Aardman Animations To Lay Off 15% Of Its Core Staff
The studio also revealed that it was unprofitable last year because of slow sales on the series ‘Lloyd of the Flies.’
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Quebec’s Animation And VFX Industries Are Collapsing, Over 50% Of All Jobs Lost In 20 Months
The animation industry in Montreal, the province’s hub of animation and vfx production, is in decline.
Scotland’s Largest Animation/VFX Studio Axis Has Collapsed With 162 Jobs Lost
The company’s closure is attributed to “severe cash flow problems.”
CB Livestream: Pixar Layoffs, AI In Animation Studios, and ‘Course Correction’ Needed At Disney?
We take a closer look at major stories happening in animation this month.
Pixar Undertakes Biggest Layoffs In History, Hundreds To Be Let Go
Approximately 14% of the studio’s staff is being laid off.
An Industry Worker Explains Why The U.S. Animation Industry Is Collapsing
The U.S. animation industry might look bleak right now, but it could still get a lot worse.
DNEG To Lay Off Hundreds Of VFX Workers
Workers are bracing for layoffs to hit at the company’s studios in the U.K. and Canada.
Dreamworks Animation To Significantly Cut Staff In Coming Months (Exclusive)
Hundreds of Dreamworks staffers to be let go in the coming months.
Warner Bros. Discovery Is Shuttering ‘RWBY,’ ‘Gen:Lock’ Animation Studio Rooster Teeth
Approximately 150 employees will be laid off.
Electronic Arts Lays Off 5% Of Its Global Workforce As Part Of Second Major Restructuring In Two Years
Eleven months after laying off roughly 800 workers, EA is letting go of another 670, canceling in-development games, and shuttering at least one studio.
Sony’s Playstation Laying Off 900 Workers, 8% Of Its Global Workforce
Some of the company’s biggest studios will be affected, including Insomniac, Naughty Dog, and Guerilla.
Paramount Hit By Mass Layoffs: 800 People To Lose Jobs
CEO Bob Bakish thanked the employees for helping to “advance [Paramount’s] mission of unleashing the power of content around the world.”
Embracer Layoffs Continue As Eidos Montreal Lets Go 97 Employees, Cancels ‘Deus Ex’ Sequel
Gaming giant Embracer continues a restructuring made necessary by the collapse of a $2b investment deal in mid-2023.
Microsoft Is Laying Off 1,900 Video Game Workers, Mostly From Its Activision Blizzard Teams
The layoffs come three months after the company purchased Activision Blizzard for $69 billion.
Game Developer And ‘Arcane’ Producer Riot Games Laying Off 530 Employees
The layoffs represent 11% of the company’s global workforce.
2024 Animation Industry Layoff Tracker
Tracking layoffs across the animation, vfx, and gaming industries.
‘Significant’ Layoffs To Hit Pixar In 2024 – Report
For the second year in a row, Disney-owned Pixar will undergo major layoffs.
Unity Software Laying Off 1,800 Employees, Around A Quarter Of Its Workforce
This is the fourth round of layoffs at Unity since July 2022, and will affect “all teams, regions, and areas of the business.”
‘Transformers,’ ‘Peppa Pig’ Owner Hasbro To Lay Off 1,100 Workers As Holiday Toy Sales Struggle
Hasbro is predicting a 15% drop in sales in 2023. Could the company reverse that trend next year with the release of ‘Transformers One’?
Hungary’s Digic and Zen Studios Suffer Layoffs As Parent Company Embracer Group Continues To Make Cuts
According to Embracer, the company laid off 900 workers worldwide in Q2 of this year, around 5% of its global workforce.
