Chris Kerr

5 days ago | gamedeveloper.com | Chris Kerr

Testimonials from a number of former employees indicate the Sumo Group subsidiary is downsizing. UK studio The Chinese Room, known for working on titles such as Dear Esther and Still Wakes the Deep, has seemingly laid off a number of employees. Multiple former staffers shared the news on Linkedin last week, and some indicated they were impacted by a "round of layoffs" at the Sumo Group subsidiary. At the time of writing, at least nine people have posted about exiting the studio.

5 days ago | gamedeveloper.com | Chris Kerr

Rematch, the multiplayer soccer title from Absolver and Sifu developer Sloclap, has attracted 1 million unique players in 24 hours. The French studio shared the news on X and confirmed it's already working on number of fixes and improvements for the live-service title. It's worth noting that players doesn't necessarily equate to sales in this instance, with Rematch launching on Xbox Game Pass. It's also available for purchase on other platforms such as Steam and PlayStation.

1 week ago | gamedeveloper.com | Chris Kerr

Good morning to all of my Patch People and welcome to another edition of what I assume is your absolute favourite almost-newsletter. I'm writing this week's intro while listening to Stardust banger 'Music Sounds Better With You' and wondering how the French trio (which includes one half of Daft Punk) managed to create what might be the greatest single of all time. Answers on a postcard please. I digress. We're not here to talk about transcendental dance tracks. We're here to discuss video games.

1 week ago | gamedeveloper.com | Chris Kerr

Swedish conglomerate Embracer Group reduced its headcount by 1,857 employees over the past year during an ongoing restructure that included layoffs and divestments. It's a figure that underlines the scale of upheaval at the company, which has been attempting to rightsize by enacting a brutal restructuring program after a period focused on costly mergers and acquisitions (M&A). That restructuring program had cost around 1,400 workers their jobs by the end of 2023.

1 week ago | gamedeveloper.com | Chris Kerr

'It is up to us, the workers, to organize and demand a say in our labour, art and future.'Employees at Assassin's Creed Rebellion and Rainbow Six Mobile developer Ubisoft Halifax are attempting to unionize with media union CWA Canada in search of security in an increasingly tumultuous industry. CWA Canada shared the news and explained a majority of the mobile studio's 60 person workforce including programmers, designers, artists, researchers, and testers signed union cards.