Even more games and studios were cut outright or had budgets trimmed
Framing-Operationen
Widespread project cancellations and budget reductions
Strategic rationale for cuts or resource reallocation to higher-priority projects
That project cuts represent pure loss rather than strategic optimization
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Verwandte Claims aus Cluster Industry Retrenchment And Restructuring
Despite three straight years of industry growth, a new record high for revenues, and a smattering of new hits each year, private funding for gamemakers fell another 55% in 2025
Major gamemakers continued to whittle their portfolios, cancelling even more of their pipeline in 2025 and shutting down scores of still-operating titles
EA cancelled Black Panther and shut down Cliffhanger Games as part of sharpening focus and putting creative energy behind significant growth opportunities
Amazon Games was gutted amid 14,000 layoffs with work on first-party games and MMOs scaled back
Ubisoft cancelled 6 games, including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake