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Cancelled Twisted Metal Reboot for PS5 Was Reportedly a Battle Royale Title
Sony’s cancelled Twisted Metal game was reportedly a third-person shooter with the player objective of being the “last one standing”, much like a Battle Royale title. The live service title, which was in development at UK-based Sony studio Firesprite, was reportedly cancelled by the PlayStation parent last year as part of wider layoffs at the...
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Meta to Cut Roughly Five Percent of Staff, Targeting Lowest Performers
Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting roughly five percent of its staff through performance-based terminations. Affected workers in the US are expected to be notified on February 10, while those based in other countries will be informed at a later date, according to the memo.
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''Drive An Uber": Ex-Sony Boss Chris Deering's Advice For Laid-Off Workers
The gaming industry has experienced a wave of layoffs and downsizing across various companies, with several major players announcing significant job cuts this year.
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GTA 6 Maker Take-Two to Cut 5 Percent of Staff, Scrap Projects to Cut Millions in Annual Costs
Take-Two Interactive has announced it will lay off around 600 workers, or 5 percent of its workforce, while also scrapping several projects as the company looks to cut costs. The move to lay off workers and cut ongoing projects is expected to drive more than $165 million of annual cost savings, according to the firm.
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Sony to Cut 900 Jobs at PlayStation, Shut London Studio; Naughty Dog, Insomniac Hit With Layoffs
Japan's Sony is cutting about 900 jobs at its PlayStation unit and shutting a studio in London, it said on Tuesday as the videogame industry struggles to recover from a post-pandemic slump.
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Sony Lays Off 900 Workers After Warning Of Fall In PlayStation Sales
Sony PlayStation on Tuesday said it was laying off eight percent of its global workforce, as the tech industry continues to suffer a wave of job cuts.
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Sony to Cut Smartphone Workforce by Half by 2020: Report
The move could result in roughly 2,000 staffers either losing their jobs or getting shifted to a new department at Sony.
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Sony to Cut Another 1,100 Jobs in Mobile Arm; Trims Net Loss Forecast
"Including the 1,000 job cuts that we announced earlier, we are planning a combined total restructuring of 2,100 jobs."
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OnePlus Announces Europe R&D Centre; Invites Sony Employees to Join
Interestingly, OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei's Google+ post linked to an article about Sony cutting around 1,000 jobs in smartphone division.
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Sony to Reportedly Cut 1,000 Jobs in Smartphone Division
The cuts would be in addition to the 1,000 jobs Sony already said it would eliminate in its mobile unit, sources said.
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Sony to Cut 1,000 Jobs in Smartphone Business
Sony, which has cut its earnings forecasts six times on Hirai's watch, has forecast a 230 billion yen ($1.95 billion) net loss for the business year to March, suspending dividend payments for the first time amid weakness in smartphones.
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Sony Says Half-Year Loss Nearly $1 Billion; Will Cut 1,000 Jobs
Sony said it would cut about 1,000 jobs in its smartphone unit, and not pay dividends for the first time since its shares started trading in 1958.
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Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai says 'absolutely no plan' to sell TV business
Apart from spinning off its TV business into a separate unit, Sony announced on Thursday it would be selling the Vaio PC business.
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Sony to cut 5,000 jobs in TV spinoff, Vaio PC sale restructuring
The firm is looking to trim 100 billion yen a year from fixed costs in the longer term.
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As losses mount, Sony steps up restructuring with PCs pullout, TV spinoff
The Japanese company said on Thursday the restructuring will cut 5,000 jobs and trim 100 billion yen a year from fixed costs in the longer term. Losses in the TV business have long dogged its efforts to compete with global consumer electronics giants like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.
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Cancelled Twisted Metal Reboot for PS5 Was Reportedly a Battle Royale Title
Sony’s cancelled Twisted Metal game was reportedly a third-person shooter with the player objective of being the “last one standing”, much like a Battle Royale title. The live service title, which was in development at UK-based Sony studio Firesprite, was reportedly cancelled by the PlayStation parent last year as part of wider layoffs at the...
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Meta to Cut Roughly Five Percent of Staff, Targeting Lowest Performers
Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting roughly five percent of its staff through performance-based terminations. Affected workers in the US are expected to be notified on February 10, while those based in other countries will be informed at a later date, according to the memo.
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''Drive An Uber": Ex-Sony Boss Chris Deering's Advice For Laid-Off Workers
The gaming industry has experienced a wave of layoffs and downsizing across various companies, with several major players announcing significant job cuts this year.
-
GTA 6 Maker Take-Two to Cut 5 Percent of Staff, Scrap Projects to Cut Millions in Annual Costs
Take-Two Interactive has announced it will lay off around 600 workers, or 5 percent of its workforce, while also scrapping several projects as the company looks to cut costs. The move to lay off workers and cut ongoing projects is expected to drive more than $165 million of annual cost savings, according to the firm.
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Sony to Cut 900 Jobs at PlayStation, Shut London Studio; Naughty Dog, Insomniac Hit With Layoffs
Japan's Sony is cutting about 900 jobs at its PlayStation unit and shutting a studio in London, it said on Tuesday as the videogame industry struggles to recover from a post-pandemic slump.
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Sony Lays Off 900 Workers After Warning Of Fall In PlayStation Sales
Sony PlayStation on Tuesday said it was laying off eight percent of its global workforce, as the tech industry continues to suffer a wave of job cuts.
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Sony to Cut Smartphone Workforce by Half by 2020: Report
The move could result in roughly 2,000 staffers either losing their jobs or getting shifted to a new department at Sony.
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Sony to Cut Another 1,100 Jobs in Mobile Arm; Trims Net Loss Forecast
"Including the 1,000 job cuts that we announced earlier, we are planning a combined total restructuring of 2,100 jobs."
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OnePlus Announces Europe R&D Centre; Invites Sony Employees to Join
Interestingly, OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei's Google+ post linked to an article about Sony cutting around 1,000 jobs in smartphone division.
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Sony to Reportedly Cut 1,000 Jobs in Smartphone Division
The cuts would be in addition to the 1,000 jobs Sony already said it would eliminate in its mobile unit, sources said.
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Sony to Cut 1,000 Jobs in Smartphone Business
Sony, which has cut its earnings forecasts six times on Hirai's watch, has forecast a 230 billion yen ($1.95 billion) net loss for the business year to March, suspending dividend payments for the first time amid weakness in smartphones.
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Sony Says Half-Year Loss Nearly $1 Billion; Will Cut 1,000 Jobs
Sony said it would cut about 1,000 jobs in its smartphone unit, and not pay dividends for the first time since its shares started trading in 1958.
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Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai says 'absolutely no plan' to sell TV business
Apart from spinning off its TV business into a separate unit, Sony announced on Thursday it would be selling the Vaio PC business.
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Sony to cut 5,000 jobs in TV spinoff, Vaio PC sale restructuring
The firm is looking to trim 100 billion yen a year from fixed costs in the longer term.
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As losses mount, Sony steps up restructuring with PCs pullout, TV spinoff
The Japanese company said on Thursday the restructuring will cut 5,000 jobs and trim 100 billion yen a year from fixed costs in the longer term. Losses in the TV business have long dogged its efforts to compete with global consumer electronics giants like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.
