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Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in 'company reset'

Videogame software provider Unity Software will eliminate 265 jobs or 3.8% of its global workforce and end an agreement with a digital video effects company founded by the "Lord of the Rings" director as part of a "reset," the company said on Tuesday.

ROCKY28563d ago

Ubi is soft and there executive group is trash

BeHunted563d ago

This has nothing to do with Ubisoft

shadowknight203563d ago

The percentage is lower compared to recent layoffs we been hearing. But still 265 jobs is quite a number.

Chocoburger563d ago

The executives make obviously terrible decisions, then their profits drop, and it's the work force that suffers because of it.

recoctimocassirnff562d ago

Exactly. It's never the idiot executives that suffer the consequences of their idiot actions, it's always the talented people that actually make the product.

Chocoburger562d ago

Indeed, imagine being a good employee, then losing your job because the executives screw things up while also paying themselves yearly bonuses.

Disgusting.

FinalFantasyFanatic562d ago

It really should be the executives that get their pay docked or miss out on bonuses for shockingly bad decisions, it's absolute BS that it doesn't ever happen (and then they blame everyone but themselves).

RaidenBlack563d ago

https://www.gamespot.com/ar...
Unity has announced a round of layoffs and the closure of Weta Digital, after it decided to end its agreement with Peter Jackson's Weta FX. The layoffs will impact 265 employees, a total of 3.8% of its workforce, Reuters reports.

Back in December 2021, Unity acquired a part of Peter Jackson's Weta Digital, including "Weta Digital's tools, pipeline, technology, and engineering talent" in a deal worth $1.625 billion. The remainder of Weta Digital remained under Jackson's ownership and rebranded to Weta FX, with the company maintaining an agreement to use Weta Digital's tools and services.

Now, Unity says it has terminated the professional services part of this agreement, which will result in the layoffs of 265 employees involved in the agreement. Weta FX issued a statement to FX Guide, saying it would be looking to re-hire as much of the Weta Digital team as possible. Unity will retain ownership of the tools it acquired, and they will remain readily available for Weta FX to use.

RhinoGamer88563d ago

I worked at Unity, super smart...super woke. John was a piece of old school work...how he survived so long is a mystery.

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Time for a Checkup With The Epic Games Store's Weekly Freebie

The Epic Games Store wants you to help folks get healthy with this weeks free game.

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Famitsu Sales: 6/2/25 – 6/8/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for week of June 2, 2025 to June 8, 2025.

ZeekQuattro2d ago

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

Switch 2 – 947,931 (New)
PlayStation 5 – 14,535 (5,690,661)
Switch OLED Model – 8,040 (9,060,680)
Switch Lite – 6,089 (6,581,795)
PlayStation 5 Pro – 4,230 (218,056)
Switch – 2,482 (20,109,545)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,017 (974,094)
Xbox Series S – 163 (337,686)
Xbox Series X – 113 (320,660)
Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 57 (20,820)
PlayStation 4 – 24 (7,929,628)

repsahj2d ago

So its official. Switch 2 dethroned PS2 in Japan for the biggest hardware launch ever.

H91d 14h ago

Tripled the switch launch numbers, yeah Nintendo's domination of the Japanese market is going smooth

repsahj1d 1h ago

And take note. This is just for retail sales only; sales from the Nintendo Japanese website are not yet included.

ZeekQuattro21h ago

Not even a full week of sales either.

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ASUS ROG Xbox Ally is the “tightest collaboration” between Microsoft’s Gaming and Windows teams ever

Xbox boss Phil Spencer explains that the new ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X is Microsoft's best collaboration between gaming and Windows teams.

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Jingsing1d 16h ago

This is the tightest collab since the windows key on a keyboard, lol