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Figured I’d start trying to keep this all in one place. Keep in mind these are just the ones I can find news stories for. I know for a fact of other studios losing folks but since I don’t have a source to quote, I’m not adding to the list. Some line items aren’t particularly clear about a number of layoffs, but I will make an educated guess when I sum at the bottom.
Updated: 2/13/09
| Human Surplus | ||
| Studio | Layoffs | Source |
| THQ | 600-700 + 3 Studios | Source 1 Source 2 |
| EA | 1200 + 9 Studios | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Disney | 200 + 1 Studio | Source |
| Nexon | 90 + 1 Studio | Source |
| Sensory Sweep | Can’t pay anyone | Source |
| Microsoft | “Bulk of” 1400 + >1 Studios | Source |
| Eidos | 14 + 1 Studio | Source |
| Sega | 30 | Source |
| Crystal Dynamics | 30 | Source |
| Free Radical | 0? Updated! | Source |
| Factor Five | ~100 + Studio | Source |
| Aspyr | 1/3 of workforce | Source |
| Turbine | A Number >0 | Source |
| Midway | 25% of Workforce + 1 Studio (~225 by Yahoo Finance estimates) |
Source |
| Sony | Some fraction of 8,000 | Source |
| Brash | 20 | Source |
| NCSoft | 70-90 | Source 1 Source 2 |
| Ensemble | Unknown, >0, + Studio | Source |
| LucasArts | ~100 | Source |
| Activision Blizzard | ~300 | Source |
| Sega | 560 | Source |
| Obsidian | 20 | Source |
| Gearbox | 15-25 | Source |
My official guess at this time is 5,700 or enough to fill about 38 Boeing 737 airliners.
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