs Tracker (Mike Straw Media) | Number of Companies | Total Employees | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Company | Date Revealed | Employees | Parent | Company Type | Country | New Layoff? | Original Source | NOTES | 30 | 965 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Netmarble F&C | 1-2-25 | 20 | Netmarble | Subsidiary Developer | Korea | Yes | https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20250102076600017?section=industry/game | First announced layoffs of the year | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Jar of Sparks | 1-6-25 | 35 | Netease | Subsidiary Developer | United States | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jar-of-sparks_earlier-today-we-notified-our-team-that-activity-7282184211237613572-Rzqx/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Rocksteady | 1-7-25 | Warner Bros. Games | Subsidiary Developer | UK | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/rocksteady-suffers-more-layoffs-as-suicide-squad-support-winds-down/ | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Splash Damage | 1-8-25 | Tencent | Subsidiary Developer | UK | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/transformers-reactivate-cancelled-splash-damage-to-lay-off-developers/ | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Freejam | 1-9-25 | Indie Studio | UK | Yes | https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/robocraft-2-developer-freejam-shuts-down | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Counterplay Games | 1-9-25 | Indie Studio | United States | Yes | https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2025/01/10/ps5-launch-exclusive-godfall-dev-counterplay-games-disbanded/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Pirahna Games | 1-9-25 | 38 | Enad Global7 | Subsidiary Developer | Canada | Yes | https://www.enadglobal7.com/press-releases/eg7-undertakes-business-optimization-at-one-of-its-studios/ | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Toadman Interactive | 1-9-25 | 69 | Enad Global7 | Subsidiary Developer | Sweden | Yes | https://www.enadglobal7.com/press-releases/enad-global-7-initiates-a-wind-down-of-the-operations-in-toadman/ | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Highwire Games | 1-10-25 | Indie Studio | United States | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Microsoft Gaming | 1-14-25 | Microsoft | Large Developer | United States | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/microsoft-holds-more-layoffs-across-multiple-departments/ | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Soul Assembly | 1-16-25 | 11 | Indie Studio | UK | Yes | https://www.uploadvr.com/soul-assembly-layoffs-january-2025/ | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | MachineZone | 1-16-25 | 89 | Applovin | Subsidiary Developer | United States | Yes | https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2025/01/16/applovin-layoff-2025-ceo-mz-games.html | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Wargaming USA | 1-16-25 | Wargaming.net | Indie Studio | Global | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Huuuge Games | 1-20-25 | 122 | Huuuge Inc. | Large Developer | United States | Yes | https://www.gamesindustry.biz/huuuge-games-cuts-29-of-workforce | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | Reflector Entertainment | 1-20-25 | Bandai Namco | Subsidiary Developer | Canada | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/unknown-9-awakening-developer-reflector-hit-with-layoffs-after-games-failure/ | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Unchained Entertainment | 1-22-25 | 25 | Indie Studio | United States | Yes | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew-meggs-7837082_sadly-hearing-that-40-of-unchained-entertainment-activity-7287546751601770496-t9vC/ | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Ubisoft Leamington | 1-27-25 | 50 | Ubisoft | Subsidiary Developer | UK | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-shuts-down-another-studio-185-jobs-lost/ | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Ubisoft (Multiple Locations) | 1-27-25 | 135 | Ubisoft | Subsidiary Developer | Global | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | MoonActive | 1-27-25 | 20 | Mobile Game | Israel | Yes | Moon Active has undergone massive layoffs. First of all, they affected the Lithuanian division, which used to be the Melsoft studio | App2top | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Phoenix Labs | 1-27-25 | 50 | Forte | Subsidiary Developer | Canada | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/phoenix-labs-layoffs-closure/ | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | Fast Travel Games | 1-28-25 | 30 | Indie Studio | Sweden | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/cities-vr-developer-fast-travel-games-hit-with-layoffs/ | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | BioWare | 1-29-25 | EA | Subsidiary Developer | United States | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/bioware-moves-some-employees-to-other-ea-projects-while-developing-mass-effect-5/ | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Midnight Society | 1-30-25 | 55 | Indie Studio | United States | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/midnight-society-has-announced-its-shutting-down/ | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | Iron Galaxy Studios | 2-5-25 | 66 | Large Developer | United States | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/iron-galaxy-studios-lets-go-of-66-employees-in-last-resort/ | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Probably Monsters | 2-5-25 | Publisher | United States | Yes | https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-probablymonsters-conducting-more-layoffs-after-pledging-to-build-stable-home-for-developers- | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Hi-Rez | 2-6-25 | 70 | Large Developer | United States | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/smite-2-developer-hi-rez-holds-more-layoffs/ | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Unity | 2-11-25 | Large Developer | United States | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/unity-cuts-entire-behavior-development-team-as-part-of-new-layoffs/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Crytek | 2-12-25 | 60 | Large Developer | Germany | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/hunt-showdown-1896-developer-is-laying-off-employees/ | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 10:10 Games | 2-13-25 | 20 | Indie Studio | UK | Yes | https://insider-gaming.com/details-funko-fusion-developer-1010-games-recent-layoffs/ | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Liquid Swords | 2-17-25 | Large Developer | Sweden | Yes | https://www.liquidswords.com/news/liquid-swords-announces-proposed-workforce-reduction-amid-business-challenges | ||||||||||||||||||||
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