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layoffs

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

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

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

Exec responsible for the open letter apologizing for the controversial Runtime Fee policy is to step down from the game engine firm in June.

Wednesday, May 15th, 2024

Unity ends sales of Maya tissue simulation plugin Ziva VFX, real-time toolset Ziva RT, and facial-rigging service Ziva Face Trainer.

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024

Firm to cut approximately 1,800 jobs in a bid to refocus on its core game engine and game tools business.

Tuesday, January 9th, 2024

Firms to end deal struck in 2021 when Unity acquired Weta Digital's in-house VFX technology and engineering staff.

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

But the firm 'continues to invest' in Unreal Engine, MetaHuman, Megascans, Twinmotion and RealityCapture, despite 830 job cuts.

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Firm sheds around 200 of the staff gained in its billion-dollar spending spree since going public in 2020.

Friday, July 1st, 2022

Cuts to be made by cancellation of entire projects rather than trimming product teams across the board.

Thursday, November 30th, 2017

Around 10% of the workforce to go as the company moves from perpetual software licences to a rental-only model.

Friday, February 5th, 2016

Tax breaks partly - but only partly - to blame for recent layoffs, says Digital Domain co-founder Scott Ross.

Monday, February 11th, 2013

Legendary effects house sells out to private investment firm; looking to secure jobs of LA-based staff.

Wednesday, September 12th, 2012