All articles tagged with #game cancellations
Ubisoft announced a major reorganization into five genre-led divisions, canceled six games (including a Prince of Persia remake) and delayed seven others, and cut its 2026 outlook, while closing studios and signaling tighter costs, sending its shares to multi-year lows.
The article criticizes Xbox for a pattern of inconsistent statements and cancellations of announced games, leading to a decline in trust among gamers. Despite assurances that certain games would remain exclusive or not be canceled, many have been abruptly canceled, raising questions about the credibility of Xbox leadership, especially Phil Spencer, and the company's future direction.
Microsoft's Xbox division has undergone significant layoffs, affecting over 9,000 employees across various projects including the cancellation of games like Everwild and Perfect Dark, and the closure of studios such as The Initiative. The layoffs are part of a broader restructuring aimed at focusing on strategic growth areas amid industry challenges, with Xbox emphasizing support for impacted staff despite the difficult circumstances.
Microsoft is laying off 9,000 employees across its divisions, including significant cuts in Xbox game development, leading to cancellations like Everwild and The Initiative's Perfect Dark revival, as part of a strategic shift to focus on core growth areas despite record gaming engagement.
Microsoft announced significant layoffs affecting up to 9,000 employees, including over 70 at Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios, amid broader cuts impacting several gaming projects such as Everwild, Blackbird, and Perfect Dark, as part of a strategic shift to focus on growth areas and increase organizational agility.
People Can Fly has canceled two upcoming games, Project Gemini and Project Bifrost, due to issues with its publisher and funding, leading to significant team reductions. Despite these setbacks, the studio continues working on other projects like Project Delta and Gears of War: E-Day.
Voice actor Elias Toufexis bids farewell to Adam Jensen, expressing hope for the character's return and criticizing the state of the games industry, particularly in light of the reported cancellation of an unannounced Deus Ex sequel and ongoing mass layoffs. Toufexis also revealed the cancellation of another game he was working on and expressed concern about the industry's current state, citing the impact of pandemic-related spending and publisher cutbacks.
TCU women's basketball team has canceled two games due to a player shortage caused by injuries, including a season-ending ACL injury to point guard Jaden Owens. The team will hold open tryouts for walk-on players to fill the roster. As a result, Kansas State and Iowa State will be credited with wins, and TCU will pick up two losses in the league standings.
TCU women's basketball team is hosting open tryouts for walk-on players after canceling two games due to a shortage of players. The team's games against Kansas State and Iowa State were forfeited, resulting in losses for TCU and wins for the opposing teams in the league standings. The cancellations were attributed to injuries within the TCU program, including a season-ending injury to guard Jaden Owens. The open tryouts are for full-time students at the university with high school basketball experience, and the team is not offering refunds for tickets to the canceled games.
TCU has cancelled its upcoming games against Kansas State and Iowa State due to injuries within the program, with the forfeits affecting only their Big 12 win-loss record. Fans who bought tickets for the Kansas State game can exchange them for remaining home game tickets, but no refunds will be given.
Sega has canceled the development of the space extraction shooter game, Hyenas, along with several other unannounced games as part of "structural reforms" in its European operations. Creative Assembly, the studio behind Hyenas, is now facing potential layoffs. Sega attributed the cancellations and layoffs to lower profits in the UK due to reduced demand for games after the lifting of COVID-19 lockdowns and an economic downturn in Europe. The trend of layoffs and game cancellations continues to affect the gaming industry in 2023.
Sega has canceled Creative Assembly's first-person shooter game, Hyenas, along with some unannounced titles, citing lower profitability in the European region. Layoffs are expected at Creative Assembly as a result. Sega plans to implement cost reductions and expects to incur losses of approximately 14.3 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
Embracer Group, the parent company of THQ Nordic and Gearbox Software, has closed multiple studios and cancelled several games in an effort to streamline operations and focus on profitable projects. The company did not disclose which studios were affected or which games were cancelled, but stated that the decisions were made to ensure long-term success and profitability.