MMO maker Trion Worlds has been snapped up by publisher Gamigo, known for publishing the free-to-play first-person shooter Ironsight. Unfortunately, the acquisition has been followed by mass layoffs, seeing Trion shed almost 200 people according to inside sources. Yesterday, the developer revealed that “there has been a transaction involving Trion …
Read More »Two of Riot Games’ staff have been fired in the wake of sexism controversy
Last week, Riot Games found itself embroiled in controversy due to its decision to hold female and non-binary-focused workshops at PAX West, with some fans concerned that it was sexist against men. Two members of staff have since been fired from Riot in the aftermath, with system designer Daniel Klein …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 writer Jessica Price and developer ArenaNet break silence on recent firings
Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet stirred up a fuss last week after it fired two of its employees following a verbal altercation with one of its partnered YouTubers on Twitter. It seems as though ArenaNet has damaged its reputation according to Price, who claims that recruiters and game design professors …
Read More »Sega to expand mobile division with new buyouts
Sega Networks, the mobile arm of the classic gaming publisher and developer is looking to expand its influence in the West, by investing heavily in two mobile game developers and buying one out entirely. With plans to launch more than 30 free to play mobile titles in the near future, …
Read More »HP cutting over 1,000 jobs next year in UK
Hewlett Packard has announced that the new year will see another large number of its UK employees let go from the company. In total as many as 1,124 will be made redundant by the end of March 2014. According to union leaders (via the Guardian), the unlucky number will be …
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