Video Games ❯ Game Development

Industry Changes

Layoffs Leadership Changes Studio Management Leadership Rockstar Games Staff Departures Acquisitions Staffing Issues Company Departures Studio Departures Franchise Management Personnel Changes Xbox Microsoft Peter Molyneux Workplace Policies New Developers Team Dynamics Departures Company Exits Modern Gaming Key Figures Lost Ark Amazon Games Corporate Restructuring

Activision Will Lead the Next Halo as Microsoft Cuts Halo Studios to a Skeleton Crew

The handover will likely delay a new mainline Halo for years, signaling a possible creative reset under Activision.

Tekken Veterans Reunite at SNK-Backed VS Studio

Warren Spector Retires From Game Development After 44 Years

Amazon Hands Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty Back to Their Developers

Ex‑Forza Director Says Game Pass Idea Failed as Xbox Cuts Threaten Thousands of Jobs

Kojima’s OD Will Stay an Xbox-Published Title

Tekken 8 Director Kohei Ikeda Leaves Bandai Namco After 20 Years

Assassin’s Creed Hexe Loses Game Director as Reports Flag Staff Moves and Design Shift

Parody Account 'Peter Molydeux' Retires as Molyneux Prepares Final Game

Matt Firor Says He Quit ZeniMax After Microsoft Canceled Project Blackbird

Assassin’s Creed Steward Marc-Alexis Côté Says He Was Asked to Step Aside, Disputing Vantage’s Account

Halo Studios Faces Scrutiny After 17-Year Art Director Resigns With Ominous Warning

Rod Fergusson Departs Blizzard After Five Years Guiding Diablo Franchise

Sony Cuts 30% of Bend Studio Staff After Cancelling Live-Service Title

Playtonic Games Cuts Staff Over Industry Funding Shifts