Epic Games lays off another 1,000 staff
Second round of job cuts in three years attributed to 'downturn in Fortnite engagement'. We assess what it means for Epic's CG tools.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
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Autodesk lays off a further 1,000 staff
Second major round of layoffs at the 3ds Max and Maya developer in a year will affect sales staff and is not "an effort to replace people with AI".
Monday, January 26th, 2026
Autodesk lays off 1,350 staff
So why is the Maya and 3ds Max developer culling 9% of its global workforce when revenue is actually going up across the business?
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
Epic Games lays off 16% of its employees, sells Bandcamp
But the firm 'continues to invest' in Unreal Engine, MetaHuman, Megascans, Twinmotion and RealityCapture, despite 830 job cuts.
Friday, September 29th, 2023
Autodesk to lay off a further 13% of its workforce
Cuts to be made by cancellation of entire projects rather than trimming product teams across the board.
Thursday, November 30th, 2017
Autodesk lays off 925 staff
Around 10% of the workforce to go as the company moves from perpetual software licences to a rental-only model.
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Autodesk denies intent to kill off 3ds Max, Softimage
Both teams affected, but end of life rumours "totally false". Updated with further commentary from Autodesk.
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Autodesk lays off 500 staff
Developer cuts just under 7% of its work force, but continues to recruit for cloud and mobile services.
Sunday, August 26th, 2012