Mass layoffs across Telltale, Naughty Dog and Team17 studios

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Last Of Us Studio Naughty Dog Is Cutting Developers
• Significant job losses likely at Worms publisher Team17
• Canada's first ever unionised game staff, working on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, have all been fired
• Telltale Games Has Allegedly Laid Off 'Most of' Its Workers
• Counter-Strike 2 Players Express Disappointment as Many of CS:GO's Key Features Disappear
• STRAY GODS wins Game of the Year at the 2023 Australian Game Developer Awards
• As longtime hosts say thanks for the memories, the Overwatch League as we know it is dead—but Activision promises a 'revitalized esports program' is in the works
• SIFTER covers all the highlights from PAXAus 
• CDPR Spent Nearly $41 Million on Cyberpunk 2077’s Post-Launch Updates

RELEASE RADAR

• FORZA MOTORSPORT - 10 October 2023 - Xbox Series S|X, PC
• HONKAI: STAR RAIL - 10 October 2023 - PlayStation 5
• LORDS OF THE FALLEN - 13 October 2023 - Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, PC

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