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Germany’s Bigpoint closes mobile division, lays off 29
German online game publisher Bigpoint is closing its mobile division. The company confirmed the news with GamesIndustry International today, revealing the move will see 29 employees laid off and the...
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Google cuts 4,000 Motorola Mobility jobs
In a document filed with the Securities an Exchange Commission, Google said its cellphone manufacturer Motorola Mobility will eliminate 4,000 jobs — or 20 percent of its workforce. Two-thirds of the...
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Exclusive: 6waves cuts more staff from U.S. office
Today, social and mobile game company 6waves cut its staff even further here in the U.S., Inside Social Games has learned. Six members of the U.S. team were let go today from departments including...
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EA closes PopCap studio in Dublin
Electronic Arts is closing its in-house developer PopCap’s Dublin office. The shut down of the Dublin office results in 96 people losing their jobs. PopCap associate producer JP Vaughan confirmed the...
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Glu Mobile cuts staff in Kirkland and San Francisco offices, closes Sao Paulo...
Mobile game developer and publisher Glu Mobile announced today that it has cut 25 percent of its staff from the Kirkland, Wash. office and five percent from the San Francisco office as well as shut...
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25 people laid off from GREE’s U.S. offices, consolidates existing teams
Mobile-social gaming giant GREE announced a restructuring yesterday that will see part of the platform team moving from San Francisco back to its headquarters in Tokyo, with 25 people losing their jobs...
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Glu Mobile’s Q1 2013 smartphone revenues fall 7.6% Q-over-Q to $17.1M, down...
Mobile game developer and publisher Glu Mobile today reported total non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) smartphone revenues of $17.1 million for Q1 2013, falling by 7.6 percent from Q4...
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GREE hit with another round of layoffs
Japanese mobile-social gaming juggernaut GREE recently laid off around 30 employees from its San Francisco office, according to GameIndustry International. “We have recently aligned GREE’s U.S. studio...
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Zynga lays off 18 percent of its employees, shuts down 3 offices
Zynga today let go 18 percent of its employees (approximately 520 people) after shutting down its Los Angeles, Dallas and New York City studios. The studios that were shut down was first reported by...
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Report: Omgpop shut downs as part of Zynga’s restructuring
As part yesterday’s staff purging at Zynga, which saw 520 employees lose their jobs, in other words 18 percent of its staff, Zynga shut down Draw Something developer Omgpop’s office, according to a...
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GREE closes Osaka office, looks to reduce workforce by 11 percent
Image via GREE GREE’s financial struggles are continuing this week, as the Japanese mobile game developer / publisher is looking to reduce its total workforce by 11 percent, or around 200 employees....
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Mobile developer TinyCo announces layoff of 27 employees
Image via TinyCo Mobile developer TinyCo has announced its execution of a new strategy, which sees the Tiny Chef developer laying off 27 employees across its offices. The news comes from TinyCo CEO...
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Report: Zombie Farm developer The Playforge to lay off staff, cease new...
Image via The Playforge Update: The Playforge President Jack Sorensen confirms to Inside Mobile Apps that some Playforge team members have been let go, but says The Playforge itself is not closing. It...
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Zynga reports Q4 2013 results, announces NaturalMotion acquisition, layoffs
Mobile and social game developer and publisher Zynga has revealed its earnings for Q4 2013, with the company announcing a full year of profitability in 2013 and Q4 revenue of $176 million. This is a...
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