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Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division - Aftermath
▻https://aftermath.site/amazon-lays-off-180-employees-in-its-games-division

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Two sources with knowledge of the layoffs told Aftermath that Amazon is eliminating 180 positions in its games division. This includes the entirety of Crown Channel, an Amazon-backed Twitch channel, and the Game Growth team, with a larger goal of refocusing efforts around Prime Gaming, a portion of the company’s Amazon Prime subscription that offers free games and in-game content.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #amazon #business #ressources_humaines #licenciements

Unity is probably going to do layoffs - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23954709/unity-layoffs-q3-earnings-runtime-program

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In the report, the company says it is assessing its product portfolio “to focus on those products that are most valuable to our customers” and is “evaluating the right cost structure that aligns with the more focused portfolio.” It plans to make changes during the fourth quarter, and they will “likely include discontinuing certain product offerings, reducing our workforce, and reducing our office footprint.” The company expects to complete its changes before the end of Q1 2024.

Cette annonce fait suite au départ du PDG plus tôt cette année :

Unity Announces Leadership Transition | Business Wire
▻https://seenthis.net/messages/1020414

Départ suite au changement de stratégie commerciale :

Unity introducing new fee attached to game installs
►https://seenthis.net/messages/1017447

qui avait été modifiée suite à la grogne des clients :

An open letter to our community | Unity Blog
►https://seenthis.net/messages/1018076

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #unity #finance #business #ressources_humaines #licenciements

Assassin’s Creed Maker Continues Downsizing With More Layoffs
▻https://kotaku.com/assassin-s-creed-far-cry-ubisoft-montreal-layoffs-1850998477

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“Ubisoft is proceeding with a collective dismissal in its Montreal establishment within the framework of a reorganization of its production support services across Canada, by consolidating these functions Canada wide, Ubisoft will be able to optimize its resources to be more sustainable in the long term,” the company wrote in a notice to the government of Quebec shared with Kotaku. Ubisoft added that some additional positions will be eliminated throughout the rest of its Canadian offices as well. 124 positions will be eliminated in total across the company.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #ubisoft #ressources_humaines #licenciements

Laid Off Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Devs Sue BioWare Over Severance
▻https://kotaku.com/dragon-age-dreadwolf-bioware-layoffs-lawsuit-ea-1850900755

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A notice of the lawsuit was shared on Twitter yesterday by former BioWare developer Jon Renish. In its statement of facts, which were reviewed by Kotaku, an attorney for the group claims that BioWare was only willing to offer laid-off employees two weeks of severance per year of service, rather than the one month commonly awarded under other recent labor cases. The lawsuit also claims that BioWare was unwilling to include the value of health benefits in the severance package, further shortchanging the departing developers who average 14 years of service each. EA reported over $400 million in net income in August, up 23 percent from the year prior. The company bought back $325 million in stock the same month.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #bioware #ea #ressources_humaines #licenciements #justice #jeu_vidéo_dreadwolf #jeu_vidéo_mass_effect_4

Sony’s Bungie Game Unit Cut Jobs as ‘Destiny 2’ Popularity Waned - Bloomberg-
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-31/sony-s-bungie-game-unit-cut-jobs-as-destiny-2-popularity-waned

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Bungie’s decision to cut an estimated 100 jobs from its staff of about 1,200 followed dire management warnings earlier this month of a sharp drop in the popularity of its flagship video game Destiny 2.

Just two weeks ago, executives at the Sony-owned game developer told employees that revenue was running 45% below projections for the year, according to people who attended the meeting.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #finance #bungie #sony #playstation #ressources_humaines #licenciements #naughty_dog #media_molecule #jim_ryan #pete_parsons

PS5 Slim : cette connexion indispensable pour l’installation du lecteur de disque externe - Les Numériques
▻https://www.lesnumeriques.com/console-de-jeu/ps5-slim-cette-connexion-indispensable-pour-l-installation-du-lecteur

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La nouvelle PS5 digitale fait de nouveau parler d’elle. Récemment annoncée, cette déclinaison peut profiter d’un lecteur de disque externe. Cependant, son installation nécessite un élément indispensable : une connexion Internet.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #console_playstation_5 #console_ps5 #console #blu-ray #obsolescence_programmée #connexion_internet

Metal Gear Solid at 25: ‘It played a big part in making games grow up’
▻https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/oct/26/metal-gear-solid-at-25-it-played-a-big-part-in-making-games-grow-up

Game developers, musicians and artists reflect on Hideo Kojima’s landmark political stealth-thriller on its 25th anniversary

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#metal_gear_solid #jeu_vidéo

Sources: Media Molecule to layoff 15-20% of staff - Video Games on Sports Illustrated
▻https://videogames.si.com/news/media-molecule-layoffs

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The developer of Dreams and LittleBigPlanet announced the news in meetings with staff today

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #media_molecule #business #ressources_humaines #licenciements #jeu_vidéo_dreams #jeu_vidéo_littlebigplanet #sony #playstation_studios

Even The PS5 Studio Behind The Last Of Us Is Cutting Costs
▻https://kotaku.com/naughty-dog-ps5-playstation-sony-last-us-part-3-layoffs-1850893794

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The video game industry is currently facing a big wave of layoffs, and even contract developers at PlayStation first-party studio Naughty Dog aren’t immune. Kotaku has learned that the maker of hits like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and The Last of Us Part II has begun cutting contracts short for dozens of workers.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #business #naughty_dog #jeu_vidéo_the_last_of_us #ressources_humaines #licenciements #sony #playstation

Nintendo of America President: “Everyone Has the Right To Form a Union”
▻https://www.inverse.com/gaming/doug-bowser-super-mario-bros-wonder-switch-2-nintendo-union

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Video game consoles come and go, but the Nintendo Switch is forever. At least, that’s how it sometimes seems. Six years after its launch, the beloved handheld hybrid is still going strong and on track to sell 15 million devices in 2023. But for Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser, the reason behind the Switch’s lasting power is simple: It’s the games.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #nintendo #microsoft #rachat #acquisition #finance #rumeurs #nintendo_switch #console_switch #finance #ressources_humaines #crunch #syndicalisme #entrevue #interview #doug_bowser

Company that used AI to revive voice of deceased Cyberpunk 2077 actor says it took “ethical” approach
▻https://www.axios.com/2023/10/19/cyberpunk-2077-ai-voice-acting

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Driving the news: Respeecher’s work for Cyberpunk 2077 re-creates the voice of actor Miłogost “Miłek” Reczek, who performed the Polish voiceover for supporting character Viktor Vektor in the 2020 video game. Reczek died in 2021 prior to the recording of voice work for 2077’s expansion, released last month.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #jeu_vidéo_cyberpunk_2077 #ia #intelligence_artificielle #synthèse #audio #voix #doublage #imitation #décès

Bandcamp’s Entire Union Bargaining Team Was Laid Off
▻https://www.404media.co/bandcamps-entire-union-bargaining-team-was-laid-off

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Bandcamp’s entire union bargaining team, the eight union members democratically elected by their peers to negotiate their first union contract, were laid off when Epic Games sold Bandcamp to music licensing company Songtradr on Monday.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #musique #business #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme #epic_games #bandcamp #songtradr #licenciements

Epic Games cuts almost half of Bandcamp pre-Songtradr sale
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/epic-games-cuts-almost-half-of-bandcamp-pre-songtradr-sale

Nearly half of Bandcamp’s staff has been laid off, according to Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach. The reductions come in the aftermath of parent company Epic Games’ layoffs earlier in the month, and ahead of Bandcamp being sold to music company Songtradr.

#jeux_vidéo #jeu_vidéo #musique #songtradr #epic_games #bandcamp #licenciements #ressources_humaines

Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo welcoming Activision Blizzard to Microsoft - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915634/microsoft-xbox-internal-memo-chief-spencer-activision-blizzard-completion

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Microsoft just finalized its giant $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard earlier today. Xbox chief Phil Spencer has now welcomed Activision Blizzard King employees to Xbox in an internal memo to all of Microsoft’s full-time employees today.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #microsoft #activision_blizzard #phil_spencer #bobby_kotick

Completion of Microsoft/Activision Merger Will Transform the Video Game and Technology Labor Market | Communications Workers of America
▻https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/completion-microsoftactivision-merger-will-transform-video-game-and-techn

Today’s announcement that Microsoft has completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard represents a milestone in the effort to improve working conditions in the video game industry. Under the terms of a ground-breaking, legally-binding labor neutrality agreement, Microsoft will remain neutral when Activision Blizzard employees express interest in joining a union, providing a clear path to collective bargaining for almost 10,000 workers.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #microsoft #activision_blizzard #syndicalisme

Activision Blizzard Games on Ubisoft+: What You Need to Know
▻https://news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/article/wy4gKUmOdRRoO5Uvlr8CA/activision-blizzard-games-on-ubisoft-what-you-need-to-know

In August, Ubisoft announced an agreement with Microsoft granting the publisher the perpetual cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty and all other current Activision Blizzard games and those released over the next 15 years once Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is complete. Chris Early, Ubisoft’s SVP, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development, was a crucial figure in the negotiations. He sat down with Ubisoft News to discuss what Ubisoft+ subscribers can expect now that the acquisition is finalized.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #finance #acquisition #microsoft #activision_blizzard #ubisoft #cloud_gaming #gaas #jeu_vidéo_call_of_duty

Microsoft concession a gamechanger that will promote competition - GOV.UK
▻https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-concession-a-gamechanger-that-will-promote-competition

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The new deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights has been cleared after the CMA concluded it would preserve competitive prices and better services.

L’autorité de la concurrence britannique valide le rachat d’Activision-Blizzard par Microsoft, après que ce dernier ait annoncé céder les droits d’exploitation cloud à Ubisoft :

▻https://seenthis.net/messages/1014177

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #cma #business #finance #rachat #microsoft #activision_blizzard

Counter-Strike 2 : Valve confirme qu’il n’y aura pas de version Mac
▻https://www.nextinpact.com/lebrief/72649/counter-strike-2-valve-confirme-quil-ny-aura-pas-version-mac

En d’autres termes, seules les personnes ayant un Windows ou Linux 64 bits peuvent jouer à Counter-Strike 2. Évidemment, laisser disponible l’ancienne version aurait été appréciée.

Steam Support : : Legacy CS:GO Version
▻https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/73EF-08A3-0935-6369

As technology advances, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue support for older hardware, including DirectX 9 and 32-bit operating systems. Similarly, we will no longer support macOS. Combined, these represented less than one percent of active CS:GO players.

On dirait que le Mac n’est pas vraiment une machine de gamer.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #jeu_video_csgo #macos #windows #linux

Unity Announces Leadership Transition | Business Wire
▻https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231009494331/en/Unity-Announces-Leadership-Transition

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SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Unity (NYSE: U) (the “Company”), the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. James M. Whitehurst has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board. Roelof Botha, Lead Independent Director of the Unity Board, has been appointed Chairman. Mr. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition.

Cette démission du PDG de Unity fait suite à la débâcle de septembre où les clients s’étaient rebellés après l’annonce de nouveaux frais d’installation. Cette annonce, plus modérée par la suite, s’était soldée par une baisse sensible du cours de la bourse.

Actualités relatives précédentes :

Unity introducing new fee attached to game installs
►https://seenthis.net/messages/1017447

An open letter to our community
►https://seenthis.net/messages/1018076

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #unity #middleware #technologie #business #ressources_humaines #john_riccitiello

CD Projekt Red devs are forming a Polish games industry union after a wave of layoffs earlier this year | VG247
▻https://www.vg247.com/cd-projekt-red-devs-form-polish-games-industry-union

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This year has been an incredibly rough one for developers across the board, with wave after wave of unnecessary layoffs across multiple major studios. CD Projekt Red was no different, with July seeing the third round of layoffs within three months at the Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 developer. Now, staff at CD Projekt Red have formed a video game union called the Polish Gamedev Workers Union that all members of the Polish games industry are encouraged to join. It has the express purpose of improving “workplace/industry standards in a way that has legal power and amplifies” voices of the workers in question.

F.A.Q. – Polish Gamedev Workers Union
►https://gamedevunion.pl/?page_id=88&lang=en

Q: Why did you organize a union?

A: We started talking about unionizing after the 2023 wave of layoffs when 9% of Reds (that is roughly 100 people) were let go. This event created a tremendous amount of stress and insecurity, affecting our mental health and leading to the creation of this union in response. Having a union means having more security, transparency, better protection, and a stronger voice in times of crisis.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #cd_projekt_red #licenciements #ressources_humaines #syndicalisme

Epic Games’ Sale of Bandcamp Has Left the Artist-Friendly Music Platform in Limbo | WIRED
▻https://www.wired.com/story/epic-games-sale-bandcamp-music-platform-limbo

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Those employees were not included in Epic’s sale of Bandcamp. Songtradr purchased the platform’s business and operations but not its staff, according to Sandy Pope, bargaining director for the Office of Professional Employees International Union, which since March has represented 67 out of some 120 Bandcamp workers.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #musique #bandcamp #songtradr #epic_games #cession #rachat #business #ressources_humaines #licenciements

Affaire Ubisoft : cinq gardes à vue dans le cadre d’une enquête pour agressions et harcèlements sexuels – Libération
▻https://www.liberation.fr/culture/jeux-video/affaire-ubisoft-cinq-gardes-a-vue-dans-le-cadre-dune-enquete-pour-agressi

Après plus d’un an d’enquête du parquet, cinq anciens employés du fleuron français du jeu vidéo ont été placés en garde à vue ces deux derniers jours. Une vague d’arrestation qui fait suite aux révélations de « Libération » sur le climat institutionnalisé de violence sexuelles au sein de l’entreprise.

Harcèlement moral et sexuel chez Ubisoft : cinq anciens cadres placés en garde à vue - Le Parisien
▻https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/harcelement-moral-et-sexuel-chez-ubisoft-cinq-anciens-cadres-places-en-ga

Plusieurs femmes, soutenues par le syndicat Solidaires, avaient dénoncé des comportements systématiques de harcèlement au sein du fleuron français du jeu vidéo.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #ubisoft #ressources_humaines #harcèlement_sexuel #harcèlement_moral #faitsdivers

Epic Games Is Cutting About 900 Jobs, or 16% of Staff - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/epic-games-is-cutting-about-900-jobs-or-16-of-staff

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Epic Games Inc., the maker of the popular Fortnite video game, is laying off 870 employees as it seeks to rein in costs.

“For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn,” Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney wrote in a memo to employees seen by Bloomberg News. “I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see this was unrealistic.”

The job cuts will affect about 16% of the workforce, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named disclosing information that’s not yet public. Epic didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

Fortnite maker Epic Games to cut nearly 900 jobs, 16% of workforce
▻https://www.axios.com/2023/09/28/fortnite-epic-900-cuts

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What they’re saying: Sweeney blamed the cuts on unrealistic growth expectations at the privately held company.

"For a while now, we’ve been spending way more money than we earn, investing in the next evolution of Epic and growing Fortnite as a metaverse-inspired ecosystem for creators.
“I had long been optimistic that we could power through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unrealistic.”

Epic Games Lays Off Over 800 Employees - Game Informer
▻https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/09/28/epic-games-lays-off-over-800-employees

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Epic Games has announced it is laying off roughly 16 percent of its workforce, resulting in around 830 employees losing their jobs.

Layoffs at Epic - Epic Games
▻https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/layoffs-at-epic

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As we shared earlier, we are laying off around 16% of Epic employees. We’re divesting Bandcamp and spinning off most of SuperAwesome.

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #ressources_humaines #licenciements #tim_sweeney #moteur_de_jeu #jeu_vidéo_fortnite

Exploring the PC Game Engine Landscape
▻https://gamalytic.com/blog/exploring-the-pc-engine-landscape

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#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #technologie #unity #unreal_engine #godot #steam

Google, Apple, and Valve game revenues revealed in Xbox leaks
▻https://www.tweaktown.com/news/93422/google-apple-and-valve-game-revenues-revealed-in-xbox-leaks/index.html

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Top 10 gaming revenues - 2021
Tencent - $33 billion
Sony - $25 billion
Google - $18 billion
Microsoft - $16 billion
Apple - $15 billion
Nintendo - $15 billion
NetEase - $10 billion
Activision - $8 billion
Electronic Arts - $7 billion
Valve - $7 billion

#jeu_vidéo #jeux_vidéo #business #tencent #sony #google #microsoft #apple #nintendo #netease #activision #ea #valve