formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The chief of the company that created Fortnite, a popular online game, has issued an apology following backlash after recent mass layoffs cost an employee with terminal brain cancer his job – and his life insurance. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/30/epic-games-fortnite-ceo-apologizes-lay-off
Why buy game studios and then stop making games? Why mass-fire employees after successful game releases, like Sony PlayStation and Electronic Arts often do? By Sweeney’s own admission, Fortnite hadn’t cratered, but had seen “a downturn in engagement”. The game … Continued
It’s never a good look when the company running what is still, inarguably, one of the most popular and successful games in the world lays off 1,000 people, as happened with Fortnite maker Epic Games this week. It makes you … Continued
It is no small secret that the gaming industry is in fairly dire straits right now. Extremely talented staff are being laid off, entire studios are being shut down, and all the while, budgets for AAA blockbuster releases are hitting … Continued
Video games are in a funding crisis. Investor money flowed freely during the pandemic gaming boom, but now the well has run dry. It is increasingly difficult, for indie developers especially, to get the capital to make games. It is … Continued
The predominant union organizing video game workers in the U.S. has announced an initiative that will attempt to change industry conditions outside of “traditional legal frameworks.” Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/video-game-unionization-cwa-takes-new-approach-1236168106/