dataset.json

[
    {
        "date": "2024-01-04",
        "headline": "**Archiact** lets go of **‘a number’** of staff",
        "link": "https://twitter.com/ArchiactVR/status/1742955568967606290"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-08",
        "affected": 1800,
        "headline": "**Unity Software** to cut roughly **1,800** jobs in ‘company reset’",
        "link": "https://www.reuters.com/technology/unity-software-cutting-25-staff-company-reset-continuation-2024-01-08/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-09",
        "affected": 500,
        "headline": "**Twitch** to cut **500** employees, about 35% of staff",
        "link": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-09/amazon-s-twitch-to-cut-500-employees-about-35-of-staff",
        "comment": "Not strictly a games studio, but still notably games-adjacent."
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-09",
        "affected": 45,
        "headline": "**Behaviour Interactive** lays off **around 45** people",
        "link": "https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-11",
        "affected": 300,
        "headline": "**Playtika** cutting **300-400** jobs in new round of layoffs",
        "link": "https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/skb6elt006"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-11",
        "affected": 170,
        "headline": "**Discord** is laying off **170** employees, 17% of staff",
        "link": "https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034705/discord-layoffs-17-percent-employees",
        "comment": "Not strictly a games studio, but still notably games-adjacent."
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-11",
        "affected": 45,
        "headline": "**PTW** (formerly Pole To Win) lays off **45** staff across global teams",
        "link": "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/support-studio-ptw-lays-off-45-staff-across-global-teams"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-12",
        "affected": 125,
        "headline": "**Lost Boys Interactive** lays off **‘approximately 125’** employees",
        "link": [
            "https://aftermath.site/employees-say-sizable-portion-of-gearbox-owned-studio-has-been-laid-off",
            "https://data.fosters.com/see-which-companies-announced-mass-layoffs-closings/lost-boys-interactive-llc-or-large-layoff-10-or-more-workers/or-08708/"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-12",
        "affected": 3,
        "headline": "**Funselektor** lays off **3** developers",
        "link": "https://twitter.com/funselektor/status/1745977742603223163"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-16",
        "affected": 25,
        "headline": "**Netspeak Games** making **‘approximately 25’** roles redundant",
        "link": "https://netspeakgames.com/blog/A-Message-From-Netspeak-Games-CEO"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-17",
        "affected": 100,
        "headline": "**Thunderful Group** restructuring to cut **about 100** employees, 20% of its workforce",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/thunderful-announces-restructuring-that-will-cut-20-of-its-workforce"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-17",
        "affected": 120,
        "headline": "**Pixelberry Studios** has laid off **120** employees",
        "link": [
            "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/nexon-owned-mobile-studio-pixelberry-is-conducting-layoffs",
            "https://twitter.com/WhatLayoff/status/1755759992194375777"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-17",
        "affected": 35,
        "headline": "**Wimo Games** shuts down, laying off all **35** employees",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/wimo-games-reportedly-shuts-down"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-18",
        "affected": 15,
        "headline": "**CI Games** lays off **‘approximately 10%’** of staff",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ci-games-lays-off-10-of-staff",
        "comment": "Kotaku estimates 15-20 people affected"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-18",
        "headline": "**31st Union** lays off **‘small number’** of staff",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/31st-union-lays-off-small-number-of-staff",
        "comment": "Kotaku reports the studio said 'less than ten' employees affected"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-18",
        "affected": 10,
        "headline": "**Com2uS** lays off **‘a two-digit number’** of employees",
        "link": "https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-18/business/industry/Game-publishers-cancel-titles-cut-employees-as-economy-struggles/1961701",
        "comment": "'affected' set to 10 as an absolute minimum, will update if new information comes out"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-18",
        "affected": 70,
        "headline": "**NCSoft** axes subsidiary **Ntreev Soft**, laying off all **70** employees",
        "link": "https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-18/business/industry/Game-publishers-cancel-titles-cut-employees-as-economy-struggles/1961701"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-19",
        "affected": 70,
        "headline": "**Netmarble** subsidiary **Metaverse World** lays off **about 70** people",
        "link": "https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240119080700017"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-22",
        "affected": 530,
        "headline": "**Riot Games** eliminates **‘about 530’** roles, ~11% of workforce",
        "link": "https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/2024-rioter-update"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-23",
        "affected": 15,
        "headline": "**One Player Mission** closes, laying off all **15** employees",
        "link": "https://opmjobs.com/content-hub/announcing-our-closure/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-24",
        "affected": 30,
        "headline": "**People Can Fly** lays off **more than 30** employees",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/people-can-fly-reduces-its-workforce"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-24",
        "affected": 50,
        "headline": "**Black Forest Games** lays off **roughly 50** people, ~50% of workforce",
        "link": "https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/teenage-muntant-ninja-turtles-tmnt-the-last-ronin-game-developer-layoffs/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-25",
        "affected": 1900,
        "headline": "**Microsoft** lays off **1,900** staff from its video game workforce",
        "link": "https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-25",
        "affected": 60,
        "headline": "**Reikon Games** lays off **about 60-70** people, around 80% of staff",
        "link": "https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-25",
        "affected": 27,
        "headline": "**Little Red Dog Games** closes its doors, laying off all **27** staff",
        "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7156276402483318784/",
        "comment": "date of closure was 01-22, date of reporting was 01-25"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-29",
        "affected": 97,
        "headline": "**Eidos-Montréal** hit by **Embracer** restructuring, letting go of **97** staff",
        "link": "https://twitter.com/lunasorcery/status/1752030355903991843"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-29",
        "affected": 21,
        "headline": "**Chief Rebel** lays off **around 21** people",
        "link": "https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818",
        "comment": "layoffs occurred 01-16, reported by kotaku 01-29"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-31",
        "affected": 61,
        "headline": "**Sega of America** to lay off **61** employees",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-of-america-to-lay-off-61-employees"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-31",
        "affected": 30,
        "headline": "**Nimble Giant Entertainment** lays off **roughly 30** people",
        "link": "https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818",
        "comment": "layoffs occurred 01-30, reported by kotaku 01-31"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-31",
        "affected": 28,
        "headline": "**Artificer** lays off **28** people",
        "link": "https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-31",
        "affected": 12,
        "headline": "**Airship Syndicate** lays off **12** people",
        "link": "https://twitter.com/sweetpotatoes/status/1752775333411946997"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-02",
        "affected": 25,
        "headline": "**Threaks** shuts down, lays off entire staff of **25** people",
        "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/khagen95_opentowork-ugcPost-7159223959647830016-cBOa/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-05",
        "affected": 50,
        "headline": "**Crop Circle Games** allegedly furloughs **around 50** staff",
        "link": [
            "https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/indie-dev-crop-circle-games-appears-to-be-laying-off-staff",
            "https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-06",
        "affected": 11,
        "headline": "**Threshold Games** closes its doors, laying off all **11** staff",
        "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/threshold-games_sadly-we-are-here-to-announce-the-closure-activity-7161809976456413184-IZp8/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-07",
        "affected": 60,
        "headline": "**91Act** lays off entire studio — besides founder and CEO — **around 60** people",
        "link": [
            "http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2024/02/538064",
            "https://twitter.com/zogzhu/status/1754518158600286372"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-07",
        "affected": 9,
        "headline": "**Visual Concepts Austin** lays off **around 9** people",
        "link": "https://www.eurogamer.net/layoffs-hit-wwe-lego-2k-drive-studio-visual-concepts-austin"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-07",
        "affected": 44,
        "headline": "**Hidden Path Entertainment** lays off **44** people",
        "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pobst_for-over-six-months-our-team-at-hidden-path-activity-7161087287504564224-RJkW/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-09",
        "headline": "**Daybreak Games** hit by layoffs, an **unknown number** impacted",
        "link": "https://kotaku.com/game-industry-layoffs-how-many-2024-unity-twitch-1851155818"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-14",
        "affected": 15,
        "headline": "**Scopely** downsizes projects, **approximately 15** staff “may not find mutual role fits”",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/scopely-layoffs-hit-kingdom-maker-team"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-19",
        "affected": 24,
        "headline": "**ZA/UM** to lay off **around 24** employees, around a quarter of staff",
        "link": "https://videogames.si.com/news/disco-elysium-dev-zaum-layoffs"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-19",
        "headline": "**Build a Rocket Boy** lays off an **unknown number** of staff globally",
        "link": "https://www.pcgamesn.com/everywhere/build-a-rocket-boy-layoffs"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-21",
        "headline": "**Disruptive Games** lays off an **unknown number** of staff",
        "link": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marissaframarini_today-is-the-last-day-for-many-of-us-atdisruptive-activity-7166204693646430208-ofmL/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-22",
        "affected": 38,
        "headline": "**Gameloft** is laying off **at least 38** staff in Ukraine and Canada",
        "link": "https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/83479/global-layoffs-at-gameloft-as-staff-in-ukraine-and-toronto-confirm-redundancies/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-23",
        "headline": "**Electronic Arts** cutting **“small number”** of staff as it sunsets two mobile games",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-cutting-small-number-of-staff-as-it-sunsets-two-mobile-games"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-26",
        "affected": 90,
        "headline": "**Supermassive Games** set to lay off **roughly 90** workers",
        "link": [
            "https://twitter.com/SuperMGames/status/1762125258159431750",
            "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/british-game-maker-supermassive-set-to-lay-off-90-workers"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-26",
        "affected": 10,
        "headline": "**Die Gute Fabrik** halts production due to lack of funding, **10** staff looking for new roles",
        "link": "https://twitter.com/gutefabrik/status/1762115984742076684"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-27",
        "affected": 900,
        "headline": "**Sony Interactive Entertainment** lays off **about 900** people, 8% of global staff",
        "link": "https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/difficult-news-about-our-workforce/"
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-27",
        "affected": 30,
        "headline": "**Deck Nine Games** lays off **around 30** people, around 20% of total workforce",
        "link": [
            "https://twitter.com/DeckNineGames/status/1762600546878599430",
            "https://www.eurogamer.net/life-is-strange-true-colors-studio-deck-nine-lays-off-20-of-staff"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-28",
        "affected": 670,
        "headline": "**Electronic Arts** cutting **around 670** roles, around 5% of workforce",
        "link": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-cutting-5-of-workforce"
    }
]